A nearly three-year-long saga, in which the University of Memphis faced possible sanctions from the NCAA and the IARP, is over. 

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The suit claims Varsity and other defendants, including the United States All Star Federation and Premier Athletics, engaged in a conspiracy to cover up abuse. 

Althea Greene, who has served as vice chair for the last two years, will replace Michelle McKissack as board chair. Sheleah Harris will replace Greene as vice chair.

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says it’s too early to tell if there were police missteps in how they handled the violent crimes of the last three weeks because investigations are still underway. 

The set of a dozen appropriation resolutions topped a relatively uneventful council agenda Tuesday, Sept. 27.

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Dillon Brooks acknowledged at media day that he is going into a contract year. If he plays more efficiently, he will be costly to whichever team signs him next.

Madden has been with Mayor Jim Strickland since he took office in 2016. She leaves City Hall next week to work with Ford’s BlueOval City joint venture.

Daniel Blanchard makes possibly the best bagel around, if you like ’em chewy and dense.

Heavy reliance on a single creator has tended to stall out at the highest levels, and that’s even more true for teams relying on smaller guards. 

When the Grizzlies acquired Green in a late-June trade that sent De’Anthony Melton to the Philadelphia 76ers, there was speculation that the team would look to trade Green for a younger, healthier player. But, now, it seems as if the Grizzlies and Green have realized the value of their pairing.

Any offer won’t be official until the Collierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen appoints her in a meeting. 

Catilena “DC” Collier, 22, was arrested Monday, Sept. 26, according to a press release issued by the Memphis Fire Department.