If you believe the polls, Republican Bill Lee is steamrolling toward victory in the Tennessee governor’s race.

Gambling 2.0, in the form of legal sports betting, and soon Gambling 3.0 – a state lottery – have come to Mississippi, which means they’ve come to neighboring Memphis and Shelby County as well. Mississippi will soon be the only state in the country with sports betting and a lottery and both commercial and Indian casinos.

Behind the counter at the Horseshoe Casino’s sportsbook in Tunica, employees wearing black-and-white striped shirts are taking wagers. The ghost of disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy apparently is not even a memory, bad karma having been cast out on these winds of change.

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

John Gibbons knew he would not be returning to Toronto as the Blue Jays manager and it didn’t take long for him to go to work on endorsing a successor.

Thirteen minutes from Main Street, Memphis, a centuries-old Indian mound rises above washboard-flat crop land in the old farm settlement of Mound City, Arkansas.

The Zadie E. Kuehl Memorial Park in Lakeland soon will expand to include a dog park on land donated by the owners of The Pet Hospitals.

Greater Memphis Chamber president and CEO Phil Trenary was shot and killed Thursday, Sept. 27, on Front Street south of G.E. Patterson near Central Train Station.

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Crosstown Arts’ new, $11 million performance and film hall is now built and has new name and manager. The not-for-profit organization for contemporary arts has christened the 28,000-square-foot facility The Doll House.

Genomic testing can done based on a 21-gene profile to classify breast cancer patients into categories of low risk, intermediate risk or high risk. And based on that profile, doctors determine whether or not the patient would benefit from chemotherapy.

After two months of renovation, Aldi, a discount grocery store with German roots, reopened its doors at 2867 Kirby Whitten Rd. earlier this month.

Marc Gasol in the kitchen. Mike Conley making Christmas mischief. Jaren Jackson Jr. in motion. A title around your waist.

Nearly two decades ago, the South Main Association in Downtown Memphis decided that the last Friday of every month would be ideal to celebrate South Main art, culture and community. 

The main artifact for a new exhibition at Crosstown Arts is Isaac Hayes' 14-foot-long, custom-made, red velvet office desk complete with white Formica top. Previously, the desk had been in storage for more than a year, after the Stax Museum of American Soul Music recovered it from the owner of East Nashville vintage boutique, The Hip Zipper.

Bringing comfort and joy to patients at St. Francis Hospital-Memphis is what Lily, an 8-year-old Coton du Tulear breed, does best. Lily is a part of St. Francis’ newly expanded volunteer program consisting of 11 new members, including her handler, Richard Herbert. The first pet therapy dog at the hospital, she made her public debut on Wednesday, Sept. 26.

Memphis police released the names Wednesday, Sept. 26, of the three officers involved in the Sept. 17 South Memphis traffic stop and shooting of Martavious Banks.

Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of five Grizzlies roster previews. Other stories will appear in the coming days.

Jaren Jackson Jr. was hanging out in the Grizzlies locker room. This was not long ago, before an informal workout. Marc Gasol walked in, looking sharp.

Paced by $10 million from FedEx, Epicenter Memphis has raised $40 million to support emerging businesses and is pushing toward a $100 million war chest.

The first official practice of the Penny Hardaway era ended the way you might expect.

When 9-year-old Sydney Ives attended her first piano lesson, she put her hands on the keys and when she attempted to play a note, her right hand fell flat to her side, as if she’d had a stroke.

From time to time throughout this season, The Daily Memphian will convene a quartet of our writers, veteran Grizzlies watchers all, to bat around the questions of the moment. We’re calling it Turn Four, in tribute to the play call -- translation: get Z-Bo the bleeping ball -- that Lionel Hollins or Dave Joerger would call out whenever the Grizzlies needed to settle down and get a bucket.

Antonio Burt, principal at one of Shelby County Schools’ first Innovation Zone schools and leader of priority and I-Zone schools, is the new chief academic officer for SCS.

Shane Horn begins his duties as Lakeland city manager next Monday, Oct. 1, earning $110,000 annually to run the suburb’s day-to-day operations.