The American Conference, of which Memphis is a member, is not “proactively seeking members” to join the league, it said in a statement.

Memphis was seeking to return to the Triple-A Championship series in its first playoff run since it won it all in 2018. 

Tony Madlock spent the last five years as a head coach at two different programs, but he stepped away from Alabama State for his second stint as a Memphis Tigers assistant. 

The Dragons earn the No. 1 seed and hosting rights for the first round of the postseason in two weeks with three-set victory over Arlington.

The voters have spoken. And they have chosen Reagan Bullard as The Daily Memphian’s high school football player of the week for Week 5.

Friday’s showdown between Southwind and Briarcrest in Eads could produce a scoreline similar to 2025.

The Redbirds won their first playoff game in eight seasons. The last win was in 2018 when Memphis won the Triple-A championship game against the Durham Bulls.

Olivier-Maxence Prosper said his parents taught him to give more than he receives. On Wednesday, he gave his time serving Memphis’ unhoused community. 

“It’s been a quiet offseason for the Memphis Grizzlies since the end of summer league. But that will soon change.”

The Redbirds stranded 10 men on base and went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position.

Both coaches, however, found many positives after the Division 2-A West Regional showdown.

One day after it was announced that his school had forfeited three football games due to the use of an ineligible player, St. Benedict football coach Mitch McDaniel has resigned.

ECS, St. Mary’s and MUS win team titles at the Division 2 regional golf tournament at Audubon.

Tulsa is arguably the biggest surprise of the conference so far, but the Memphis Tigers have played their way into being a conference favorite. 

In all, eight of the 12 teams will be in action against each other on Friday.

“There’s an emergency inside the University of Memphis athletic department. Tiger basketball is dying.”

“Stubby Clapp, just inducted into the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame, won a lot during his six seasons with the Redbirds. Yet even now, Clapp knows that winning isn’t necessarily what matters most in minor-league baseball.”

Too many Memphians exploit the reality of violent crime for their own purposes. But the legion of people who made the Liza Wellford Fletcher Stadium possible decided the better response was to be like Liza and sprinkle hope.

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As she did when she was alive, Eliza Wellford Fletcher is going to pull the Memphis Tigers soccer team through once again. 

The game, which will air on ESPN+, will be the first American Conference game of the season for both schools.

Briarcrest, Central, Covington, MASE, Munford, Southwind and Whitehaven still ranked among the state’s best high school football teams in this week’s Tennessee Sports Writers Association poll.

Standouts from Collierville, Houston, Kirby, Melrose, St. George’s and White Station are up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24.

Memphis Tigers beat writer Frank Bonner II and columnist John Martin discuss the Tigers’ win over UT Martin as Memphis prepares for its conference schedule. 

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After a big win Saturday in Oxford, Ole Miss is now ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press Top 25. Mississippi State is also ranked for the first time this season after its win over South Carolina.

Heading into their latest game, the Tigers football had some improvements to make. After the game, Memphis coach Charles Huff was pleased.