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<strong>In a 2008 photo, Kyle Petty stands by his car at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.</strong> (John Raoux/AP file)Premium Sports

Buckley: Kyle Petty on Memphis racing, Elvis, barbecue and more

If IHRA plans materialize, racing will be back at a track where stock cars, trucks, hot rods and dragsters once ruled. But Kyle Petty tips his hat to the Memphis area’s sprint car roots.

By Tim Buckley 19 hours ago
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Opinion: Diversity matters in almost everything we do

“Diversity in all its forms isn’t a problem to solve; rather, it’s a strength to embrace.”

By G. Scott Morris 19 hours ago
Premium Geoff Calkins

Calkins: If Memphis really matters, don’t carve it into thirds

“Memphis is in a corner. Memphis is its own place. To divide the 9th Congressional District into thirds would be ‘like putting the Black vote in the back of the bus.’”

By Geoff Calkins 19 hours ago
Premium Geoff Calkins

Calkins: The best young athlete in Memphis? Noah Schepman is an inspiration on wheels.

When Noah Schepman was one, his dad built him a tiny wheelchair. Now Schepman’s tennis coach calls him “the fastest kid — on feet or wheels — that I’ve ever seen.”

By Geoff Calkins May 01, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: We don’t need military occupation. We need poverty eradication.
Letter to the Editor: Hiring Feagins was ‘magnificient’
Letter to the Editor: ‘I’ve never experienced concierge-level service’ for trash in Memphis
Letter to the Editor: Conaway’s COVID column included too much scolding
Letter to the Editor: Elected officials should join business leaders on crime
Letter to the Editor: Council members should be ashamed over pay and benefits votes
Letter to the Editor: TDOT needs to realize that ‘neighborhoods are not static’
Letter to the Editor: City Council should wait before raising the mayor’s salary
Letter to the Editor: Three 6 Mafia song a ‘bridge between the past and the present’

  • 2026 elections Otis Sanford

    Sanford: Time for Big Shelby to come to the table — and vote

    “(This) all adds up to being arguably the most significant county primary in recent memory. And it is almost exclusively a fight among Democrats who make up a majority of the more than 432,000 active registered voters.”

    By Otis Sanford April 30, 2026
  • Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball

    Buckley: Josh Holloway isn’t just the kid punched by Ja Morant. He’s the local talent Penny Hardaway promised.

    “How fitting that things seem bound to come full circle, and the Grizzlies star guard may be heading out just as the kid whose name became known for a fight is about to play for the Tigers.”

    By Tim Buckley April 29, 2026
  • Premium Memphis Grizzlies

    Herrington: Thoughts on Grizzlies in Nashville, NBA Draft entrant, lottery reform

    Adam Silver’s idea of the Grizzlies being “Tennessee’s team” is a misread of the limits of Tennessee identity in an oddly long, thin state. The Grizzlies need to thrive as a regional team, across state lines, but with Nashville in that region. 

    By Chris Herrington April 27, 2026
  • Opinion

    Echols: ‘We have dulled our own human-ness’

    “Our culture has some good things going for it, but at the moment, we have dulled our own human-ness in ways that makes the God behind icy winds and spiraling leaves harder and harder to notice.”

    By Candace Echols April 26, 2026
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: Too many abuse victims have no legal help. The Tennessee Supreme Court can fix that.

    “Survivors should not have to navigate a legal maze alone to secure their safety. I urge my fellow Memphians to tell the court to expand opportunities to provide legal help.”

    By Brandi Taylor April 25, 2026
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: Yes, the Grizzlies might play games in Nashville. But that’s no reason to be terrified.

    If you were an owner intent on keeping a profitable NBA team in Memphis, wouldn’t you do whatever you could to tap into the Nashville market? To bring some of those Nashville riches over here?

    By Geoff Calkins April 25, 2026
  • Premium Memphis Grizzlies

    Hill: The Grizzlies might play where? And who will they draft?

    Could the Grizzlies become Tennessee’s team? And who are the players the Grizzlies might select in the 2026 NBA Draft?

    By Drew Hill April 23, 2026
  • Premium Memphis Grizzlies

    Herrington: First look at the potential Ja Morant trade market

    A Grizz-centric spin around the NBA, with an early look at the (very theoretical) Ja Morant trade market, a peek toward June’s draft and a bittersweet gaze across the early playoff landscape. 

    By Chris Herrington April 22, 2026
  • Premium Sports

    Calkins: Ted Butler is about to teach his 100,000th golf lesson. And he’s not about to stop.

    Ted Butler didn’t want to teach golf lessons. That was nearly 100,000 lessons ago. The math is absolutely staggering. But the man is not about to stop.

     

    By Geoff Calkins April 20, 2026
  • Premium Guest Columnists

    Opinion: Society’s health is gauged by how it treats the most vulnerable

    A society that neglects its elders and its youngest children, a community that abandons the elderly or allows children to go hungry and unprotected, lessens the sacred potential of every community.

    By Micah Greenstein April 19, 2026
  • Premium Memphis Grizzlies

    Herrington’s Grizzlies 2026 offseason roster rankings Part 2: Nos. 8-1

    Chris Herrington is ranking all 18 players who ended the season on the Grizzlies’ extended roster. This is Part 2 and counts down players No. 8 to No. 1.

    By Chris Herrington April 17, 2026
  • Premium Memphis Grizzlies

    Herrington’s Grizzlies 2026 offseason roster rankings Part 1: Nos. 18-9

    Chris Herrington is ranking all 18 players who ended the season on the Grizzlies’ extended roster. This is Part 1 and counts down players No. 18 to No. 9.

    By Chris Herrington April 16, 2026
  • Guest Columnists

    McCreery: Germantown deserves full-time leadership

    “We need to change our form of government. We need to ensure our city has the full-time leadership needed to meet the demands of today and the expectations of the future.”

    By Jon McCreery April 16, 2026
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: Arts, culture and the future of the Memphis economy

    “We need to build a cultural plan — a long-term strategy that guides how Memphis and Shelby County builds infrastructure for investment to integrate arts, culture and entertainment into its economic development, urban planning and community life.”

    By Anasa Troutman April 15, 2026
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: The next county mayor must protect pre-K

    “The youngest members of this community did not ask to be born into a budget dispute. They arrived, as all children do, with the expectation that the adults around them would provide what they need to thrive.”

    By Kandace Thomas April 14, 2026
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: The Grizzlies need some lottery luck. Maybe that will stop people from talking about Ja Morant.

    Did the Grizzlies mistreat Ja Morant? No, of course not. But it’s telling (and unfortunate) that the question had to be asked. 

    By Geoff Calkins April 14, 2026
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: Time to hold Musk and xAI to ‘the one promise they’ve made.’

    “Will Elon Musk follow through on his promise to build a water-recycling facility? It’s up to Memphians to make sure he does.”

    Related content: 

    Elon Musk gives timeline on water recycling plant

    XAI Mississippi air permit appealed by SELC

  • Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball

    Martin: Can a hometown kid help Hardaway bring back the glory days?

    The four-star prospect committed to Penny Hardaway and the Tigers, giving the Memphis basketball program some much-needed momentum after the worst on-court season since the 1970s.

    Related content: 

    Memphis made: Briarcrest standout Fred Smith Jr. says yes to Tigers

    By John Martin April 10, 2026
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: DA Mulroy on criminal justice data and accountability

    “Delays in handling cases, jail-intake processing delays, the “solve rate” for crimes, the repeat-offender rate — these are all worthy objects of emphasis ... . But they may not fit the right (so to speak) political agenda.”

    By Steve Mulroy April 09, 2026
  • Premium Memphis Grizzlies

    Calkins: The Grizzlies have a problem. And it isn’t just basketball.

    They fell in love with the Grizzlies on their first date. But after Monday’s game, they’re giving up their season tickets. And they’re not alone.

    By Geoff Calkins April 09, 2026
  • Opinion

    Opinion: In the face of unprecedented danger, Memphis police officers answer the call

    “May we never forget those we’ve lost. May we never take for granted those who still stand watch. And may we always remember that every day, in a city where danger is always present, Memphis police officers continue to answer the call.”

    By John Covington April 09, 2026
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    Calkins: After more than eight decades, a Memphis war hero will finally be awarded the diploma he earned

    Memphis State student Arthur Allen was hailed as a war hero when he was killed in a bombing mission over Germany. More than 80 years later, Allen’s family will be presented with the diploma that Allen well and truly earned.

    By Geoff Calkins April 09, 2026
  • Premium Memphis Grizzlies

    Herrington: Evaluating Zach Kleiman’s history of coach and player management

    It can be fairly easy to evaluate a transaction: a draft pick, a trade, a signing. But many important parts of the job are less tangible and less public: managing people and personalities, from front office to coaching staff to players.

    By Chris Herrington April 06, 2026
  • Opinion

    Opinion: The call is around us all the time. The trick is to recognize and respond.

    “The trick is to recognize and respond. That’s easy when the call is a call to appreciate life’s blessings. It’s a bit trickier when it’s a call to endure hardships. With those, it’s easier to forget.”

    By Ron Maxey April 06, 2026
  • Premium Guest Columnists

    Opinion: Resurrection, remembrance and the work ahead

    This Sunday as churches fill with songs of resurrection and families gather around tables remembering freedom, may we also remember our unfinished work.

    By G. Scott Morris April 05, 2026

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