Ninth-graders M.J. Hayes and Cello Jackson have FACS in state-tournament contention once again.

In honor of the fifth-year coach being one win away from the milestone, it felt like the right time to rank the five best wins head coach Penny Hardaway had for Memphis Tigers’ basketball.

Has Penny Hardaway met the lofty expectations he set for himself? No. Can he ever accomplish what he set out to accomplish? Probably not, but is he the man to coach Memphis basketball? Absolutely, he is.

Jordan Poole hit the layup in the final seconds that handed the Grizzlies their fourth straight loss. 

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Memphis will look to keep its momentum going when it hosts SMU at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, at FedExForum.

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Yerty won three consecutive volleyball state championships but, more importantly, showed her players the way.

Jordan Frison of Overton moves into the No. 1 spot in the boys list; Aaliyah Converse of St. George’s remains the leading girl.

The six incoming teams have a combined record of 125-195-4 against the remaining AAC members and are 18-25 against Memphis. 

Steven Adams has sustained a PCL sprain in his right knee. The Grizzlies will have to find a way to make up for the absence of the big man on the court.

The Grizzlies are 11-13 on the road this season. Over the past five seasons the only team to make the NBA Finals with a losing road record was the fifth-seeded 2020 Miami Heat, who got there via the chaos of the NBA’s COVID-spurred Orlando “bubble.” 

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Kenneth Gainwell rushed for a career-high 112 yards with one touchdown to help the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New York Giants 38-7.

During his weekly radio Show on Monday, the Houston coach discussed his Cougars’ home loss to Temple on Sunday. He then unpromptedly spoke about Penny Hardaway and Memphis.

Vote to sanction the sport in Tennessee ends a long battle for legitimacy and recognition.

NBA box score for the Monday, Jan. 23, game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings from Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

The Kings made 22 shots from 3-point range and outscored the Grizzlies by 30 from beyond the arc to hand Memphis its first three-game losing streak of the season. 

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Marshall transfer Corey Gammage caught 52 passes for 774 yards and six touchdowns for Marshall last season.

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Not everything was able to make it into the “Baneville” series, so here are a few extra anecdotes that were previously cut out.

Mark Shenouda announced his commitment to the Tigers through a Twitter post Monday. 

Standouts from Bartlett, Bluff City, CBHS, MUS and Overton are up for consideration this week.

Standouts from FACS, Houston, Lewisburg, MASE and Whitehaven are up for consideration this week.