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The game is on, but weather-related issues in Memphis will alter the restroom situation Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. AutoZone Liberty Bowl coaching matchup is a mutual admiration societyRelated story:
This week’s Inked includes updates on the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium and a new hotel to multifamily conversion on Poplar Pike.
The Tigers’ athletic director shared some revealing things about the outlook for Memphis athletics. Here’s what every fan should know.
“Sports tourism and Memphis youth: that’s what this is about,” said Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland at the opening of the Memphis Sports & Events Center at Liberty Park.
But the city’s financial commitment for the expansion USFL franchise appears to be minimal in the first year of what Mayor Jim Strickland hopes extends to a three-year contract.
Memphis leaders haven’t publicly disclosed how the proposed sports venues enhancement funding would be allocated between the FedExForum, Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, AutoZone Park and a proposed new soccer stadium. But it’s clear that the Forum and former Liberty Bowl are the top priorities.
A question-and-answer primer explains the expansion USFL franchise planning to play at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium starting in 2023.Related story:
Ben Chase is on a season-long road trip to attend upwards of 70 games in one season. Thursday’s game at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium was No. 46.
The 64th AutoZone Liberty Bowl will be played on Wednesday, Dec. 28, at 4:30 p.m. and be broadcast on ESPN.
The renovation of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, part of a $684 million sports venues plan, remains key for those still harboring Power 5 hopes. But, some still would like an on-campus stadium.
Mayor Jim Strickland and the city of Memphis do not intend to risk losing the Grizzlies, which is why it is important to keep the NBA franchise center in a $684 million sports venues renovation plan.
After the General Assembly gave the Tennessee Titans $500 million earlier this year to build a new stadium, local lawmakers are optimistic that the state will be as generous to Memphis in the interest of fairness.
Mayor Jim Strickland is proposing at least partial demolition of the Mid-South Coliseum to make way for a new soccer stadium. It’s part of a $684 million package of renovations and new construction at the city’s major sports venues. The city will seek roughly half of that total from the state.
This week, festivals offer gourmet food and hundreds of wines and beers, Geoff Calkins moderates a sports talk and PRIZM Ensemble plays the works of Amanzi Arnett.
Memphis is awash in dramatic examples of adaptive reuse, from a Downtown shopping mall turned corporate headquarters to a Sears warehouse building turned “vertical urban village” to even a Pyramid-shaped arena turned world’s biggest bait shop. But Mud Island and the Mid-South Coliseum have proved trickier for rebirth.
Simmons Bank CEO said the bank has offered to pay the full amount of the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium naming rights deal up front to expedite venue renovations.
Jackson State and Tennessee State meet Saturday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m., at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, in what might be the final Southern Heritage Classic between the two Tigers teams.
With continuing work on Liberty Park, the City of Memphis has announced on- and off-site parking details for the Southern Heritage Classic Sept. 10 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
New Memphis president Bill Hardgrave believes that an elite tier of 60 or 70 teams will soon dominate college sports. Will Memphis be one of those teams? And what’s the future of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium? We asked. Calkins: Bill Hardgrave could dunk! But can the new president elevate Memphis sports?Related story:
Make no mistake, Memphis is partnering with the city in a “transformational renovation” of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in order to get to a better conference. Will it work?
The University of Memphis explored the idea of creating a new stadium, but research indicated it made more sense to renovate the one it already has. Strickland: U of M would provide ‘lion’s share’ of stadium fundsRelated story:
The renovation is expected to cost between $150 million and $200 million.
Simmons Bank, which is acquiring the rights to rename the venue, has decided to switch out one word.