Senior Ian McGehee looks to make history for MUS; CBHS sends three into championship matches. Also, updates on basketball tournaments and regular-season action.

Gershun Freeman’s family members and their attorneys are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate his Oct. 5 death while he was detained at the Shelby County Jail at 201 Poplar Ave.

Julia Gibbons, judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, administered the oath in a ceremony that included dozens of references to Ritz’ character, judgment and discipline.

The hearing room is a result of a court order that followed the American Civil Liberties Union and local advocacy groups threatening to sue Shelby County government for its bail and pretrial detention practices.

The Tigers opened against Samford on Friday, Feb. 17, with a new head coach, a newly renovated FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field and several new players on the roster.

Go ahead, take the loss, and wait for brighter days. Most importantly: Show Houston nothing in the process.

A plume of chemical contaminants is traveling along the Ohio River at about one mile per hour and will eventually enter the Mississippi River. 

Twenty-three Memphis leaders say the death of Tyre Nichols indicates deeper problems with the police department, and criticizes Mayor Jim Strickland’s administration.

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Tasia Vergos, the widow of Rendezvous founder Charlie Vergos, came to Memphis for an arranged marriage and lived a long life in her adopted city.

The Memphis Tigers lost Kendric Davis to injury, lost 24 turnovers and somehow still managed to beat Central Florida Thursday night. It may not have been the most important win in Memphis history. But it was unlike any that have come before.