Calkins: A magnificent night for the Grizzlies
The Grizzlies signed Dillon Brooks and traded a 36-year-old player who wanted no part of Memphis for a 23-year-old player who can't get here fast enough. What a difference a year makes!
Road Recap: Grizzlies over .500 after beating Dallas 121-107
With trade rumors swirling and veteran players being pulled from the lineup, the Grizzlies went out and won at Dallas, 121-107, to push their record to a season-best 26-25 and further strengthen their hold on the No. 8 seed in the West.
Memphis dominates Temple for third straight win
Memphis answered Penny Hardaway's prayer for offensive execution and pulled away from Temple with strong efforts from Lester Quinones and Malcolm Dandridge.
Grizzlies, Dillon Brooks agree on three-year extension
The Memphis Grizzlies and third-year guard Dillon Brooks agreed to stay together for three more seasons.
Report: Grizzlies trade Iguodala to Miami; extend Dillon Brooks
The Memphis Grizzlies have reportedly agreed to trade forward Andre Iguodala to the Miami Heat for forward Justise Winslow.
Senator: Governor puts ‘pause’ on Memphis megasite
The governor reportedly wants to wait until the state finds a tenant for the Regional Megasite before continuing to invest additional funding.
Kemmons Wilson Companies buys historic Downtown building
The 115-year-old brick warehouse that for decades housed a chain Italian restaurant in Downtown sold this week for $3.35 million.
Alexander, Blackburn vote not guilty in Senate impeachment trial
The acquittal votes were expected, but there were differences in the reasoning offered by the two Republican Senators. Also reaction from the city's two Congressional representatives.
Ryan Silverfield hasn’t stopped recruiting to Memphis
National signing day showed Ryan Silverfield's two-month recruiting efforts paid off. With a staff ready and most of recruiting done, the new coach must prepare of the 2020 season.
Design board tables Poplar Art Lofts, seeks more detail
The Design Review Board delayed approval of a Midtown mixed-use project near Overton Park, but approved designs for the Snuff District, a taller One Beale hotel and new signs for Health Sciences Park.
Grizzlies Trade Deadline Tracker: Grizzlies-Heat negotiating deal as deadline looms
The NBA trade deadline is 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 6. Will the Andre Iguodala saga end? Will Jae Crowder move? We'll track and parse the rumors and reports here.
MUS standout Marcus Henderson reveals signing decision
National Signing Day has been "a good day for me and my family," says the highly regarded lineman for Memphis University School's Owls.
Metro
Mayor Lee Harris says county could take Memphis Safe Task Force to court
“We are weighing some sort of legal action in order to put a stop to some of the unconstitutional actions that we’ve seen and heard about,” Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said.
Public Safety How Boss Crump stared down a governor’s threat to send the National Guard to Memphis
Premium City of Memphis About 1,500 feds working in Memphis, US Marshals director says
Premium Education Students with income-limited vouchers outperform MSCS on reading, but not math
Business
Glasses that slow nearsightedness in children now FDA-approved
“For a long time, it’s been our desire to try to halt progression as nearsightedness develops, especially with it being on the rise,” said a local optometrist. It is estimated that more than 50% of the world population may become nearsighted by 2025.
Premium Real Estate Inked: Carhartt store opens in East Memphis
Movers and Shakers Movers & Shakers
Premium Real Estate Hardware-store supplier opens Collierville showroom larger than Wrigley Field
Sports
American conference plans to introduce basketball player availability reports
Basketball player availability reports for the American Conference are still in the preliminary phase. Football is currently in its first season of publishing reports two hours before each game.
High School Sports Dandy Dozen: MASE joins as Lausanne jumps into top five
Memphis Grizzlies Box score: Hornets 145, Grizzlies 116
Premium Memphis Tigers Football Hill: Memphis wants GameDay. But will GameDay want Memphis?
Food
Soybeans and coffee: How tariffs are impacting some in the Mid-South
“What it costs to produce a crop is at record numbers, and the price that (Tennessee farmers) get for that corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton … are almost at near-record lows,” said a Farm Bureau Federation staffer.
Suburbs
Lindsey Whiteside’s sentence is illegal, DeSoto County DA says
DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton said his office is challenging the sentence, arguing sexual battery committed by a person in a position of trust is classified as a violent crime and is specifically ineligible for the house arrest program under Mississippi law.
Arts & Culture
The hard, block-by-block work to improve Klondike, Smokey City
Klondike Smokey City CDC is working to mow and maintain yards, build a pocket park and turn 150 vacant lots and empty homes into assets in the community.
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: We don’t need military occupation. We need poverty eradication.
“That jail was already overcrowded; today it holds 800 people over capacity. Incarceration is not the solution.”
Podcasts
The hard, block-by-block work to improve Klondike, Smokey City
Klondike Smokey City CDC is working to mow and maintain yards, build a pocket park and turn 150 vacant lots and empty homes into assets in the community.