There are 14 article(s) tagged sports:

• February 2025

  • Standouts from Whitehaven, Houston voted player of the week

    The voters have spoken. And they have chosen Dorion Bowen and Shayla Rodgers as The Daily Memphian’s high school basketball players of the week.

    By John Varlas February 13, 2025

• November 2024

  • Hill: They said she’d never touch her toes again. Now she’s a yoga teacher.

    A car accident crushed three vertebrae in Emily Hamilton’s spine one year ago. Doctors said she would never touch her toes again. She’s now an instructor at Sana Yoga in East Memphis.

    By Drew Hill November 15, 2024

• June 2024

  • Expanded College Football Playoff will begin with 1st-round game Dec. 20

    The first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff will kick off with a first-round game Dec. 20 and conclude with the title game one month later in Atlanta.

    By The Associated Press June 06, 2024

• March 2024

  • Memphis Roller Derby slams into new season with doubleheader

    Roller derby essentials include hard slams against wood or concrete floors, blockers using their hips, shoulders and forearms like NFL linemen, and tough-as-nails nicknames.

    By Christopher Wright March 08, 2024

• April 2023

  • The Daily Memphian track and field honor roll

    Here are the top performances by Memphis-area TSSAA track and field athletes.

    By David Boyd April 17, 2023

• March 2021

  • Calkins: The year taught us to care less about sports — but to appreciate them more

    Twelve months after the sports world shut down, there are finally signs of hope. What did we learn about our relationship to sports during a year like no other? And (you really needed to know this) when will the Bongo Lady be back?

    By Geoff Calkins March 11, 2021

• May 2020

  • Local expert: Colleges must weigh campus experience vs. Covid risk

    On football this fall, Dr. Jon McCullers says he is hearing college conferences will make decisions whether to play, but having spectators in Neyland Stadium is "just not going to happen."

    By Drew Hill May 07, 2020

• September 2019

  • Grizzlies Podcast: Questions before training camp

    Chris Herrington is joined by Geoff Calkins and Don Wade to preview Grizzlies media day and training camp.

    By Natalie Van Gundy September 25, 2019

  • Grizzlies Podcast: Who made the cut in the Sports Illustrated Top 100?

    Chris Herrington is joined by Sports Illustrated writer Rob Mahoney, author of the annual SI NBA 100 list, to talk about which Grizzlies made the cut, which just missed and some of the others. 

    By Natalie Van Gundy September 20, 2019

• August 2019

  • New spin on golf: Timber Truss offers joy rides

    PGA professional Jon Goin saw a way for a semi-private golf course to succeed in the Memphis area, bought a course, renamed it Timber Truss, and is speeding along with his outside-the-box changes. 

    By Tom Bailey August 27, 2019

• March 2019

  • Memphis sports talk show focused on black fans and athletes finds home on SiriusXM

    Larry Robinson and Howard Robertson, hosts of the nationally syndicated sports talk radio show focused on black voices, join SiriusXM as ambassadors of Memphis' creative potential.

    By Jared Boyd March 10, 2019

• November 2018

  • Arlington Tennis Center nears construction

    Arlington is moving forward with plans to build six tennis courts with an open lawn and other amenities.

    By Tom Bailey November 06, 2018

• September 2018

  • Rookie Earned Respect: Dillon Brooks Grew Up Fast

    The best moment of your rookie season and the worst? This is the question before the Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks and he goes straight to his personal tire fire.

    By Don Wade September 27, 2018

  • Tulane treating Memphis game as start of new season

    When the University of Memphis plays at Tulane Friday night, the Tigers will face a team with a 1-3 record coming off a 49-6 drubbing by Ohio State. And that lone victory? Over Southland Conference member Nicholls.

    By Don Wade September 26, 2018