With the Redbirds’ future at AutoZone Park potentially in question, the City of Memphis’ capital improvement budget contains at least one notable absence. 

Memphis athletic director Ed Scott shed some light Wednesday on the Tigers’ discussions with star PJ Haggerty surrounding his decision to enter the transfer portal.

Memphis AD Ed Scott spoke to Tigers donors and fans at the Bank of Bartlett’s main office Wednesday about the NCAA’s new revenue-sharing model and more. 

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The Panthers football coach takes a job in Arkansas after two playoff seasons at Bartlett.

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a teenager who accused the NBA All-Star of punching him during a pickup game in 2022.

The Thunder absolutely destroyed the Grizzlies in Games 1 and 2. So what reason is there to believe in Memphis? I’m glad you asked.

Tigers transfer pickup Aaron Bradshaw is a 7-foot-1 big man who averaged 6.0 points and 2.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore for Ohio State this past season.

Memphis Tigers basketball will have at least one familiar face on its roster for the 2025-26 season.

St. Agnes’ Matt Burkhead is the top coach after leading Stars to a state title.

Tuesday night in Oklahoma City, after his team’s 118-99 Game 2 loss, was as close as Memphis Grizzlies interim head coach Tuomas Iisalo has seemed to angry.

The Grizzlies won the third quarter of Game 2, 27-20. It was the only quarter of the series thus far that they have come out on top. 

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Box score: Thunder 118, Grizzlies 99

With two runners on in the fifth, Redbirds right fielder Ryan Vilade smacked his first home run of the season to put the game out of reach.

The Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the Memphis Grizzlies to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The state governing body for high school athletics is facing the possibility of a government takeover. Or outright dissolution.

Forward Bouna Kebe, reportedly now in the NCAA transfer portal, redshirted this past season after transferring to Memphis following two seasons at a junior college.

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“Memphis can’t pay it,” The Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman said of Tigers guard PJ Haggerty’s NIL asking price.

“I don’t think that there was any disrespect to our university at all,” Penny Hardaway said of PJ Haggerty’s decision to enter the NCAA transfer portal last week.

Northpoint’s K.L. Farr strikes out the side in the bottom of the seventh to cap a complete game.

Extracting the most value from the rest of the series begins with making it competitive. Can the Grizzlies slow down the Oklahoma City buzzsaw?

Jackson’s career playoff averages are: 15 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks, shooting 39% from the floor and 33% from 3-point range. Can he do more than that Tuesday night in Game 2?

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Wells averaged 10.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists while starting 74 of 79 games in which he was available.

Despite being an exceptional sprinter, Tigers receiver CJ Smith hated running races. But his track speed is what helped make him a coveted football prospect. 

Cordova’s Ashton Boswell and Griffin Davis of St. George’s share top honor; Collierville’s Brian Loeffler wins coach of the year.

Standouts from Bartlett, Houston, Munford, MUS, Northpoint, St. George’s and Tipton-Rosemark are up for consideration this week.