New Memphis defensive coordinator Mike MacIntyre focusing on flexibility
The Tigers’ unit improved substantially last season, but his strategy has to account for the speed of the offense, and the added wrinkle of the pandemic.
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August 2020
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Recruiting Notebook: Guard Skyy Clark includes Memphis in top 8
Forward Josh Minott is close to making his pick, with the Tigers in the picture.
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Conaway: The rest of the world has to wonder, what in the world are we thinking?
There will be a vaccine for COVID-19. In the meantime, we will continue to suffer from chronic, fatal stupidity.
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The Walk replaces ‘Union Row’ for big development’s branding
Union Row's new name reflects Downtown’s walkability, emphasizes action over talk (walking the walk), and focuses on people, the developer says.
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Work starts on Freddy’s in East Memphis
The Wichita, Kansas-based chain first opened a Freddy's in the Memphis market in 2017, and now operates three restaurants in the area.
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Folk cures, pervasive in Hispanic community, no match for COVID-19
José Lara was hospitalized this summer with COVID-19 and was treated with remdesivir at Methodist Hospital-North. His heart breaks for friends and family using folk remedies, including lemon juice.
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Calkins: Memphis football is asking for your help
The campaign with season ticket holders is #KeepMemphisRoaring. The hope is that they will.
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Calkins: Grizzlies trip to the bubble is just so 2020
No, this isn't what the Grizzlies expected. There have been setbacks in Orlando they didn't foresee. But this year of all years, maybe y'all know how that feels.
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NTSB report cites likely cause of Wei Chen crash
National Transportation Safety Board concludes Wei Chen probably became disoriented, lost control of aircraft before 2018 fatal crash.
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It’s pretend, but the COVID game is good practice at Muddy’s bakery
At Muddy’s Bake Shop, the COVID game is part of the new culture, as much a part of everyday work as a fire drill; it's part of preparation.
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Herrington: Bubble start shows promise of the Ja & Jaren Grizzlies — and how far they still have to go
Amid an 0-3 start in Orlando, young Grizzlies stars Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. have shown both how good they can be and the work they still need to do. Plus: The Dillon Brooks dilemma, the backup point guard mess and more.
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Revisions made to proposed Broad Ave. convenience store/gas station
The latest proposal more tightly controls traffic flow and aspires to blend better with Broad's old buildings. But the opposition leader says the development would still be an unwanted gas station.
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Calkins: How lucky shoes and St. Jude helped win the strangest Memphis golf tournament ever
Justin Thomas relied on lucky shoes and good fortune to win the WGC FedEx-St. Jude Invitational. But St. Jude kids were once again the star of the show.
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Robotics, technology reshaping role of FedEx hub workers
Robotic arms inducting packages into small-package sort at FedEx's Memphis world hub are a sign of things to come as a $1.55 billion hub modernization continues to unfold.
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Sports Notebook: For NBA, protesting social injustice in America is the easy part; SEC keeps football in the family
In this week's Sports Notebook: ESPN takes a deep look at the NBA's relationship with China; college football conferences amending schedules amid the pandemic; St. Louis Cardinals one of six MLB teams shut down, and the season might be at risk.
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FedEx delays $300 million in Memphis hub spending
COVID-19 and a desire to improve cash flow have prompted FedEx to slow the pace of a $1.55 billion Memphis hub transformation.
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July 2020
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Calkins: Grizzlies lose a heartbreaker — and boy, did it feel good
The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in the first of eight seeding games. It was agonizing, certainly. But somehow, the agony felt wonderful.
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For Memphis trivia maestro, pandemic demands reinvention
Cerrito’s business was based on friends interacting at preferably crowded indoor spaces. What happens when barroom bonhomie becomes a public health problem? For Cerrito, it meant a screeching halt to his entire business.
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Conaway: We’re on the verge of burying the war no one should mourn
We, the South, may be finally admitting that the primary cause of the Civil War was slavery, and that the loss of that cause should be celebrated rather than honored.
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NBA restart: History works in mysterious ways. Just ask Rudy Gobert
Rudy Gobert, the first known NBA player to contract the coronavirus, scored the opening basket of the league's restart Thursday evening.
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Calkins: It’s Memphis against the world. Or at least the rest of the NBA
The Grizzlies normally save growl towels for the playoffs. But in this strangest of NBA seasons, the next eight games may be the closest thing.
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Calkins: The best seat in the house
You can dwell on the disappointment of not having fans at the WGC this year. A Memphian named Rick Gardner was disappointed, too. But then he showed the sort of creativity and perseverance that we all can learn from.
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Grizzlies preview: Eight things we want to see as the real games resume
Will Ja Morant find a new level of stardom? Will Jaren Jackson Jr. break out or foul out? Those questions and others linger as the Grizzlies resume the season.
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CBHS standout McMullen blends brains with basketball
With a prestigious Coolidge Scholarship part of CBHS senior Reese McMullen's resume, both his play on the basketball court and his work in the classroom are sending colleges a clear message.
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Back to basketball: A game-by-game guide to the Memphis Grizzlies’ return schedule
The NBA is still on track to resume the 2019-2020 season next month in an Orlando "bubble." The Grizzlies' eight-game gauntlet on the path to the playoffs is a tough one. We break it all down.
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