This marks an important step as the university prepares to join the NAIA’s Mid-South Conference for the 2027-28 athletic season.

The matchup with UAB will be the first home conference game of the season for the Memphis Tigers. 

This Holidays in Memphis guide covers where to pick pumpkins and all you need to know about corn mazes, haunted attractions, spooky movies and more Halloween fun.

The winning artwork will appear on the 2027-28 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp. Sadly, no readers met Geoff Calkins' challenge to predict the winner.

Thomas previously coached under Iisalo in Europe. He became the second-youngest coach in EuroLeague history last season. 

MASE, Fairley, Covington, Munford, Central, Southwind, Whitehaven and Briarcrest are ranked in this week’s Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s high school football rankings.

Standouts from Brighton, Center Hill, Collierville, Fayette Academy and Whitehaven are up for consideration this week. Voting ends up at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1.

Today’s photo shows the ongoing demolition of the former Commercial Appeal building. Mark Weber took the photo. 

Are you a Wordle fan? Try WordRow, a similar game. It’s free to play.

Are you ready for today’s puzzles? 

Kendra Moore Crawford has found the sweet spot for her bakery business — both figuratively and literally.

For Adam Queen, growing plants is both a hobby and a career.

The second Memphis location of Big Bad Breakfast is set to open Tuesday, Sept. 29 at the former Mulan restaurant space at 2149 Young Ave. in Cooper-Young. 

The building, owned by the same family since 1918, will have three boxcar-style kitchens, a bar, a stage and a planned video game room.

The City of Memphis-funded nonprofit fired its head after he allegedly used the corporation’s credit card for personal expenses. 

Also happening this week: You can meet Shelby County Mayor Mickell Lowery, and there’s a rescheduled hearing for the MSCS takeover suit.

Duncan watched his father survive prostate cancer and saw a close friend lose his dad to it. Then came his own diagnosis in January.

Commissioners will vote on committee chairs, including a first-term budget chair, after putting off an ethics commission revival and a data center moratorium in committee.

This year’s Spirit of Memphis award recipient Ekundayo Bandele discusses how a self-described introvert went from rap battles in Brooklyn to running one the nation’s four freestanding Black theaters.

Residents of the little community south of Hernando don’t have a whole lotta love for all the changes coming their way, but they like the town of Love anyway.

“Take a honky-tonk, sweep up all the sawdust, replace a couple of shots with a couple of glasses of wine, with some cool Memphis music and Western memorabilia,” said one of the three owners. 

The Grizzlies will hit the Music Highway for a Nashville training camp, and head coach Tuomas Iisalo will get his first full chance to build his own thing.

Financial assistance has been pouring in for longtime CBHS basketball coach Bubba Luckett as he awaits a likely double lung transplant.

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

Today’s puzzle features the Memphis Fire Department’s participation in a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Mark Weber took the photo.