“When I’m hit, I always get up,” Morant says in the commercial. “When no one is watching, I get up.”

Alabama received 40 of 63 first-place votes and leapfrogged three teams to take over No. 1 from Texas.

Saturday’s win ended Seth Henigan’s 41-game-long touchdown streak. But the Tigers’ quarterback is more focused on not settling.

“Thirty-nine of my 46 years have been spent in Memphis. But this week, I have seen five things in Memphis that are all fairly new to me.”

Hungry? This week’s crossword puzzle uses words from some recipes published recently in The Daily Memphian.

The chair of Rhodes’ department of art and art history said the gift gives students the opportunity to develop a professional network to rely on once they graduate. 

Art shows on view in October include the Metal Museum’s Master Metalsmith, two shows at Sheet Cake Gallery and two photographers at Brantley Ellzey’s Summer Studio.

Before enrolling in a for-profit school, make sure it is legitimate.

After more than a decade working in his family business, Allworld Project Management, Brent Hooks has been tapped to spearhead the regional expansion of Louisville, Kentucky-based Cornerstone Engineering.

“If it were not for the six suburbs, Shelby County would be losing population,” Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce President John Threadgill said. “All six (suburban) municipalities are gaining population or holding their own.”

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The old museum at Mud Island River Park is transitioning from a story about the Mississippi River to an immersive experience called “Baron Von Opperbean and the River of Time.”

Kobee Minor came off the edge and delivered a crushing blindside hit that caused MTSU quarterback Nicholas Vattiato to cough up the ball and wake up the Tigers.

Box score for NCAA’s football game between the Memphis Tigers and Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders.

The offense got off to a slow start and was scoreless in the first quarter for the first time this season. The Tigers finally scored two second-quarter touchdowns to take a 14-0 lead by halftime. The Memphis defense held MTSU to 29 yards rushing on 25 attempts.

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Box score: Tigers 24, MTSU 7

The Airways Boulevard and Park Avenue intersection is now also known as 8Ball Boulevard and MJG Avenue for the duo whose lyrics proclaim they’re “part of the streets, ’cause the streets are a part of us.” 

Mississippi State did what it could to keep the potent Texas offense off the field. Quarterback Michael Van Buren made his first career start on the road in front of about 101,000 opposing fans.

“This bold action will help save lives and protect our neighborhoods from the devastating effects of gun violence,” Mayor Paul Young wrote in a post on Instagram.

Rebels kicker Micah Davis hooked a 48-yard field-goal attempt way wide with 48 seconds left in the fourth quarter to give the Wildcats their highest-ranked road win since 1977.

New Wing Order is back (kind of), a Cooper-Young brewery is serving early morning coffee and a totally new taproom in South Main finally opens after a decade of dreaming. Here’s a roundup of what’s new at Memphis breweries. 

Have Chef Michael Patrick’s famous Cheeseburger Soup at the new Magnolia Bend Grille or make it at home.

Prosecutors say rapper Adolph Thornton Jr., also known as Young Dolph, was shot and killed in 2021 due to a longstanding feud between two rival record labels.

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The ZeroTo510 Accelerator, a 90-day program managed by Epicenter Memphis, will help five entrepreneurs move their medical technology projects closer to commercialization.

Whitehaven improves to moves to 3-0 in Region 8-6A to remain tied for first with Collierville, which defeated Germantown, 15-12.