The Memphis Redbirds won game five of a six-game homestand Saturday against the Louisville Bats (Triple-A, Cincinnati Reds) at AutoZone Park.

The Showboats’ next game will be Sunday, May 11, at 2 p.m. when they host the St. Louis Battlehawks at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

Tuomas Iisalo pushed just hard enough to make Grizzlies leadership believe he can do the job, but he also won the trust of the franchise’s most important players. 

Abdul Hakim’s pledge to coach Penny Hardaway’s program marks Memphis’ eighth transfer portal acquisition of the offseason.

Harris, a three-star recruit in the 2024 class from Silsbee, Texas, played more than five minutes in just one game.

Right fielder Matt Koperniak’s two-run homer in the second and first baseman Matt Lloyd’s RBI double in the fourth carried the Redbirds to a 5-1 win over the Bats. 

On April 8, Jason Nichols was placed on administrative leave without pay and not allowed to attend any events on campus. Millington Municipal Schools began a formal Title IX investigation, which looked into sex-based discrimination.

Friday was the Tigers’ second time competing in the NCAA Tournament in four years and their third appearance overall.

Okojie, a 6-foot-1 point guard, averaged 1.5 points, 1.2 assists and 1.2 rebounds per game this past season for the Tigers.

Iisalo arrived in Memphis as the lead assistant prior to the 2024-25 season but previously generated head coaching interest while leading Paris Basketball in France. 

PJ Carter, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard, averaged 5.4 points and 1.5 rebounds per game for Memphis last season.

Caleb Doty’s arm — and bat— led the Lynx in the 11-3 Division 2-A region tournament victory over ECS.

The voters have spoken. And they have chosen Kyle Sneed as The Daily Memphian’s spring-sports athlete of the week.

After winning the first two games of this week’s six-game series with the Louisville Bats, the Memphis Redbirds lost Thursday.

The NBA’s postseason results might be showing one thing: That the Grizzlies aren’t quite as far away as they thought. 

In just her second year, Leonie Moeller has the chance to compete against some of the best college teams in the sport on the biggest stage of NCAA Division I tennis.

The victory over Louisville marked the first come-from-behind win for the Redbirds when trailing after the seventh inning.

The Mustangs score five in the annual grudge match against Collierville. Houston coach David Wolff told his team at halftime not to let up, and they didn’t. 

The Tigers ended the year strong by winning the conference tournament and qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. 

The Liza Wellford Fletcher Stadium project got a significant funding boost and with it comes an official name for the outdoor track. 

Mustangs junior first baseman Collin Bland heads into the postseason already in possession of his school’s season home run record.

Six months after Quail Ridge Golf Course closed in Bartlett, the owner has called short of maintaining the property and nearby residents wonder what is planned for the site.

After falling behind 2-0, the Memphis offense roared back in the bottom of the first inning. That big inning propelled the Redbirds to a 9-6 win.

Memphis may have to soon decide where it will draw the line and let guard PJ Haggerty walk — as Tennessee did with quarterback Nico Iamaleava.

“We haven’t talked about that in a couple years, and it’s nowhere (near) being talked about now,” UT coach Rick Barnes said Tuesday about potentially scheduling the Memphis Tigers in the future.

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