Linebacker JJ Russell was named the Memphis MVP on Sunday, Dec. 12. 

When Tyler Harris hit a 3-pointer to put the Memphis Tigers up by 19 on No. 6 Alabama, FedExForum erupted in air-shaking joy. It was a win that saved a season. And felt just like old times.

Sibling trio, Girl Named Tom, is The Voice’s Season 21 winner. Wendy Moten comes in second.

It marked the end of the four-game losing streak, and was the Tigers’ first win against a top-10 team since March 2014 against Louisville. 

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Box score: Memphis 92, Alabama 78

Kyle Anderson and Tyus Jones have shown their value when the Grizzlies needed to plug holes.

Linebacker Thomas Pickens said the time off is the best thing after a rough, injury-filled season.

“It was very important for (the board) to show appreciation for our folks in what has been a very difficult year,” Superintendent Gary Lilly said.

A special Memphis City Council meeting called to resolve a labor contract impasse was settled before the 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, start of the session.

All-metro teams and coaches of the year for boys and girls golf announced.

The Grizzlies guard’s résumé fits the criteria for the NBA’s Most Improved Player award. But who are his challengers?

During a “high-pressure season,” the Binghampton Development Corporation’s annual “Greatest Gift” Christmas store offers families toys at heavily discounted prices. 

Renaissance has designed several shopping centers in Collierville, plus Fire Station No. 5 and the Fire Administration Building on Peterson Lake Road. 

Criminal Court Judge Paula Skahan took under advisement Tuesday, Dec. 14, two days of testimony in a hearing that will determine whether Pervis Payne serves two life sentences concurrently or consecutively for the 1987 murders of Charisse Christopher and her 2-year-old daughter, Lacie, in Millington

Former PGA Tour winners will be enshrined during ceremonies in February at Ridgeway Country Club.

The seven-year-old venue beneath a manmade hill on Tom Lee Park’s north end is a separate project from the $61 million renovation of the park. 

Memphis needs one of its veterans to step up in a big way against Alabama.

A proposed lake off Mud Island would be north of I-40 and the Hernando DeSoto Bridge. 

The proposed new majority owner of the merged companies, Rentokil, “supports us and our team and leadership,” a Teminix spokesman says.

Spirit Airlines becomes the ninth airline serving Memphis International, and the first new airline to service the Bluff City since 2017. 

Wendy Moten closes the first night of the “Voice” finale home with “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”

The Grizzlies’ defense holds Philadelphia to 18% shooting from 3-point range and 45% from the floor.

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Two wins against ranked teams would change the tone right away, but questions about his rotations remain.

The inmate’s 1988 death sentence was set aside because of questions about his mental competency. The resentencing hearing continues Tuesday, Dec. 14.