Calkins: NIT loss isn’t the end for Penny Hardaway and the Tigers, it’s just the beginning
The Memphis Tigers were eliminated from the NIT by Creighton Friday night. But the game felt like less an ending than the end of a beginning.
Elvis, Cash & doomed ‘Auto Row’ buildings: History may be honored
Elvis bought Cadillacs at one building. Johnny Cash recruited his back-up band at the other. Both seem destined for demolition, but plans are being made to memorialize their ties to Memphis music history.
Grizzlies: NBA Draft preview (take one), weekend notes on Mike Conley and Derrick Rose
What does NBA draft history tell us about the pro prospects of potential Grizzlies targets this summer? Plus: On not seeing Mike Conley and Derrick Rose this weekend.
Eight MPD officers disciplined, impound lot employee fired following investigation of body found in van
A City of Memphis impound lot employee has been fired and eight Memphis police officers suspended or demoted following an internal investigation into why a man’s body was not found in the back of a van for 49 days.
Clark Tower foreclosure sale delayed
A scheduled sale Friday of Clark Tower on the courthouse steps was delayed until after a related hearing in U.S. District Court takes place April 24.
Daily Briefs
Metro
Trump to visit Memphis
President Donald Trump will visit the city to highlight the Task Force.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Getting birds of prey back in the air
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Premium Metro A flub on qualifying petition limits G.A. Hardaway’s options
Business
Prairie Farms hopes to milk $15 million out of selling Midtown dairy
The 9.25-acre site is almost as big as all of Overton Square and includes the original Forest Hill Dairy structure built in 1927.
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Sports
Acuff, Ament and Philon: Will Memphis Grizzlies have interest in top SEC talent?
Arkansas guard Darius Acuff is generating a lot of NBA Draft buzz. What can the Grizzlies’ draft history tell us about his potential to land in Memphis?
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies announce successful surgery for Scotty Pippen Jr.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis AD Ed Scott details why Penny Hardaway will return next season
High School Sports Boys state basketball tournament preview: Four local teams chasing the gold ball
Food
Jittery from java? That’s that Grind City Coffee Xpo.
The love of coffee lured an estimated 700 people to the Grind City Coffee Xpo at Crosstown Concourse, but come bedtime, they may regret the extra caffeine.
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Suburbs
Ice to be back: Minor league hockey returning to Mid-South
“We will be bringing professional hockey back to the Mid-South,” the Landers Center chief operating officer said.
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Arts & Culture
Memphis Movies This Week: Ryan Gosling’s ‘Hail Mary,’ ‘Pulp Fiction’ gets Pink
With the Oscars finally in the rearview, the first potential well-liked live-action hit of the 2026 movie year arrives this weekend, says Chris Herrington.
Premium Arts & Culture From kites to colors: 3 ways to celebrate Holi in Memphis
Opinion
Calkins: The Medicine Man used to rally Memphis fans. Now his old friends are rallying to help him.
Sam Bielich was famous in Memphis as the Medicine Man. Now he’s recovering from triple bypass surgery — and his old friends from the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity are trying to help.
Opinion Opinion: Survey shows support for local police — and for hiring more of them
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Getting birds of prey back in the air
When local birds of prey are injured, they may end up at the Mid-South Raptor Center near Shelby Farms Park.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: Take a break and wear green
Games
Sudoku: March 16
Are you ready for today’s puzzles?