Memphis was down 3-2 entering the bottom of the ninth, but rallies to defeat Gwinnett 4-3 Saturday night at AutoZone Park.

Memphis Tigers football coach Ryan Silverfield says what he really feels about the American Conference. 

The Grizzlies announced their preseason schedule on Friday. It will include three games inside FedExForum.

Nothing to see here — that’s what the American Conference commissioner suggested when he was asked about reports revealing a former Memphis football player shared intel with UTSA’s quarterback before the Roadrunners beat the Tigers last season.

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The Tigers traveled to UTSA on Nov. 2, 2024, and left with a 44-36 loss. It was one of two losses Memphis suffered during last year’s 11-2 season.

After two straight trips to the BlueCross Bowl, Mustangs will rely heavily on new faces in 2025.

“We’ve had very transparent conversations for a year about what’s happening,” Pernetti said. “I understand Memphis’ ambition. I think other schools have that ambition.”

Ja Morant is scheduled to be in China for the next five days as part of Nike’s “Let Them Watch” tour to promote the Ja 3 sneaker. Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke released new music under the artist name BCVS.

Right fielder Matt Koperniak homers twice; starting pitcher Curtis Taylor goes scoreless through seven in win.

Memphis starting pitchers have allowed two runs in 24.2 innings pitched to start the series.

More than half the money raised will go toward other university operations.

ESPN’s Paul Finebaum slams Big 12 Brett Yormark after the league’s decision to reject Memphis’ membership pitch without even taking a vote from its presidents and chancellors.

Andrew Johnson heads into his senior year with 32 career victories. Now, the goal is to get one on the final weekend of the season.

On today’s AM/DM podcast, The Daily Memphian’s Mary Cashiola talks to state sports writer of the year winner John Varlas about Joe Caruso’s background and what he thought of the derby.

Memphis has a combined record of 21-5 the last two seasons, but the Tigers are still searching for their first conference title since 2019. 

In the Redbirds’ quickest game since 2006 — one hour, 52 minutes — Memphis continued a six-game homestand with a win over the Stripers.

Would spring football in Memphis really last the second time around? Based on history, the apparent answer should not be surprising.

The Tigers don’t tip off their 2025-26 season for another three-plus months, but Memphis now knows who they’ll face and where.

The goal is to have the Lynx ready to compete with Division 2-AA’s best in the postseason. And they have the players to do just that.

Coach Alex Simmons’ group, and every other team in the 13-member American, will play 18 conference games this upcoming season.

Earlier reports had the Showboats, Houston Roughnecks, Birmingham Stallions and Michigan Panthers relocating to new markets.

The Memphis Grizzlies are hiring Darnell Lazare as an assistant coach, sources told The Daily Memphian. Lazare previously worked as a video coordinator with the Grizzlies during the 2018-19 season. 

If there’s anything the news of the last few days has shown us, it’s that the Memphis administration indeed understands just how desperate and possibly dire its situation is as members of the American. 

Whether Brendon Lewis is a bridge to AJ Hill or Arrington Maiden, and whether that gap is closed sooner or later, Ryan Silverfield and the Tigers have a plan at quarterback.

The Big 12’s rejection of Memphis’ reported $200 million pitch marked another denial in the Tigers’ quest for entry into a power conference. But Memphis officials will keep plugging away — and basketball attendance numbers show why.