Calkins: The Penny Hardaway era isn’t over. But this is sad.
When Memphis lost to East Carolina in 2016, it was the beginning of the end for Josh Pastner. This loss is different. What will it mean for Penny Hardaway?
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January 2022
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Guest column: TVA’s empty coal ash promises
Nobody wants coal ash in their backyard – but it’s even worse when the folks dumping the waste don’t evaluate all the risks and keep the community in the dark. That’s what happening now in South Memphis.
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Calkins: Just make the NCAA Tournament, Memphis. (Pretty please!)
The Memphis Tigers lost to UCF on Wednesday. That’s bad. But for all of the team’s struggles, it still can make the NCAA Tournament. Is that too much to ask?
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The Early Word: Jersey swap, sick days & sanitation and a transmission transition
Collierville Schools starts its own COVID-19 testing site, SCS looks to make a big change and Coletta’s signature dish is on the menu.
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Conaway: Revisiting something wild, something beautiful
We’re good at wild ideas around here, and both last week’s and this week’s are worth exploring. Sometimes the best discoveries are right in front of you. Sometimes the very things you’re looking for are already yours.
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Edge District’s revival inches onto Union Avenue
The old Coleman Taylor Transmission shop on Union is leaving the Edge District. Its departure frees more room for new apartments that would be called The Rise on The Ravine.
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Calkins: Grizzlies stare down Steph, the Warriors — and any skeptics who remain
Why did Ja Morant stare down that little kid? Because he was wearing a Golden State jersey. And as the Warriors learned Tuesday night, this Grizzlies team is going to demand your respect.
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Table Talk: Low grocery inventory brings woes, but patience is needed
Grocery store shelves are bare, produce departments are all but empty early in the day, and whose fault is it? Yes, it’s COVID.
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The Early Word: Details behind Young Dolph suspects capture; Ida B. Wells and Barbie
The Grizzlies turn a stare-down into a great giveaway, the state’s first charter school will close at the end of the year and a potential judge is on the hot seat.
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Inked: Performance Food Group, Hyatt Caption update
Scannell is preparing the site for a 150,000-square-foot build-to-suit warehouse for Performance Food Group.
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Sanford: With one slap, Sidney Poitier confronted racism for all of us
The iconic actor played roles in the 1950s and 60s that depicted Black men as strong, educated and caring. But also ones willing to stare down racism with a steely-eyed resolve.
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Bartlett’s Mallory Collier reshapes her game and her plan
Power Five programs are on the hunt for Panthers’ 6-foot-5 post presence.
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The Early Word: Rapper arrested in Young Dolph shooting, Grizzlies take 10
Charges are dropped in Collierville against Tony Allen; Brooks takes another look at local office; and will the area ever get new voting machines?
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Guest column: Police officers, like elected officials, also need raises
“Memphis desperately needs more police officers. The pandemic and societal upheaval have only exacerbated an issue Memphis has been struggling with since 2014 when police pensions and healthcare benefits were slashed.”
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What I’m hearing: Minott ‘flying up’ NBA draft boards
Josh Minott’s recent play has opened the eyes of scouts, and DeAndre Williams could be close to a return.
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Huisman’s path home started with Ole Miss baseball, took short stop in minors
Jason Huisman was on a path for success in professional baseball, but a phone call in 2010 changed the trajectory of his career.
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The Early Word: Chief’s gun is gone; Collierville cancels in-person classes
COVID staffing shortages are affecting high schools and donut shops, James Wiseman revisits his time at East and we could have a “complete” Summer by 2024.
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Hardaway: Memphis tried to schedule game with Colorado State
An additional opponent ideally would fit in a gap in mid-February.
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The Early Word: Grizz, Tigers get big wins; state could pay your mortgage
Highway patrol points city to (possibly) forgotten funding to catch speeders, doctors urge pregnant women to get vaccinated and a veterans organization is checking out a new Jackson Avenue facility.
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Calkins: Tyler Harris, the littlest Tiger, delivers the biggest win
Penny Hardaway said point guard Tyler Harris “will put daggers in people.” On Sunday, Harris put three daggers in the Cincinnati Bearcats to give Memphis a heart-stopping win.
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Clark Tower lights up the night sky once again
‘We can do green, we can do pink, we can do red, we can really do anything,’ Shane Soefker said of Clark Tower’s new lights. ‘We’ll have lots of opportunity to do different things with different holidays and initiatives.’
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Winning moments show Grizzlies’ culture is more than just cliché
Unbeknownst to each other, Desmond Bane and Ja Morant each called the Grizzlies “a team full of underdogs.”
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Memphis asked for help with speeders; state reminds MPD of overlooked — and unused — money
With local motorists driving ‘as if they are in video games,’ city and state law enforcement are at odds over who bears more responsibility for enforcing highway speeding laws.
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What we learned about the Tigers after Game 13
The Tigers have found their point guard, but their depth is about to be tested.
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The Early Word: Local hospitals brace for COVID record; Mayor has bridge to sell you on
Mayor Keith McDonald’s final year in office, what to watch when Sundance comes to town and where Megasite growth will go first.
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