The Miami Heat notched a 120-118 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in the championship game of the Las Vegas Summer League, an annual showcase of new draftees and other young hopefuls.
The American Athletic Conference has been heavily involved in College Football Playoff talks this offseason. The players representing the league's top teams, however, aren’t talking postseason this early.
The Shelby County Commission approved changes to the Shelby County Private Act, which governs how Shelby County hotel-motel tax dollars are allocated.
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Monday marks the start of Phase 2 of the Tigers’ three-phase, $220 million renovation of Liberty Stadium.
Davis’ new professional opportunity will take him to Australia to play for the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL).
Memphis will play in Monday’s Las Vegas Summer League championship game against Miami.
“If baseball is to truly be America’s game, it can only do so if it represents all Americans.”
Playoff access, conference realignment and revenue share are among the topics that could be addressed at Media Days by new AAC commissioner Tim Pernetti.
Memphis Redbirds fans cheered Saturday at AutoZone park, as their team defeated the Iowa Cubs, and they also got to meet their favorite University of Memphis football and men’s basketball athletes.
Led by Scotty Pippen Jr. and GG Jackson, the Grizzlies are unbeaten in four summer league games in Las Vegas and advance to Sunday’s semifinal playoff game.
About 280 kids showed up to the event hosted by former Briarcrest teammates Omari Thomas, Jabari Small, Rodney Newsom Jr. and Reggie Neely.
Rookies Zach Edey and Cam Spencer will not play any additional summer league minutes but are expected to be ready for the start of training camp.
The wrestler who went by Devin “Wild Card” Taylor in the ring died in a drowning incident two years ago, but his memory lives on in the annual Memphis event.
LeBron James, a four-time NBA champion and 20-time All-Star, shouted out Penny Hardaway in a video posted to the NBA’s X (formerly Twitter) account Thursday.
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Zach Edey made an instant impact in his Las Vegas debut, only to exit again after turning his right ankle in the second quarter.
Conference play will begin on Dec. 29, 2024, and end on March 4, 2025. The AAC tournament will be from March 13-17 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
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The illuminated flag atop Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium has been displayed in the city for more than 100 years. Now the stadium is being redone. So what happens to the flag? They are trying to move it — very carefully.
All-star running back Geron Johnson and plenty of other talented returnees have Coach Chris Smith excited heading into year two.
Stadium capacity for this year will drop from around 58,000 fans to 32,000.
Now that it looks like the Memphis Tigers roster is set for 2024-25, John Martin ranks the best core lineups of the Penny Hardaway era.
Forty-four years ago, after the last game the Memphis Rogues would ever play, 14-year-old Geoffrey Gaia asked Jado Hasanbegovic for his jersey. Hasanbegovic stripped off the jersey handed it to the kid.