Some Memphis fans may have been surprised when they saw where Memphis landed in the first NCAA NET Rankings of the 2023-24 season, released Monday.

Standouts from KIPP, Memphis Business Academy, MLK Prep and Trezevant recognized by the league’s coaches.

Standouts from Brighton, Central, Kingsbury, Munford, Overton and Southwind recognized by the league’s coaches.

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Richard Smith said Tuesday that the family could pull its pledged $50 million gift if the Memphis City Council doesn’t transfer ownership of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium to the University of Memphis.

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Host Greg Gaston, senior writer Tim Buckley and beat writers Frank Bonner II and Parth Upadhyaya all had plenty to say on the latest edition of The Daily Memphian Tigers Podcast with Greg Gaston.

Keep those fingers crossed. If all goes well, Memphis could be as close to full strength as they will get this season just in time for Christmas. 

How did Upadhyaya shuffle teams around in his Associated Press poll voting after a week of chaos in college basketball?

The U of M has said that the city can’t have seats on the foundation board, setting up a potential showdown over the vote Tuesday to transfer ownership of the city-owned stadium.

Standouts from Lewisburg, Southwind, St. Benedict, St. George’s and Trezevant are up for consideration this week. 

Standouts from FACS, Hillcrest, MUS, Power Center Academy and White Station are up for consideration this week. 

The undefeated Tigers could bring home a national championship — but the club faces challenges because it isn’t fully funded by the university.

“Mike Norvell and Florida State got left out? Memphis fans understand how that feels. The entire system of college sports is based on leaving universities out, no matter how deserving. Fairness has nothing to do with it.”

Memphis and Iowa State will meet in the postseason for the second time since the 2017 Liberty Bowl. Here’s how they stack up and what the opposing coaches are saying. 

Nowell is averaging 6.2 points and 2.4 rebounds in five games for the Grizzlies this season. 

It will be the first time Memphis has participated in the Liberty Bowl since the Tigers lost 21-20 to Iowa State in 2017.

Good teams suffer head-scratching losses all the time. But the concern surrounding the Tigers is more about how they lost Saturday than the loss itself.

The Grizzlies fought hard against the Suns, but fell short after a fourth-quarter push. 

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The Memphis Grizzlies fell to the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center in Phoenix.

The Memphis 901 FC sporting director is recognized for his outstanding playing career.

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