1982 Liberty Bowl: The day Bear Bryant almost ate a reporter’s microphone
The throng of reporters flocking to Memphis to cover a fabled Alabama coach’s final game 40 years ago was massive. Radio intern Harold Graeter will never forget it.
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January 2023
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1982 Liberty Bowl: Bear Bryant looked ‘really tired’ coaching his last game, in Memphis.
No one understood then just how exhausted the longtime Alabama coach was on a cold night 40 years ago.
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Conaway: If they’re smart, I’m an idiot
“We, as a nation, can send and receive detailed and color-enhanced images from the depths of outer space revealing new galaxies and black holes, while we, as mere mortals, can’t find a cable or satellite service that can give us a dependable picture in a rain shower.”
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The Early Word: Museum guides get MoSH-ed up, and JJJ casts spell over Magic
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Ruffin’s legacy at St. George’s: Championships, a court and a brotherhood
The former basketball coach molded the lives of his players while building the Gryphons’ program into a state power.
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Grizzlies Insider: Memphis is title favorite according to one metric
As of Thursday morning, FiveThirtyEight gives Memphis a 31% chance to make the Finals and an 18% chance to win the championship.
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The Early Word: Ja’s fight makes headlines, and MLGW looks into flaws
Memphis travel is back in a big way, better roads will lead to Topgolf and Bartlett’s Union Depot brings a first in 15 years.
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Road improvements planned near Topgolf site
Improvements are planned to help mitigate traffic concerns near Topgolf Memphis.
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Calkins: Ja Morant got into a fight at a pickup basketball game. Should we even care?
A 22-year-old got into a fight with a 17-year-old at a pickup basketball game. Why does TMZ care? Because the 22-year-old was Ja Morant.
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Table Talk: A restaurant wish list for 2023
With a brand new year stretching ahead of us, it’s good to have a plan, nice to have a wish list, and as a little luck can’t hurt, either.
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First-degree murder suspect back in jail after ‘process error’ prompted his release
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland called it “outrageous” that a person charged with first-degree murder would be so easily released from jail.
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The Early Word: Big oops at 201 Poplar; plus, what’s new at Sunrise
TBI is investigating a Collierville shooting, a Germantown student is helping save lives and the Grizzlies have the best defense in the NBA.
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Inked: Notable developments in 2022 and what’s coming in 2023
This week’s Inked looks back at some of the most notable projects of 2022 and what we can expect in 2023.
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New Eats: Sunrise East has new lunch options and delivers with The Dip
Sunrise in East Memphis is now open seven days a week and has an expanded menu from the original Downtown location.
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The Early Word: Rest in peace, Gangsta Boo; plus, where is Midtown, really?
MLGW offers text alerts, MSCS tries to keep kids safe and the Memphis Grizzlies are winning again.
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How the Memphis-based public companies spent 2022
Mergers and acquisitions, leadership transitions, uncertain economic conditions, global tensions — local publicly traded companies faced numerous challenges in 2022.
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Calkins: The sad and sweet story of the last greyhound race at Southland
Greyhounds have been racing at Southland since 1956. But Saturday was the last race. The day was a celebration of the end of an era — and for many, the end of a way of life.
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How MSCS has school violence on downward trend
Memphis-Shelby County Schools uses a variety of tactics to curb safety incidents at schools, including an established program that pays students cash for information and a new $1 million grant for violence prevention at five specific schools.
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Bartlett, Lakeland officials look ahead to 2023
Lakeland and Bartlett have challenges they will encounter in 2023 and the suburbs need to address those as growth continues in Northeast Shelby County.
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Kevin Ritz: Eagle Scout, rock band lead singer and now United States Attorney
After 17 years as an assistant U.S. Attorney here, Memphis native Kevin Ritz now has the top job. He is more than prepared, but it is also a different challenge: “It’s hard to be in this chair. But you put the facts and the law together, and you do the right thing.”
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Love it, Like it or Hate it: Reviewing Memphis’ loss against Tulane
Memphis beat itself in several facets of the game and allowed Tulane to build momentum that it ultimately capitalized on late.
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Buckley: A monster showed up in Memphis and gave the Grizzlies new life
After beating Sacramento behind Steve Adams’ 23 rebounds, the Grizz have won three straight and put recent woes in the rearview mirror.
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Contractors, plumbers ‘booked up’ after deep-freeze damage
Local contractors are seeing and saying similar things: They’re all busy, and they’re all working as quickly as they can.
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As greyhounds run last laps, Southland eyes expansion
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What Memphis-based public companies predict for 2023
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