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
The Early Word: Feagins wants to stay, but Showboats show themselves out
Tekila is bringing the fuego to East Memphis, Baby Jack’s hits the road and we recount Ozzy Osbourne’s Memphis moment.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: How Memphis’ elevation and soil protect it from flash floods
Premium Education Feagins made her case to be MSCS’ leader again. Here’s what she said.
City of Memphis City Council approves Old Daisy lease, gets look at Oak Court Mall plans
Business
Bartlett project with mystery grocery store secures permit approval
After hitting roadblocks with a nearby day care and some unhappy residents, revised plans for the Union Depot addition development — and a grocery store under contract — get an approval.
Premium Real Estate Inked: Man Cave comes to East Memphis — with a speakeasy in the back
City of Memphis City Council approves Old Daisy lease, gets look at Oak Court Mall plans
Premium Real Estate 113-year-old building at U of M slated for $25 million renovation
Sports
Memphis is itching to get into a power conference. Basketball attendance shows why.
The Big 12’s rejection of Memphis’ reported $200 million pitch marked another denial in the Tigers’ quest for entry into a power conference. But Memphis officials will keep plugging away — and basketball attendance numbers show why.
Premium Memphis Tigers Football Buckley: The Memphis Tigers have a plan at quarterback. Really, they do.
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis natives Fred Smith Jr., Cello Jackson set to visit Tigers, per report
Update Sports Showboats sail away, per report
Food
New East Memphis restaurant to open on Poplar Avenue
Fuego Vivo is expected to open by the end of the year in the space formerly occupied by Carrabba’s Italian Grill at 5110 Poplar Avenue.
Suburbs
Bartlett project with mystery grocery store secures permit approval
After hitting roadblocks with a nearby day care and some unhappy residents, revised plans for the Union Depot addition development — and a grocery store under contract — get an approval.
Arts & Culture
City Council approves Old Daisy lease, gets look at Oak Court Mall plans
Plus, the Memphis City Council also sent the first installment of capital funding to start the redevelopment of the old Southwest Twin drive-in.
Opinion
Buckley: The Memphis Tigers have a plan at quarterback. Really, they do.
Whether Brendon Lewis is a bridge to AJ Hill or Arrington Maiden, and whether that gap is closed sooner or later, Ryan Silverfield and the Tigers have a plan at quarterback.
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: How Memphis’ elevation and soil protect it from flash floods
On today’s episode: Why geography, soil and water systems mean a tragedy like what happened in Texas is unlikely to happen in Memphis, even though flooding is an issue.