With his big sister Flor watching from the stands, David Jones and his Memphis teammates put on a show for her and all the Tiger faithful.

After trailing by 22 points in the first half, the Tigers used a 46-9 run to roar back and eventually blow out the Blazers. 

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Box score: Memphis 106, UAB 87

Here is the box score for the Memphis Tigers’ game against the UAB Blazers at FedExForum Sunday, March 3. 

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Daryl Braden has been around the block, from Memphis high school basketball to following Larry Finch and Gene Bartow to UAB in the 1970s. After struggles with cocaine and crime, he’s back in Birmingham preaching against the pitfalls that sucked him in.

With two seconds left in the game, First Assembly Christian School’s Cello Jackson drove the winning basket Saturday, March 2, bringing a victory in the TSSAA BlueCross Division 2-A boys title game in Cookeville, Tennessee.

The Memphis Grizzlies were doubled up in the fourth quarter and blew a 17-point lead against the Portland Trail Blazers in a loss on Saturday. 

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Box score: Trail Blazers 107, Grizzlies 100 (OT)

NBA box score for Saturday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Portland Trail Blazers.

Crusaders win second title in three years with comeback win over Providence Christian Academy.

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Briarcrest Coach John Harrington is proud of his team, especially Cooper Haynes, all-time leading scorer in Saints history and the all-time leading private school scorer in Memphis high school history.

A 21-point victory over UAB on Saturday was the fifth consecutive win for Memphis. 

Lee Marks will replace former running backs coach Sean Dawkins, who is now at Cincinnati.

Sophomore Fred Smith dominates inside as Saints win state for the first time in five years.

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Trey Jemison almost gave up basketball for an internship with a construction company. Now one of Penny Hardaway’s former AAU players is with the Memphis Grizzlies. 

The Memphis Grizzlies were blown out by the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. The same teams will run it back on Saturday.

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Box score: Trail Blazers 122, Grizzlies 92

NBA box score for Friday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Portland Trail Blazers.

The Crusaders keep their cool after a torrid Silverdale Baptist start.

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It has been more than a month since the Memphis City Council voted to give the University of Memphis Auxiliary Services Foundation ownership of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium and $120 million in cash. The stadium still belongs to the City of Memphis.

The Eagles battled throughout, but a slow start hurt their chances.

It was inevitable, wasn’t it? Pickleball is coming to the Memphis Sports and Events Center. It’s the first in a series of pickleball pop-up clubs that Pickleball 901 plans to open in multiple locations across town.

In the midst of a season that went from shine to, well, you know what, in the span of a week, it is indeed time to start asking if the inverse is happening as we enter March.

Jourdain, a 6-foot-9 forward who transferred to Memphis from Temple last offseason, has averaged 6.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks through 28 games this season.

Memphis never trails as it blows out East Carolina on its way to its third straight victory.

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Box score: Memphis 82, East Carolina 58

NCAA men’s basketball box score for Thursday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and East Carolina Pirates.