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Two of the most glorious moments in Memphis Tigers basketball history unfolded in Houston. Now, after a seven-year NCAA Tournament drought, they return to the city with a chance to make a statement once again.
One of the pleasures of a massive game is hearing the two head coaches talk about it in advance. Penny Hardaway and Kelvin Sampson did not disappoint.
The Tigers have a tremendous opportunity when they play the Houston Cougars on national TV Sunday. It’s one they first had to earn.
The Tigers lost Alex Lomax to injury and got the shaft from the American Athletic Conference, but they rose to the occasion Sunday and won at Cincinnati for the first time since Derrick Rose led the team.
When the American Athletic Conference stripped Memphis of its final home game against Houston, it was just the latest in a long line of civic shaftings. There’s a reason Memphians are so resilient. What other choice do we have?
The American Athletic Conference moved the Tigers’ last home game of the season to Houston. It’s a transparent screw job.
Memphis looked rusty after 18 days without basketball. But never mind that. The Tigers got the win!
Feb. 1, 2021: Memphis 75, UCF 61
Phinehas Johnson was one of the biggest, most upbeat Memphis Tigers fans in the universe. He died last week. In the wake of yet another discouraging loss, can he teach us something about how to persevere?
The Evansville transfer became eligible to play just hours before Memphis and Tulane tipped off Wednesday. For a beleaguered Tigers team, it may have been just in time.
Hardaway called it his “hardest loss.” Memphis fans may share that sentiment. There also is a seed of concern that he might not be able to get this team to the NCAA tournament.
The Tigers made their return to FedExForum Wednesday night. They got the win they needed, but there’s no way of knowing if they found answers to their questions.
After losing two straight games in South Dakota, he said the problem was “bad coaching.” It’s impossible to disagree.
The home game replaces the Dec. 5 matchup at Ole Miss.
He caused a mini-drama with a tweet before the Memphis opener. Then he saved the day.
With COVID-19 out of control nationwide, the Tigers should do what so many other Americans are doing and change their Thanksgiving plans.
You can’t blame Associated Press voters for leaving the Tigers out of the preseason poll. The program has a recent history of underachieving. This is the year to flip that around.
The Memphis coach expounds on the Tigers’ schedule, recruiting outlook and what will make the team tick.
“We don’t plan on keeping quiet anytime soon,” women’s basketball player Lanyce Williams, one of the march organizers, said.
Memphis 901 FC's Tim Howard gets a second gig, and two towering figures who died this week: John Thompson Jr. and Tom Seaver.
From Ja Morant to Damian Lillard, NBA players have concerns about the Orlando "bubble" and continued safety; plus, FedEx makes a formal request for NFL's Washington Redskins to change the team's name.
Evangelical Christian School guard Kameron Jones picked a college Tuesday.
Penny Hardaway will have to hire a crack recruiter to replace Mike Miller. It's another in a long list of challenges facing Hardaway as he heads into his third year as Memphis coach.
Laird Veatch said Thursday that he looks forward to listening to Lance Thomas' thoughts about racial injustice in America.
Johnathan Lawson received a scholarship offer to play basketball at Memphis. So the long, twisted saga of the Lawson family at Memphis may have a happy end.