Martin: The best is yet to come for Memphis basketball
Now that Memphis is about to enter American Athletic Conference play, John Martin looks at where these Tigers are headed.
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January 2024
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Herrington: ‘Ja vs. Wemby’ delivered, and turned FedExForum into a playground.
Two rare talents, and two of the league’s most compelling young stars, met on the floor of FedExForum Tuesday night.
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The Early Word: Let It Fly goes cold, and Fouché leaves for Hotlanta
Mark Ward will fill in for suspended judge, Ja Morant hands out a late Christmas gift and we remember Elmore Nickelberry and Tony Bologna.
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Inked: Lipscomb & Pitts Building sold and Bartlett gets a Kukuruku Chicken
The Lipscomb & Pitts Building sold, Kukuruku Chicken is coming to the Bartlett Town Center and warehouse distribution company Foxridge is expanding.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Quantifying Memphis’ extreme highs and lows
College basketball analytics website Bart Torvik shows just how up and down the Tigers have been so far this season.
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Darko’s back: Grizzlies players, coaches praise former assistant
Jaren Jackson Jr. said former assistant coach Darko Rajakovic, now with the Raptors, always knew how to motivate him.
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New Year’s resolutions can be beneficial, except when they’re not
Experts suggest we need to abandon the old notion of fixed, deadline-driven — and occasionally self-loathing — New Year’s resolutions.
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Grizzlies Insider: Memphis enters opportunistic window for postseason hopes
With Ja Morant questionable due to an illness, the Grizzlies begin a critical stretch of games against likely playoff teams.
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Memphis ends non-conference schedule with final wake-up call before AAC play
After back-to-back lackluster performances versus subpar opponents, the Tigers know they need to change their mentality. And quickly.
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Grizzlies Insider: Even with wounded hand, Marcus Smart makes no excuses
At shootaround, Marcus Smart’s peeled back the bandage on his left hand exposing a gnarly wound. He’s playing through it, and setting an example for Grizzlies teammates.
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Calkins: The new mayor offers ‘hope.’ And, yes, that’s a start.
Memphis Mayor Paul Young offered fresh “hope” at his swearing-in ceremony. And while that won’t solve the city’s many problems, it is at least a good start.
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Sheriff’s Office launches connected camera system
“It’s really gonna change the way we’re able to do our job,” said Lt. Jason Valentine, who leads the Sheriff’s Office’s Homeland Security department.
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Martin: The Tigers end droughts, and more predictions for the 2024 Memphis sports scene
The last day of the calendar year is here, which means it’s time for Martin’s annual tradition of telling you the future regarding the Memphis sports scene.
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The Early Word: Mayor Young is official; Showboats will go on
The Lake District developer defends troubled project, Union Depot is ramping up and we tell you where to get fried chicken with cheesecake.
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Activity set to ramp up at Bartlett’s Union Depot
After a bit of trouble getting materials for the infrastructure, developers of Union Depot in Bartlett expect to pick up the pace on the mixed-use project in the coming months.
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Downtown’s Cheesecake Corner moves in with Fannie Lou’s
Chicken and waffles and cheesecake are now all together at Fannie Lou’s.
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Showboats part of new UFL league
The Showboats were announced Monday, Jan. 1, as one of eight teams in the United Football League, a newly formed merger of the USFL and XFL spring pro football leagues.
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On education, Gov. Lee has gotten everything he’s asked for
Bill Lee has held office as a “conservative education revolution” has swept states controlled by Republicans.
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Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s newest AP Top 25 ballot
Where did Upadhyaya rank the Tigers after yet another rough showing?
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New Eats: Public Bistro elevates approachability to an art
Sometimes, the best food is the least messed with, and the folks at Public Bistro, Midtown’s new dinner spot, are keen on this.
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Filling the frame: Family continues father’s legacy of art
Danny Bubnick passed away in 2018, and his family has made it a priority to continue his mission at Midtown Framer and Art.
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December 2023
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Herrington: For the Grizzlies, good riddance to 2023
Time only moves in one direction, and if a new year can’t exactly offer a fresh start in the standings, it can perhaps offer a new trajectory.
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Strickland exits as a tough political foe and dominant force in local politics
With an ability to cross racial lines, the outgoing Memphis mayor was a boss who knew how to delegate and trust experts but did not abdicate responsibility for making decisions.
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Raptors’ sharp claws don’t stop volunteers from stepping in
“Eagles are very territorial,” said Debbie Crum. “... They will fight to the death until one of them is gone.” So after receiving a report of two females sparring in a North Mississippi field, the team from Magnolia Wildlife Education broke up the birds’ battle.
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Through storms of COVID and crime, Strickland’s Memphis pushed forward
Jim Strickland’s years as mayor took Memphis into its third century of existence, through the COVID-19 pandemic and brought it face-to-face with some of the worst crimes and crime waves in its modern history.
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