Two semi-recent postseason meetings between the two teams have stirred up fiery exchanges.

Standouts from Craigmont, Kirby, Melrose, Millington and Ridgeway are honored by the league’s coaches.

On Wednesday, Memphis became the only team in college basketball to earn more than five Quad 1 and Quad 2 wins. And it happened in large part due to yet another crucial Hardaway adjustment.

It makes sense why visions of a March Madness run might have been fresh on the minds of Penny Hardaway and his players on Wednesday night in Charlottesville.

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Box score: Memphis 64, Virginia 62

Transfer DeeDee Hagemann scored 19 points and led an inspired effort against visiting Tennessee in her Memphis debut. 

Led by PJ Haggerty’s 27 points, five assists and five rebounds, the Tigers overcame a performance that saw them shoot only 37.5% from the floor and 21.7% from 3-point range. 

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This is the box score for the NCAA game between the Memphis Tigers and the Virginia Cavaliers on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia.

When this Blues City Animal Rescue volunteer received seven chihuahua-mix puppies from animal control, she named them after Grizzlies players. Now, those players want someone to take the dogs home. 

The Frisco Bowl victory was special because it marked the end of an era that may never happen again at Memphis.

Mustangs coach David Wolff was also saluted following an undefeated campaign.

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It wasn’t perfect, but the Memphis Tigers’ 2024 football season is chock-full of accomplishments worth celebrating.

The Tigers held off the Mountaineers, 42-37, to capture the Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl.

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Tigers coach has two friends, former co-workers in College Football Playoff

This is the box score for the NCAA football game between the University of Memphis Tigers and the University of West Virginia Mountaineers on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, at the Frisco Bowl in Frisco, Texas.

Memphis Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield has two friends and former colleagues in the expanded 12-team playoff: Dan Lanning at Oregon, and Kenny Dillingham at Arizona State.

Coach Alex Simmons and her Tigers basketball team will play 18th-ranked Tennessee on Wednesday before hosting Louisville on Saturday. Both games will be held at FedExForum.

Penny Hardaway doesn’t simply want to make the NCAA Tournament after missing it a season ago — he wants to earn a top-four seed.

The Tigers will have an opportunity to pick up a Quadrant 2 win when they face the Cavaliers in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Wednesday.

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On his weekly radio show, Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway said the crowd at FedExForum has been too small this season. “It’s not as packed as it has been in the past.”

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The No. 25 Memphis Tigers hope to finish the 2024 season with their second Power Conference win of the year when they face West Virginia in Tuesday’s Frisco Bowl.

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The Volunteers received 50 first-place votes from the national media panel after wins over Miami and Illinois pushed coach Rick Barnes' program to 10-0 for only the fifth time in school history.

The Tigers are back in the AP Top 25 after being bounced out of the rankings a week ago.

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