Hypothetical talks at the start of the year surrounding what could be for the program have inched closer and closer to reality each week.

Memphis (8-2, 5-1 AAC) stays alive in the race toward a conference championship game appearance after surviving a scare against the 49ers.

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Box score: Memphis 44, Charlotte 38 (OT)

Less than two weeks after returning from yet another knee injury, Jahvon Quinerly orchestrated a second-half comeback in the visiting Tigers’ win Friday at Missouri.

B.J. Blake and Cordero Walker each score twice for the Red Devils, who will host Houston in a Class 6A quarterfinal next week.

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Memphis fans saw their Tigers make a statement that, finally, this year is going to be different. 

The visiting Tigers trailed by as many as 14 in the first half before flipping a switch.

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Box score: Memphis 70, Missouri 55

Memphis-area scores from Friday, Nov. 10 TSSAA and MHSAA football games and next week’s pairings.

NBA box score for Friday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Utah Jazz played at FedExForum in Memphis.

The Tigers defense could get a break while facing a 49ers team that is averaging just 16.8 points per game. 

Madison Griggs and Raven Sims combine for 34 points in a dominant performance.

The Tigers’ matchup Friday with Mizzou marks the first of several tough tests they’ll face in the upcoming weeks.

The voters have spoken, and they have chosen McCoy Pugh as The Daily Memphian high school football player of the week for Week 12.

“It’s never over until it’s over,” Desmond Bane said. “I have a lot of faith in our guys and a lot of faith in our process. … This is nothing to fret about. We will start to win games.”

Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy have filed an accounting of the funds that were received while they were conservators of retired NFL star Michael Oher, whose life story rose to prominence with the 2009 film, “The Blind Side.”

Both Bartlett and Germantown and Collierville and Houston renew acquaintances with a berth in the quarterfinals on the line.

Disappointment over a third-place finish at the state meet can’t overshadow the fact that the 2023 team made remarkable strides.

The $31.5 million complex — a public-private partnership — will include 12 indoor courts, serve as the home for the Tigers’ men’s and women’s tennis teams and be open to the paying public.

It’s barely the second week of November, and the Grizzlies are already two-thirds of the way to last season’s total home losses. 

Here is the NBA box score for the game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Miami Heat at FedExForum Wednesday, Nov. 8.

The Grizzlies rallied to take a lead in the fourth quarter, but they couldn’t close the deal against Miami on Wednesday night. 

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Box Score: Heat 108, Grizzlies 102

Tigers were out-rebounded in season-opening win over Jackson State; coach Penny Hardaway felt they took “some plays off.”

The Memphis Tigers allowed a season-high 50 points in a 59-50 win over the University of South Florida last week, and defensive coordinator Matt Barnes owned the fact that he didn’t create a good enough game plan. 

Standouts from Craigmont, Kirby, Melrose, Millington and Ridgeway honored by the league’s coaches.