The Mustangs outshot the Tigers and had more shots on goal, but just as they did during the regular season, the Tigers prevailed on the scoreboard.

“It creates a sense of community between Japanese and West Tennesseans with an interest in Japan, some who will never travel there.”

The Tigers have aspirations of being an AP Top 25 team for much of the regular season and making a deep NCAA Tournament run. They’ve got plenty of talent, but can they do it?

Even as they start over with their third coach in four years, the Tigers are excited for what the 2023-24 season holds with first-year coach Alex Simmons on the sideline.

“But coffee and relationships and creativity — these are the gifts of slow living. These are the places in which we are called to fully inhabit our fleshliness.”

The Southaven chamber has formed a foundation to support local businesses and serve as a mentor to those in the early stages of operation. 

Several commercial ventures including Lopez Grill and O’Reilly Auto Parts, are nearing completion in as interest increases in the suburb that’s in commuting distance of BlueOval City.

Shelby County Juvenile Court is auditing its Detention Assessment Tool, which it uses to determine if youth accused of crimes will be kept in custody or sent home.

“The data is clear that having a physician you develop a relationship with over time leads to better health outcomes in almost every way that can be measured.”

An economics professor at Mississippi State University has turned his hobby into a Cooper-Young business, joining an ever-growing group of local brewers.

Bill Gibbons, president of the crime commission, said Memphis is not the only city seeing its crime rate rise, especially in the car theft category, “but that is little comfort.”

Memphis has bet on the Mississippi River cruise industry and its tourism dollars, but as the river hits record lows, cruise operators and the city prepare for an uncertain future.

When Jason Smith moved to sports-talk radio 92.9 ESPN, he learned fast that making it work would be about his personality and the on-air chemistry with co-host John Martin.

After quarterback Seth Henigan left the field with an injury, Tevin Carter stepped in and executed the longest play of the season. “... When his number was called, he went out there and performed,” Coach Ryan Silverfield said.

Numbers can be deceiving. South Florida racked up the yards and the points, but Memphis came through late to secure the victory.

Football box score for Saturday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and South Florida Bulls played at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis.

Quarterback Seth Henigan did pretty much whatever needed to be done as Memphis defeated South Florida.

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Box score: Memphis 59, South Florida 50

Handmade jewelry, art exhibits, dessert studio activities and the chance to drink a cup of coffee were just some of the things at the fifth annual Broad Avenue Art Walk.

When the Grind City Coffee Xpo began in 2018, it included eight coffee vendors, which was nearly everyone in town. Since then, the local coffee scene has blown up.

The mayor-elect says the city accounts for the possibility of making short-term bond payments on projects such as Liberty Park.

The Board of Commissioners is considering a land trade with a hotel owner to give the city contiguous property on Huff N Puff Road near the old Econo Lodge site.

Houston, Collierville, Germantown and Bartlett all advance. But not without some late drama.

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The Grizzlies let a 10-point lead slip away in the final minutes of the game and lost their sixth straight game to begin the season. 

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Box score: Trail Blazers 115, Grizzlies 113 (OT)

Joe Edwards leads the way for CBHS on the final day of competition in Hendersonville.