With usual starting quarterback Case Cookus hurting, Coach John DeFilippo had Troy Williams step in. But the Showboats still lost to the Michigan Panthers at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

The former Lady Vols superstar, who was a three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist, announced Sunday that her career was over after 16 seasons.

The Memphis track and field team had a record-breaking weekend at the Memphis Tiger Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

“Coach Penny (Hardaway) keeps in contact with my dad a lot,” Johnson said. “He’s been in my position before, made it to the league and was a great player.”

Blake Watson and Tigers defensive lineman Jaylon Allen both sign free agent deals with the Denver Broncos. Also, Memphis receiver Joe Scates has signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. 

Memphis Redbirds fans and their pooches filled the stands Saturday for Bark in the Park night at AutoZone Park. The Memphis Redbirds defeated the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, 10-1

Bartlett High School cross country and distance runner Gabriel Higginbottom died Friday, April 26, 19 months after suffering a cardiac event during a cross country race in Florida.

April 27 is the final day for college players and international early entrants to put their name in the NBA draft-player pool, meaning the Grizzlies will soon begin working out prospects of interest.

The Memphis Showboats have been outscored in the final two quarters of every game played this season by a combined margin of 45 points. 

When Laird Veatch was introduced as the new athletic director at the University of Missouri, he acknowledged those at his most-recent stop.

Thirty-eight teams featuring some of the country’s top high school basketball prospects will compete this weekend as the annual Nike Elite Youth Basketball League comes to Liberty Park’s Memphis Sports & Events Center. 

Billy Richmond III, a 2024 five-star prospect, initially committed to Kentucky in December after announcing a list of four finalists in October that included the Memphis Tigers, Alabama and LSU.

Rebecca Distuhl, owner and president of Dinstuhl’s Fine Candy Company, is a longtime board member and volunteer with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. 

The UFL’s Memphis Showboats will hold a halftime ceremony Sunday to honor late Showboat legends Reggie White and Pepper Rodgers.

A look at players from the Memphis Tigers football program who’ve entered the NCAA transfer portal prior to the 2024 season and the Tigers’ latest portal pickups.

Mike Miller believes Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant will show the world he’s a top five NBA player, the former Grizz-turned-NBA agent said in the wake of Morant hiring Miller and his agency to represent him.

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Caleb Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner kicked off a historic NFL Draft Thursday night that had five other teams selecting quarterbacks among the top 12 picks, setting a record with five in the top 10 and tying a record for the most in the first round.

The state champion in 2023 at Overton is betting on himself at his destination job.

Brody Winemiller was recognized by Daily Memphian readers after delivering a key hit in a victory against the nation’s No. 19 team.

A source confirmed to The Daily Memphian on Thursday afternoon that Memphis postponed the visit for the 6-foot-9 big man from North Carolina’s Word of God Christian Academy.

Ja Morant reportedly hires former Memphis Grizzlies player and Tigers assistant coach Mike Miller as his new agent.

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The St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday shipped 2020 first-round draft choice Jordan Walker to the Memphis Redbirds, their Triple-A affiliate.

“Blake Watson is an NFL running back,” Memphis Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield said as the 2024 draft approaches. With Watson gone, South Carolina transfer Mario Anderson and others line up to replace him.

Playoff picture still cloudy with one district game left for each team.

For the first time in a decade, a musical artist will take the stage at AutoZone Park to perform in a live full-scale production.