Arkansas and Kansas both bring potent offenses into Wednesday’s AutoZone Liberty Bowl at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

Utah State running back Calvin Tyler Jr. ranks No. 34 in the nation, averaging 86.9 rushing yards per game, and the 33 fourth-down attempts by the Aggies are tied for the 13th-most in the country.

Klay Thompson has made no new friends in Memphis. But his comments show the Warriors view the Grizzlies as a serious threat in the West. 

No one understood then just how exhausted the longtime Alabama coach was on a cold night 40 years ago.

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Jordan Poole and Klay Thompson snatched all the joy from the Memphis Grizzlies’ first-ever Christmas Day game and the debut of Ja Morant’s signature “Ja 1” sneaker. The 123-109 Warriors victory was as spicy as could be. 

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Box Score: Warriors 123, Grizzlies 109

NBA box score for the Sunday, Dec. 25 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Golden State Warriors from Chase Center in San Francisco.

The Grizzlies point guard will debut his new sneaker, the “Ja 1,” on Christmas, the same day Memphis visits Golden State.

Utah State has already shown it’s not afraid to try for a fake punt or fake field goal, and Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield said “unusual stuff” is likely to happen during bowl games. 

“I’ve been waiting for this game since the schedule came out,” Dillon Brooks said. “I’m happy to play on Christmas. I’ve always wanted to play on Christmas. ... Everyone as a collective group has been waiting for this game.”

The Grizzlies grabbed 19 offensive rebounds and scored 72 paint points in a blowout victory over the Suns on Friday night. 

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Bane talks return; Morant doubles down on West take

NBA box score for the Friday, Dec. 23, game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Phoenix Suns played at the Footprint Center in Phoenix.

The sports radio talk show host is ending his 13-year run on 92.9FM, but Parrish has another project in the works.

Morant and Bane offer their thoughts on Bane’s return and where the Grizzlies stand in the West.

Thoughts from John Martin as the Tigers prepare to soon open American Athletic Conference play.

The Tigers have signed 23 players during the early signing period that ends Friday, Dec. 23.

Memphis Grizzlies fan Adrian Shavers is both excited and nervous for his Christmas break. 

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Desmond Bane upgraded to questionable against Suns

The Memphis Grizzlies guard was upgraded to questionable on the team’s injury report ahead of Friday’s game against the Phoenix Suns.

Texas high school QB Harris Boyd, whose other offers included ones from Indiana and Arkansas State, signed with Memphis on Thursday. 

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Andrew Thomas and Jasmine Ross are the Daily Memphian’s boys and girls basketball players of the week.

Sunday’s primetime Christmas Day game between the Grizzlies and the Warriors isn’t shaping up the same way many imagined it would when it was announced over the summer. 

Veteran coach Marvis Davis compares this year’s team favorably to the 2020 squad that won the Division 2-A state championship.