Memphis suffers heartbreaking loss to Florida Atlantic in NCAA Tournament
Memphis lost a heartbreaker to Florida Atlantic Friday night. A promising season came to a crushing end.Related stories:
Grizzlies complete largest comeback in franchise history, beat Spurs
The Memphis Grizzlies erased a 29-point deficit on Friday night to stun the Spurs in overtime, 126-120.Related stories:
Freeman, Nichols families call for prosecution of officers in Freeman’s death
The families of Gershun Freeman and Tyre Nichols stood with attorney Ben Crump Friday afternoon outside the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center, demanding prosecution of the corrections officers responsible for Freeman’s death.
File confirms identity of retired officer in Nichols case
Memphis Police Department Lt. Dewayne Smith, a 25-year veteran, has been identified as the officer who retired before an administrative hearing into his involvement in the death of Tyre Nichols.
Brian Kelsey seeks to withdraw guilty pleas in campaign fraud case
Lawyers for former state Sen. Brian Kelsey — who chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee — argued he pleaded guilty in November in part because of his “inexperience with the criminal justice system.”
Douglass outlasts Giles County to advance to Class 2A title game
Tyler Johnson leads the Red Devils with 15 points and nine rebounds. Douglass will play Alcoa in Saturday’s 6:30 pm final.
No. 16 FDU shocks No. 1 Purdue in East Regional
If Memphis defeats Florida Atlantic later Friday, the Tigers will play No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio.
Significantly weakened abortion ban exception moves forward in General Assembly
Tennessee lawmakers are close to amending the state’s total abortion ban to allow doctors to terminate pregnancies to save patients’ lives. But the amended bill is more vague than the original about when abortion would be legal.
Former top MSCS official back with proposal for new charter school
Former MSCS deputy superintendent John Barker has proposed a new vo-tech charter school for the district to consider.
Final Four Memories: Black. White. Memphis was whole, for at least a moment.
The 1972-73 Memphis State Tigers NCAA Tournament team’s impact on the city still is examined and debated 50 years later.
Former ECS star lifts Marquette to first-round NCAA victory
Kam Jones scored 18 consecutive points for Marquette during the second half to help the Golden Eagles pull away from Vermont.
Dillon Brooks fined for pushing camera person
The Memphis Grizzlies guard was fined $35,000 for “the unsportsmanlike act of shoving a camera person on the sideline after pursuing a loose ball,” the NBA announced Friday.
Turner files second mayoral residency requirement challenge
Turner’s lawsuit is likely to be combined with a similar challenge of the five-year residency requirement filed Monday by Sheriff Floyd Bonner.
Jordan Frison carries Overton into championship game
Senior scores 36 points in in boys basketball 4A semifinal win over Hillsboro.
Memphis, national advocates rally for transgender youth rights
The rally was hosted by OUTMemphis and the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization. Other participating organizations included Choices Memphis and My Sistah’s House Memphis.
Social Club: Basketball fans show support for Ja Morant
Bill Nye dances to a song from a Memphis rapper and another debuts an Apple Music short documentary.
Smart meters still failing as MLGW tackles 34,000+ delayed bills
MLGW has processed bills for more than 34,000 users who were behind on payments because of faulty meters. That’s about 8% of MLGW electricity customers.
Independence races past East in 4A semifinals
Mustangs can’t get anything going on the offensive end and end the season with a 26-10 record.
‘It’s not going to go away unless we do something:’ Local leaders eye juvenile crime solutions
In Memphis, leaders seem to agree that youth are able to get guns too easily and that they are seeing a trend of younger juvenile offenders and more violent offenses. But there are varying opinions on how to deal with those trends.
Analysis: Can the Tigers get back to winning close games?
The 2020 football season was built on coach Ryan Silverfield’s team finding ways to win close games. The 2021 and 2022 seasons were derailed because Memphis lost too many close ones.
Metro
Six officers charged after arrest of Shelby Farms murder suspect
Six West Tennessee law-enforcement officers charged after four-county pursuit and arrest of suspect in Shelby Farms killing.
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Business
Inked: First Congo selling two buildings, Germantown getting new retail center
Watertower Place at Forest Hill to open in Germantown, First Congregational Church to sell two buildings and Oteka Technologies relocates.
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Sports
Tigers Basketball Insider: What Memphis’ hot-and-cold nature says about its NCAA Tournament chances
Memphis ranks No. 4 in opponent adjust, a metric created by college basketball analytics expert Evan Miyakawa.
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Food
Breakfast will soon be back at Barksdale restaurant
With new owners, former staffers and a ton of upgrades to the building, Barksdale’s reopening brings a mix of old and new.
Suburbs
Sherwood Brown: From death row at Parchman to freedom
Even after DNA testing showed he wasn’t the suspect who killed the three members of the Boyd family, it still took years for Sherwood Brown to get his release from custody.
Arts & Culture
For this Cordova High grad who’s on Broadway, life is a cabaret
Memphis native Calvin Leon Smith says starring in “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club” now on Broadway feels prescient.
Opinion
Echols: We were born to sweat
“My underlying hope is that when I do A and B, the promised C will result. But you only have to live a little while to learn that’s not the way life works.”
Podcasts
CEO, chairman discuss more than seven years of The Daily Memphian
Andy Cates, who is the chairman of the board of Memphis Fourth Estate Inc. that owns and operates The Daily Memphian, and CEO Eric Barnes talk about the history of the news organization.
Games
Jigsaw: Sweet selling point
This week’s puzzle features a photo of a Girl Scouts selling beloved cookies.