The Early Word: Memphis has new cops; The river has more carp
J.W. Gibson joins the Memphis mayor’s race, AutoZone Park is getting a makeover and the Tigers could have the best team since 2013.
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December 2022
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Will FedEx report another weak quarter?
Tuesday’s earnings call is expected to focus on how effective the company’s sweeping cost-cutting initiatives announced in September have been so far.
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Buckley: A hot-headed star. A long hug. Another huge Tigers basketball win.
The bench came up big, helping Memphis overcome another wild night for DeAndre Williams.
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Questions remains over MLGW power bid process
When GDS Associates first evaluated the 20-odd proposals for Memphis’s power supply contract earlier this year, TVA was not the frontrunner. The initial scoring actually awarded the highest score to NextEra Energy.
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What to look for in Tigers vs. Texas A&M basketball
When Memphis takes on Texas A&M on Saturday, it’ll mark its final regular-season game against an SEC opponent and its last non-conference game versus a team ranked in KenPom’s top 60.
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Memphis’ Damaria Franklin has ‘no more butterflies’ after Tigers debut
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Steve Mulroy ready for 24-hour bail court in February
On top of advocating for bail reform, Mulroy’s office has launched a Justice Review Unit, is working on juvenile reforms, and has issued guidelines to make it more difficult for assistant district attorneys to settle nonfatal shootings.
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How state law laid the groundwork for suburban school secession and 3G transfer
The 3G transfer might be one of the final stages of a saga that saw the brief merger of all Shelby County children under a single school system and the six municipalities’ subsequent secession and creation of their own districts.
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Memphis football coach’s NFL background helps him navigate the transfer portal
Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield said the draft board that NFL teams create is similar to the recruiting board he uses at the college level.
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Is Dillon Brooks intense about everything? The answer is yes.
Steven Adams said Dillon Brooks might be “a bit of a psycho,” but he’s the type of teammate everyone wants to have.
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Conaway: Ghost of a river — Part Two
The island you see across from Greenbelt Park and Harbor Town and Shelby Forest is called the Loosahatchie Bar, and all of it — bigger than all of Mud Island and some of Downtown together — is in Shelby County.
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The Early Word: Grizzlies sail to No. 1, and 3Gs is a done deal
Memphis Tigers admit to recruiting violations, state DCS faces damning audit and Sylvamo Corp. opens a new global HQ.
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DCS commissioner outlines solutions after another damning audit
A Tennessee comptroller audit on the Department of Children’s Services concluded that allegations of sexual abuse went uninvestigated, as did accusations of misconduct by contractors.
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Martin: Five ambassadors weigh in on the future of Memphis athletics
University of Memphis athletic director Laird Veatch sent a video to the athletic department’s “ambassadors,” asking for NIL money. It seemed a good moment to ask five ambassadors what they are thinking about Memphis sports.
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‘I’m still in the season:’ Seth Henigan on NIL and the transfer portal
Despite the speculation, the University of Memphis quarterback said he never thought about entering the transfer portal. He also believes the NIL era has its pros and cons. And he ‘has all the faith in the world’ for his coach.
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Buckley: Dear DeAndre, please stop fouling out
The Memphis Tigers can’t always win big games with forward DeAndre Williams on the bench.
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Grizzlies Insider: Can Memphis foul shooting improve?
The Grizzlies have the worst free-throw percentage in the NBA this season. Their 70.2% hit rate is more than 2% behind the second-worst team in foul shooting, San Antonio.
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The Early Word: 3Gs discussion gets heated, and a Tiger is injured
Missing U of M student’s body is found, Shelby County home sales are down and there’s a hot property in Collierville.
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Sanford: Legal argument aside, the link between an unsolved rape and Eliza Fletcher’s murder is clear
Barring some technicality in the law, there is nothing complicated about whether there is a link between Alicia Franklin’s rape and Eliza Fletcher’s murder.
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He had no shoes. Damaria Franklin made his Memphis debut anyway.
Franklin’s debut in a Memphis uniform did not come until Tuesday night, a month and a week after the Tigers’ 2022-23 season opened with a win over Vanderbilt in Nashville.
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Inked: November home sales down, prices are up
This week’s Inked covers the latest on November real estate data and an update on a new multifamily complex at Shelby Farms.
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Table Talk: A Saturday surprise and new restaurant roundup
Two local restaurants have just opened, two more are on the way and another just resumed service after a significant renovation.
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Calkins: Tigers had a shot to beat Bama. They missed.
The Memphis Tigers have guts, guile and a genuine star in Kendric Davis. Now they just need someone else who can shoot.
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The Early Word: The Walk walks down the road, and Tigers get rolled by Tide
Walter Bailey Jr. gets a portrait, James Lewellen gets a room at Town Hall and Germantown students react to 3Gs deal.
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Opinion: State says high school athletes can get paid. Now what?
Effective immediately, Tennessee athletes will able to cash in on their name, image and likeness, just like their college counterparts.
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Constance Abbey founder paralyzed in California bike accident
Roger Wolcott, 74, and his wife, Margery, started Constance Abbey in 2013 to meet the needs of homeless people by living among them.
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