Are you ready for today’s puzzles? 

The Grizzlies held an eight-point lead with a little more than six minutes to play, but they couldn’t survive a late surge from Jalen Green and the Houston Rockets. 

Related content:

Grizzlies Insider: Jaren Jackson Jr. won’t tell Yuki Kawamura his secret

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Houston Rockets on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

Germantown is in the early stages of a potential tax incentive for the redevelopment of Carrefour at Kirby Woods. While no final decisions were made, some aldermen have concerns with the TIF.

The no-confidence resolution, aimed at board members who voted to fire Marie Feagins, also includes a “governance plan” to improve the school board’s relationship with the superintendent. The commission voted not to hold up funding for a new Frayser high school.

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, has called on the Senate to reject several of Trump’s appointees, including Robert Kennedy Jr

“It is important to us as a company that we grow in Memphis. We want our fellow businesses to grow, too.”

Education, reproductive rights, immigration and tough-on-crime were in the spotlight last year. This year, the same topics will likely reemerge alongside new legislation focused on bail-bond reform, grocery taxes, school vouchers and more.

The Business Blitz goal is to bring businesses, residents and community stakeholders “in a celebration of local commerce.”

The officer served the Memphis Police Department for 37 years. 

Jaren Jackson Jr. arrived at a game last week wearing a custom Yuki Kawamura sweatshirt. Now Kawamura wants a Jackson hoodie so the teammates can match. 

“The Best of Sam & Dave” is the sound of singers, musicians, songwriters and producers finding a special chemistry.

The Tigers rose in the AP Top 25 for the second straight week.

Related content:

Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s latest AP Top 25 ballot

ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions as Notre Dame and Ohio State prepare to meet for the College Football Playoff National Championship.

Standouts from Arlington, ECS, Harding, St. Benedict and White Station are up for consideration this week. 

Standouts from Bartlett, CBHS, Fairley, Fayette Academy and Rossville Christian are up for consideration this week. 

Where did Upadhyaya rank Memphis after a second straight close call at home — this one to an ECU team well outside the top 150 of the NCAA’s NET rankings — to an AAC foe? 

Maureen Fraser will chair her first meeting as Collierville mayor Monday. Ahead of that, she shared some lesser known facts about her life.

If all goes well, former Memphis Tigers defensive lineman Jaylon Allen and receiver Joe Scates will be back at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium playing in the United Football League. 

The Young administration could ask the City Council for additional money for MATA, and at least one council member does not like its current approach. 

“One thing we’ve all learned since the pandemic is that change is the only constant,” restaurateur Deni Reilly said.

A downgrade signals to the investment community that the financial performance has changed enough that the probability the hospital will not be able pay its debt has gone up, said an assistant professor in finance at the University of Memphis.

Are you ready for today’s puzzles? 

This week’s jigsaw features a photo from the Budweiser Clydesdales’ visit to Arlington, where 500 to 600 people braved the cold weather for a chance to see the world-famous horses. 

PJ Haggerty, Memphis’ superstar guard, has emerged as an All-American candidate and dark-horse National Player of the Year contender. Now, his big plays could directly help him earn a few extra dollars.