Five players share the lead at 5-under 65 after Thursday’s first round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

Every year, 1,500 volunteers show up to the FedEx St. Jude Championship. But you may never find a volunteer who exemplifies what it means to give time this week than Tina Rodgers.

While many of the celebrities are playing golf, they say the real reason for participating has nothing to do with the quality of their swing.

For the now-rebuilding Grizzlies, the schedule means fewer national television contests but a return to host status on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the potential return of lots of familiar faces. 

Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium’s $227 million construction project isn’t yet finished, but Tigers fans got their first look at the renovation last week. 

It’s a bittersweet week at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Every highlight comes with the awareness that there are only two more years of them. Every moment comes with the knowledge that they are now ticking away.

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Ai Kitagawa scored twice in the first half to get the year off to a winning start.

The Redbirds snag the first two games of series at the Bulls to start their road trip.

A trend in other sports, offering an admission ticket combined with free food and drinks, comes to the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

Memphis Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway addressed questions about the upcoming season Wednesday after golfing 18 holes at the FedEx St. Jude Championship Pro-Am.

After a year away, the world’s second-ranked player is back at TPC Southwind.

After one-season hiatus, Grizzlies return to the NBA’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day spotlight. 

Cam Spencer and Brevin Knight exchanged plenty of playful banter at TPC Southwind. They were there to raise money for St. Jude — but also to win. 

The high temperature in Memphis expected to hit triple digits Sunday, the final day of the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

From Aberg (Ludvig) to Young (Cameron), we’ve got you covered.

The Memphis Redbirds snag the series opener behind slugging offense and stifling pitching.

At 46 years old, the defending FedEx St. Jude Championship winner’s game still looks as sharp as ever.

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Tee times begin at 7:10 a.m. both days at TPC Southwind.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will be the first pro to tee off from No. 1 in the FedEx St. Jude Championship Pro-Am at TPC Southwind.

Coach Penny Hardaway’s Tigers have likely bitten off more than they can chew with this nonconference slate.

The PGA Tour is not including Memphis or St. Jude in its Championship Series after 2027. That’s a blow to the thousands of tournament volunteers who “do it for the kids.”

Memphis Grizzlies rookie Cameron Boozer met the world’s No. 6-ranked golfer on the green, where they helped FedEx announce its $1 million gift to sponsor the new clubhouse at The Links at Audubon. 

The Protect College Sports Act has been touted as one that would put guardrails around an escalating spending spree in college sports as the industry struggles to adapt to a new model in which teams can pay players.

Memphis will open the season with a neutral site game against Iowa State on Nov. 2 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Collierville Alderman Charles Hall touched a nerve recently when he called cyclists “the spandex gang.” Hall says he didn’t mean anything by it. But Geoff Calkins says Memphis — and the world — would be a better place if it adopted the principles of the spandex gang.