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High School Sports
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. -
Memphis Tigers Football
Friday Night Stripes: Storylines to watch in the Memphis spring game
Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield’s first spring game will be part scrimmage, part festival for the fans.
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Memphis Grizzlies
Herrington: Losses are part of the NBA bargain, but did they have to be like this?
There are three categories: The bad, the ugly, and the ones that make you shout REALLY?
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Education
Memphis delegation takes UTHSC to task for 70 layoffs
Eight of the 19 members sign letter asking for workers to be reinstated.
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Premium High School Sports
Grab your popcorn as the face of St. Benedict athletics calls it a day
Sharon Masterson’s goal in 33 years was always to be an advocate for the student-athletes and the “best school in the world.”
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901 FC
Memphis 901 FC to face CBU in preseason fundraiser
The USL club also will face two teams in exhibition games.
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Real Estate
River Parks: Unauthorized bluff tree-cutting was ‘vandalism’
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.
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Education
Whitehaven school’s ‘store’ rewards positive behavior
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.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball
Lane College taps ‘Little General’ as head coach
Former Memphis Tigers star Andre Turner is making his move after coaching at alma mater Mitchell High.
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Memphis Tigers Football
Cincinnati transfer Jakari Robinson commits to Memphis football
The Tigers are adding another experienced impact player on the offensive line.
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Grizzlies Podcast
Expectations for the Grizzlies’ upcoming road trip
What is a realistic outlook for the Grizzlies' upcoming seven-game road trip?
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Shelby County
In a week, we’ll know if COVID case rise is a blip or fourth surge
If the numbers do not decline, another health directive could be out in two weeks instead of a month, and it likely will not include the ease in masking restrictions Dr. Bruce Randolph alluded to on Tuesday, April 13.
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Food
Burger and bourbon go down easy in the elegant Chez Philippe
A small upside to the tragedy and travails of the past year is that for a few more weeks, you can eat food as simple as a cheeseburger in the lap of luxury.
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Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies Insider: ‘All you can do is force a tough shot’
Even Luka Doncic admitted he’s probably never made a shot like that.
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Transportation & Logistics
Airport buckles up for more flights
Passenger traffic is steadily increasing at Memphis International Airport. However, people arriving in the city may find it tougher to arrange ground transportation at the airport.
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Metro
Coronavirus: New cases hit two-month high
The new cases yielded an 8.1% positivity rate.
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Germantown
Legislation regarding the 3Gs will not go to Senate floor
Legislation impacting ownership and operation of Germantown’s legacy schools is on hold. It may be reconsidered in the 2022 legislative session.
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Premium Geoff Calkins
Calkins: Grizzlies lose a heartbreaker! (Not)
Luka Doncic hit a last-second miracle shot to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies Wednesday night. But don’t let anyone tell you it was a heartbreaker. It was not.
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Memphis Grizzlies
Luka Doncic, Mavericks stun Grizzlies at the buzzer
Luka Doncic’s heave crushed the Grizzlies’ hearts on national television.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball
Report: NCAA votes to allow one-time transfer without having to sit out
Also approved: The dead period in recruiting will end June 1, allowing coaches in-person visits for the first time since the pandemic started.
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Real Estate
Hyatt Centric brings something old, something new to Downtown
The Hyatt Centric is the city’s first hotel with a Beale Street address. It’s intended to be a mix of the old and the new, as well as a mix of the familiar and the unique.
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Real Estate
WLOK, Big River Market seek Downtown grants
WLOK seeks a $50,000 grant to beautify its buildings at 363 S. Second. And the owner of the planned Big River Market, a small food/coffee store, seeks a $60,000 grant to help prepare space at the corner of Tennessee and G.E. Patterson.
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State Government
Senate approves bill requiring police recordings of juvenile interrogations
Police would be required to record their interrogations of juveniles under a bill passed unanimously by the Tennessee Senate Wednesday, April 14.
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Premium Germantown
Country Club developers submit slightly smaller plan to Germantown
Developers of the Germantown Country Club submitted a plan to Germantown that is slightly smaller than the one previously discussed.
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Premium Public Safety
Problems persist at jail despite lawsuit settlement, inspection finds
The COVID-19 jail lawsuit has been settled but a recent jail inspection still found some issues at the facility at 201 Poplar.
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