This week’s crossword puzzle was inspired by the “Jeopardy!” game show, a recent contestant as well as a Memphian who appeared on the program in 2021.

Zach Edey isn’t afraid of a fight. He continued to earn the respect of his teammates by defending Ja Morant on Saturday night. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 125, Jazz 103

Grizzlies’ win over Jazz makes sixth straight

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 28 points, Zach Edey added 19 points and five blocks and the Memphis Grizzlies won their sixth straight by beating the Utah Jazz.

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Box score: Grizzlies 125, Jazz 103

NBA box score for the Memphis Grizzlies game against the Utah Jazz Saturday, Jan. 25 at FedExForum.

Tigers women’s basketball was upended in the fourth quarter Saturday afternoon at the Reynolds Center.

Worth Morgan and Naser Fazlullah vied in a hard-fought contest. The county GOP convention in Bartlett drew more than 400 people. 

Hundreds made crafts, ate and danced to celebrate the Lunar New Year at the Brooks Museum on Saturday.

A distemper outbreak at Memphis Animal Services has shut down the facility temporarily. Mayor Paul Young sent a letter to concerned citizens, outlining the situation and asking that people refrain from attacking the staff.

The No. 24 Tigers should have a point to prove when the AAC preseason favorite Blazers visit FedExForum.

Mayor Lee Harris and Judge Tarik Sugarmon talk on “Behind The Headlines” about the compromise they have taken to Sheriff Floyd Bonner about administration of the county’s juvenile-detention center.

“Life’s a gift, open it,” says Slowdown Dry Goods founder Eli Berry, who recently released a merch line for Grammy-winning artists Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus.

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

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For Demarcus Suggs, director of creative and cultural economy for the City of Memphis, his goal is simple: Support the arts.

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 22 of his game-high 29 points in the second half to lead the Grizzlies to their fifth straight win. He added a career-high-tying seven assists as he produced yet another piece of evidence in his growing case as one of the league’s best players. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 139, Pelicans 126

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New Orleans pulled within six points early in the fourth, but Memphis went on a 15-5 run to grab its largest lead of the game at that point.

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, at FedExForum.

International Paper’s $9.9 billion deal to acquire DS Smith is expected to close Jan. 31 and give the Memphis-based firm 30,000 new employees worldwide. 

Memphis Jamaican Kitchen owners Ryan and Ebony Meeks are adding a second location in the Medical District area with dine-in service. They will also be keeping the food truck open in Downtown Memphis.

Homecoming is the theme running through Bertram Williams Jr.’s life at the moment.

NBA trade season is arriving, and Memphis continues to be brought up in the conversation around disgruntled Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler. 

Real estate values in the recently completed countywide property reappraisal are up about 27% compared to in 2021.

Connie McCarter has shown her position as an alternative voice in Lakeland politics to the chagrin of a lot of people.

Here’s a quick crossword that will have you keeping time. 

“Every vote for vouchers takes tax money, your money, from already underfunded public schools and gives it to private schools.”