Calkins: If Memphis doesn’t stop losing, it’ll fumble away the future
For the second straight week, the Tigers fumbled away a big lead and a win. But that’s not the bad news. The bad news is what losing could mean for the athletic program.
MPD officer killed while working crash
Three MPD officers have died in vehicle crashes this year.
Memphis blows another lead for its second straight loss
In a turn of events resembling last week’s game, the Tigers let slip a 17-0 lead as the Temple Owls took command. Related Story:
Advocacy group discusses strategies to combat zoo parking plan
The day after an announcement from the Memphis Zoo, that it would continue with its parking lot expansion plan, Citizens to Preserve Overton Park has already begun discussing strategies to combat the decision.
Kissiedou scores twice as Memphis 901 FC wins in Tulsa
Victory helps team keep pace in its push for the playoffs.
Grizzlies players excited to have fans back, beginning with Sunday’s open practice
Grizzlies big man Steven Adams is ready for a formal introduction to the Memphis fans at Sunday’s free open practice.
Inaugural St. Jude IRONMAN triathlon takes off in Memphis
Despite rainy weather all day, more than 1,700 athletes started the race. Spectators watched and cheered their loved ones on as they swam, bicycled and ran the 70.3-mile course.
Tweets: What they’re saying at Memphis at Temple
Here is a collection of tweets from the Memphis Tigers’ loss to the Temple Owls in Philadelphia.
Exclusive: Liberty Bowl to become Simmons Bank Memorial Stadium with naming rights deal
The naming rights deal with Simmons Bank will help make dramatic improvements to the stadium, Mayor Jim Strickland said.
Briarcrest hangs on to defeat MUS and remain unbeaten
Saints overcame some rough patches by making plays when they counted the most.
Friday prep report: Collierville blanks Germantown for seventh straight victory
Dragons post third shutout of the year to improve to 7-0. Also, see how the Power 15 fared and check out all the scores and summaries of Memphis-area games.
Metro
The Early Word: A gas station hold-up and a biker gang in spandex
UTHSC report vindicates a controversial professor, SpaceXAI is suing a contractor and a gluten-free bakery has “real” doughnuts.
Golf The AM/DM podcast: It’s all in the hips this week
Metro This Week in Memphis: It’s Elvis Week and golf week
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Business
‘We don’t have a healthcare problem. What we have is a funding and a payment problem.’
Local healthcare leaders and residents say care is challenging amid Medicaid cuts and changes to TennCare and the Affordable Care Act.
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Premium Spirit of Memphis Surgical oncologist Dr. Martin Fleming takes after his father. And his son takes after him.
Business SpaceXAI sues contractor, alleges overbilling and fraud
Sports
Hill: NCAA rules will change story for Memphis football’s next Anthony Miller or Calvin Austin — and maybe the next Charles Huff
The NCAA’s roster limits axed one of college sports’ most compelling traditions: the opportunity for homegrown talent to grind their way from a nobody to a star.
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Golf Memphis golf tournament field set with almost 70 teeing off at TPC Southwind
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High School Sports Former St. Benedict standout promoted to the majors
Food
Here’s the dill: Boss Lady Pickles gets a chance at Cordelia’s
Boss Lady Pickles is a participant in the Greater Memphis Chamber’s new Shelf Ready program, which pairs local small businesses with local grocers.
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Suburbs
Incumbent school board candidates see challenges amid state policy concerns
With new four-year terms secured, several suburban school board members are focusing on the future of the municipal districts and hoping for fewer demands from the state.
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Arts & Culture
Metal Museum’s Rust Hall design blends old and new
When the Metal Museum’s Rust Hall reopens in September, it will blend a deep local history with plenty of new features and uses.
Visual Arts Wall-to-wall art: Murals flow along both sides of North Memphis flood barrier
Opinion
Calkins: Memphis needs more gang members. (The spandex kind.)
Collierville Alderman Charles Hall touched a nerve recently when he called cyclists “the spandex gang.” Hall says he didn’t mean anything by it. But Geoff Calkins says Memphis — and the world — would be a better place if it adopted the principles of the spandex gang.
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Podcasts
Outgoing mayor Lee Harris said state oversight will make Mickell Lowery’s job harder
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris talks about his eight years as mayor on “Behind The Headlines” and the challenges facing his successor, Mayor-elect Mickell Lowery.
The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Pat Mitchell Worley on the legacy of Stax in Memphis
Games
Daily Jigsaw: ‘Suffs’ spotlights Memphis suffrage
Today’s puzzle features the bust of Mary Church Terrell, a Memphis suffrage movement activist and daughter of Robert Reed Church, said to be the South’s first Black millionaire. The photo was taken by Jonathan Mintz.