Junior strikes out 11 to lead CBHS past mistake-prone Saints in a key Division 2-AA region contest. Roundup of other key baseball and softball games from Monday.

Jaren Jackson Jr. thought he should have won Defensive Player of the Year last season. He responded by taking his game to an undeniable level.

The commission took action on the two project as part of a light agenda Monday, April 17. Meanwhile, the county continues to search for another fire station site in southeast Shelby County.

The family of Tyre Nichols, the man who died after an encounter with Memphis police officers, will file a lawsuit this week against the City of Memphis.

DeSoto County tax collector Joey Treadway outlined some of the reasons he thinks municipalities in the North Mississippi county should pay for his services outside of the salary he collects from the county.

If Ja Morant’s injury wasn’t the story of the outcome of Game 1, it’s still the lead story for the rest-of-series outlook. 

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Monday’s drive marked the beginning of a new era of giving for the logistics giant, after reaching its 50 million goal early in February.

Nine years ago this month all trolleys stopped running following a fire on the Madison line. Nine years later, the Riverfront loop and Madison Avenue line are still down. 

“Mr. Stewart was admired for his warmth and compassion,” Graves said. “So much that community members created T-shirts urging people to ‘Be Like Mike.’” 

The Memphis Police Department program would monitor curfew violations and “other criminal activities,” such as indecent exposure. 

One of the area’s top football programs will have a new coach in 2023.

Here are the top performances by Memphis-area TSSAA track and field athletes through Saturday, April 15 meets.

The dinners, which are being held quarterly, bring chefs to Memphis to provide their own answer to the question: What does this season, right here, taste like? 

Standouts from Arlington, Briarcrest, CBHS, Collierville, Harding, Hutchison, MUS, St. Agnes, St. George’s, Tipton-Rosemark and White Station are up for consideration this week. 

The campaigns for several would-be Memphis mayors as well as close observers of the crowded race believe it’s going to take between $800,000 to $1.2 million to win the city’s highest office.

Co-owner Christopher Moore appeared on the Food Network’s “Chopped” show in 2019. He and his wife are embarking on their second restaurant venture together. 

The Grizzlies lost the game and they lost Ja Morant. On a no good, very bad day at FedExForum.

The forward had 29 points off the bench for the Los Angeles Lakers.

If most things went poorly for the Grizzlies in their 128-112 Game 1 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, the one thing that went the most right has particular meaning for that future: Jaren Jackson Jr.’s game-high 31 points in more than 37 minutes. 

The Grizzlies dropped Game 1 to the Lakers on Sunday afternoon, and the status of Ja Morant moving forward is uncertain.

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The NCAA transfer portal officially opened April 15, and the Tigers had four football players enter.

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