NBA Summer League is less than a week away. How many games can the top players expect to play?

Chasing dollars on the NIL trail is almost like a second job, even during the off season that should be a respite from the University of Memphis football coach’s crazy calendar.

Addie Graham, Charlee Smith, Jorja Wheeler and Brooke Harrison earn TSWA honors.

The Redbirds are led by one of the best pitching staffs in Triple-A and slugging first baseman Luken Baker, the franchise’s all-time home run leader. The team is hosting the biggest fireworks show in AutoZone Park history after Wednesday’s game. 

Wiseman averaged 7.1 points and 5.3 rebounds in 63 games — the most games he’s played in a season in his four years in the NBA so far — for the Detroit Pistons last season.

The matchup with Louisville will be three days after the Tigers host Tennessee at FedExForum on Dec. 18.

Now, “all options have been exhausted,” a source told The Daily Memphian of Mills’ quest to gain another season of eligibility. 

Daily Memphian’s Baseball Player of the Year Jack Hibbard from Arlington High and four players from Division II-AA were named to the TSWA all-state baseball team.

With power conference schools spending real dollars like Monopoly money since the onset of NIL, Quindell Johnson could have left Memphis for another school before his college career was done.

Jordan Cooper started at safety for the Panthers and recorded 20 tackles while helping the team to an 8-4 finish in 2023. He had signed to play at Culver-Stockton College in Missouri.

Amid a quiet start to NBA free agency, some notes and questions on where things stand with the Grizzlies. Will Luke Kennard be back? What does this roster need most?

With NIL becoming bigger and bigger — the disparity among how much each student-athlete is paid seems bound to grow wider and wider.

Jeffries was a four-star, top-100 prospect out of Olive Branch High when he joined the Memphis Tigers as part of coach Penny Hardaway’s No. 1-ranked 2019 recruiting class.

“I have made the difficult decision of pulling myself out of the process to compete for a spot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with Canada,” Edey told the Canadian press.

Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin discuss Memphis basketball’s ongoing search for a wing, Caleb Mills’ pursuit of an eligibility waiver, the Tigers’ decision to hire Ed Scott as their new AD and more.

Nowadays — three years after NIL was made official on July 1, 2021 — some of college sports’ highest-paid athletes are millionaires in an ecosystem composed of kids, coaches, collectives and even agents.

Tomlin, a 6-foot-8 versatile big man, averaged 14 points, 6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game while shooting 39.6% from 3-point range for Memphis last season.

It is expected both sides will pursue a new contract. NBA free agency begins at 5 p.m. Sunday.

Memphis 901 FC clobbered Phoenix Rising FC 5-1, tying for the highest-scoring game in franchise history. The win moves Memphis into third place in the USL Championship Western Conference. 

The Memphis Grizzlies introduced their NBA Draft selections on Friday, and Zach Edey said he is excited to play with point guard Ja Morant. 

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“My tool kit is robust, having dealt with major infractions at Morgan State,” new Memphis Tigers athletic director says.

While Ed Scott works toward leaving the University of Memphis athletic department even better than he found it, his very presence as the new athletic director can inspire others.

Ed Scott and his young daughter Tia are a hit with Memphis Tigers supporters as he is introduced as the school’s new AD.

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