What can the Grizzlies do to add frontcourt depth following Steven Adams’ knee surgery?

Shelby County corrections officers charged in Gershun Freeman’s death make first court appearance, and the Memphis Tigers play their first exhibition game.

After being held scoreless in the first 45 minutes, the No. 10 Tigers came alive after halftime.

“I’m meeting all these artists from all over the world, and until someone told me that my art was of the caliber of those other artists, I would’ve never considered myself of that same caliber.”

This was the first meeting between Memphis and one of the newcomers to the American Athletic Conference and Memphis needed to show UAB that there is a difference.

SHE (Science, Health, Empowerment) Leads the Way offers networking, mentoring and educational opportunities for girls and women, while Black Men in White Coats encourages Black boys and men to consider health care careers. 

The Grizzlies announced Steven Adams will undergo season-ending knee surgery just days before the new season was set to begin. 

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Opinion: “Despite what has happened and is still happening to a Jewish State surrounded by genocidal terrorist entities bent on eradicating her, quitting isn’t an option for Israeli neighbors.”

“Grieve with your brokenhearted friends. Grieve the war their people are involved in. Grieve the evil (it’s important that we call it what it is – evil – when human beings are slaughtered) and violence towards the innocent people.”

Follow the story of the Memphis mayor campaign: the moves and issues that found their way into the political arena in this timeline of a campaign that began more than a year before ballots were cast.

“To them, public safety means more than crime,” Howard Robertson of Trust Marketing & Communications said.

Founded in 2005, Rock-n-Romp plans a comeback for kid-friendly live music with an Oct. 28 Halloween Extravaganza featuring KittyPool, Above Jupiter and Tamar Love.

Chris Herrington has all the info on the festival’s major features, movies of local interest and the revivals you can’t miss.

The 7,200-square-foot building will house Fanatic Sports Bar, the Wing Fanatic and a 1,000-square-foot entertainment zone known as the “living room.”

With an increase of residents expected to accompany the construction of BlueOval City, higher-density, New Urbanism could help meet the need for housing.

Aidan McFadden’s missed spot-kick is the difference as 901 FC tumbles out of the playoffs.

“This building is fulfilling a promise to Frayser, to Memphis and to Patricia,” said former Girls Inc. of Memphis president and CEO Lisa Moore. “That this is what girls deserve.”

Defensive coordinator Matt Barnes challenged his unit to force more takeaways. Although the defense didn’t start the game well, it finished with three interceptions and a fumble recovery.

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Box score: Memphis 45, UAB 21

Memphis coach Penny Hardaway spoke to reporters Saturday about a variety of topics during the Tigers’ basketball clinic at Coaching for Literacy’s Basketball and Books on the Bluff event.

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Penny Hardaway comments on Alabama coach Nate Oats’ remarks about point guards during SEC Media Days.

As Belly Acres focuses on its East Memphis and forthcoming Southaven location, it’s looking to breakfast and “ultimate Belly shakes.”

A former prosecutor who once tried a serial killer, Rhodes College president Jennifer Collins is smart, prepared, serious and relatable.

City council members Chase Carlisle and JB Smiley Jr. on “Behind The Headlines” say they are ready for a more assertive city council in the new term that begins in January as well as a more collaborative mayor.

GameDay Baseball, on Fischer Steel Road, was the dream of the late Mark Neel, a developer who considered himself a better youth football coach than baseball coach, but still wanted to do right by the game.

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Residents of Halloween Cove in Bartlett have decreased in number, and annoyances in recent years have led to them not passing out candy, but they still are celebrating the season.