Calkins: How did Memphis beat Arkansas? With a miracle. And heart.
How did Memphis defeat Arkansas? With a crazy, can-you-believe-it play that will be remembered forever in Tiger football lore.Related content:
How did Memphis defeat Arkansas? With a crazy, can-you-believe-it play that will be remembered forever in Tiger football lore.Related content:
Memphis running back Sutton Smith missed most of last season following knee surgery. Stronger now, he had a career day in the Tigers’ upset win over the Razorbacks.
Memphis (4-0) was in jeopardy of letting things get out of hand after Arkansas (2-2) took a 28-10 lead near the end of the first half. The Tigers clawed their way back thanks to big-time plays on both sides of the ball.
Sutton Smith’s 64-yard touchdown run gave Memphis a 32-31 lead with 4:51 left in the game and the Tigers hung on for the win over Arkansas.
Up next: The Redbirds return to AutoZone Park on Sunday, Sept. 21, for the final game of the regular season.
The Mississippi State Bulldogs moved to 4-0 for the first time since 2014 with a win over the Northern Illinois Huskies.
No. 13 Mississippi Rebels handed the Tulane Green Wave its first loss Saturday in Oxford.
The Volunteers (3-1) recovered from their overtime loss to Georgia last week with a dominating performance over the Blazers (2-2). The win was coach Josh Heupel’s 40th at Tennessee.
This season so far on Sound Bites, we’ve offered unsolicited advice, heard some hot takes, interviewed barbecue royalty and swapped stories with Memphis restauranteurs.
Sutton Smith’s 64-yard touchdown run and Chris Bracy’s forced fumble were two of the key plays Memphis made in the fourth quarter to edge Arkansas. And, Arrington Maiden’s run clinched the win. Related content:
Nearly 300 creations by Memphis artists will be available to purchase at Art for Jobs, the annual charity event hosted by Advance Memphis.
WKNO’s “Behind the Headlines” remembered Smith, who died Sept. 17, for his early contributions to the show. The reporter’s roundtable edition also discussed the pending National Guard deployment to Memphis.
An event held last March served 21 high-need patients, and several of Friday’s patients were return patients receiving cataract surgery on their other eye.
Today’s jigsaw puzzle features a photo of the Arthur property in Germantown taken by The Daily Memphian photographer Patrick Lantrip.
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The Owls improve to 4-1 as Maddox Giel runs for two touchdowns and Jackson Hood scores the game-winner midway through the fourth quarter.
The Dragons “were a little chippy” this week after a loss, coach Joe Rocconi said. Collierville took their frustrations out on the field.
Blaze Jordan tripled home a run in the first inning, his second triple at Triple-A this season.
The Downtown Memphis Commission hosted Parking Day for the first time since 2017 on Friday, with three themed mini parks.
DeAndre Brown and Vinessa Brown remain in custody following a bond hearing Friday, Sept. 19, that will carry into next week.
More than 850 participants ranging in age from 4 to 92 are expected for the inaugural Runway 5K at Memphis International Airport.
PJ Hall and Javon Small are still learning about Memphis. Fortunately, Zach Randolph and Tony Allen were there to set an example.
Arkansas will travel to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on Saturday for a meeting of quarterbacks who know each other well, with Texas ties that go way back.
Virginia Reed Murphy describes playback theater as a “storytelling and witnessing practice.” Since 2010, her organization has given more than 500 performances.
Memories of Maywood bring back times of cold water, spraying fountains, a jukebox and high dives, plus sand mined from Destin.
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“Yet the rest of the nation will see the parade charade daily on their screens large and small. They will see the National Guard in Memphis, an occupied American city.”
Ramblin’ Joes to have grand opening on Sunday, Sept. 21. Sonic Drive-In is adding a location at the southwest corner of Poplar Avenue and Yates Road.