Calkins: The Memphis Tigers threw a party — and everybody came
The University of Memphis basketball team smashed Central Florida Saturday. Landers Nolley II called it a “party at the crib.” But the best part of this gathering? Everybody came.
The University of Memphis basketball team smashed Central Florida Saturday. Landers Nolley II called it a “party at the crib.” But the best part of this gathering? Everybody came.
Healthier than they’ve been in months, the Tigers played vintage defense and negated the Knights’ top scorer.Related story:
The U of M basketball player, who went home to Michigan to see a back specialist, is expected to return to Memphis on Sunday.
With almost the entire roster healthy and available, it’s put up or shut up time for the University of Memphis basketball team.
The Grizzlies put on a show against the Orlando Magic on Saturday afternoon in a game that was shown across the world. Related story:
Feb. 5, 2022: The Memphis Grizzlies defeat the Orlando Magic at Amway Center in Orlando.Related story:
Feb. 5, 2022: The University of Memphis Tigers defeat the University of Central Florida Knights at FedExForum.Related story:
Load up the car and head to the Malco Summer Drive-In for an all-nighter of classic cinema. Each month features a different subject.
The number of people without power remained at about 20% of MLGW’s customers by 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
Germantown and Bartlett issued emergency declarations Friday. Other suburban mayors are not issuing declarations at this time.
Pamela Moses, a Memphis activist, was sentenced to six years for illegally trying to vote. Her attorney says they plan to ask for a new trial.
Residents of Juice Orange Mound’s HubOM warming center have resorted to sleeping outside in the cold, wintry weather following a notice of closure posted by the city.
This week’s vote by the state Senate to expel Memphis Democrat Katrina Robinson based on her conviction on federal charges is among the topics on a reporters roundtable on “Behind The Headlines.”
With the week’s storm resulting in power outages and below-freezing temperatures, the Tigers said at least FedExForum will offer “a bit of a break.”
The Grizzlies second-year guard is joined on the team by former Memphis Tigers center Precious Achiuwa.
The same ice that snaps power lines and slickens streets also creates opportunities for photographers to catch some wintry images. Vote for your favorite one.
Overriding a veto: The Shelby County Commission will vote on moving races for all nine Memphis-Shelby County Schools board seats to the 2026 ballot after Mayor Lee Harris’ veto of their September decision.
The arrest of Evolve Bank & Trust CEO Robert “Bob” Hartheimer is the latest challenge for the embattled Memphis-based bank.
A meeting with South Florida was must-win for Memphis, which played like it down the stretch to upset the then-No. 18 Bulls. Now, every other game moving forward is must-win for the No. 25 Tigers, too.
Bog Fest is a celebration of fall flavors, live music and community that’s happening in the Regalia Shopping Center parking lot outside Bog & Barley.
With a growing change in how students are earning college degrees, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary is moving from its location across from Bellevue Baptist Church to Arlington.
Hiking Spain’s Camino de Santiago pays meaningful dividends for Mid-Southerners who trek to Santiago de Compostela, and the cathedral where the apostle Saint James is buried.
“On Nov. 1, may we learn to do a better job of taking off our masks, the facades that sometimes blind us from being who we really are and becoming the blessings we were meant to be.”
On “Behind The Headlines,” two vocal critics of the Memphis Safe Task Force say there isn’t much — if any — middle ground as Mayor Paul Young tries to thread the political needle.
Today’s photo is from the University of Memphis’ “Memphis Madness presents Ballin’ on Beale” taken by The Daily Memphian photographer Patrick Lantrip.