As her father underwent open-heart surgery, Memphis volleyball star Amanda Hardt faced her own battle — a torn ACL.

Tigers coach Penny Hardaway has made two additions to his staff, with the 2025-26 season less than one month away.

The expanded playoff has helped Group of Six schools, including Memphis and South Florida, share a bigger part of the national spotlight during the regular season. 

Victory gives the Arlington Tigers an all-important home match in the sectionals as they look to advance to state for the first time.

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ESPN College GameDay may have interest in the Memphis Tigers, but much depends on what happens in other games this weekend.

Basketball player availability reports for the American Conference are still in the preliminary phase. Football is currently in its first season of publishing reports two hours before each game. 

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington react to the Grizzlies’ preseason losses and discuss what they have seen from Cedric Coward this month. 

Memphis Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway wants American teams to play nonconference games that will help the conference.

“It would be terrific,” American Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti said of the possibility of College GameDay coming to Memphis. “I’m crossing every finger. I’m saying every prayer, hoping that (the Tigers and USF) continue to play well. And we’ll see where the chips fall.”

UAB fired its head coach six days before playing Memphis. What challenges does the coaching change present for the Tigers? 

The Memphis Tigers and South Florida Bulls now know when their much-hyped Oct. 25 game will begin.

Standouts from Briarcrest, DeSoto Central, Houston, Lausanne and Northpoint are up for consideration.

The competition will get tougher, but Memphis’ defense has shown its ability to meet the challenge. The Tigers rank No. 21 in the country, averaging 16.17 points allowed per game. 

The Grizzlies have been cycling through young perimeter prospects for a few years now. Will they find some keepers this season?

Ai Kitagawa’s second goal, in the final moments of the game, allowed Memphis to improve to 12-0-2 on the season as the Tigers edged Florida Atlantic.

The Memphis Tigers remain nationally ranked in both the AP Top 25 and the coaches poll.

The Memphis Grizzlies rallied from a 17-point deficit, but their fourth-quarter comeback fell short Saturday at FedExForum as the Atlanta Hawks won.

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DeSean Bishop rushed for a career high 146 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 12 Tennessee to defeat Arkansas in the Razorbacks’ first game since coach Sam Pittman was fired.

Washington State led for a majority of the first three quarters, but the Rebels managed to pull off a victory.

The Saints rolled up nearly 500 yards. But miscues proved costly against the undefeated Eagles.

Southwind quarterback Kelvin Perkins accounts for all six Jaguar touchdowns, thanks in large part to a big night from the big guys in the trenches.

“This is a lot better than my court in my backyard,” Ja Morant said. “Hopefully we get some more NBA players out of here.”

No. 24 USF at undefeated North Texas is the biggest American Conference game of the season thus far. Here is why the outcome matters to Memphis.