A bill to complete the financing remains pending at the Tennessee General Assembly.

Standouts from Arlington, Briarcrest, Collierville, Houston, Lakeland Prep and St. Benedict are up for consideration this week. 

The Memphis Tigers baseball team defeated Rice 2-1 Sunday, April 7 at Reckling Park in Houston to complete a three-game, road AAC sweep.

As a player, Marc Gasol always shared the glory. And so it was again Saturday night. How better to honor Gasol than by celebrating all four men who helped him transform a franchise and the city? On a glorious night for the Core Four.

The Memphis Grizzlies lost to the Philadelphia 76ers at FedExForum in Memphis.

The Grizzlies lost to the 76ers Saturday night at FedExForum, but the game was just an appetizer to Marc Gasol’s jersey retirement. 

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Box score: 76ers 116, Grizzlies 96

The home team created plenty of chances Saturday at AutoZone Park, but visitors capitalized twice in the second half.

After becoming Memphis’ first transfer portal pickup of the offseason, Haggerty is motivated to show the Tigers they couldn’t have made a better decision.

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The young players for the Grizzlies looked hungry to take advantage of their chance to play. The Pistons looked completely checked out. 

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The box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Detroit Pistons at FedExForum on Friday, April 5, 2024.

The Core Four will be back together to celebrate Marc Gasol at FedExForum Saturday night. But this celebration will be different than all the others. Because Gasol’s story is the story of a franchise, a city and a family, all wrapped up in one.

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Hardaway, a four-star prospect in the 2023 class, averaged 2.3 points in 8.2 minutes per game through the 30 games he appeared in for the Tigers this past season.

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Highlights from Marc Gasol’s roughly 30-minute media session at FedExForum on Friday. 

Dainja, a 6-foot-9, 255-pound center, averaged 6.1 points and 3.6 rebounds in 10.8 minutes per game for the Fighting Illini last season.

A strong Orange County team provides the opposition for Memphis 901 FC on Saturday afternoon at AutoZone Park.

PJ Haggerty’s commitment is a sensational start to what will amount to a second straight busy offseason for Hardaway. 

A 6-foot-3 freshman center and Bartlett High graduate, Mallory Collier is a part of history at North Carolina State.

The voters have spoken, and they have chosen Morcellous Harris as The Daily Memphian’s spring sports athlete of the week.

The Grizzlies have watched the Raptors lean into the tank. They haven’t done the same. Will that be good karma for the NBA draft lottery next month?