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.Related story:
Memphis-area high school football standings for TSSAA schools through games played by Oct. 22. This is the final week of the regular season, check out where your school is in the standings.
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. Tigers Football Insider: AAC games that could impact Memphis’ conference standingsRelated story:
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. Tigers Basketball Insider: Early returns of Davis, Lomax pairing leave questionsRelated story:
While the Kendric Davis and Alex Lomax partnership appears to have a long way to go before a Nov. 7 season-opener at Vanderbilt, Davis doesn’t have a doubt in his mind they’ll iron out the kinks.
Washington Commanders running back Antonio Gibson had his first receiving touchdown of the season and his third score overall this year.
Ja Morant’s fearlessness, athleticism and leadership have made him one of the NBA’s most clutch players. The numbers suggest he might just be the best in the league.
Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving put on quite a show for the Brooklyn Nets, but Ja Morant and Desmond Bane put on a better one for the Memphis Grizzlies. Grizzlies outwit Brooklyn Nets in star-studded victoryRelated stories:
Box score: Grizzlies 134, Nets 124
Desmond Bane, Ja Morant, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant combined to score 150 points in the game.Related story:
NBA box score for the Memphis Grizzlies game against the Brooklyn Nets played Monday, Oct. 24, 2022 at FedExForum.
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway cared more about how lackadaisical his group looked for most of an exhibition win Sunday against Christian Brothers than he did the Tigers’ dismal 3-point shooting.
Billy J. “Spook” Murphy is the winningest football coach in program history and also served as the Tigers’ athletic director for 15 years.