The Memphis player hit two home runs Wednesday night in the Redbirds’ victory over the Gwinnett Stripers.

Ed Scott is the new AD at the University of Memphis. All he has to do is direct the largest construction project in program history, raise millions in cash, get Tiger hoops on track and lift the university into the Power 5.

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Faith from coach Ryan Silverfield and offensive coordinator Tim Cramsey helped the Tigers win over one of the highest-rated recruits in the modern ranking era.

Memphis’ new athletic director is called “a forward-thinking, transformative leader with the vision to help us achieve the full potential of Tiger athletics.”

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Virginia deputy athletic director Ed Scott emerged as one of three finalists for the Memphis AD job and all indications are the Tigers plan to hire him.

With quarterback Antwann Hill’s commitment to the Tigers, the impossible has become possible.

The Grizzlies own the No. 9, No. 39 and No. 57 picks in the 2024 NBA Draft that begins tonight. Herrington looks at what the team might do with each of those picks.

Having mostly recovered from an injury that kept him off the court for a majority of last season, the Grizzlies forward helped spruce up Bickford Park in Memphis, gardening, painting, meeting young students and bagging snacks for kids.

A day before the 2024 NBA Draft, Chris Herrington looks at Zach Edey and the second-tier centers, most likely trade candidates and more scuttle on the center market.

A few former Tigers will wait to see where they land when the NBA Draft begins Wednesday.

“Adam Clay was always the fat guy. He endured all the humiliations that went along with that. So how did Clay finally lose 100 pounds? With a regular diet of pickleball.”

Christian Moore hit a leadoff homer, Dylan Dreiling went deep for the third time in three games and Tennessee won its first national championship in baseball with a 6-5 victory over Texas A&M in Game 3 of the College World Series finals.

“God we give you all the praise,” Penny Hardaway wrote on his Instagram. “I thank you for your favor for my mother. The Cancer is in Complete remission. #godisgood #godgotus”

Memphis first baseman Luken Baker came close to tying the franchise record for home runs, but the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp won Sunday afternoon at AutoZone Park.

Tennessee lost the finals opener Saturday, but hasn’t dropped consecutive games since March 16-17 at Alabama. They hope to become the first No. 1 national seed to win the national title since Miami in 1999.

Memphis is unbeaten in nine of its last 10 matches and is fifth in the Western Conference with a 6-6-4 record.

The Vols, the nation’s most prolific home-run hitting team in three decades, fell to the Aggies in the College World Series finals opener Saturday night.

The former MUS standout qualifies for the 2024 Paris Olympics by placing third in the decathlon at the U.S. Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon.

A 6-foot-5, 215-pound quarterback prospect who announced his intent to play for the University of Memphis Tigers is one of the highest-ranked recruits in program history. Hill chose Memphis over Florida.

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Cleophus Hudson, who learned the game while working as a caddie at Memphis Country Club, helped integrate Pine Hill. His son Charles founded the Mid-South Junior Golf Association.

The Memphis Grizzlies star, who will return to basketball in two weeks following shoulder surgery, is finding joy this summer in coaching AAU basketball and holding hoops camps.