Steph Curry gets best of Grizzlies in regular-season finale
Curry scores 46 points as Grizzlies, despite a noble rally attempt, are stuck with No. 9 seed
Calkins: Yes, the Grizzlies will be better for losses like this
Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors taught the Grizzlies some painful lessons Sunday. Let’s hope Ja Morant and the rest of the Grizzlies take those to heart.
Grizzlies to face Spurs in play-in game Wednesday
No. 9 seed Memphis will host No. 10 San Antonio at 6:30 p.m.
Box score: Warriors 113, Grizzlies 101
May 16, 2021: Memphis Grizzlies lose to Golden State Warriors, 113-101, in San Francisco.
Marchers stand in solidarity with Palestine amid violent conflict
Hundreds gathered Downtown in solidarity with those who have been killed or hurt in Palestine.
Myron Mixon ties Memphis in May record with fifth championship
Mixon is a celebrity pit master who has written cookbooks and been on numerous television shows, including the TLC reality show BBQ Pitmasters. He left Saturday night, as did the first place winners of the ribs and shoulder division, with a check for $10,500. In addition, he received $24,000 as the grand champion.
Brian Johnson Band opens Arlington’s Music on the Square concert series
A nice crowd gathered on a nice evening to open Arlington’s Music on the Square concert series, featuring the Brian Johnson Band.
Coronavirus: 137 cases and 8 new deaths Sunday
The Health Department reported that 338,408 people have been vaccinated. The number of people fully vaccinated is 257,226 and 81,182 people are partially vaccinated.
Local nonprofits educate renters on rights in Shelby County
Renters’ rights is an issue that’s again risen to the surface since the COVID-19 pandemic.
What is the cure for the gun-violence epidemic?
Daily street homicides and highly publicized mass shootings have several things in common, and the easy access of guns is just one of them.
I-40 bridge closure forces more trucks onto streets
More big trucks are rolling through Memphis streets, seeking alternate routes due to I-40 bridge shutdown.
Saturday prep report: Central High runner shines at sectional qualifier
Sophomore Jordan Ware qualifies for Spring Fling in two individual events and as part of two relays.
Operations at Millington remain critical for Navy
Most of the 6,700 Defense Department personnel who work throughout Shelby County are employed at Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington.
Memphis Zoo’s ‘snake expert’ works to save a species
Since 2010, Steve Reichling and his research team have released more than 100 juvenile Louisiana pine snakes into the longleaf pine forests of Louisiana. ‘Steve is pretty modest, but this is a huge deal,’ says a colleague.
History’s at the heart of S.Y. Wilson and Co. in Arlington
For more than a century, S.Y. Wilson and Co. has served as an anchor for Arlington’s Depot Square. But the sales approach has been updated with new owners.
New robot-assisted spinal fusion system debuts here
Semmes Murphey neurosurgeon Kevin Foley helped develop the system the FDA approved in March. On March 22, he completed his first surgery using it.
Metro
The Early Word: Mass shooter’s massive sentence, MSCS’ big job ahead
Germantown sexual-solicitation case heads to a grand jury, microbreweries may finally be allowed in Collierville and JJJ gets into crypto.
Metro Tennessee town considers deal to turn closed prison into immigration detention facility
State Government Gubernatorial candidate John Rose has ‘epiphany’ on crime in Memphis
Midtown Memphis Zoo’s only male lion dies
Business
Inked: MUS project breaks ground; nail salon comes to Memphis
The groundbreaking marks the beginning of phase one of the school’s $200 million campus improvement project, which includes three phases at the 95-acre campus at 6191 Park Ave.
Premium Transportation & Logistics FedEx exec will get multimillion-dollar cash payout
Premium Real Estate One Beale developer combines its two Hyatt hotels
Premium Spirit of Memphis ‘We will keep flying, Fred’: Mourners honor FedEx founder
Sports
Prep football 2025: At Melrose, last year’s lessons are this year’s foundations
Defense figures to be a strong point as Gerald and Jarrett Morrow head into their second season coaching at their alma mater.
Premium Memphis Tigers Football Want to win the American? History shows you can’t lose twice.
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Jaren Jackson Jr. gets in on crypto’s NBA wave
High School Sports Freshman runners shine at West Tennessee cross country jamboree
Food
Memphis burger joint crowns competitive-eating champ
A former Memphian returned to the city to claim the record for eating the most deep-fried Oreos at Jack Brown’s Beer & Burger Joint in Midtown.
Suburbs
Harrison achieves dream as new Altruria principal
Brennan Harrison has achieved one of her goals in education, becoming principal at Altruria Elementary in the Bartlett City Schools system.
Arts & Culture
The Orpheum is alive with the ‘Sound of Music,’ and Labubus hit the runway
On The To-Do List this week are the Memphis Chicken and Beer Fest and an Unapologetic anniversary. Plus, Like Really Creative is doing, like, a lot this week.
Opinion
Calkins: On Fred Smith’s 81st birthday, the city he loved said goodbye
Memphis threw a celebration at FedExForum that was worthy of Fred Smith’s life. Of course, Smith himself might not have liked all the fuss. He would have told us to get back to work.
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: How a potential grave robbery led to Graceland’s Candlelight Vigil
Fewer than two weeks after Elvis Presley died, three would-be grave robbers tried to take his body from Forest Hill Cemetery.
Games
Daily WordRow: Saying goodbye to Fred Smith
This puzzle follows some of the conventions of Wordle. You get six tries to guess each individual word.