She watched the Grizzlies with her dying father. A story about sports and love.
Steve Blaydes’ favorite player was Ja Morant. In the first game since Blaydes’ death, the point guard hit the Game 5 winner against the Timberwolves.
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April 2022
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Spin doctor: How a Downtown hotel has become a home for music lovers
At Eight & Sand, where old-school vibes meet state-of-the-art technology, Chad Weekley is responsible for making sure the music is bumping — and that it’s primarily from Memphis.
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The Early Word: Mulan plans to stay put, and Darius Rucker is coming back
The Tennessee General Assembly has ended its session, a new cocktail bar is coming to the Edge District and LeMoyne Gardens loses its landmark designation.
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Conaway: How long does a million bucks last?
A recent study by GoBankingRates found how many years $1 million would last during retirement in 50 of the most populated U.S. cities and, yep, we won this one.
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Grizzlies Insider: Memphis players ask home crowd to be loud
The Grizzlies want to put a complete game together, so they are calling on the home crowd to be loud for a full 48 minutes.
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Grizzlies Insider: Win or lose, expect Sunday hoops in Memphis
We will have basketball in Memphis this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. We just don’t know the opponent yet.
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Daily Memphian high school honor roll: Brown on a tear for Northpoint
Junior swings a big bat as Trojans win second straight regular-season district title.
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Herrington: Will Morant rise to the moment as Grizz try to close out Wolves?
On Friday night, the Grizzlies will have a chance to notch the fifth series win in franchise history, and the first of what we’ll call the Ja Morant Era.
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Grizzlies center Steve Adams enters health and safety protocols
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With postseason near, Arlington softball playing with confidence and camaraderie
Now in his 13th season as Arlington High’s softball coach, there isn’t much that catches Brandon Morgan off guard.
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Taylor Jenkins: Grizzlies will need ‘best game’ to close out Timberwolves
The Memphis coach believes the Grizzlies will need their best effort to beat the Timberwolves in a high-stakes Game 6. It starts with being disciplined.
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Ghana’s criminalization of gay people has some questioning MIM
This is not the first time Memphis in May has chosen to honor a country with a questionable record on human rights.
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The Early Word: Experts weigh in on NCAA charges, and a chef plans a ‘big, bad’ takeover
LGBTQ+ activists raise concerns over Memphis in May’s honored country, Gov. Bill Lee’s school funding formula passes and TacosNGanas plans to open an East Memphis location.
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Sanford: State Republican Party issues are much broader than Niceley’s gaffes
“Welcome to the world of Tennessee Republican politics in 2022, where the long-held belief of party unity is just an illusion.”
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ESPN experts weigh in on what Memphis can expect in NCAA case
Two experts who have been involved in college basketball for decades give their insight and opinions on what the Tigers and Penny Hardaway face.
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Table Talk: Parties are hard, Cooper-Young is changing, and East Memphis is booming
Have you thrown a big party since COVID? I was out of practice and it was hard; Williamsburg Village in East Memphis keeps hopping; and Cooper-Young is getting bigger and badder.
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Calkins: Today, Memphis, you can ‘thank God’ for Ja Morant
With the game and the season hanging in the balance, Ja Morant did what superstars do. He lifted his game, his teammates and the city, too.
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The Early Word: A Ja-wesome win for the Grizz, plus 3Gs bill heads to Lee’s desk
Tenero Café & Butcher shop opens in Williamsburg Village, a pair of childhood friends lead the fight for fertility benefits and a Memphis chef is killed in a “road rage” incident.
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Inked: Robinson Weeks announces new spec warehouse, Liberty Park adjustments
This week’s Inked includes news on a 234,360-square-foot spec warehouse being built in southeastern Memphis, a pending proposal to modify the Liberty Park site plan and a list of the 2022 Pinnacle Awards winners.
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Style points: Memphis ushers Wolves out of FedExForum
Game 5 featured it all, from highlight plays to celebrities sitting courtside.
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Prep notes: New Southwind coach ready to draw football potential
Veteran coach Jerome Griffin makes the move to larger school after six seasons at Wooddale; Briarcrest gets a new athletic director.
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Tight on dorm space, Rhodes College is seeking alternatives
Weather and supply chain issues slow progress on new dorm, forcing Rhodes to nix requirement at last minute that all juniors live on campus.
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The Early Word: Morant’s award, Jenkins’ fine and a refresh for Williamsburg Village
Some Rhodes College students are without a room for next fall, second COVID-19 booster shots are available for those over 50 and Muggin’ Coffeehouse opens a second location in Uptown.
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Male supervisors sexually harassed jail employees, suit alleges
“I believe it was happening long before this, it’s still happening and it appears it is going to happen into the future because nobody appears to be willing to take responsibility,” said attorney Sue Palmer, speaking of the alleged harassment.
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Herrington: Five storylines ahead of Grizzlies-Wolves Game 5
With the Grizzlies back in Memphis for Game 5 on Tuesday, here are five storylines: Who’s the better team? the fouls; the struggles of Ja Morant; the struggles of Jaren Jackson Jr.,
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The Early Word: City council debates changing elections, and Grizzlies are plagued by fouls
Deli on the Square sees new life as Deli Midtown food truck, the Tigers score a big recruit and Frayser may get an adventure park.
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