Damon Sisa (179 yards rushing, 1 touchdown, 1 interception) and the defense get the job done as Houston wins its first football state championship.

Malcolm Dandridge and the Tigers landed the first blow, but Moussa Cisse and the Rebels enjoyed the last laugh.

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Following Saturday’s win at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse, the University of Memphis women’s basketball team moves to 3-5 overall.

More than 20,000 people participated in the 22nd annual St. Jude Memphis Marathon Saturday morning, Dec. 2.

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Glenn, a freshman, has played in just three games this season and only completed two passes for 35 yards in mop-up duty against North Alabama.

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The Tigers allowed the Rebels to hang around just enough. They eventually paid the price.

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Box score: Ole Miss 80, Memphis 77

The NCAA men’s basketball box score for Saturday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and Ole Miss Rebels played in Oxford, Mississippi.

The Tigers center’s dunk rocks Oxford and the internet.

The Memphis Tigers will retain their starting quarterback for his final season.

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More than 20,000 participants raced Saturday in the St. Jude Memphis Marathon, half-marathon, 5K and 10K. Jordan English won the marathon in a time of 2:30:21. Sadie Smith was the top female marathon finisher in 2:56:44.

The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.

The Grizzlies bench scored 58 points to help Memphis defeat the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. 

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Kicker Seth Morgan is the fourth Tiger to announce plans to enter the transfer portal. He appeared in three games because of a season-ending injury. 

The Tigers will look to rebound from the 16-point loss they took to now-No. 18 Villanova last week in the Battle 4 Atlantis.

The voters have spoken, and they have chosen Connor Jones and Taylor Reeb as The Daily Memphian’s boys and girls high school basketball players of the week.

St. Jude Memphis Marathon participants come from all 50 states and Puerto Rico as well as 75 countries.

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Veteran criminal defense attorney Randy Grossman said Williams’ other eight felony charges were dismissed but that a decision about whether the 4-star guard can play would be “completely up to the school.”

Marcus Smart and Bismack Biyombo use intensity and the power of positivity to help get their message across.

Greg Gaston, Tim Buckley and Parth Upadhyaya look back at Battle 4 Atlantis and share thoughts on Memphis not being ranked in the AP Top 25 in the latest episode of the Tigers Podcast with Greg Gaston.

The Grizzlies won a home game for the first time in 218 days Wednesday. So when the streamers fell, people scrambled to collect them as if they had never seen them before. On a night of joy and relief at FedExForum. Which will just have to do, for now.

The Memphis Grizzlies ended their home losing streak on Wednesday night with a 14-point win over the Utah Jazz. 

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The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Utah Jazz at FedExForum on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023.

The race on Saturday, Dec. 2, will close roads across Downtown and Midtown, with some closures beginning Friday, Dec. 1.