The Grizzlies will open the season Oct. 25 at home against the New Orleans Pelicans. 

NBA commissioner Adam Silver and the league have earned the fans’ faith. But we won’t have a clear picture until November when the players step on the court. 

Friday’s game against Bartlett is the first of several tough tests for the Owls.

Billy Richmond III — son of former Memphis Tiger Billy Richmond — is one of the fastest-rising basketball prospects in the Class of 2024.

Returning talent, plus some good-looking transfers, has Gene Robinson’s squad looking formidable as the season begins.

Chris Morris signed with the Tigers in December and entered the NCAA transfer portal in July. 

Deputy athletic director Jeff Crane said Memphis would like to sell at least another 1,000-1,200 more season tickets before the 2023 season starts. Single-game tickets sales are on the rise, he said.

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The Memphis athletic department doubled down on its commitment to combat hunger in the community by volunteering at the Mid-South Food Bank Wednesday, Aug. 16.

Some interesting public vs. private school match-ups on the docket as high school football returns for 2023.

“Anyone with a modicum of common sense can see that the outlandish claims made by Michael Oher about the Tuohy family are hurtful and absurd,” Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy’s lawyer said.

“The story ‘The Blind Side’ tells is built on a matrix of hot-button issues: Race, wealth, religion, public and private schools, as well as high school and college football. That matrix is fertile ground for problems of inequity, exploitation and paternalism. In other words, this garden is actually a minefield.”

The NBA announced the in-season tournament schedule on Tuesday, which provides a glimpse at a few upcoming Grizzlies games. 

Bart Torvik, a college basketball analytics site, projects how Memphis would fare with and without DeAndre Williams.

Eight-event series features three college coaches, including Memphis’ Ryan Silverfield. Tony Barnhart, “Mr. College Football,” kicks things off Aug. 28.

Alex Collins was on a motorcycle that collided with a vehicle in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. 

Davion Carter has come a long way from the jitters he had during his first snap as a Tiger last season. That starts with watching film, and he’s passing down the habit to the younger players. 

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Sean Tuohy said he was stunned Monday when he read the allegations from Michael Oher.

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‘Blind Side’ NFL lineman Michael Oher says he was tricked by Tuohy family

Michael Oher, the former NFL and Ole Miss offensive lineman and former Briarcrest football star whose life story rose to prominence in the 2009 movie “The Blind Side,” now says that life story is a lie. 

Luken Baker, chasing Memphis’ single-season franchise home runs record, recalled by St. Louis during series loss at Durham.

New Tigers safety Simeon Blair contemplated his future as the Razorbacks were busy beating Kansas in the crazy 2022 AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Now, the safety is expected to play an integral role in Memphis’ 2023 secondary.

Houston and Briarcrest, 2022 state runners-up in their respective divisions, are just part of what should be a very competitive season on the pitch.

“When you work hard, you never know when it can turn around,” Glover said Sunday after his win at TPC Southwind. 

Final-round scores and money earned for the first playoff event of the FedEx Cup.

For the second consecutive year, the FedEx St. Jude Championship went to a playoff on Sunday, Aug. 13, to decide the winner of the first event of the FedEx Cup playoffs.

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FedEx St. Jude Championship final results

Santi Aldama and Jaren Jackson Jr. had solid performances for their respective countries on Sunday.