Memphis will wave goodbye to yet another key member of its coaching staff.

The top three golfers in the world rankings — No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, No. 2 Xander Schauffele and No. 3 Rory McIlroy — will be in playing in Wednesday’s pro-am at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

The Memphis Tigers did not get as favorable of a ranking in the Associated Press Poll released on Monday as it did in the USA Today Coaches Poll last week.

The top 70 PGA tour golfers will start playing Thursday at TPC Southwind in the first event of the FedEx Cup playoffs.

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Former Campbell University coach Trena Prater becomes the first head coaching hire for new Tigers athletic director Ed Scott.

The Memphis Tigers offensive line, the unit that is in charge of protecting Tigers QB Seth Henigan, is rounding into form.

The Memphis Tigers’ aspirations to join a higher-profile league than their current one, the American Athletic Conference, are no secret.

The Baltimore Ravens have signed former Memphis Tigers and CBHS receiver Anthony Miller.

The “Hush Y’all” paddles are hallmarks of the FedEx St. Jude Championship. But this year No. 14 will be a center of not-so-quiet activities for the golf tournament, including unique viewing areas, giveaways, beverage sales and more. 

The Memphis Redbirds unveiled a salute to the 1938 Memphis Red Sox Negro American League Champions during their 8-2 victory over Gwinnett.

After leading the Showboats to a 2-8 record in his one and only season, Memphis and head coach John DeFilippo have parted ways. The team’s general manager is out too.

Shelby McEwen of Abbeville, Mississippi and world indoor champion Hamish Kerr of New Zealand battled in a jump off for the high jump title at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.

The Memphis native decided not to play professional golf after assembling a brilliant amateur career, including an NCAA individual title and two team national championships at Stanford. 

Several key returnees on both sides of the ball have the Fairley Bulldogs poised to take one step further.

Eric Gray, who played college football at Tennessee and Oklahoma, scored on runs of 1 and 48 in the Giants’ NFL exhibition win over the Lions.

Special teams coordinator Chris White feels confident in the Memphis athletes he has at his disposal heading into his second season with the Tigers, especially defensive back Julian Barnett. 

Jaren Jackson Jr. went to Japan, Ja Morant is back in the gym and Jake LaRavia is still adding to his card collection. 

As preparation for next week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship nears its conclusion, tournament executive director Joe Tomek is keeping an eye on this week’s tournament in North Carolina.

Kelvin Perkins, star defender Charles Sullins and several new faces look to keep the Jaguars in Class 5A title contention.

For Greg Rubin, moving from cornerback to safety has been more than a change in position. “ … And now, I’m the vet,” he said. “I’m older, and I’m at safety. I have to talk to guys and just being able to control the defense and being a voice for the defense.”

When he was 16, Seth Rider told his family he wanted to be an Olympian. It was an audacious thing to say. But that kid from Germantown now has a silver medal around his neck. 

He directed the FedEx St. Jude Classic golf tournament for 13 years, starting in 1986 overseeing its move from Colonial Country Club to TPC Southwind. In 2000, St. Jude made him its first director of sports marketing, hoping to reinvigorate the flagging marathon. He died Aug. 5 at age 76.

The Memphis Touchdown Club’s 2024 fall speakers series features college football coaches, administrators and national media members.

The Redbirds plan to play as the Memphis Red Sox and wear throwback Negro Leagues jerseys Saturday night, Aug. 10, as part of their participation in MiLB’s The Nine project.

The 2023 Ed Murphey Classic pole vault champion wins his second Olympic medal.