When the defensive line coaching position at Memphis became available, Spence Nowinsky said he wasn’t going to let the opportunity pass by.

Chris Herrington sounds off on the best moments of what has been a sad rollercoaster of a Memphis Grizzlies season.

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The voters have spoken, and they have chosen Khari Webb as The Daily Memphian’s spring-sports athlete of the week.

American Athletic Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti spoke about the College Football Playoff, membership retention, media rights and NIL matters in a news conference.

Registration remains open for the annual Memphis Tigers football women’s clinic, which will be held at the Billy J. Murphy Complex Saturday, April 13.

Jake LaRavia has impressed the last part of this season. Here are three reasons.

Tennessee’s largest regular-season meet will bring plenty of talent from the city and region, including Olympic gold medalist Asafa Powell.

In December, as he soared through the air for his first dunk in 291 days, Grizzlies big man Brandon Clarke realized all of his hard work was paying off. 

Jake LaRavia played the best game of his career, but the undermanned Memphis Grizzlies couldn’t match the Cavaliers in the second half on Wednesday night in Cleveland. 

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GG Jackson’s church came to Memphis, so he rocked the drums and the basketball court

The box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Cleveland.

Although a major win for the Memphis Grizzlies point guard, it is only temporary. The case will likely move on, either over self-defense or Tennessee’s “stand-your-ground” law.

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When the congregation of GG Jackson’s church loaded a bus to Memphis, the Grizzlies’ team chaplain opened the doors to his church for worship.

“EA Sports College Football 25” is expected to be released this summer. It will be the first time in more than a decade an NCAA Football game is produced.

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The Grizzlies’ 13-game winning streak against the Spurs ended on Tuesday when 13 Memphis players sat out with injuries. 

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The box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the San Antonio Spurs at FedExForum on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss Brandon Clarke and potential draft picks. They all try to name all 33 players the Grizzlies have used this season.

High school girls in Tennessee will officially have a new competitive avenue beginning with the 2024-25 year.

Parth Upadhyaya, Tim Buckley and host Greg Gaston discuss Memphis basketball’s NCAA transfer portal moves a little less than four weeks into yet another big offseason for the program.

The trial was paused in December to determine if Morant would be immune under the state’s self-defense immunity statute, also known as the “stand your ground” law.

How did Upadhyaya vote in his final AP Top 25 ballot of the season?

Spence Nowinsky spent the last two seasons as the defensive coordinator and defensive ends coach at Ohio University.

The Memphis Grizzlies continued to make history Tuesday by adding their 33rd different player to the roster this season.

If history is any guide, John Calipari will arrive in Fayetteville motivated to prove his detractors wrong and to win at an elite level.

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Here are the top performances by Memphis-area TSSAA track and field athletes through Saturday, April 6 meets. The next major meet in Memphis is this weekend’s Houston Classic.

Herrington breaks down Jaren Jackson’s usage and availability, scoring and shooting, passing, rebounding and defense and looks ahead to next season.

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