There were 26 bids placed on Penny Hardaway’s game-worn uniform and warmup set from his 1993-94 rookie season. 

The claims offer the 18-month, $487,500 payout described in Feagins’ contract as an alternative outcome to returning her to the school district’s superintendent seat. 

The owners of the Side Porch Steakhouse are adding a coffeehouse in the former pharmacy building next door to their restaurant.

Penalty comes after TSSAA finds the Golden Wildcats, who reached the 2024 state championship game, used an ineligible player in eight games — including all five postseason contests.

Collierville police answered calls over the weekend to a large gathering leading to the arrest of eight people on various drug and firearms charges.

The sentencing dates come less than a month after Bean, Haley and Smith were acquitted of all charges at the state level.

Tennessee plays Wake Forest (6 p.m., ESPN2) and Ole Miss plays Murray State (6 p.m., ESPN+) as the Volunteers and Rebels try and advance to the regionals.

“Public safety is not a partisan issue — everyone deserves to feel safe in their community.”

Sand, silt and clay is essential to rebuilding — or, at this point, maintaining — the fragile coastline that has been receding for decades. But less than 10% of the Mississippi River’s sediment reaches the critical Bird’s Foot Delta. 

With a little more than five months to go until the start of college basketball’s 2025-26 regular season in November, the Tigers have situations to resolve and wrinkles to iron out.

A Thunder-Pacers NBA Finals is perhaps encouraging for the Grizzlies while underscoring some needed areas of improvement. 

The contract that has kept The University of Tennessee Health Science Center operating the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center is expiring, and a request seeking a new operator ended without a bid.

“This is the first time since the inception of the building that we’ve had any substantial or any availability beyond one or two suites. This building offers way more than any other building in this city.” 

Wherever you go, be safe, watch out for others and make sure to do at least one cannonball off the diving board.

John Zeanah’s new role with the City of Memphis boils down to an essential question: “How do we best pull the levers of city government in order to advance goals for housing, for community development, for economic development?”

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This week’s puzzle features a photo at an event honoring the award-winning Central High School jazz band.

Tennessee’s softball team goes extra innings to advance to play Texas on Monday in the semifinals of the Women’s College World Series.

Memphis ends the 2025 UFL season with a 46-9 loss to Birmingham at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. Focus shifts to the future of the club.

Smiley jumped in the river to rescue a drowning child on Friday before being swept away by currents that officials estimated were as fast as 6 mph.

Also happening this week: The Shelby County Commission meets, but don’t expect any major decisions about the county budget.

The Redbirds play Game 1 of a six-game home stand against the Indianapolis Indians (Triple-A, Pittsburgh Pirates) on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at AutoZone Park.

The two recorded top-12 marks in the javelin and shot put at the NCAA East Regional.

About half of those incarcerated in the Shelby County Corrections Center don’t have high school diplomas, according to The Goodwill Excel Center, which is expanding its adult learning programs into the prison.