The legislation and local reaction to it were among the topics discussed by a reporters’ roundtable on “Behind The Headlines.”

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The Grizzlies rode a couple of unexpected lineup changes and good early shooting to a six-point halftime lead. But the Clippers adjusted with a lineup change of their own.

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Cold shooting, lack of rebounding prove costly. In Class 3A, Fayette-Ware battled but fell short against Tullahoma.

Though Memphis’ Sweet 16 drought continues, Hardaway brought the Tigers closer to their peak as a program as they’d been in a long time this season.

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Officials with a Germantown church cancel a talk from U.S. Rep. David Kustoff planned for Saturday, citing safety concerns.

Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway tried his best not to makes excuses after the loss in the NCAA Tournament. But his answers revealed how he truly felt.

Ole Miss (23-11), the No. 6 seed in the South Region, will chase its first Sweet 16 berth since 2001 when it faces No. 3 seed Iowa State (25-9) on Sunday.

Leaders of Girls Inc. and city officials cut the ribbon Friday, March 21, on a new greenhouse to go with the 20,000-square-foot building opened in 2023. It is part of a storied Frayser landscape.

Memphis Tigers basketball had an important season of redemption. But the ending? “Just heartbreaking,” PJ Haggerty said.

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PJ Haggerty struggled from the field, making only 7 of his 23 shots in Friday’s NCAA Tournament first-round game against Colorado State.

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Of the 168 UT medical students who matched, 75 matched to residencies in Tennessee and 54 will remain at UTHSC for their residencies. 

Amid a national measles outbreak, the Tennessee Department of Health says a Middle Tennessee resident is the state’s first confirmed measles case this year. 

Of the 12 players on Memphis Tigers’ roster, seven could potentially return for at least another season.

Hits to their depth added up for the No. 5 seed Tigers (29-6) in their 78-70 first-round loss to No. 12 seed Colorado State on Friday afternoon at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

NCAA Tournament box score for Friday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and Colorado State Rams played in Seattle, Washington.

Two former Memphis police officers can no longer work as law enforcement in Tennessee after a hearing by the state’s Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission.

No. 9 Baylor squeaked past No. 8 Mississippi State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. This is the third time in as many seasons that coach Chris Jans led the Bulldogs to the Big Dance.

Cornell Watson scores Vikings’ final six points to send them into a Saturday showdown against defending champion Chattanooga Prep.

The Lakeland Board of Commissioners received updates on several projects this week, including the status of work on The Lake District and the suburb’s community center.

SLAM is known for creating iconic NBA photos. Jaren Jackson Jr. will now join Ja Morant as the only Grizzlies players to have a solo cover of the magazine. 

The push to exclude C.J. Davis came amid a flurry of legal filings Friday, including one that argued that Nichols’ family’s attorneys had access to federal documents that were supposed to be sealed.