Led by Jalen Cook, Tulane is a clear-cut better team than USF on paper. So, it’ll be especially important for the Tigers are alert after their scare versus the Bulls.

Some of us are pumped about the new year, but let’s take a sec to check out some pics from the final week of 2022, which brought outages, worship amid outages, and a disgruntled fan at a record-breaking bowl game.

BlueCross members will lose access to Methodist hospitals unless an agreement is reached by Sunday, Jan. 1.

After the struggles of 2020 and 2021, the restaurant scene in Memphis showed promise of recovery in 2022.

The FTC’s Contact Lens Rule requires prescribers to provide copies of prescriptions automatically — that is, the patient shouldn’t have to ask for it — and at no extra charge.

Carpenter Art Garden adds Jazmin Miller as executive director.

Here’s a quick and easy New Year’s Day meal that gives you all the luck and prosperity without the guilt: This is full of flavor and good-for-you vegetables.

“During the storm, we used text alerts to communicate to 86,940 of our customers,” an MLGW press release said.

The last Memphis City Council Scorecard of 2022 finds the 13-member body unanimous on Klondike revitalization and a tourism surcharge for the city’s convention center hotel. A negotiated settlement of the damage deposit for Memphis In May’s use of the redesigned Tom Lee Park is another matter for another year.

New Memphis assistant coach comes from UAB and is a former starting quarterback at Vanderbilt.

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The U of M spring semester starts Jan. 17 but campus reopens for business Jan. 3. It is the second local university to announce damages from the recent winter weather.

Local contractors are seeing and saying similar things: They’re all busy, and they’re all working as quickly as they can.

Gov. Bill Lee granted Oscar Smith a reprieve after finding TDOC failed to properly test lethal injection chemicals, then retained a former federal prosecutor to investigate why it happened.

A suspect is in critical condition after a struggle and shootout with Memphis Police Department officers Friday, Dec. 30.

Most Christian Brothers University students — with the exception of those in the nursing and physician’s assistant programs — are affected by the semester delay.

The 5-foot-9 South Florida guard from Cordova High School never thought he’d be on the other bench inside FedExForum.

This column was prompted by the sale of Oak Court on the courthouse steps, and by last week’s announcement of the pandas leaving Memphis. But this isn’t about loss. This is about redemption. This is about celebration.

While these areas might bear the brunt of that area’s aging infrastructure, it’s not limited to them. 

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Tyler Harris made one last trip to FedExForum Thursday. He may not have gotten the revenge he wanted — but he and the Memphis Tigers got what they needed from the night.

The Tigers ripped off a 19-5 run in the final 4:21 to pull out the 93-86 conference victory.

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Ja Morant’s 17 assists were the most by a Grizzlies player since Jason Williams dished 19 in 2002. 

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Murray Norman of Munford and Kayli Clarkson of Briarcrest are The Daily Memphian boys and girls high school basketball players of the week.

As Leonard’s Pit Barbecue celebrates 100 years in business, the iconic pork palace is looking at a new location in Bartlett.

Memphis’ star tight end, a key receiver and a starting defensive lineman exit the program on the same day.

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For some areas of southeast and north Shelby County, the advisory lasted six days as MLGW crews dealt with at least 36 water main breaks.