Calkins: With an NCAA bid for the taking, Tigers not letting go
There’s just two weeks left until Selection Sunday. Judging by the way the Tigers blasted Wichita State, they don’t appear to be leaving their invitation to chance.
Nolley dazzles, leads Memphis in blowout of Wichita State
Landers Nolley II was cooking and the defense locked up the Shockers for a commanding win for the Tigers.
Calkins: Ice storm ends a 70-year love story — in death
Left in a house without power, Orange Mound residents Jake and Vennie McIntosh — ages 92 and 91 — died together in the recent ice storm.
Bulls just latest victims of Ja Morant’s response to naysayers
Ja Morant called Saturday’s win an “important” night to carry the Grizzlies’ momentum home.
DeSoto leaders consider opting out of medical marijuana sales
The Mississippi Legislature has approved the sale of medical marijuana, but local leaders have concerns about factors such as zoning where the sales occur.
Morant scores 46, says cheers in Grizzlies win over Bulls
Grizzlies lose 17-point lead, but Kyle Anderson came up with the game-winning steal in the closing seconds.
Collierville experiences changing landscape of retail
The way people shop is shifting, but it’s not necessarily due to an increase in online sales.
Saturday prep report: Bartlett staves off Overton rally to advance in 8-AAAA
CBHS and FACS advance to state, and four local wrestlers capture state titles.
Former Tiger Artis Hicks elected to Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
The former University of Memphis and NFL lineman was surprised with the news during the Memphis M Club Hall of Fame ceremony that included five other former Tigers.
Political Roundup: From local elections to international events
Janika White opened her campaign for District Attorney General Saturday while federal legislators from Tennessee weighed in on the Ukraine situation.
Mark your calendars
Here are the next Memphis Grizzlies games:
- Game 6: Friday, May 13, Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 7 (if needed): Monday, May 16, Grizzlies vs. Golden State Warriors, 7:30 p.m. (TNT)
Box score: Memphis 81, Wichita State 57
Feb. 27, 2022: The Memphis Tigers defeat the Wichita State Shockers at FedExForum.
Metro
State troopers want to stop speeders. Drivers are crashing out.
Since the beginning of the Memphis Safe Task Force, routine traffic stops by state troopers have turned into high-speed pursuits, several which have ended in crashes.
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Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says county could take Memphis Safe Task Force to court
Public Safety How Boss Crump stared down a governor’s threat to send the National Guard to Memphis
Business
Glasses that slow nearsightedness in children now FDA-approved
“For a long time, it’s been our desire to try to halt progression as nearsightedness develops, especially with it being on the rise,” said a local optometrist. It is estimated that more than 50% of the world population may become nearsighted by 2025.
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Movers and Shakers Movers & Shakers
Premium Real Estate Hardware-store supplier opens Collierville showroom larger than Wrigley Field
Sports
Grizzlies crushed again in preseason, despite JJJ’s return
Star forward Jaren Jackson Jr. returned to the Memphis Grizzlies lineup after offseason surgery to address a turf toe injury.Related content:
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Food
Soybeans and coffee: How tariffs are impacting some in the Mid-South
“What it costs to produce a crop is at record numbers, and the price that (Tennessee farmers) get for that corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton … are almost at near-record lows,” said a Farm Bureau Federation staffer.
Suburbs
Lindsey Whiteside’s sentence is illegal, DeSoto County DA says
DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton said his office is challenging the sentence, arguing sexual battery committed by a person in a position of trust is classified as a violent crime and is specifically ineligible for the house arrest program under Mississippi law.
Arts & Culture
The hard, block-by-block work to improve Klondike, Smokey City
Klondike Smokey City CDC is working to mow and maintain yards, build a pocket park and turn 150 vacant lots and empty homes into assets in the community.
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: We don’t need military occupation. We need poverty eradication.
“That jail was already overcrowded; today it holds 800 people over capacity. Incarceration is not the solution.”
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: The birds and the bees, tigers and chimpanzees
To help animals reproduce — and species thrive — staffers at the Memphis Zoo study poop, freeze sperm at -196 degrees, and even help endangered species reproduce long after their deaths.