After a couple of difficult seasons, Alex Simmons feels ‘'like this year is kind of like our year one — just from a mindset standpoint.”

The night was lit up by the neon lights of Beale Street’s bars and pubs, a fitting welcome to the city for a brand new Tigers men’s basketball team.

What do you get when you combine Penny Hardaway, Beale Street, Memphis Pom, the FBI and the National Guard? A night of Memphis basketball that seemed like a dream.

The senior Saint claimed 52% of the vote following his performance in a 34-31 loss to undefeated Brentwood Academy.

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Drew Hill and Chris Herrington share their 2025-26 season predictions, including individual player awards.

Preseason struggles are rarely predictive, but have the Memphis Grizzlies given fans good reason to worry? 

Goalkeeper Molly Fuhrman comes up huge for the Eagles in the latest installment of one of the state’s best rivalries.

Star forward Jaren Jackson Jr. returned to the Memphis Grizzlies lineup after offseason surgery to address a turf toe injury.

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In their first game since 2016, teams will renew acquaintances in a series that began back in 1898.

As her father underwent open-heart surgery, Memphis volleyball star Amanda Hardt faced her own battle — a torn ACL.

Tigers coach Penny Hardaway has made two additions to his staff, with the 2025-26 season less than one month away.

The expanded playoff has helped Group of Six schools, including Memphis and South Florida, share a bigger part of the national spotlight during the regular season. 

Victory gives the Arlington Tigers an all-important home match in the sectionals as they look to advance to state for the first time.

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ESPN College GameDay may have interest in the Memphis Tigers, but much depends on what happens in other games this weekend.

Basketball player availability reports for the American Conference are still in the preliminary phase. Football is currently in its first season of publishing reports two hours before each game. 

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington react to the Grizzlies’ preseason losses and discuss what they have seen from Cedric Coward this month. 

Memphis Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway wants American teams to play nonconference games that will help the conference.

“It would be terrific,” American Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti said of the possibility of College GameDay coming to Memphis. “I’m crossing every finger. I’m saying every prayer, hoping that (the Tigers and USF) continue to play well. And we’ll see where the chips fall.”

UAB fired its head coach six days before playing Memphis. What challenges does the coaching change present for the Tigers? 

The Memphis Tigers and South Florida Bulls now know when their much-hyped Oct. 25 game will begin.

Standouts from Briarcrest, DeSoto Central, Houston, Lausanne and Northpoint are up for consideration.

The competition will get tougher, but Memphis’ defense has shown its ability to meet the challenge. The Tigers rank No. 21 in the country, averaging 16.17 points allowed per game.