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Emoni Bates has left Memphis for Michigan under mysterious circumstances. What’s going on? Will he ever be back? What the Bates saga tells us about a season gone badly awry.
There’s a reason Penny Hardaway still has a good chance to become a successful coach at Memphis. That reason is love.
I asked Penny Hardaway if he could “get this done” at Memphis. His answer — complete with four expletives — revealed a lot. Tigers drop third straight AAC game after sloppy start Tigers' problems run much deeper than injury issuesRelated stories:
Steven Adams picked up one of the Chicago Bulls and carried him away like a small child. Just more evidence that this is not a Grizzlies team to be trifled with.
It is hard not to think about loss this Christmas. Here’s to those who help us find joy in the midst of it all.
It was a quiet Thursday at FedExForum. But Ja Morant is so incandescent, he makes every night a memory.
Penny Hardaway sure didn’t seem happy after the Tigers staved off Tulsa on Tuesday. Why was the Memphis coach so ticked?
The Tigers smashed Wichita State Saturday. It was the best way possible to begin what could be one of the most important years in Memphis basketball history.
In 1941, Alice and Ferdinand Haas fled Germany before they could be murdered by the Nazis. They gave a pastry plate to their housekeeper before they left. After 80 years, that plate found its way back to the family, in Memphis.
When Tyler Harris hit a 3-pointer to put the Memphis Tigers up by 19 on No. 6 Alabama, FedExForum erupted in air-shaking joy. It was a win that saved a season. And felt just like old times.
Penny Hardaway said Memphis lost to Murray State because of “bad coaching.” But there is no evidence he intends to fix it.
Penny Hardaway is trying to fix what ails his team by installing the Lion offense. Hey, it seemed to work last year. But was it really the new offense that helped the Tigers get better in 2020-21? The numbers point to something else.
The Grizzlies put an emphatic end to their losing streak by routing the Rockets Monday. It may or may not mean the Grizzlies are back on track. But it was a happy birthday for Ja Morant’s dad!
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It was almost exactly 20 years ago that the Grizzlies played their first home game in Memphis. So as fans stream back into FedExForum for Wednesday’s opener, happy anniversary to us!
Emoni Bates and Landers Nolley II looked sensational as they made their season debuts. This ‘crazy duo’ could be the key to the year for Memphis basketball.
The Memphis Tigers basketball team looked fabulous Sunday. (But what gives with four important players sitting out?)
By the time Ja Morant was finished for the evening, fans at FedExForum were chanting, “MVP! MVP!” On this night, Morant looked like a true superstar. The new season could be a whole lot of fun.
“I drove back home to Buffalo to celebrate my mother’s 97th birthday. Instead, I was there as she died. It was the end of a grand and generous life.”
The Memphis Tigers beat another SEC team Saturday. And you know what? It really does just mean more.
“Memphians have no reason to apologize for the football team’s win over Mississippi State Saturday. They should savor it as the triumph it was.”
Brandon Thomas nearly blew off his hand in a fireworks accident in high school. Now he may be the star running back that the Memphis Tigers need.
Maybe it was time for Buster Kelso to end his remarkable career as baseball coach. But he deserved one final year. Related story: Buster Kelso forced out as Christian Brothers High coach
Bryson DeChambeau and Harris English collapsed. Abraham Ancer won in a playoff. And the last WGC in Memphis ended in stunning fashion.
Isaac Bruce will become the first Memphis player inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. He says his time at Memphis — a place he still loves — “helped make me who I am.”