Late goal sends 901 FC into conference semifinals
Pirmann: Fans helped team get over the finish line in first playoff victory in club history.
Dallas Mavericks score 137 in win over Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies played a clunker on Saturday in Dallas. Luka Doncic scored 32 points in a dominant 137-96 Dallas win. Related story:
Tigers fail to rally after a rough start at No. 25 Tulane
The Memphis Tigers fall behind by 35 and lose their third straight game. Special teams mistakes have been an eyesore during Tigers' three-game skidRelated stories:
Bronny James, Ashton Hardaway offer hopeful Memphis fans a glimpse of future
Bronny James and Ashton Hardaway, sons of NBA star LeBron James and University of Memphis coach Penny Hardaway, respectively, laid it all on the court at the Mid-South Basketball Classic.
Calkins: Memphis football avoided humiliation. Is that really enough?
Memphis fought back to lose by 10 to Tulane Saturday. Yes, it was gallant. But is it all Tiger fans can expect?
‘It’s a great day for justice’: Last of the Memphis Starbucks 7 return to work
The last of the Memphis Starbucks 7 has been reinstated at the location on Poplar Avenue and Prescott Street, but the group still seeks reinstatement for all other union-seeking Starbucks employees across the United States.
Floyd Bonner Jr. to announce run for Memphis mayor
Bonner’s announcement follows several months of consideration on the heels of his easy second term win in the August county general election.
What to look for in Memphis’ exhibition game against CBU
Some key things to watch for Sunday when the University of Memphis plays CBU at FedExForum in an exhibition basketball game.
Memphis cardiac surgeon selected for international humanitarian award
“We were in Benghazi when the civil war started,” the surgeon said by video teleconference from the hospital in Basra, Iraq. “We were in Iraq when ISIS was invading. We were in Tripoli when the government of Eastern Libya decided they were going to fight the government of Western Libya.”
MSCS human resources head placed on paid leave after complaint
Yolanda Martin, chief of human resources for Memphis-Shelby County Schools, has been placed on paid leaving pending investigation of a complaint lodged against her.
Opinion: Memphians have had enough of crime
“Turning a city around starts with addressing the crime rate, and after that the issues of poverty can be addressed, because recruiting companies and creating jobs becomes easier.”
Letter to the Editor: Fix our city’s problems before spending $700 million on sports
“How about giving Memphis solid reasons for wanting to stay in Memphis rather than moving? Clean up OUR city first.”
‘Young Rock’ TV series seeks multi-year jobs PILOT
The third season of “Young Rock” will feature 13 episodes all filmed in or around Memphis and Shelby County.
Former Tiger Earl Barron the latest to join coaching ranks
Barron scored over 1,000 points in his career at Memphis and won an NBA title with the Miami Heat.
Recipe Exchange: Ryan Trimm’s Solyanka
It’s not exactly sauerkraut soup, but this hearty Russian soup with cabbage and a variety of meat could be mistaken for it.
Oh Snap: This week’s best photos
The Daily Memphian staff photographers Mark Weber and Patrick Lantrip snapped plenty of action shots recently, from kids dancing at Cornerstone Prep in Frayser, to an 87-year-old outdoorsman paddling his canoe.
Metro
This Week in Memphis: Rittenhouse returns; Judge Anderson is replaced
Also happening this week: Michalyn Easter-Thomas provides a Chelsea Greenline update, and Evergreen Presbyterian turns guns into garden tools.
Shelby County County Commission to pick new judge to finish Bill Anderson’s term
Metro Political Roundup: NYC mayor dropped charges recall Ford Sr. case
Premium Public Safety Memphis-area legislators file bills to restructure juvenile courts, more
Business
Movers & Shakers
NST Law and Memphis River Parks Partnership announce promotions and an addition.
Premium Health Care Displaced federal workers grieve lost lives, struggle with uncertainty
Health Care ‘Black Men in White Coats’ event inspires medicine and science careers
Financial Services Orion, Financial Federal deal is dead
Sports
Cavaliers rebounding ‘doomed’ Grizzlies in road loss
Rebounding doomed the Grizzlies in a loss at Cleveland on Sunday night. Coach Taylor Jenkins believed Memphis played well enough otherwise to win. Related content:
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Food
Sound Bites: Wally Joe, Andrew Adams talk Acre, James Beard awards
Chefs Wally Joe and Andrew Adams are the guests on Sound Bites to talk food, travel James Beard awards and their recent Lunar New Year dinner.
Suburbs
Collectors pay pretty penny for rare coins
From Buffalo nickels that cost a dollar to a penny that costs nearly $60,000, the Memphis Coin Club’s annual show had it all.
Arts & Culture
Memphis Movies This Week: Stephen King is back
One might think that all of Stephen King’s work has already been adapted into a movie or miniseries, but here comes “The Monkey,” adapted from “Skeleton Crew,” one of King’s short story collections.
Opinion
Echols: Nine fresh ideas already happening in Memphis
“These people have no idea I’m writing about them. But they are using what they have in time, money, energy and ideas to bless the rest of us.”
Podcasts
Local Democratic, Republican leaders talk pros, cons of deportation
“... They are not committing any other crime,” Worth Morgan said. “But they are being exploited and they are taking a job away from somebody here in Memphis that would want that job.”
Games
Crossword: Penny for your thoughts
Memphis Coin Club’s Coin Show, being held this weekend at Landers Center in Southaven, inspired this week’s crossword puzzle.