All of those pardoned by the governor have been out of prison for at least five years.

The Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering Phoenix football team brought home the Class 1A TSSAA High School BlueCross Bowl Football Championship, the first charter school to win the title, and had a parade to celebrate.

Due to its recent success, the task force doesn’t plan to alter its approach in the coming year. 

Claire Smith led Patriots to second straight title. Kim Robinson guided Trojans to their first crown in program history.

Clark, who was the longest-tenured assistant coach under Tigers head coach Ryan Silverfield, will also coach the defensive back for the Boilermakers. 

Did Draymond Green play the worst basketball game of all time? Chris Herrington breaks it down and also looks into Zach Edey’s return to the starting lineup.

Maureen Fraser takes the office of mayor in Collierville. Tony Salvaggio’s first elected step in Germantown is as an alderman. And the question of Germantown and a full-time mayor still must be addressed.

Coach Josh Heupel doesn’t much care for the narrative that the Vols, with its checkered history over the past 15 years, is content just to have reached the College Football Playoff.

The Bulldogs provide Penny Hardaway’s team a chance to pick up a fourth Quadrant I win. 

The move would be part of a plan to improve the Memphis Police Department without entering into a binding consent decree with the Department of Justice.

“Rather than demonizing judges when they make a bad call, we need to provide judges with better information, so they can make better calls. And that’s what the DA’s office has done,” writes District Attorney General Steve Mulroy. 

“While I agree that our police department can and should improve, the real question for me is this: Will a Federal Government consent decree yield the true results our community is seeking — will it make Memphis better?”

Petra Cafe is looking for a new location, Guthrie’s Chicken will open, Wendy’s on Covington will be torn down and rebuilt, and Catherine & Mary’s will be renovated. 

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

FedExForum played “Whoop That Trick,” and the Grizzlies obliged. Then, despite Warriors forward Draymond Green’s inflammatory remarks on his podcast, they let Golden State’s embarrassment speak for itself.

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The Memphis Grizzlies set a franchise record with 27 3-pointers in the 144-93 win over the Golden State Warriors. It’s the biggest win in the NBA this season.

The company affirms the value of its savings programs, more than $6 billion through 2027, but downgrades earnings-per-share for the rest of the year.

The Tigers were expected to land a quarterback out of the NCAA transfer portal with four-year starter Seth Henigan exhausting his eligibility.

Carson Chandler and McKenzie Percoski take the prize for Week 2 in Memphis prep basketball.

Members of the Planning Commission and Design Review Commission provided feedback for plans for the Arthur property near Germantown’s central business disrict.

“Kate (Ashby) and Kyle (Bankston, the owners of Knifebird and The Public Bistro) are like-minded people. We are good friends, and we want to do their legacy justice,” one of the restaurateurs taking over the spaces said. 

Pickleball Kingdom is taking over a former Memphis superstore and, with it, bringing indoor courts, classes and more.