Sea of red fills AutoZone Park for Battle of the Birds
St. Louis Cardinals players, including former Redbirds players Masyn Winn and Jordan Walker, said they would enjoy participating again.
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March 2025
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Landers Ford explains case of the missing flag
When the winds are too much, Landers Ford takes preautions “to protect the integrity of the flag.”
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Roster rebuild: Tigers football’s lost production and how they can replace it
The Daily Memphian examined Ryan Silverfield’s five seasons as head coach of Memphis Tigers football to calculate which years had the most statistical offensive losses.
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Calkins: The Cardinals helped celebrate 25 years in AutoZone Park. Will there be 25 more?
The St. Louis Cardinals and the Memphis Redbirds threw a memorable 25th birthday party for AutoZone Park Monday night. What comes next for the beautiful ballpark?
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Grizzlies Insider: Can Memphis avoid play-in fate? Here’s what’s ahead
The Grizzlies have health questions and a difficult schedule ahead. Can they avoid the NBA’s play-in tournament and make the playoffs the easy way?
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Herrington: With Brandon Clarke out, Grizzlies closing stretch gets rockier
“With 11 games to play as the Grizzlies get ready to face Utah on Tuesday night, the team currently just below the NBA’s ‘play-in’ line. These are precarious times and have just grown more so.”
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Calkins: Why the future is dicey for Memphis basketball — and why Hardaway matters even more
“Penny Hardaway hasn’t had the success he would have wanted at Memphis. But given the changing basketball universe, his presence matters more than it ever has.”
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Collierville school board to consider purchasing sites for bus lot, new school
Collierville is looking at two sites for a new bus lot and for a new school. The Board of Education will consider the purchases Tuesday.
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The Early Word: Bluffs’ tornado shield debunked; Mayor’s meeting heats up
Tesla protests were mostly peaceful, Kelly English serves greens at a new Midtown food truck and Daily Memphian staffers reflect on the Tigers’ premature season end.
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Popular fitness instructor opening ‘Grit Group Fitness’ studio
Former U of M professor Melissa Bamford is known for her high-energy classes, particularly those she taught at the Kroc, and she’s bringing that energy to a new studio.
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Lessons in taking a neighborhood lawn service to multimillion-dollar company
During his junior and senior years of high school, David Perdue worked part-time mowing lawns for a small landscaping business. That’s when he discovered a passion for working outdoors, beautifying landscapes and completing projects.
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Buckley: Tim Duncan helped Penny Hardaway, Ed Scott glue broken Tigers together
“The Tigers were broken after that ugly finish to the 2023-24 season. Credit Duncan for quietly helping glue it all back together.”
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Unlawful photography bills get widespread support in General Assembly
Bills targeting the taking and distribution of unauthorized intimate photos and expanding rights for such victims were not only passed but received a standing ovation in the Tennessee General Assembly.
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What to Order: Flyway’s duck tenders and pickle plates
For the tenders, whole duck tenderloins are soaked in a buttermilk marinade before being dredged in a seasoned batter. They are then fried to order so they come out hot and crispy.
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Battle of the Birds is back in Memphis for 25th anniversary
The St. Louis Cardinals will play the Memphis Redbirds Monday evening at AutoZone Park for the first time since 2019.
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Kam Jones stayed loyal. Now he has the spotlight he deserves.
Kam Jones is different. He went to one high school, ECS, and played for one university, Marquette. This week Jones was named a consensus All-America selection. The first Memphis-raised player to earn that honor since Lorenzen Wright in 1996.
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Blight remediation, economic growth and a delicious sandwich to boot
Knowledge Quest’s new Green Leaf Cafe is opening officially in April and serving microgreens salads, salmon paninis and several burgers.
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The then, and now: Tigers basketball was all about Memphis in 1984-85. Today, not so much.
“We talk about it all the time (like), ‘Man, ‘I’m from Memphis,’” Andre Turner said. “So wherever I would go, you’ll (see me say it) with my chest out.”
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After renovation, new owners, The Gift Horse ready to be looked in the mouth
After the temporary closure of beloved Germantown shop The Gift Horse that has stood in Exeter Village for almost six decades, the business has never looked better.
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Hillcrest falls in Class 1A title game
Defending champion Chattanooga Prep overwhelms Vikings to end first trip to the state tournament on a disappointing — yet still upbeat — note. And, for first time since 1997, Memphis does not win at least one state title in boys basketball.
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Hillcrest holds off Wayne County, advances to Class 1A final
Cornell Watson scores Vikings’ final six points to send them into a Saturday showdown against defending champion Chattanooga Prep.
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With another loss, The Pinch feels its name
Comeback Coffee and the adjacent Greenhaus were small businesses, but they represented a vision for what may be the “last frontier of Downtown Memphis.”
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Oak Ridge ends Whitehaven’s postseason run in Class 4A semi game
Cold shooting, lack of rebounding prove costly. In Class 3A, Fayette-Ware battled but fell short against Tullahoma.
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He still hasn’t gotten to a Sweet 16 — but Hardaway took a big step this season
Though Memphis’ Sweet 16 drought continues, Hardaway brought the Tigers closer to their peak as a program as they’d been in a long time this season.
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Calkins: A season of redemption comes to a ‘heartbreaking’ end
Memphis Tigers basketball had an important season of redemption. But the ending? “Just heartbreaking,” PJ Haggerty said.
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