Bill Hardgrave begins his tenure at a critical point for the Memphis athletics program. The push to join the ranks of the Power Five conferences and the Independent Accountability Resolution Process investigation (IARP) of the basketball program loom. 

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Mustangs score four of their five runs with two out to claim a key district victory.

The state House of Representatives moved on legislation Monday that could transfer three Germantown schools out of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district. But, does Germantown want the schools or the property? 

The intersection just east of the Memphis-Arkansas Bridge was a major choke point last year when the I-40 bridge was closed.

Ja Morant, Killian Tillie and Tyrell Terry will all miss Tuesday’s game against the Jazz. Dillon Brooks is doubtful. But Steven Adams, Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. will all return.

A busload of area police officers got a firsthand look Monday at the many dangerous distractions that capture the attention of drivers.

The 64th Grammy Awards show took place Sunday, April 3, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. 

Ja Morant is nearing the end of his evaluation period for his knee injury. “He’s doing well,” said Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins.

Former Tigers basketball standout guided Collierville Dragons squad to 20 victories after period of coaching turmoil.

Joshua Hood’s Adam Hayes may be part of the Jason Bourne universe, but Hood says Bourne wouldn’t want to meet his protagonist in a dark alley. 

Growing out-of-state enrollment and declining in-state enrollment are due in part to the looming “enrollment cliff” and the university’s improved prestige and R1 status.

“It’s hard for me to believe that anyone has done more for Memphis than Fred Smith,” Bo Allen, First Horizon regional president for West Tennessee, Arkansas and North Mississippi, said. 

Standouts from Bartlett, CBHS, Collierville, ECS, Houston and Northpoint are up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 7.

As Memphis waits to learn its punishment, North Carolina and Kansas will play for the national championship. In the past decade, both schools have been accused of cheating on a grand scale. 

FedEx stock was up nearly 5% Tuesday, March 30, following the announcement on Monday that Raj Subramaniam will succeed Frederick W. Smith as president and CEO. 

The Millington track is considered by many a safe place to race. But regulars worry that drag racers will move to the streets if plans to sell the track and build a warehouse move forward.