Calkins: Memphis football is still heart-stopping fun
The University of Memphis Tigers may not be headed to the conference they deserve — but this win may be just what fans needed.
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September 2021
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Doyle came as a punter, but those field-goal kicking skills never left
Memphis signed him for his known skills; fortunately for the Tigers, his high school coach made him round out his game.
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How a Memphis police officer became the voice of the Grizzlies and FedExForum
Marcus Tucker, a military veteran and Memphis police officer, recounts his journey to becoming the Grizzlies’ public address announcer.
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Conaway: Going right back out there anyway
What are the odds that many birds could hit my car all at once while I was going down Walnut Grove? Precision daylight bombing.
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Daily Memphian Power 15: Lausanne moves into top spot
Balanced Germantown takes over at No. 2 following last week’s victory over Whitehaven.
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Sanford: We can reclaim the unity that followed 9/11
After the most horrific attack on American soil in our lifetime, we stood unified against a common enemy. And, despite our differences today, I believe we can do so again.
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County redistricting process aims to avoid problems of 2011
The County Commission’s working group on the once-a-decade redrawing of district lines got down to business Wednesday, Sept. 8, to set not only commission district lines but those of the Shelby County Schools board.
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Redistricting begins, with big implications for shrinking Memphis
The redistricting process formally began Wednesday, Sept. 8, with a bipartisan state House committee hearing public input and approving guidelines. Memphis is likely to lose seats in the General Assembly.
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Exclusive: Deputies thought a pregnant woman was the victim of domestic violence. So they violently arrested her.
In an interview exclusive to The Daily Memphian, Kesha Gray described how the encounter turned her “life upside down” and how she’s ready “to fight to make things right.”
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Coaching icon Ted Anderson won with style and coached with a passion
Memphis high school basketball legend won 518 games during successful career at Hamilton and Douglass.
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Calkins: Hey, look, I’ve got mail (on race, realignment and the Big 12)
I wrote a column last week pondering whether race was a factor in Memphis being perpetually overlooked in realignment. As you can imagine, this went over well.
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Olive Branch company using agricultural waste product to clean water
Riceland Foods Inc. is selling its rice hulls to Glanris, which approached the farmer-owned agriculture marketing cooperative with a business deal.
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Consolidation proponents try to convince suburbs of benefits for them
The world has changed drastically in the past 11 years, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic surfaced nationally in March 2020. That does not mean minds have changed on consolidation or that people are necessarily more open to even exploring the idea.
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Calkins: Seth Henigan looked ‘fantastic,’ for openers
Seth Henigan on Saturday became the first true freshman quarterback to start an opener for the Memphis Tigers. And the best part? He didn’t look anything like a true freshman.
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Calkins: In a time of trial, Memphis football (and tailgating!) endures
The pandemic continues and conference realignment does not appear to be going well for the Memphis Tigers. But amid the gloom, there is reason to celebrate. Tiger tailgating is back!
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11 developers vying for iconic tower
Proposals include known names like Chance Carlisle and Tom Intrator, as well as ones new to Memphis like Aaron Mesner of Block Real Estate Services.
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Why doesn’t Memphis get realignment respect? What four insiders say
The answers might surprise you.
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Conaway: People taught, people touched, people who will remember
If you have friends like that, you’re fortunate. If you have friends like that, especially in the time we’ve lived through and the people we’ve lost, let them know what they mean to you.
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Judge: Staffing shortage, lax COVID vaccine program put jail population ‘in deep peril’
In an order denying the county’s request to end a consent decree to monitor pandemic conditions in the jail, federal judge Sheryl H. Lipman wrote that the county has resorted to “box checking” rather than living up to its responsibility to keep people safe inside the jail.
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Rubble from Forrest exhumation mars Health Sciences Park
The Forrests’ reburial ceremony on Sept. 18 in Middle Tennessee may come sooner than restoration of Health Sciences Park.
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Sanford: COVID-19 has highlighted our many differences, but we can overcome them
So yes, COVID has laid bare our social inequities and made our divisiveness seem irreparable. It is not.
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Here’s how the Tigers landed Emoni Bates and Jalen Duren
Penny Hardaway talks about the common denominator in landing two top prospects.
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Exclusive: Motley’s death reveals 10,000 unlicensed security guards in Shelby County alone
There are 3,886 licensed armed security officers operating in Shelby County, meaning there are more armed guards than Memphis Police Department officers and Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies combined.
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College football is back — and so is tailgating
Tailgating and socializing among Tigers fans like Shawn Massey can feel just as important as the game itself.
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August 2021
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Calkins: Yes, Penny Hardaway still wants all the smoke
The last time Penny Hardaway asked for all the smoke, it didn’t go so well. So is he taking a different approach this year? Not a chance.
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