A massive crowd showed up to the Liberty Bowl Friday night to celebrate Memphis football — and the return of life as normal.

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Among the festivities was a display of new faces, running game and a potential emerging fan favorite.

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Dillon Brooks scored a season-high 32 points as six Grizzlies scored in double digits.

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The Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival and Art in the Loop are planning for thousands over the weekend in distanced events.

The Tigers’ two leading scorers are running it back for another season.

Joris Ray previewed his Reimagine 901 plan, which will include higher teacher salaries, smaller class sizes and new educational programming.

A shooting at FedEx Ground’s Indianapolis facility that left eight people dead and several others injured is likely to cause delivery service disruptions.

Sylvamo Corporation, a new spin-off of International Paper, is considering where to put its global headquarters that will create 300 jobs paying $179,000 on average in salaries and bonuses, or $217,133 a year including benefits.

Penny Hardaway is turning up the heat on a couple of standouts from AAU Team Thad.

The 183 cases come from 3,457 cases, giving the day a positivity rate of 5.3%.

 The goal is to receive commitments for 500 gifts in 24 hours.

Proposals by Memphis City Council members and Shelby County commissioners emerged during a second joint meeting Thursday of the two bodies. But other elected officials expressed concern that just talking about changes in economic development incentives could put the city and county at a disadvantage.

Carmeon Hamilton’s HGTV show will likely be a six-episode “docu-style series” that shines a light on the city from her perspective. 

Thursday’s soccer match between visiting Houston and unbeaten Lausanne certainly had a playoff intensity about it. And although they’re in different divisions and won’t have to go through each other during the state tournament, each team showed it has what it takes to be a factor in late May.

Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield’s first spring game will be part scrimmage, part festival for the fans.

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Eight of the 19 members sign letter asking for workers to be reinstated.

Sharon Masterson’s goal in 33 years was always to be an advocate for the student-athletes and the “best school in the world.”

The USL club also will face two teams in exhibition games.

A Mississippi tree service owner says Steve Harvey’s wife, Marjorie Harvey, told him she had permission to remove the two large magnolias, even though they were on public land.

Students at Robert R. Church Elementary School in Whitehaven can now exchange points for prizes after a $10,000 donation funded their new incentive store. 

Former Memphis Tigers star Andre Turner is making his move after coaching at alma mater Mitchell High.