Nighte Pickering scores once in each half to send Memphis through to the round of 32. 901 now knows its next U.S. Open Cup opponent.

The first game of the Memphis-Ole Miss series will be played on Dec. 28, 2024, at FedExForum.

The front end of the series will be played at Memphis’ FedExForum in 2024-25, with a return game in Starkville, Mississippi, expected to be played during the 2025-26 season. 

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Senate Bill 2711, sponsored by state Sen. Brent Taylor, was held during the Tennessee Senate’s session Wednesday morning.

Mustangs coach Pennington also recognized following a fourth-place finish at state.

Memphis, which lost three players to the NCAA transfer portal on its opening day, hauled in most of its transfers in December. Coach Ryan Silverfield doesn’t anticipate a significant number of new additions now. 

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Memphis running back Jay Ducker is entering the NCAA transfer portal, he posted on social media. Ducker rushed for 544 yardsfor the Tigers in 2022.

It’s finally over. The Memphis Grizzlies’ record-breaking (in a bad way) season has come to a close. Before we put this all behind us, let’s take stock of what we’ve been through.

How should Grizzlies fandom be applied to these Grizzlies-free playoffs? There’s no one way to fan, but Chris Herrington offers some playoff observations and advice here, filtering it all through Beale Street Blue glasses. 

DeAgo Brumfield, now in the NCAA transfer portal, started in 12 of the 13 games he played for the Tigers last season. 

A look at players going into and coming out of the NCAA transfer portal for the Memphis Tigers basketball program prior to the 2024-25 season.

One day after the Grizzlies' 27-55 season concluded, Chris Herrington counts the ways the team had one of the most productive bad years ever.

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“The kid’s got so much potential,” Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said of GG Jackson II. “But we want to see that potential realized. And it’s not just saying it — it’s doing it.” 

The Memphis Grizzlies completed one last round of interviews before heading out for the summer. Here are the major highlights. 

The front end of a two-game series with the Runnin’ Rebels will be played in Las Vegas, with a return game at FedExForum expected to be played in the 2025-26 season.

Ja Morant didn’t need to recruit Derrick Rose’s son to play on his AAU program. PJ Rose was texting his dad begging to get on it. 

Here are the top performances for Memphis-area TSSAA athletes in track and field through April 13.

Standouts from Briarcrest, Brighton, CBHS, Crosstown, ECS, Southwind, Trezevant and White Station are up for consideration this week. 

“I know who Penny is as a player, and I had conversations with him and got a feel for him as a person,” Rogers told The Daily Memphian on Sunday. 

Here is the box score for the Memphis Grizzlies’ game against the Denver Nuggets Sunday, April 14, at FedExForum. 

After losing to the Los Angeles Lakers Friday night, the Memphis Grizzlies close their season with a loss to Denver.

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Taylor Jenkins comments on game clock error in Grizzlies’ loss to Lakers

Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins called game clock mistake in Friday’s loss to the Lakers “a shock to everybody.”

Showboats struggle in second half as Stallions pull away in UFL clash Saturday night in Birmingham.

The Billy J. Murphy Athletic Complex at the University of Memphis hosted an evening just for the ladies Saturday.