Led by P.J. Haggerty’s 25 points, six rebounds and five assists, the hometown Tigers outscored the SEC’s Tigers 51-33 in the second half to erase a 10-point halftime deficit. 

This the box score for the NCAA game between the University of Memphis Tigers and the University of Missouri Tigers on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, at FedExForum.

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Brooklyn Nets on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York City, New York.

Coach Ryan Silverfield said he appreciates that Memphis football is in a place of high expectations. 

This news comes hours before coach Penny Hardaway’s team opens its 2024-25 regular season against Missouri at FedExForum at 7 p.m. 

The Tigers will hit the road to take on Mississippi State on Thursday, Nov. 7, in Starkville at 6:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+. 

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The Cardinals will come to Memphis to play their Triple-A affiliate in a 2025 exhibition game, marking the parent club’s first visit to the city since 2019.

Collierville, Houston, Southwind, Munford, Covington, Bolton, Fairley and MASE ranked in Tennessee Sports Writers Association state high school football rankings.

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Standouts from Fairley, Houston, Munford, MUS, Northpoint and Southwind are up for consideration this week.

The Tigers are 6-0 all-time against Mississippi Valley State, with this matchup being the sixth of seven played in Memphis. 

“This certainly isn’t the most anticipated season of the Penny Hardaway era. But it’s the most pivotal. What lies ahead for Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers? It all begins tonight.”

Neither Memphis nor Missouri is the same team as it was when the two met one season ago.

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It took Casi Spear 40-plus hours to knit her Grizzlies jersey, but she’s prepared to do it all over again for Jaren Jackson Jr. 

“As far as Penny Hardaway, I can honestly say this: I couldn’t be prouder of his willingness to try to adapt and understand what he does well and where we can help him,” Ed Scott said.

The Tigers have clinched the outright American Athletic Conference regular-season championship and have the date for a semifinal tournament match they will host.

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Tight end Miles Kitselman caught six passes for 97 yards and a touchdown for the Volunteers as they kept their College Football playoff hopes alive. The Wildcats lost their fourth straight game. 

Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis to a victory in Philadelphia on Saturday night. Jay Huff added 20 points, and Ja Morant had 18. The Grizzlies have won two straight road games to improve to 4-3.

NBA box score for the Memphis Grizzlies basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Memphis Tigers football team isn’t mathematically eliminated from conference championship contention, but a 44-36 loss to UTSA makes it highly unlikely. 

Quarterback Michael Van Buren Jr. scored three total touchdowns and led the Bulldogs back from an early deficit in a win over the Massachusetts Minutemen.

Whatever hopes anybody was still clinging to of the Tigers reaching the American Athletic Conference title game have now been all but dashed. The most anticipated football season in program history is likely to end with an appearance in a mediocre bowl game.