The Tigers head into Saturday’s home game against South Florida coming off a close-call win at North Texas.

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Standouts from Bartlett, Covington, FACS, Germantown, MUS, Sheffield and Southwind are all in the running for the state’s top honor.

Everyone is 0-0 but there’s not much margin for error as the road to Chattanooga begins for Shelby-Metro area teams.

The Memphis Grizzlies lost to the Utah Jazz at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. 

The Utah Jazz made 22 3-pointers and handed the Grizzlies their fifth straight loss to begin the season. 

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Box score: Jazz 133, Grizzlies 109

The Tigers will get one more tune-up in their second and final exhibition game before they open the 2023-24 season. 

Tigers football beat writer Frank Bonner and host Greg Gaston discuss realistic expectations for head coach Ryan Silverfield. Tigers basketball beat writer Parth Upadhyaya and Gaston discuss takeaways from Memphis’ exhibition game victory against Lane College.

The standout junior for playoff-bound Sheffield Knights has put up some impressive numbers in 2023 — and the big boys are noticing. 

“We could think of no better way to thank Mayor Strickland for his loyal support of the Tigers than by having him send the team onto the field before the homecoming game,” Laird Veatch said.

The American Athletic Conference appears to be in a race with the Mountain West for a New Year’s Six Bowl bid. A one-loss Tulane team was ranked a spot higher than undefeated Air Force. 

Austin, Texas-based High 5 Entertainment hopes to be open at Liberty Park in mid-2025, its CEO told The Daily Memphian Wednesday morning, Nov. 1.

Memphis is betting big on Liberty Park, but public records show a big shortfall in covering that bet. 

Memphis is winning close games and has the best road record since Ryan Silverfield became head coach. The Tigers have issues that need to be fixed if they want to end up having a special season.

Lions kicker Riley Patterson made four field goals while Jets defensive lineman Bryce Huff recorded a sack for the third consecutive game. 

Steven Adams, a hoops star and New Zealand rancher, is featured in another commercial. This time it’s for milk. And his teammates say he’s perfect for it.

The top-seeded University of Memphis women’s soccer team won their 13th consecutive match and will advance to play Charlotte in the AAC semifinal on Thursday.

The former Memphis Tigers guard and current two-way player for the Golden State Warriors scored five points in less than five minutes against New Orleans on Monday night. 

The Memphis Grizzlies are 0-4 for the first time since 2004 (when they won 45 games and made the playoffs, by the way) and they cannot score. Their offense currently ranks 26th out of 30 NBA teams.

Derrick Rose went to Elliot Perry’s house searching for art collecting advice. He left feeling inspired by his new mentor. 

Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane each scored 30, but the Grizzlies still lost to the Mavericks, 125-110.

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Box score: Mavericks 125, Grizzlies 110

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NBA box score for Monday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks from FedExForum in Memphis.

MUS is ranked No. 1 in D2-AAA poll and Germantown moves up to No. 2 in Class 6A.

The 45-42 win at North Texas last week secured a 10th straight bowl game appearance for Memphis football, but the Tigers are hoping for a conference title this year.