Tigers ready to open 2024 baseball season with new coach, high hopes
Coach Matt Riser’s first season at Memphis will begin with a three-game series at Jacksonville State that opens Friday.
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February 2024
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For CBHS wrestling, the time is now
CBHS is working on the mental side just as much as the physical in preparation for a good showing at the Division 2 state tournament.
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Grizzlies Insider: Taylor Jenkins shares message about internal competition
Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said Jake LaRavia and Ziaire Williams have to acknowledge the accomplishments of their peers on the wing. But he wants them to seize the moment, too.
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Herrington: GG Jackson leads parade of Grizzlies up-and-comers to ruin Dillon Brooks’ night
Jackson’s valentines were less Forget-Me-Not than Forgive-Me. But he led the Grizzlies to a surprising win over the Houston Rockets.
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Young: Beale should be ‘epicenter’ of Downtown
In a wide-ranging interview with The Daily Memphian, the new mayor also talked about the need to keep suspects accused of violent crime in jail, what will happen with the Sheraton hotel and the latest documents released related to Tyre Nichols' death.
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Local high school teacher seeking Rep. Mark White’s seat
A local Spanish teacher is running as a Democrat for District 83 in the Tennessee House. The seat is currently held by Rep. Mark White, who is expected to be the main sponsor of the school voucher bill.
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What to expect in Memphis’ road game against North Texas
The Tigers’ game versus the Mean Green will be their first against a top-100 opponent in more than a month.
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Bartlett basketball leaders have same goal, different paths
Christian Alston and R’Chaun King will be the keys to Bartlett’s postseason hopes.
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Grizzlies Insider: Will Jake LaRavia and Ziaire Williams get back on court?
Jake LaRavia has played in just 11 games this season. Will he get healthy in time for a chance to prove he can be part of Memphis’ long-term depth?
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Inked: Soul Fish expanding locations; CRDN moves into Memphis warehouse
Soul Fish Cafe expands the Cooper-Young and Poplar Avenue locations into adjacent properties for more parking, and CRDN moves to a 100,000-square-foot warehouse in Memphis.
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Queens of Hearts: Local florists ready for Valentine’s Day rush
“They want beautiful, they want vibrant, they want something that’s eye-catching. They want a ‘wow’ factor,” said Colby Midgett, owner of Premier Flowers at 10 N. Second St.
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Calkins: The Fowler brothers both have new hearts. So how about showing them yours?
Randy Fowler got a new heart in 1997. Wesley Fowler got a new heart in 1999 and another in 2000. Thanks to the generosity of donors, they’re both still singing, parachuting and otherwise living their lives. So on National Donor Day — also known as Valentine’s Day — how about becoming a donor yourself?
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Prep notes: Chubb looking to make his own mark with Owls
School’s culture is already deeply ingrained in the new MUS head football coach.
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AutoZone Liberty Bowl to honor Joe Theismann
The former Heisman Trophy runner-up and Super Bowl champion is this year’s Distinguished Citizen award winner.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: How will Memphis fare in its toughest four-game stretch of AAC play?
Advanced analytics websites KenPom and Bart Torvik don’t have much confidence in the Tigers going better than 2-2 in their next four games.
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Hardaway congratulates Shaq ahead of his Magic jersey-retirement ceremony
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Herrington: Where would GG Jackson and Vince Williams Jr. go in re-drafts?
This weekend’s Rising Stars event serves as a good excuse to weigh the emergence of Vince Williams Jr. and GG Jackson against the rest of their respective draft classes.
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Grizzlies Insider: Will Jake LaRavia and Ziaire Williams get back on court?
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Calkins: The sweetest story in a lost Grizzlies season
Chuck Gallina’s mother, Mimi, has Alzheimer’s disease, but he still takes her to all the Memphis Grizzlies’ home games. And, even during this lost NBA season, those games have come to mean something more to this family — and it can teach us all about love.
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M Club Hall of Fame welcomes seven former Tigers
Former football standouts Derrick Burroughs and Glenn Rogers Jr. were among the seven Hall of Fame inductees on Saturday.
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State senator explores carving new suburban judicial district out of Memphis
Sen. Brent Taylor is exploring concepts and asking questions about separating the Shelby County suburbs and Memphis into different judicial districts.
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Affidavit details carjacking, shooting that led to city-wide manhunt
An affidavit in the case, posted to the online Shelby County Criminal Justice System Portal, describes one of the shootings that caused a city-wide manhunt for Craft Sunday.
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Hardaway, Tigers excited for Nae’Qwan Tomlin to hit stride
“The ceiling is in the way for Nae’Qwan,” Penny Hardaway said of Nae’Qwan Tomlin during his radio show Monday night. “Because he still has so much growth to do from where he is right now.”
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Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s newest AP Top 25 ballot
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Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s newest AP Top 25 ballot
Upadhyaya ranked a couple teams that should be familiar for Memphis fans.
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Big Oak Park at bat to fill void in youth baseball
Big Oak Park in eastern Shelby County will help serve the youth baseball community in the Memphis area.
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Tom Lee Park has starring role in documentary
The movie by Last Bite Films makes its debut Feb. 16 at the Halloran Centre at a fundraiser for Memphis River Parks Partnership. Meanwhile, the filmmakers are working on a documentary about the life of Tom Lee.
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The Tigers recently made an effort to ‘grow closer.’ It’s already paying off.
An effort to build chemistry off the court has already begun to pay dividends for Memphis as it attempts to turnaround a season that had begun to slip away.
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