Philadelphia Eagles kicker Jake Elliott successfully kicked five field goals, including a 54-yard and 52-yard attempt. He scored 16 points in the 22-16 win over the Dallas Cowboys. 

According to the CEO of Toronto-Dominion Bank, the deal has been delayed due to U.S. regulatory oversight as well as the drafting of a community benefits agreement. 

The first-year coach instills belief in a team that struggled to find many positives the previous two seasons.

DeAngelo Williams became the first Memphis football player elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. He’s the best Tiger player in the history of the school. But looking back, you know the stat that really stands out? He stayed at Memphis for four spectacular years. 

Collierville’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen granted a rezoning request allowing for Orgill to expand in the suburb.

Once again, state dollars didn’t flow to Shelby County. But this time it wasn’t an example of the state disinvesting in Memphis. MLGW says it can complete all the needed infrastructure upgrades with the funding it already has.

MSCS hosted an optional school fair on Sunday, Jan. 8, that included representatives from each of the district’s 45 optional schools and programs.

Jones is a backup point guard, one of the better ones in the NBA. But he conceives himself as more, the Grizzlies now pay him as more, and over the past couple of seasons he’s been playing that way. 

After falling behind in the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies had just enough left in the tank to take care of business against the rebuilding Spurs. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 121, Spurs 113

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The County Commission acted on several fronts at its first meeting of the year Monday on the broader issue of the rules for tax sales and other transfer of parcels by the county. 

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Where were you when Mike Conley nearly beat the Golden State Warriors with a broken face? When Chris Douglas-Roberts threw down that dunk on Kevin Love? The best moments of sports connect us to the places and people we love, as the Buffalo Bills reminded us this week.

Briarcrest boys and girls, Bartlett boys ranked No. 1 in the first state poll.

During Tuesday city council committee sessions, officials are expected to have more to say about MLGW’s five-year, $1.2 billion infrastructure upgrade that is now expected to be completed by 2027, two years later than the original 2025 target date. 

The Tigers’ all-time leading rusher will officially be inducted on Dec. 5 during the Annual Awards Dinner in Las Vegas.

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Vincent Patterson, 22, pleaded not guilty to charges related to the killing of Barshay Wilson.

Memphis 901 FC announced its complete schedule for 2023, its fifth season in the USL Championship.

“The ethos is modern Memphis cuisine. To me that means taking Memphis, Mid-South classic dishes and incorporating different ingredients or influences of the major immigrant communities that exist in the Mid-South,” said the food truck’s founder. 

Junior college transfer Marcello Bussey committed to Memphis on the same day that former Tigers tight end Caden Prieskorn announced his commitment to Ole Miss.

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Slowly, the Grizzlies have climbed from the back of the pack defensively early in the season to the top of the NBA. 

Standouts from Bluff City, East, Hillcrest, Houston and Lausanne up for consideration this week. 

Standouts from Bartlett, Lewisburg, MASE, Millington Central and St. Benedict are up for consideration this week.

While hundreds of inmates sat in jail for more than 500 days awaiting their day in court, and victims longed for closure, the Shelby County Criminal Court held a total of 35 trials in 2022.

The Jackson Avenue facility is the latest effort of a man who never served in the military but has dedicated 35 years to serving veterans with housing, food, clothing and offering sometimes simply a place to be understood.

With Steven Adams and Brandon Clarke both out, big man delivers for the Memphis Grizzlies in a big way against Utah.

Jeff Myers spent the past seven seasons coaching at Iowa State before joining the Memphis staff.