A young Memphis Grizzlies fan was thrilled to be on the receiving end of the new Ja 1.

NBA box score for the Sunday, Jan. 1 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings played at FedExForum in Memphis.

In addition to outstanding performances from Jones and Adams, there was Ja Morant, with another 30-point game, building his 35-8-5 stat line on a heavy diet of slicing floaters and electric layups.

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Box score: Grizzlies 118, Kings 108

The Memphis Tigers got off to a horrendous start and never fully gained momentum in a 96-89 loss to the Tulane Green Wave Sunday at New Orleans’ Fogelman Arena.

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Box score: Tulane 96, Memphis 89

NCAA men’s basketball box score for the Sunday, Jan. 1 game between the Memphis Tigers and Tulane Green Wave from the Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans.

Greyhounds have been racing at Southland since 1956. But Saturday was the last race. The day was a celebration of the end of an era — and for many, the end of a way of life.

Southland Greyhound Park opened in 1956 and catered to locals, but with expanded gaming, a new hotel and mobile sports books, the facility is now its parent company’s most lucrative. 

It takes a village to defend Zion Williamson, and the Grizzlies again had the right mix. 

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NBA box score for the Saturday, Dec. 31 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and New Orleans Pelicans, played in FedExForum in Memphis.

One of the most beloved players of the 2000s is joining the current Tigers staff in a voluntary role, a source close to the situation told The Daily Memphian.

The forecast includes good news for Tigers basketball, Ryan Silverfield, the Grizzlies and Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. But John Martin says the future may be less rosy for the Showboats and those who want to replace the coliseum with a soccer stadium.

Led by Jalen Cook, Tulane is a clear-cut better team than USF on paper. So, it’ll be especially important for the Tigers are alert after their scare versus the Bulls.

New Memphis assistant coach comes from UAB and is a former starting quarterback at Vanderbilt.

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The 5-foot-9 South Florida guard from Cordova High School never thought he’d be on the other bench inside FedExForum.

Moves were reported three days after coach Ryan Silverfield’s team ended a 7-6 season with a First Responder Bowl win over Utah State.

Tyler Harris made one last trip to FedExForum Thursday. He may not have gotten the revenge he wanted — but he and the Memphis Tigers got what they needed from the night.

The Tigers ripped off a 19-5 run in the final 4:21 to pull out the 93-86 conference victory.

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NCAA men’s basketball box for the Thursday, Dec. 29, game between the Memphis Tigers and the South Florida Bulls from FedExForum in Memphis.

Ja Morant’s 17 assists were the most by a Grizzlies player since Jason Williams dished 19 in 2002. 

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NBA box score for the Thursday, Dec. 29, game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

Murray Norman of Munford and Kayli Clarkson of Briarcrest are The Daily Memphian boys and girls high school basketball players of the week.

Memphis’ star tight end, a key receiver and a starting defensive lineman exit the program on the same day.

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If anyone knows what it takes to get out of a funk, it may be Memphis Grizzlies point guard Tyus Jones. 

This edition of Tigers Talk with The Daily Memphian’s Tigers basketball beat writer Parth Upadhyaya and sports columnist John Martin answers questions related to the Memphis basketball team as it heads into its first conference game of the season.

Twenty-four records were broken or tied as Arkansas and Kansas went to triple-overtime in the 2022 AutoZone Liberty Bowl.