The Memphis Tigers basketball fan base had waited months for the moment. Since mid-March at least.

Resh Short drove in from Cincinnati. He hopped in his car and pointed it toward Memphis and arrived by the time the doors opened at 6 p.m.

A "great achievement in museum design." That is what the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art leaders are telling architects they want for the museum’s future home overlooking the Mississippi River in Downtown Memphis.

It would be hard to find a community service project more in FedEx’s wheelhouse than the assembly of holiday care packages for U.S. military personnel that took over the FedEx Event Center at Shelby Farms Thursday.

William Mitchell’s fascination with real estate began during the summer of 1974 when his brother urged him to take a real estate course at then Memphis State University.

Just south of the tracks on South Highland Avenue, the new Sam’s Deli restaurant churned out huge sandwiches for a lively Friday lunch crowd. Country music filled the room, as well as the mountings of five deer heads, a big bass and bobcat. A dozen diners, including one accompanied by his dog on the front deck, consumed sandwiches so big that half a ham-and-cheese could not quite fit into a carryout box.

It will be the Memphis sports moment of the year. It will be a moment that summons the past and embraces the future and celebrates the return of a favorite son.

Randy Boyd probably knows the age-old sermon about reaping what you sow by heart.

Tennessee’s gubernatorial candidates say they will make education the focal point of their administration, but they have vastly different views on how to do it.

Derrick Rose brought down the house with a preposterous dunk. Rapper Rick Ross canceled on his first Madness visit but made it for the next. Gary Parrish won a chicken-wing eating contest, Larry Finch returned (after he was fired) to coach an alumni game and D.J. Stephens paid tribute to one of the greatest Memphis players ever by wearing his jersey for a dunk contest. All these things happened at Memphis Madness, which is what John Calipari renamed it sometime along the way. So here’s the complete and colorful history of the event, drawn from my notes, columns, memories and newspaper archives. 

The Grizzlies made their preseason debut Tuesday night in Birmingham with a 131-115 loss to the Houston Rockets. Scores don’t really matter in the preseason, but here’s a chain of thoughts on things that might:

Authorities were on the scene Wednesday morning after an officer-involved shooting led to the death of a man on Stage Road near the Bartlett-Memphis border.

President Donald Trump defended his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s qualifications — amid allegations of sexual misconduct against him — during a stump speech for U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s election campaign in Southaven Tuesday night at the Landers Center.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Karl Dean and Republican Bill Lee drew distinctions on the question of automatic TBI investigations into police-involved shootings in their first debate Tuesday at the University of Memphis.

Candidates have an array of tactics this year to get their names and campaign message across to voters in the suburbs.

Today’s consumers have higher expectations. They not only want a great product, but they are willing to buy from or boycott companies based on corporate values.

About two years ago, Sear Shack showed us how good simple can be. The restaurant opened in Collierville with three items: Burgers, fries and shakes. Sure, you could customize a little—a single or a double, add bacon, put cheese sauce on your fries—but the core menu was limited.

Southwest Airlines will launch its Memphis-Denver nonstop on Wednesday, giving Memphians three choices for nonstop travel between Memphis International Airport and the Mile High City.

Two suspects accused in the fatal shooting of Greater Memphis Chamber leader Phil Trenary appeared in court for a second day where both were appointed attorneys and will return to court next week.

Soon a tiny strip mall in East Memphis will offer all the basics: Garibaldi’s Pizza is opening next to Gibson’s Donuts on Mt. Moriah.

If things hold to form, Tuesday could be another big day for Shelby County Division 2 golf.

Editor’s Note: This is the third of a five-part series previewing the Grizzlies roster.

The family of one of the three suspects charged in the fatal shooting of Greater Memphis Chamber leader Phil Trenary said Monday that they were in "disbelief" when they learned he was arrested in connection with the homicide.

Head coach Mike Norvell didn’t try to hide his displeasure Monday when reliving Memphis’ performance that contributed to the Tigers first loss to Tulane since 2000. 

The final dance contestant was Yuta Watanabe.