Calkins: Good news, Memphis. Kendric Davis is who we thought he was.
Kendric Davis was brilliant in his home debut. He scored 26 points, collected seven assists and looked exactly like the player Memphis needs him to be.
Kendric Davis finally arrives for the Memphis Tigers
Star point guard Kendric Davis scored 26 in Memphis win over VCU and looked good doing it.
Buckley: Penny stayed on the Tigers’ neck all week
Embarrassed by what happened in a loss to Saint Louis, Memphis took it out on VCU.
Memphis blows by VCU in home-opener
Things started off slow for Memphis against VCU. Then Kendric Davis happened.Related stories:
Box score: Memphis 62, VCU 47
NCAA men’s basketball box score for the Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022 game between the University of Memphis and Virginia Commonwealth University at FedExForum in Memphis.
Tigers’ women’s soccer falls to Arkansas in penalty kick shootout
The Memphis women’s soccer team’s historic season ended in a penalty kick shootout, 3-2, to Arkansas, Sunday, Nov. 20, in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Brooklyn Nets pull away from ailing Memphis Grizzlies
Dillon Brooks kept the Grizzlies in the game for three quarters, but Brooklyn pulled away in the fourth quarter. Related stories:
Box score: Nets 127, Grizzlies 115
Scores from the Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center.
Enchanted Forest at MoSH is a winter wonderland
The two-level exhibit, which opened on Saturday, includes 43 holiday decorated trees, a selfie station, a gingerbread village and a snow-covered Christmas village.
Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker done for season with knee injury
Hooker has been one of the best quarterbacks in the country and a leading Heisman Trophy contender as the Volunteers (9-2) became a surprise entry into the College Football Playoff race.
Number of Downtown office workers may have decreased by 40%
In 2019, before the pandemic began, Memphis had an adult, daytime worker population of 47,337 people.
Calkins: The perfect way to retire No. 59 — with a 59-0 win
“On Danton Barto’s day, the final scoreboard blazed with his number.” It was a fine way to retire the jersey of the all-time great Memphis linebacker, who died in 2021 at age 50.
Tigers force first shutout since 2015 in win over North Alabama
Memphis scored a season-high in the 59-0 win over North Alabama. The Tigers had 38 points by halftime. Tigers seniors’ final home game is one to rememberRelated stories:
Dreaming of a Whitehaven Christmas: Parade marks holiday season
“You have the baby majorettes, the grown-up majorettes and all the different bands from all the schools. I love it — It’s kind of like a battle of the bands.”
DCS workers, foster parents speak out with ‘calls of desperation’
One baby in Memphis was separated from her mother for much more time than necessary because of dysfunction at the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services. After quitting, a former DCS worker says her hair is growing back.
Brooks Museum artwork honors Tom Lee
“I want the viewer to connect with the characters in the painting. I want the viewer to know the history of Tom Lee,” local artist Carl. E. Moore said.
Rare 100% response rate a shot in the arm for cancer research
West Cancer Center & Research Institute recently completed a clinical trial that eliminated treated tumors in 12 weeks without adverse effects.
Echols: Thanksgiving traditions for the modern family
“The modern American — me, included — can barely sit through a wheat-harvesting description without checking her phone for something a tad more interesting.”
Inmate seriously injured in altercation with cellmate
Preliminary information indicates a detainee at Shelby County Jail is in critical condition after an altercation with his cellmate.
Movers & Shakers
Trezevant Foundation, Memphis Stone & Gravel and Big Cypress Lodge announce new additions.
Metro
Former MATA CEO files wrongful termination lawsuit
Bacarra Mauldin is alleging “wrongful termination, unpaid wages and tortious interference,” according to the case docket in Shelby County Chancery Court.
Premium State Government Redistricting update: ACLU brings in outside attorney. A case is reassigned. NAACP calls for college boycott
City of Memphis Splash course: Whitehaven YMCA’s public pool opens with promise of free swim lessons
Education Only MSCS 3rd graders at risk of retention to retake TCAP exam on last days of school
Premium Arlington Arlington schools lock in superintendent’s new four-year deal, plan raises and stipends
Business
Germantown office building bought for $5.5 million
A former FedEx office could become upscale medical campus.
Premium Business Novel bookstore employees to vote on union
Premium Transportation & Logistics ‘An existential threat’: Supreme Court ruling on freight brokers could impact smaller operations
Premium Spirit of Memphis Make-A-Wish golf tournament tees off its 16th year with new name
Premium Business At JA BizTown, kids get first taste of ‘the world of work’
Sports
Calkins: Memphis to join Power 4 in 2028? So says Charles Huff.
Memphis coach Charles Huff said Memphis plans to join a Power 4 conference in 2028. Was it a guarantee? Not exactly. “I think you’ve got to speak things into existence,” he said.
High School Sports Spring Fling 2026: Houston, Collierville fall in soccer quarterfinals
Premium Sports Memphis baseball prepares for first conference tournament in three years
Premium Geoff Calkins Calkins: Why was there a flash mob in the Methodist hospital parking garage? Because dancing always helps.
Premium Chris Herrington Herrington: Notes from the NBA Draft Combine and playoffs
Food
After six years, a new Enjoy A|M restaurant to open
“We’ve always wanted a cocktail, steakhouse-y kind of restaurant,” said Andy Ticer of the second-floor bar at his and Michael Hudman’s new restaurant.
Premium Recipes Recipe Exchange: Greek Fest’s spanakopita
Suburbs
Germantown school board passes tight $92M budget amid funding battle
The approval “should not be misconstrued as consent,” as Germantown school leaders say there is still money that the city owes the suburban district.
Premium Real Estate Germantown office building bought for $5.5 million
Arts & Culture
Memphis Movies this Week: ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Boosters’ and a couple of Oscar winners
There’s a solid fistful of notable revival screenings around town this week, though three of them will be showing on the same night (Thursday), at the same time (7 p.m.). Which will you choose?
Music Indigo Girls, Linda Perry to play Overton Park Shell
Opinion
Calkins: Memphis to join Power 4 in 2028? So says Charles Huff.
Memphis coach Charles Huff said Memphis plans to join a Power 4 conference in 2028. Was it a guarantee? Not exactly. “I think you’ve got to speak things into existence,” he said.
Opinion Opinion: With redistricting, ‘Memphis is defined by the people who stay and fight for it’
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: After 20 years holding federal office, Cohen drops out
Longtime political reporter Bill Dries joins us today to talk about U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen’s legacy and how the three congressional races are shaping up.
City of Memphis The AM/DM podcast: A week for Hope?
Games
Sudoku: May 18
Are you ready for today’s puzzles?