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
‘Goofiest, happiest dog in the world’ has spent nearly 1,500 days in a shelter
Jelly has spent nearly 1,500 days in a kennel at the Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County. Can you give him his forever home?
Premium Public Safety Before Task Force, there was Operation Viper — and nearly 500 arrests
Spirit of Memphis Marathon runners are called St. Jude Heroes, but ‘everyone knows’ young patients are the truly brave ones
Premium Spirit of Memphis St. Jude patients ‘fly’ to North Pole
Metro Gallery: St. Jude Memphis Marathon Expo 2025
Business
Marathon runners are called St. Jude Heroes, but ‘everyone knows’ young patients are the truly brave ones
More than 22,000 runners took part in the St. Jude Memphis Marathon Saturday, which officials hope will raise $16 million for the hospital
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Premium Real Estate Lakeland board considers rezoning land along US 70
Business Local law firm files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Sports
AutoZone Liberty Bowl matchup: Navy vs. Cincinnati
Kickoff from Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium will be at 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 2, 2026. ESPN will televise the game.
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball Zach Davis’ career performance pushes Memphis past Baylor
Premium Memphis Tigers Football Buckley: Memphis Tigers have their man. The next step awaits.
Memphis Tigers Basketball Penny Hardaway offers some advice to the Tigers’ new head football coach
Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis flashes potential with convincing victory over Baylor
Food
Bartlett now jittery with many new coffee shops
An abundance of coffee shops have opened in Bartlett in the past year, making for a competitive market for those seeking a piping hot brew.
Recipes Recipe Exchange: Phillip Ashley Rix’s sweet potato pie
Suburbs
Bartlett now jittery with many new coffee shops
An abundance of coffee shops have opened in Bartlett in the past year, making for a competitive market for those seeking a piping hot brew.
Premium Real Estate Lakeland board considers rezoning land along US 70
Arts & Culture
Memphis Movies This Week: Oscar contender ‘Hamnet’ and a super-sized ‘Kill Bill’
A potential Best Picture winner starring a Best Actress candidate comes to Memphis theaters. Plus, the Paradiso will be participating in a national IMAX “sneak preview” screening.
Premium Performing Arts 5 more ways to ring in the holidays in Memphis theaters
Opinion
Opinion: ‘The moral obligation to extend hospitality to the migrant and the stranger’
“Regardless of political affiliation or denomination, Christian people must speak clearly and with one voice that such treatment of the immigrant or cultural outsider in our midst is immoral and in direct opposition to the way of Jesus.”
Guest Columnists Echols: Thinking about what’s behind our thinking
Podcasts
‘I don’t think I have seen a mug shot that is not Latino or African American,’ county mayor says about Task Force arrests
On “Behind The Headlines,” Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said he has tried to meet with federal officials from the Memphis Safe Task Force to talk about his concerns ICE agents are racially “profiling” Memphians.
The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Former TV journalist revealing deeper truths
Games
Daily Jigsaw: Brain on a chip
This jigsaw puzzle is a photo of a gum-stick-size chip used to test an antiviral, and it is courtesy Caleb Jia.