It was in June when Memphis’ head coach first looked around the Tigers’ Laurie-Walton Family Basketball Center and saw the makings of a team he believed could compete with any in the country.
Marcaren Christian launched the event three years ago because, “I saw the cool things that all these people were doing and I just wanted to put everyone in the same room so that we could all see each other.”
Jarred Thweatt wanted to spread joy with his light display. Although a ‘Grinch whiner’ tried to interfere, the community rallied to rescue the festive arrangement.
Three-star offensive lineman Darion Reed and former East Tennessee State University linebacker Chandler Martin announced their commitments on Sunday.
The Grizzlies star said he hopes his collaboration with Mauna-Kea is just the beginning of his clothing design journey.
Memphis Tigers point guard Kendric Davis got a text from Ja Morant and Desmond Bane before Saturday’s game telling him to “go be that killer you are.” Davis didn’t have to be told twice, evidently. He scored 27 points as Memphis knocked off unbeaten Auburn.
“It wasn’t until I reached adulthood that I realized nothing that can be wrapped will fully satisfy. And if the stuff in the boxes — the stuff I flew up and down Poplar looking so frantically for — won’t satisfy, what will?”
“Sports tourism and Memphis youth: that’s what this is about,” said Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland at the opening of the Memphis Sports & Events Center at Liberty Park.
The old fairgrounds is being repurposed as Liberty Park, a $126 million mixed-used project anchored by the 227,000-square-foot Memphis Sports & Events Center, including apartments, retail, a hotel and more. Mid-South Coliseum’s future uncertain despite Liberty Park transformation Fond memories of old Fairgrounds and analysis of the competition led to Liberty ParkRelated articles:
In Memphis’ win Saturday in the Holiday Hoopsgiving event in Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, Davis was a man with all the answers.
As the city sees crime rates rising, we hear a lot about young perpetrators. But the data on the other side of the coin, young victims, is just as striking. Solutions to childhood violence lie in trauma counseling Related story:
The 12 days of Memphis music includes gems from Robby Grant, B.B. King, Valerie June, Otis Redding, Cordell Jackson, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Star & Micey, Indo G, and more.
The shooting occurred in the 4900 block of Cimmaron Drive around 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9.
Isaiah Tate threw for two touchdowns and ran for one more. Misan Sisk of MASE, Germantown’s Milton Grant, Walker Hawkins of St. George’s, Bartlett’s Hayden Edge and Clarence Livingston of Fairley also helped the Red Team establish domination early.
A new federal racketeering indictment unsealed Thursday in Memphis federal accuses six alleged Ghost Mob gang members of conspiracy to murder and attempted murder in the aid of racketeering for a 2020 incident firefight with a rival gang.
Trap Fusion closes its Cordova restaurant but launches Trap Vegan in its flagship eatery in Whitehaven. Wiseacre Brewing Co.’s new sandwich concept Panuzzo King will launch soon on Broad Avenue.
Larry Johnson’s second touchdown of the game gave Germantown its final lead and then the defense did the rest.
There are two things never to joke about on the restaurant scene: stellar service and tater tots.
Both proposals submitted to Germantown were different than the suburb’s vision for an outdoor sports complex.
Darren Watkins Jr. — also known as IShowSpeed — filed into his black SUV on Thursday afternoon and said the magic words. “Memphis is way more lit than Nashville. Memphis is super lit.” Slicing, Ja, Bass Pro: Popular streamer IShowSpeed’s day in MemphisRelated content:
This week, Southaven launches its hummingbird fest, the Halloran Centre celebrates 10 years and Beale Street throws a 100th birthday party for B.B. King.
“I swear if we were still having children, or my kids were to have another grandchild, I’d lobby for the name iBank, boy or girl. That’s probably going to be the name of my next dog.”
What is a dive bar anyway? On this week’s Sound Bites, Holly Whitfield talks to Cole Jeanes and Harrison Downing about the definition of a dive bar and about a weekly breakfast biscuit pop-up.