The remixed style of Grizzlies offense has Memphis carving up bad NBA defenses early in the season. 

Hardaway wants to see a higher effort level in the coming Sunday exhibition game against Lane College at FedExForum.

Now that Memphis is eight weeks into the season, here is a look at where it stands in certain categories within the American Athletic Conference.

With a 125-110 win, the Grizzlies moved to 4-1 on the season, the Kings to 0-4 and the Grizzlies’ recent dominance in the matchup continued. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 125, Kings 110

NBA box score for Thursday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings from Sacramento, California.

Jack McLaughlin completed 13 of 22 passes for 269 yards and three touchdowns as the Brothers defeated Central, 35-7.

Carl Cherefant, the 6-foot-5 basketball prospect from Florida, can contribute on the wing but feels playing point guard is his path to the pros.

Marvin Stockwell says the group still has a seat at the table as the city pursues a $684 million sports venue plan that would do away with the Mid-South Coliseum. His strategy is to find another site for the soccer stadium.

Memphis Tigers point guard and the power forward are considered to be among the top 20 at their respective positions heading into the 2022-23 season.

Ziaire Williams will be out at least one month. Taylor Jenkins will need to continue experimenting to find the best lineups without wing depth.

Ali Howard’s winner gives the Saints another crack at Chattanooga GPS while Houston advances behind two Ellett Smith goals. Also, a roundup of Thursday’s football games and regional cross country races.

ESPN’s Pete Thamel mentioned Memphis in a podcast about the coaching future of Deion Sanders. Could Coach Prime be coming to Memphis? It’s certainly worth a call. 

Victory over Central in Friday’s regular-season finale would make the Cougars 10-0 for the first time ever.

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The Grizzlies wing, a key piece off the bench, is recovering from patellar tendinitis. 

Jerry Lawler beat up Frankie Dudley at the Mid-South Coliseum in the 1970s. Five decades later, Lawler went to see Dudley again. In hospice. It’s a story about heroes and the passage of time.

Coach Ryan Silverfield said he isn’t “oblivious” to the disappointment about the team’s three-game losing streak, but he challenged his guys to stay dialed in. 

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Bartlett jumps into Class 6A state high school football rankings joining nine other Memphis-area ranked teams in the state polls.

The Mustangs will face Murfreesboro Siegel Thursday at 3 p.m. CST.

Crosstown, Lakeland Prep, Houston, Collierville, Briarcrest and Hutchison compete in this week’s state soccer tournaments in Chattanooga.

While the Tigers use this week to reset for the final four-game stretch of the season, other AAC teams will be competing this weekend. Memphis is tied for the sixth-best conference record in the league.

In the new age of college basketball, odds are stacked against the Tigers’ latest commitment, Carl Cherenfant, turning into a real contributor at Memphis.

Memphis is trying to stop the bleeding that is currently a three-game losing streak after blowing double-digit leads in two of those games.

Memphis will honor its 1972-73 basketball team, which was runner-up in the 1973 NCAA Tournament, and is promoting the game with a three-game ticket package that includes a special bobblehead set.

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