Fred Smith scored 20 points to lead the Saints, who improve to 20-3.

The vacant lot is one of 43 in North Memphis and Binghampton assembled for construction of new homes to own and rent in an attempt for the city to fix its shortage of quality affordable housing.

For the past three weeks, nearly 35 MSCS schools have been without janitorial services because of the stalled contract.

Seven Memphis Grizzlies players listed as “out” for Friday’s home game against New Orleans, including point guard Ja Morant.

Harlan Murphy and Eliana Kennedy win fans’ choice vote. But who takes our OrthoSouth Grizzlies Players of the Week? 

Conditions over the weekend could be as bad as the 1994 ice storm that crippled Memphis.

With winter weather expected this weekend in Memphis and Wichita, Kansas, Penny Hardaway had engaged in discussions with Wichita State officials about moving the game to Friday.

Airport officials provided highlights for 2025, including three new nonstop destinations and just more than 180,000 aircraft operations.

When Oscar nominations were announced Thursday, Jan. 22, one relative surprise was a Best Actress nomination for Kate Hudson, who plays Milwaukee tribute singer Claire Sardina in “Song Sung Blue.”

Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel says 100 state troopers will remain in Memphis full-time after the federal Task Force leaves.

In this week’s To-Do List, Eastern European Jewish music meets punk at the Buckman, and the music of Alanis Morissette is the soundtrack for a show at Playhouse.

Memphis probably won’t get 2 feet of snow this weekend. But meteorologists agree it’s too soon to be sure what we are getting. 

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

Today’s puzzle is from the MLK Day celebration at the National Civil Rights Museum and was taken by Mark Weber. 

“When the City of Germantown proposes sweeping and permanent changes to our system of governance — such as this charter amendment — transparency is not optional, it is essential. But this is where city leadership has fallen short.”

“If we can’t boldly say the ability to create nonconsensual sexual imagery and child sexual-abuse material need to be fully and permanently irradiated from xAI’s products, we are truly lost.”

Ready for today’s sudokus?

“I didn’t know we lost by that (many) until we got into the locker room — like, literally, I didn’t know,” said Ashton Hardaway.

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Morant was good on the court Wednesday and off of it. Does any of this have any impact on Morant’s future or that of the franchise?

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There were 21 lead changes and 14 ties in the game.

Box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Atlanta Hawks at FedExForum on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.

Memphis is outscored 26-4 over the final eight minutes and loses, 83-66, to the Golden Hurricane.

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Box score for the NCAA basketball game between the University of Memphis Tigers and the Tulsa University Golden Hurricane at the Donald W. Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.