Grizzlies Postgame: Opportunity knocks as unlikely Grizz take down Thunder stars
Bruno Caboclo scored a career-high 24 points as a balanced Grizzlies team upset the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder 115-103.
Cardinals win ‘Battle of the Birds,’ but Redbirds are the ones wearing the rings
The Memphis Redbirds celebrated their 2018 Triple-A National Championship before Monday's "Battle of the Birds." St. Louis Cardinals brass and players appreciated the moment, but also took it as food for thought given the team's three-year hiatus from the playoffs.
Holder to mediate Tom Lee Park talks
Retired Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Janice Holder has been appointed to mediate talks between Memphis in May International Festival and the Memphis River Parks Partnership over plans to redesign Tom Lee Park.
Memphis hangs at No. 2 on ranking of world’s busiest cargo airports
Memphis remains No. 2 in the world and No. 1 in North America in an Airports Council International preliminary ranking of the busiest cargo airports by volume.
Commissioners back $15 minimum wage for public-sector workers
In a vote split along party lines Monday, the Shelby County Commission approved a resolution supporting a $15 minimum wage for all public-sector employees in the county.
Daily Briefs
Metro
Memphis students outpace state growth in reading and math, but lag in social studies
Memphis-Shelby County Schools earned the highest score in the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System for the fourth year in a row. But younger students lost progress in social studies, falling behind expected growth.
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Business
Developer halts plans for Union Depot addition in Bartlett
Only days after Bartlett officials rejected a TIF for an addition to Union Depot, developer Keith Grant has put the project’s expansion on hold.
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Sports
Collierville vs. Oxford was chaos. It ended in agony for the Dragons.
Collierville and Oxford played one of the wackiest high school football games of the season on Friday night.
High School Sports Whitehaven outlasts Houston in a high-scoring affair
High School Sports Friday football report: Quarterback, stingy defense power MUS to second victory
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Food
Table Talk: Memphis group picks up the shopping for those who need it
This grassroots organization of mostly friends, neighbors and church members grocery-shop for families who are unable to shop for themselves.
Suburbs
Developer halts plans for Union Depot addition in Bartlett
Only days after Bartlett officials rejected a TIF for an addition to Union Depot, developer Keith Grant has put the project’s expansion on hold.
Arts & Culture
Memphis artists tackle flora and the abstract in September shows
Here’s a roundup of what’s coming to local art galleries in September.
Opinion
Sanford: Republican assault on DEI exacts harsh toll at U of M
“In a way, I sympathize with the dilemma facing the U of M and other state colleges and universities. But, what’s next?”
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Fall starts with fairs, 901 Day
Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips help shepherd you through the Labor Day weekend and into 901 Day fun.
Games
Daily Jigsaw: Colorful Tigers
Today’s jigsaw puzzle is a photo of the tiger in front of Peabody Elementary and was taken by Daily Memphian photographer Mark Weber.