The Grizzlies have played the best defense in the NBA this month. Can they keep it up when Ja Morant returns?

Bert Smythe and John Littlefield talk about the 21 months they spent remodeling McEwen’s, which is reopening Dec. 20.

On “Behind The Headlines,” the bus transit system’s CEO and its new chief of staff say the ride-share service in the Whitehaven, Boxtown and Westwood areas is being used much more than the bus route system in the area was. 

Bishop Phoebe Roaf talks about the coarseness of our national discourse, the disconnections COVID brought on all of us, and her journey to become the first Black, female Bishop in Tennessee on The Sidebar.

The basketball team will look to snap a three-game losing streak when it hosts Murray State on Friday and the football team will be without its defensive coordinator when it plays in the Hawai’i Bowl on Christmas Eve. 

The Grizzlies have won five of their last six games without their best player. Can they keep it rolling and finish inside the top six in the Western Conference?

The Timex watch of the Memphis restaurant scene is back. Mac Edwards brings favorites from The Farmer to Railgarten starting next week. He tells us how he got there from way back when in Gadsden, Alabama.

Eric Barnes talked to Marvin Stockwell, co-founder of the group that has for years tried to bring life back to the Mid-South Coliseum and now also the host of the Champions of the Lost Causes podcast.

The Never Have I Ever series will begin soon, COVID permitting, and Chris Herrington and I talk about the things we plan to eat and discuss why some restaurants seem insider-ish.

The defense is making strides for the Grizzlies, who are now 2-0 without their best player this season. 

Memphis beat writers Steven Johnson and Frank Bonner II discuss the importance of the Tigers qualifying for their eighth straight bowl game. 

Desmond Bane has been terrific for the Grizzlies in the absence of Dillon Brooks this season. 

Tigers beat writers Steven Johnson and Frank Bonner II break down the importance of this year’s football senior day and what it means for the program. 

On “Behind The Headlines,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says he hopes a city charter change on police residency is revived and put back on a ballot for a vote soon. 

The co-founder of Outdoors Inc. joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar. 

Click; have a listen and feel free to comment about your meal, tell us what the tradition is in your family.

Jaren Jackson Jr.’s impact doesn’t always appear in the box score. 

Tigers beat writers Steven Johnson and Frank Bonner II break down what happened in the football loss to East Carolina and what the Tigers need to do to win their sixth game at Houston. 

Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich talked on “Behind The Headlines” of her concerns about guidelines judicial commissioners use in determining who should be released while they await trial and the second take on a juvenile assessment center.

The head of Teach for America in Memphis joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.

Memphis football is coming off an exciting upset over SMU and is one game away from being bowl eligible.

Can Dillon Brooks be a quick fix for the Grizzlies’ defense? Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss. 

Tigers beat writers Steven Johnson and Frank Bonner II discuss the Tigers’ upcoming home game against No. 23 SMU and the basketball team’s season opener vs. Tennessee Tech.

Did Jaren Jackson Jr.’s big night convince Drew Hill and Chris Herrington that he’s out of his slump?