With the draft picks and rostered players resting, Shaq Buchanan led the Grizzlies to a win over the Clippers in the final summer league game. 

Tennessee’s two Republican U.S. senators were highly critical of President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw U.S. military forces before his speech Monday, Aug. 16. They were more critical after the speech.

Shelby County Schools leaders, however, say the school system’s mask mandate remains in place despite the executive order that also includes mask mandates by school systems. Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner is suggesting the county should take the issue to court.

Memphians are not happy with Gov. Bill Lee’s executive order allowing parents to opt their children out of mask mandates in schools. 

Suburban school districts are no longer requiring mask mandates for students, in line with Gov. Bill Lee’s executive order. However, the Shelby County mandate still affects staff.

A state agency also finds that a carpentry subcontractor inappropriately used an automotive winch to lift and lower wood beams, columns, joists and decking from the roof of the historic Butcher Shop Building.

Centers Steven Adams and Jonas Valanciunas are different players. The former has long been known as a dirty-work guy. The latter is a buckets-and-boards machine. But I’m struck by the similarities. 

Gregory Livingston, the Kroger security guard charged with fatally shooting Alvin Motley, has hired high-powered criminal defense attorneys Leslie Ballin and Steve Farese to represent him. 

Veteran Duron Sutton is facing a different kind of challenge this fall after pandemic destroyed 2020 season.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting involving the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

The former Germantown Country Club has closed. It is now officially owned by Farmington-Kimbrough Development Group.