The Daily Memphian browsed through College Football 25 on the PlayStation 5 and noted some of the top rated Memphis players and team ratings. 

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin learned a lot from Nick Saban — especially about the dangers of preseason praise and high expectations being placed upon a team by fans and media.

Greg Sankey added that while he’s paying attention to litigation in the ACC involving Florida State and Clemson, the SEC is focused on its 16 schools.

Kaelen Culpepper, who starred at St. Benedict and Kansas State, was the 21st overall pick Sunday in Major League Baseball’s draft by the Minnesota Twins.

“Laird was unapologetic for being an advocate for every athlete, not just the ones in the big sports. He gave everything he had to the University of Memphis, leaving little time for anything else beyond his family.”

Photographer Brad Vest captured the action on Beale Street Saturday for the final day of the Ed Murphey Classic. The John “Buck” Ewing pole-vaulting competition featured three current Olympians — two-time world champion Sam Kendricks of Oxford, Mississippi, 2020 Olympic silver medalist Chris Nilsen and former NCAA champ Brynn King.

Williams’ appreciation for his alma mater is why he traveled back to Germantown High and helped with the 11th annual Make the Right Call football camp Saturday.

Carter, a 6-foot-5 Atlanta native, averaged 9.5 points and 2.4 rebounds while shooting 40.3% from 3-point range for AAC foe UTSA last season.

The experience of taking part in a meet like the Ed Murphey Classic at the University of Memphis was a whole other thing altogether for fans, amateurs, high school athletes and pros alike.

Jake LaRavia asked to play in summer league this season. The third-year Memphis Grizzlies wing is making the most of his opportunity to continue his positive momentum. 

GG Jackson can’t stop saying nice things about Zach Edey, even though the Grizzlies’ newest lottery pick said he doesn’t take compliments very well. 

GG Jackson has set a high bar for himself. He is hoping for a better showing at summer league in Las Vegas than he had in Salt Lake City. 

Despite a pair of silver medals in high-caliber meets, the former Whitehaven standout doesn’t get the call from Liberia. 

A little more than a year after his time as a volunteer assistant on coach Penny Hardaway’s staff at Memphis, Joey Dorsey is quickly climbing the coaching ladder.

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Zach Edey’s status for the rest of the summer league schedule is still to be determined. He will have six days to rest if the Grizzlies choose to hold him out until their second game in Las Vegas on July 15. 

The matchup between the Tigers and Red Wolves, members of the Sun Belt Conference, will mark only the teams’ third since 2010 and eighth since 2000.

The 2024 Olympics get underway July 24 in Paris. This week, however, track and field fans can see some high-level competition — and some Olympians to boot — right here in Memphis.

The second-round NBA Draft pick splashed in the buzzer beater, and his Memphis Grizzlies teammates didn’t wait for the review to celebrate. 

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Fans looking for an opportunity to cheer on former Tigers will have a chance to do so again this offseason.

Lucas Glover admittedly has some work to do to guarantee himself a return trip to Memphis for this year’s event.

The big man finished with 14 points and 15 rebounds in his summer league debut. He had the highlight of the game, even as the Grizzlies fell in overtime 97-95.

Scott will earn an annual guaranteed compensation — or base salary — of $550,000 over a contract that spans five years, according to a memorandum of understanding obtained by The Daily Memphian.

David Jones did not have a promise from an NBA franchise when he decided to stay in the draft, but his agency was confident that he would still sign a two-way deal. 

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss Zach Edey’s upcoming summer league debut and the changes to Taylor Jenkins’ assistant coaching staff. 

The booster club doesn’t have the country’s deepest pockets, but its members have a goal to donate $100,000 annually to the Tigers football program.