There are 32 article(s) tagged Memphis Athletics:

• August 2022

  • Here’s where you can celebrate 901 Day

    Choose901, Grind City Brewing and the Memphis Grizzlies are among organizations and businesses celebrating the unofficial local holiday, which falls on Thursday, Sept. 1. 

    By Jasmine McCraven August 31, 2022

• June 2022

  • Tigers launch 901Women initiative

    The initiative will honor 50 years of women’s sports programs while helping generate philanthropic support to enhance the student-athlete experience for all female athletes at Memphis.

    By Frank Bonner II June 23, 2022

• May 2022

  • U of M launches NIL marketplace for student-athletes

    Brands, sponsors and other supporters will have access to reach all Tigers athletes by using the new marketplace website. 

    By Frank Bonner II May 03, 2022

• July 2021

  • Calkins: Why Memphis needs the Big 12 to die

    ‘Memphis deserves better than to be fretting about conference realignment again. It needs the Big 12 to implode once and for all.’

    By Geoff Calkins July 23, 2021

• March 2021

  • UK strain of COVID-19 hit U of M athletics in February

    The university said the strain stayed within the athletic department and did not bleed into the broader campus or Memphis community.

    By Allyson Brown, Jane Roberts March 11, 2021

• July 2020

  • U of M athletics announces cost-reduction measures because of COVID-19

    In coronavirus' wake, the University of Memphis athletics department is cutting 14% from administrative and sports operational budgets and personnel savings for the 2020-21 school year. Some coaches and administrators, however, are stepping in to financially support the department and the Tiger Scholarship Fund.

    By Steven Johnson July 09, 2020

• June 2020

  • U of M announces three athletes, one staff member test positive for coronavirus

    Memphis announced Thursday that three student athletes and a staff member have tested positive for COVID-19.

    By Drew Hill June 26, 2020