Spence Nowinsky spent the last two seasons as the defensive coordinator and defensive ends coach at Ohio University.

The Memphis Grizzlies continued to make history Tuesday by adding their 33rd different player to the roster this season.

If history is any guide, John Calipari will arrive in Fayetteville motivated to prove his detractors wrong and to win at an elite level.

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Here are the top performances by Memphis-area TSSAA track and field athletes through Saturday, April 6 meets. The next major meet in Memphis is this weekend’s Houston Classic.

Herrington breaks down Jaren Jackson’s usage and availability, scoring and shooting, passing, rebounding and defense and looks ahead to next season.

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A new deal has been struck to fund the FedExForum renovations, according to a draft agreement obtained The Daily Memphian.

Pippen played more than 30 minutes on Saturday against Philadelphia just a few weeks after missing a month with an injury serious enough to keep him from moving at all. 

Shoot 360 Memphis will move to the 50,000-square-foot facility that previously housed Memphis Cheer and Reform Sports Training.

Former Memphis Tigers coach is in negotiations to potentially leave Kentucky and take the men’s basketball coaching job at Arkansas, multiple outlets reported late Sunday.

A bill to complete the financing remains pending at the Tennessee General Assembly.

Standouts from Arlington, Briarcrest, Collierville, Houston, Lakeland Prep and St. Benedict are up for consideration this week. 

The Memphis Tigers baseball team defeated Rice 2-1 Sunday, April 7 at Reckling Park in Houston to complete a three-game, road AAC sweep.

As a player, Marc Gasol always shared the glory. And so it was again Saturday night. How better to honor Gasol than by celebrating all four men who helped him transform a franchise and the city? On a glorious night for the Core Four.

The Memphis Grizzlies lost to the Philadelphia 76ers at FedExForum in Memphis.

The Grizzlies lost to the 76ers Saturday night at FedExForum, but the game was just an appetizer to Marc Gasol’s jersey retirement. 

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Box score: 76ers 116, Grizzlies 96

The home team created plenty of chances Saturday at AutoZone Park, but visitors capitalized twice in the second half.

After becoming Memphis’ first transfer portal pickup of the offseason, Haggerty is motivated to show the Tigers they couldn’t have made a better decision.

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The young players for the Grizzlies looked hungry to take advantage of their chance to play. The Pistons looked completely checked out. 

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The box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Detroit Pistons at FedExForum on Friday, April 5, 2024.

The Core Four will be back together to celebrate Marc Gasol at FedExForum Saturday night. But this celebration will be different than all the others. Because Gasol’s story is the story of a franchise, a city and a family, all wrapped up in one.

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Hardaway, a four-star prospect in the 2023 class, averaged 2.3 points in 8.2 minutes per game through the 30 games he appeared in for the Tigers this past season.

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