An elite group of Memphis-area Division 2 football players earned all-state recognition.

Memphis shot over 50% from the floor but failed to defend from just about anywhere on the court — especially from deep.

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Box score: Memphis 107, USTA 101 (OT)

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Reggie Howard will coach the cornerbacks while deputy head coach Charles Clark is still the defensive backs coach. 

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Laird Veatch, the University of Memphis athletic director, is finally getting his hands on a football stadium and $120 million. Now all he has to do is raise another $50 million and figure out how to rebuild his new stadium on the fly. 

Jones leads the No. 13 Tigers (13-2, 2-0 AAC) with 20.7 points per game to go with 6.7 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.6 assists per game.

“If clawing back into the postseason still seemed daunting even with Ja Morant back, it seems like something more than a long shot with him gone again. But there are reasons to believe, right?”

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Vince Williams Jr. was rewarded for his strong play this season by signing a three-year standard contract that will make him available for every game this season. 

The $50 million donated by FedEx founder Fred Smith’s family won’t be released until Memphis matches it by raising an additional $50 million.

Tee Morant is hurting for his son Ja, but he vowed Tuesday night that the star point guard will come back and return to the top of the game. 

Daily Memphian volleyball player of the year Emily Farm of St. Agnes headlines a group of local players named to TSWA All-State volleyball team.

Former Tiger replaces defensive line coach Kyle Pope, who spent four years with the program.

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The Memphis Grizzlies were on fire Tuesday night and took down the Dallas Mavericks despite missing Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr.

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Box score: Grizzlies 120, Mavericks 103

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The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. 

The Roadrunners are arguably the worst team in an AAC that’s largely weak from top to bottom. 

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A day after Ja Morant was ruled out for the season, Marcus Smart left the game on Tuesday with a finger injury.

An MRI revealed Ja Morant has a torn labrum, making him ineligible to play the rest of the season. The star point guard encouraged the Grizzlies to continue to focus on the big picture. 

Greg Gaston, Parth Upadhyaya and Tim Buckley have plenty to talk through after a wild week for the No. 13 Memphis Tigers basketball team.

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Bryce Huff reached 10 sacks on the year after recording two this week. He tied the 11th-most sacks in a single season by a New York Jets player.

The USL Championship veteran played in San Antonio last season.

“Coming out so flat, these teams are getting up 10, 15 on us early on. I think that just needs to be a (point of) emphasis on the way we start games and us being the physical team first,” said Memphis point guard Jahvon Quinerly.

Senior leadership, defense has MUS off to its best start in 26 years.

Ja Morant is out for the season and Grizzlies fans are mourning a year that just keeps getting worse. As one Memphian put it, succinctly: “I give up.”