B.J. Blake puts on a show for his future college Austin Peay, rushing for 268 yards and two touchdowns.

Sunday’s Memphis preseason opener with Indiana will be broadcast on Bally’s Southeast. However, there’s reason to wonder how long that will be possible, for the Grizzlies and for other NBA teams on Bally networks.

Defending Class AA girls champ Sophie Christopher of Houston just one of several local players and teams who figure to be in the title mix.

The Tigers have attracted several transfers who either came from bigger programs or had offers from larger schools. A few of the SEC transfers offered insight on why they chose Memphis. 

FACS running back Brian Shields carried 12 times for 125 yards and scored five times, taking his season total to 25.

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Elijah Brinson completed 20 of 24 passes for 285 yards and five touchdowns as the Chiefs won their third game in a row, 42-7.

Steven Adams is back on the court after missing extended time with a knee injury. Taylor Jenkins said the brawny big man has wasted no time throwing his weight around. 

Totals are through games as of Sept. 29 and are for TSSAA schools in The Daily Memphian coverage area.

It’s all about the city for Jahvon Quinerly, Madison Griggs and Memphis Tigers basketball at Student Madness.

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Jaren Jackson Jr. said he has been watching film of Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Garnett in an effort to slow down the game. 

FedExForum has a new event security provider. It is unclear if the switch is directly related to a shooting that occurred at the venue last month. 

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Memphis basketball’s first-ever student-only season tip-off event allowed the university’s student body to familiarize itself with players on both the men’s and women’s teams.

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The result leaves the Mustangs as the top seed for the district tournament.

Thirteen of the Tigers’ 18 AAC games will be nationally televised, with six slated to appear on either ESPN or CBS.

Fans will get the chance to see first-year coach Alex Simmons and her Tigers team play 13 times at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

Luken Baker and Masyn Winn spent time in Memphis in 2023. Both finished the season up with the St. Louis Cardinals.

“The combination of player development and winning culture has been a key to his success.”

Memphis has made enough plays to have a 4-1 record after the first five games, but head coach Ryan Silverfield is still looking for the Tigers to clean up some of the late-game errors. 

Southwind and Houston also move up one space while Bartlett falls.

Bartlett wasn’t able to generate a ton of offense in a Week 7 loss and now must find a way through Germantown’s stout defense.

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The nonprofit that runs four of the city’s tennis facilities announced price increases for the newly renovated tennis center. 

It was only Day One, but Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins is shaking things up.