Memphis survives another nail-biter, this time going to overtime with UTSA. More of these, and it could be a long, bumpy ride.

An elite group of Memphis-area Division 2 football players earned all-state recognition.

Memphis shot over 50% from the floor but failed to defend from just about anywhere on the court — especially from deep.

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Box score: Memphis 107, USTA 101 (OT)

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Reggie Howard will coach the cornerbacks while deputy head coach Charles Clark is still the defensive backs coach. 

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Laird Veatch, the University of Memphis athletic director, is finally getting his hands on a football stadium and $120 million. Now all he has to do is raise another $50 million and figure out how to rebuild his new stadium on the fly. 

The county’s health department is urging residents to be prepared to test themselves, isolate if necessary, seek treatment when needed and to consider wearing a high-quality mask in high-risk settings.

“If clawing back into the postseason still seemed daunting even with Ja Morant back, it seems like something more than a long shot with him gone again. But there are reasons to believe, right?”

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The guide was written as part of a review from the U.S. DOJ Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office, which was requested by the City of Memphis and the Memphis Police Department.

“There are more questions than definitive answers about what rejecting federal K-12 dollars could mean for Tennessee’s obligations because no state has ever done so,” the report states.

This week on our Sound Bites podcast, Chris Herrington and Holly Whitfield hold a remembrance of restaurants past. 

After years of staying with the Memphis library system, Bartlett chose this week to go with a private management company.

The worried message from a slew of executives to the state’s Republican leadership follows months of public statements from some who signed the letter that the city’s future hangs in the balance.

On Tuesday, Jan. 9, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen held a public hearing and voted 5-1 in favor of the YMCA managing the facility, which has always been run by the city.

The new design will be a four-story apartment complex with 126,762 square feet of rental space, 243 apartment units, a two-and-a-half-story parking garage with 260 spaces and less amenity space. 

Keri Blair has resigned just 13 months after being elected, the district announced early Wednesday morning.

At Tennessee breweries such as Crosstown Brewing Co., January is the slowest month of the year for sales. 

A Mercedes-Benz Van Center opened in Memphis, a new health facility is planned for Whitehaven and River Horse Logistics is leasing space in Lamar Industrial Park.

If Memphis has healed – or if it has at least scarred in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ death – it is because of RowVaughn Wells, said J. Lawrence Turner, pastor of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church.

Unlike Wordle, you get to guess more words than just one with this game. 

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Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis and Gill Family Law announce additions. 

Tee Morant is hurting for his son Ja, but he vowed Tuesday night that the star point guard will come back and return to the top of the game. 

Daily Memphian volleyball player of the year Emily Farm of St. Agnes headlines a group of local players named to TSWA All-State volleyball team.

Former Tiger replaces defensive line coach Kyle Pope, who spent four years with the program.

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The Memphis Grizzlies were on fire Tuesday night and took down the Dallas Mavericks despite missing Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr.

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Box score: Grizzlies 120, Mavericks 103

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Calkins: Morant is done for the season — and all of Memphis is blue