The island you see across from Greenbelt Park and Harbor Town and Shelby Forest is called the Loosahatchie Bar, and all of it — bigger than all of Mud Island and some of Downtown together — is in Shelby County.

University of Memphis athletic director Laird Veatch sent a video to the athletic department’s “ambassadors,” asking for NIL money. It seemed a good moment to ask five ambassadors what they are thinking about Memphis sports. 

Ja Morant posted a triple-double in a dominant Memphis victory over one of the top teams in the NBA. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 142, Bucks 101

Is Dillon Brooks intense about everything? The answer is yes.

The move to the Primacy I office building at 6077 Primacy Parkway — less than two miles from the IP towers — allows the paper company to house around 350 of its employees, who began returning to the office in October. 

Michael Pepper and Aubrey Young are this week’s Daily Memphian boys and girls high school basketball players of the week.

According to authorities, Mark Coleman said he was assaulted by Wesley Caldwell while playing golf at the Links at Whitehaven. 

Memphis-Shelby County Schools is now one step closer to getting the funding it needs for a new high school in the Cordova area.

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Judge Andre Mathis replaced Donald on the federal appellate court.

The 11 who made the noon Thursday, Dec. 15, filing deadline are all in the Jan. 24 Democratic primary in the predominantly Democratic district. No one filed in the companion Republican primary.

The NCAA announced Thursday, Dec. 15, that Memphis reached an agreement with NCAA enforcement staff for “recruiting violations that occurred within the men’s basketball program and the appropriate penalties for those violations.”

Despite the speculation, the University of Memphis quarterback said he never thought about entering the transfer portal. He also believes the NIL era has its pros and cons. And he ‘has all the faith in the world’ for his coach.

Orgill’s request for a 15-year PILOT clears Collierville’s Industrial Development Board and heads to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for consideration.

The August crash killed firetruck driver David Pleasant and left three other firefighters injured. 

In a statement, the school said Brian Stewart would not be returning to Briarcrest after the Christmas break.

A sandwich with green beans? Yep. The longtime favorite was gone for a while, but it’s back at Pop’s Deli with a few changes. 

Former player Jarvis Jones passing along Tiger tradition to the next generation.

The Memphis Tigers can’t always win big games with forward DeAndre Williams on the bench.

The Grizzlies have the worst free-throw percentage in the NBA this season. Their 70.2% hit rate is more than 2% behind the second-worst team in foul shooting, San Antonio. 

This week, go caroling without singing a note at Phil Kline’s “Unsilent Night,” give a homeless pet a better life for just $12 and see “Gremlins” on the big screen.

Significant activity is underway at the site east of Germantown Road and north of Winchester.

Barring some technicality in the law, there is nothing complicated about whether there is a link between Alicia Franklin’s rape and Eliza Fletcher’s murder.

Dandridge had to be helped off the floor with about 12 minutes left in the Tigers’ game versus the Crimson Tide after landing awkwardly following an attempt to block a shot.

Cooper-Young residents will go caroling Saturday. Instead of singing, however, they will use boomboxes, Bluetooth speakers and their phones.