For better or worse, the NBA has positioned Christmas Day as a kind public launchpad for a season already well-in-progress. The Memphis Grizzlies, however, have the holiday off.

American Airlines flights were cleared to fly by federal regulators about one hour after a national ground stop order was issued.

Are you ready for today’s puzzles? 

Word Flower is a fun and challenging game that people of all ages can enjoy.

Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. each felt partly responsible in a tightly contested 114-110 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers — a game that was tied twice within the final minute but slipped away.

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Box score: Clippers 114, Grizzlies 110

With the game tied at 110, Powell hit a 14-foot jumper with 25 seconds left and then converted two free throws to give the Clippers their third win in four games.

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at FedExForum.

The boys were transported to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.

We’ve got your guide to New Year’s Eve events for adults (and even one for kids!), and we’ve included some inspiration to help you meet your 2025 health goals.

The Tigers fall out of the Associated Press rankings after getting blown out by the Bulldogs on Saturday at home.

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“Where I come from, you call somebody a liar, you better have plenty to back that up,” said Feagins’ attorney, Memphis lawyer Alan Crone.

ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions as Tennessee’s and Memphis’ seasons end and the College Football Playoff continues.

This week’s jigsaw puzzle features an image of The Peabody Hotel’s holiday gingerbread display.

David Stephens’ contract was extended recently, continuing his service at Bartlett City Schools for four more years. Stephens is the district’s only superintendent since its inception in 2014.

Kaye’s Pints & Scoops own Kameisha Wilson says ice cream is not just for the summer. Here is a ice cream pie she makes every year for the holidays. 

This year’s list gives us strippers, tennis players, boys, daughters, jurors and hundreds of beavers. Plus, there are “Special Jury (of One)” prizes.

A proposal before the state Legislature would allow juvenile court records to be used in criminal court bail decisions. But Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said he is also working on a local agreement to do the same thing. 

Unless the government intervenes to lower the price or forces insurers to cover the drugs, they will remain out of range for many people.

“We hear a lot about restaurants closing here in Memphis, and they just leave, but this is one that we should say, ‘Thank you for all the things you have done for us. After 40 years, this family deserves all the flowers.”

Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus. 

Hollywood sound designer Watson Wu spent a week in Memphis in 2022 recording sounds at the zoo for “Mufasa: The Lion King.”

Also happening this week: Hanukkah begins on Christmas Day for the first time since 2005.

The MSCS board has a history of lots of citizens showing up at its meetings in a bad mood. The political roundup also tracks how the city’s D.C. representatives voted on the plan to keep the federal government open. Meanwhile, the city council will meet at 4 p.m. in the new year instead of 3:30 p.m.

Memphis linebacker Chandler Martin is forgoing his final year of eligibility to enter the NFL Draft, he announced Sunday on X.