Effective immediately, Tennessee athletes will able to cash in on their name, image and likeness, just like their college counterparts.

The Memphis running back has a different perspective after his younger sibling, Alabama State linebacker Awysum Harris, died in July.

Leach, who was in his third season as head coach at Mississippi State, fell ill Sunday at his home in Starkville, Mississippi. Memphis football coach Ryan Silverfield and the Memphis Athletics department posted condolences on Twitter.

All-district team for 15-AAA also chosen.

The Chicago native — who averaged 17.8 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game last season at UIC — will be thrown into a rotation that seems to have hit its stride. 

NBA box score for the Monday, Dec. 12, game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Atlanta Hawks played at FedExForum in Memphis.

Memphis took the first step in proving it can compete with the best in the country just days ago with a win over Auburn. Now, it’s time to do it again.

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The University of Memphis men’s basketball team just barely missed the cut in the AP Top 25 poll after beating then-top-15 Auburn on Saturday.

During their current five-game winning streak, the Grizzlies have positioned themselves as a top 10 team in the NBA in both offensive efficiency and defensive efficiency.

Multiple members of coach Ryan Silverfield’s 2022 team have entered the NCAA transfer portal and there are plenty of pickups too. Here’s a tracker.

Standouts from CBHS, ECS, Germantown, Hillcrest and Lausanne are up for consideration this week. 

Standouts from Briarcrest, Fayette Academy, Houston, Hutchison, Millington Central and Westwood are up for consideration this week. 

The Tigers’ athletic director shared some revealing things about the outlook for Memphis athletics. Here’s what every fan should know. 

Santi Aldama is trying to teach Steven Adams to speak Spanish. They are both fans of Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny. 

Three-star offensive lineman Darion Reed and former East Tennessee State University linebacker Chandler Martin announced their commitments on Sunday. 

It was in June when Memphis’ head coach first looked around the Tigers’ Laurie-Walton Family Basketball Center and saw the makings of a team he believed could compete with any in the country.

The Grizzlies star said he hopes his collaboration with Mauna-Kea is just the beginning of his clothing design journey. 

Memphis Tigers point guard Kendric Davis got a text from Ja Morant and Desmond Bane before Saturday’s game telling him to “go be that killer you are.” Davis didn’t have to be told twice, evidently. He scored 27 points as Memphis knocked off unbeaten Auburn.

Box score for the NCAA men’s basketball game between the Memphis Tigers and Auburn Tigers played Saturday, Dec. 10, at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

In Memphis’ win Saturday in the Holiday Hoopsgiving event in Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, Davis was a man with all the answers. 

Isaiah Tate threw for two touchdowns and ran for one more. Misan Sisk of MASE, Germantown’s Milton Grant, Walker Hawkins of St. George’s, Bartlett’s Hayden Edge and Clarence Livingston of Fairley also helped the Red Team establish domination early.