ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions after Week 10 games.

The Cardinals will come to Memphis to play their Triple-A affiliate in a 2025 exhibition game, marking the parent club’s first visit to the city since 2019.

Standouts from Fairley, Houston, Munford, MUS, Northpoint and Southwind are up for consideration this week.

This week’s jigsaw puzzle features a photo from the Day of the Dead festivities at the Brooks Museum of Art. 

This month, a classic rap group comes to Minglewood Hall, a rap star with a meteoric rise hits the FedExForum stage, a 7-decade musician comes to the Orpheum Theatre and a pop star returns home.

Are you ready for today’s puzzles? 

Neither Memphis nor Missouri is the same team as it was when the two met one season ago.

Also happening this week: Downtown Dining Week is back with a twist, and Good Fortune’s co-owner is on the Food Network.

Here’s how The Daily Memphian envisions the Tigers’ 2024-25 season playing out.

It took Casi Spear 40-plus hours to knit her Grizzlies jersey, but she’s prepared to do it all over again for Jaren Jackson Jr. 

An earthquake was recorded Saturday night three kilometers east of Steele, Missouri.

“As far as Penny Hardaway, I can honestly say this: I couldn’t be prouder of his willingness to try to adapt and understand what he does well and where we can help him,” Ed Scott said.

The incumbent alderman should easily cruise to victory Tuesday night because no one decided to challenge him for his second term in Position 4. It will be his second term.

The Memphis Police Department is deploying new AI-powered “sideshow” detection technology, which aims to stop illegal street takeovers in their tracks.

If you’re voting Tuesday, don’t be surprised if you’re checked in by a high school student. More than 250 have signed up to work the polls this week. So be on your best behavior, people.

Neither former President Donald Trump nor Vice President Kamala Harris has campaigned in Shelby County, but both have local headquarters that offer a peek at the mindset of voters in a non-battleground state.

“It isn’t new for bitterness and meanness to enter into American politics. It existed even from people we consider to be the founders of the nation.”

“Seventy-two hours from now, everybody will be in the same boat: The votes will have been cast, and once the votes have been counted, we’ll all know who won. And ... we will all know who lost.”

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

Two challengers are facing Position 6 Alderman Kevin Quinn in Bartlett’s only contested race on Tuesday’s ballot. Kenneth Hayes and Josh McNeil are looking to unseat the incumbent.

This week’s crossword puzzle draws on recent articles about conventions or “cons” related to comics and horror. 

The Tigers have clinched the outright American Athletic Conference regular-season championship and have the date for a semifinal tournament match they will host.

One play in Philadelphia encapsulated everything the Grizzlies hope to do this season.

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Tight end Miles Kitselman caught six passes for 97 yards and a touchdown for the Volunteers as they kept their College Football playoff hopes alive. The Wildcats lost their fourth straight game. 

The Memphis Tigers football team isn’t mathematically eliminated from conference championship contention, but a 44-36 loss to UTSA makes it highly unlikely.