Jets defensive end Bryce Huff tallied a career-high nine pressures on 28 pass rushes, according to Next Gen Stats. He also recorded at least one sack for the second consecutive week. 

KenPom’s advanced analytics provide an unbiased outlook on Memphis’ 2023-24 season.

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Andres Fox was ejected during the fourth quarter of the Tigers’ 31-21 home loss to Tulane last week after hitting a Green Wave player in the groin.

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MUS, Germantown, Southwind and FACS are all ranked in the top 5 of their classes.

Kicker Seth Morgan has season-ending surgery. Kicker Tristian Vandenberg and running back Blake Watson are day to day.

Both the Tigers and Mean Green need to win this Saturday to stay in the AAC title race.

The unranked Tigers appeared on just five of the 63 total ballots and received only seven points in the AP Top 25 preseason poll.

Briarcrest, Collierville, Houston, Northpoint, St. Agnes and St. George’s are chasing a championship this week in Murfreesboro.

Houston’s Zoe Marsh and CBHS’ Joe Edwards once again top the charts of top times produced by cross country runners in 2023 through 5K races reported as of Oct. 15.

Standouts from Hernando, Lausanne, Lewisburg and MUS are up for consideration this week. 

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Here is the box score for the 2023 NBA preseason basketball game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Miami Heat at Kaseya Center in Florida.

Grizzlies wing Ziaire Williams has made eight of his last 13 shots from the 3-point line. Has he done enough to become a starter in the season opener?

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Box score: Heat 132, Grizzlies 124

Jacob Likes is more than football. He’s interested in planes and enjoys reading. He has a knack for business and likes Western movies and country music. All that can be traced back to the people who raised him.

A father walked his daughter in the homecoming ceremony on Friday at Lewisburg High School, just like so many others across the country. But this escort was different.

Momo Nakao’s first-half goal helps the Tigers win their ninth consecutive match. Memphis returns home Thursday, Oct. 19, to face UAB.

AAC commissioner Mike Aresco discussed the conference’s future with The Daily Memphian during the league’s media day on Monday.

Penny Hardaway spoke to reporters about several topics after his first-ever coaching clinic on Saturday, where 88 area coaches got a glimpse of how he conducts practices.

For the second consecutive home game, Memphis fell behind by double digits and has to play from behind.

Another slow start, an ineffective ground game, a weird interception and a low blow all hurt Memphis in Friday’s loss to Tulane.

Max Williams breaks the game open with two touchdowns late in the first half as MUS improves to 7-1.

NCAA college football box score for Friday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and Tulane Green Wave played at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023.

The Green Wave beat the Memphis Tigers on the road by a 31-21 margin in front of an announced crowd of 35,609 fans inside Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

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Box score: Tulane 31, Memphis 21

Morant has claimed immunity from the civil lawsuit under the state’s “stand your ground” law, saying he acted in self-defense during a July 2022 fight. But does the law apply in this case? 

Claire Todd from ECS takes fourth in D2-A girls while Fayette Academy’s Caleb Clifft ties for fifth in D2-A boys.

The University of Memphis’ athletic director says the U of M wants to start building a relationship with the mayor-elect.