Memphis to play Penn State in 2019 Cotton Bowl Classic
After winning the AAC championship game, Memphis earned a spot in a New Year's Six bowl and will face Penn State in the 2019 Cotton Bowl.
Calkins: Ryan Silverfield crushes it (and other Memphis football thoughts)
Some thoughts on Ryan Silverfield, Laird Veatch, the Memphis football job, Memphis attendance and what it means to be alive.
Interim head coach Ryan Silverfield isn’t coy: He wants the Memphis job
Ryan Silverfield could have left, but elected to stay. Make no bones about it, he wants to succeed Mike Norvell as Memphis head coach.
Kansas State, Navy expected to pack the house for AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Navy-Kansas State match-up figures to be a good draw for AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
Mike Norvell officially hired by Florida State
Mike Norvell officially hired by Florida State, Memphis set to look for his replacement.
Hero’s Welcome: Thousands of runners pack streets for St. Jude Marathon
St. Jude Marathon, which is a qualifying event for the Boston Marathon, attracts many top-tier long distance runners from around the country.
Adam’s achievement: Marathon caps $1M fundraising success
More than 26,000 runners participated in the St. Jude Memphis Marathon races, but few generated the kind of outpouring that occurred when Rhodes College senior and former St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital patient Adam Cruthirds took his final steps of the full marathon.
Memphis basketball prepared to ‘fight to the death’ against Tennessee
The Tigers are expecting a chaotic atmosphere at Thompson-Boling Arena Saturday as their rivalry with Tennessee moves to its next chapter.
Metro
‘I want to hit a ball with a weird-looking stick’
More than 100 people gathered Saturday for the Bluff City Brawl, a celebration of the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie and Gaelic football.
photo gallery Spirit of Memphis Planting hope at Shelby Farms
Business MUS names next head of school
Premium State Government New congressional map could thwart Memphis representation on state boards
State Government Brent Taylor to seek Tenn. District 9 Congressional seat
Business
MUS names next head of school
Hart Roper will succeed Pete Sanders, who announced in January that he would retire at the end of the 2026-2027 school year.
Business More than $800K earmarked for young entrepreneurs
Movers and Shakers Movers & Shakers: Ducks Unlimited names COO
Business Claude AI to use xAI’s Memphis data center
Premium Real Estate Inked: Crescent Center has new tenant
Sports
Luck of the draw: The Grizzlies’ past and future in the NBA Draft Lottery
It will not shock you to read that the Memphis Grizzlies have not historically had great luck in the NBA Draft Lottery.
Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers to participate in Battle 4 Atlantis
Premium Spirit of Memphis Hill: The Grizzlies need luck this weekend? I know where they might find it.
Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: It’s NBA Draft Lottery week
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Previewing NBA Draft guard prospects for the Grizzlies
Food
$15 Deal: Special Mother’s Day edition, with breakfast and brunch
Here are some suggestions for treating your mom on a budget.
Premium Real Estate Food Files: High tea in the front, par-tee in the back
Suburbs
Waiting for the right tenant: A look at some of Bartlett’s empty commercial buildings
Former restaurant and retail spots along Bartlett’s main corridors stand empty.
Premium Collierville X no longer marks the spot for Collierville communications
Arts & Culture
Arts Beat: Meet R&B singer Girlfriend, from Sardis
With roots in Mississippi, the Rhodes graduate has amassed more than a million monthly Spotify listeners and was the featured artist for March on BET’s spotlight program.
Performing Arts ‘Primary Trust’ and ‘Collective Rage’ are in Memphis theaters
Opinion
Opinion: ‘Uniting to create lasting change globally, locally and personally’
“What we gain instead is something far more valuable: purpose, friendships and the knowledge that we are making a difference.”
Collierville Opinion: Collierville should not spend tax dollars fighting Chick-fil-A
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: A super Saturday
It’s peak spring this Saturday, with events galore scheduled.
Elections The AM/DM podcast: County races set for August
Games
Sudoku: May 8
Are you ready for today’s puzzles?