Memphis Mayor Paul Young’s comments come as the city, county and Grizzlies' pursuit of more funding for FedExForum reaches a critical juncture.

Even with the Tigers’ up and down play through the AAC play, Vegas likes their odds to win the league’s tournament title this week in Fort Worth, Texas. 

The Memphis area will be well-represented with teams from Bartlett, Douglass, Fayette-Ware, Middle College and Ridgeway chasing titles in their respective divisions.

Two Memphis players have been honored by the American Athletic Conference as part of the league’s end-of-season awards.

The undefeated Red Devils are three victories away from Memphis high school hoops history.

Starting with a game against either No. 12 seed Wichita State or No. 13 seed Rice on Thursday, the No. 5 seed Tigers will need to win four games in four days to be crowned the AAC champion and punch its ticket to March Madness.

Tigers coach Penny Hardaway responded to critics when speaking with reporters Monday night following his weekly radio show at Brookhaven Pub & Grill.

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A proposed bill could change how local hotel and motel tax is distributed; any reallocation of the existing hotel-motel tax would likely mean Memphis Tourism losing revenue. 

Former Melrose and Memphis Tiger star heading to Nashville to join the Titans.

Who stood out among the teams on Upadhyaya’s ballot in a chaos-filled final week of the 2023-24 regular season?

The Grizzlies have used 28 different players this season, and they may not be finished adding new faces. 

Standouts from Arlington, Bartlett, Center Hill, Houston, Lewisburg, MUS, St. Benedict and Whitehaven are up for consideration this week. 

GG Jackson scored a career-high 30 points, but Memphis was beaten on the road at Oklahoma City. 

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Coach Penny Hardaway’s team has a single bye in the tournament and will open play against the winner of Wednesday’s first-round matchup between No. 12 seed Wichita State and No. 13 seed Rice.

Alexis Miché sold her Ja Morant t-shirts during the 2023 NBA Playoffs. This year she’s collaborating with the Grizzlies for an official collaboration. 

Memphis women’s basketball team is eliminated in AAC Tournament by East Carolina. 

For the first time in club history, Memphis 901 FC starts the season with a victory and three points.

It’s pretty simple. If Memphis wants to make the NCAA Tournament, the only path is winning four games in four days in the AAC Tournament. That, of course, is something they’ve never done.

The Memphis Grizzlies are signing Memphis Hustle guard DeJon Jarreau to a 10-day contract, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported. 

The Panthers were bidding to win their first championship in program history while also attempting to become the first public-school girls team from Shelby County to win state since Central in 2011.

The defending champions were too much for the Panthers to overcome.

Despite 27 points from Nae’Qwan Tomlin, the Tigers lost to the Owls.

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Luke Kennard’s wife is due in two weeks. The Grizzlies guard said he suspects his desire to help St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will mean even more to him when he becomes a father himself.