The season opens April 15 with the Showboats playing host to the Philadelphia Stars.

Overall, Hardaway — the favorite son of Memphis and program legend — is doing a solid job as the coach at Memphis.

Memphis, which is No. 40 in the NET rankings and No. 37 in KenPom, can’t afford to slip up to Wichita State if it hopes to stay on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble.

Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said Steven Adams has not started 5-on-5 play while he recovers from a knee injury he sustained on Jan. 22. Adams is not expected to play Thursday in Philadelphia. 

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The Grizzlies pulled out of a recent swoon by winning three of four games before the All-Star break. 

Former football lineman and jiu-jistu practitioner has sights set on a fourth state championship.

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the All-Star break, potential playoff matchups and the annual update to the Grizzlies Glossary. 

The 2023 schedule is set. Here’s a look at the toughest three-game stretch of the season and which game has the best chance to generate early fan attention. 

Freshman Faye Williams leads Lady Panthers; senior T.J. McNeal helps Dragons pull away late.

Ole Miss offensive tackle Mason Brooks goes fourth overall to Memphis. 

The Memphis Grizzlies’ Jaren Jackson Jr. made a stir at NBA All-Star Weekend with his Memphis designed fit. 

Memphis moved further to the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble after losing to Houston on the road.

Memphis will open American Athletic Conference play against Navy for a second straight year. 

“Bro, you have to level up each day, and every day I’ve killed every fit,” Jackson said. “And I don’t really be saying that out loud. This was the best I have ever dressed.”

Standouts from Collierville, Douglass, Lausanne, Millington, MUS and Power Center Academy are up for consideration this week. 

Standouts from Bartlett, Bolton, Center Hill, Central, Fayette Academy and Trezevant are up for consideration this week. 

NBA All-Star box score. Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. each score 6 points.

In the first All-Star game to feature two Memphis Grizzlies players, the franchise got the moment that it wanted and more.

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The Memphis Tigers put up a gallant fight in losing to the Houston Cougars Sunday. The good news? The Cougars should be No. 1 in the country when they come to FedExForum for the rematch on March 5. And a healthy Kendric Davis should be waiting for them.

Stenhouse Jr., who grew up in Olive Branch, won the Daytona 500 in double overtime and under caution Sunday night in the longest running of “The Great American Race.”

The NCAA men’s basketball box score for the Sunday, Feb. 19, game between the Memphis Tigers and Houston Cougars played in Houston.

Without star point guard Kendric Davis, the Tigers battled the Cougars and had an opportunity to get within one score late in the contest.

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Lomax and Dandridge expected to return from injury versus Houston, according to source

Tim McCarver, who died Thursday at age 81, was a three-sport star at Christian Brothers, a World Series hero for the St. Louis Cardinals, and a Baseball Hall-of-Fame inductee as a broadcaster. 

Memphis veterans Alex Lomax and Malcolm Dandridge are expected to make their returns from injury on Sunday versus No. 2 Houston.

Memphis was carrying some momentum and confidence into Sunday’s matchup with No. 2 Houston after winning seven of its past eight games. Then, Kendric Davis got hurt.