It’s been a big week for Aldama, 24, who also got married in Spain over the weekend with several former teammates present. 

Penny Hardaway took a major step last year in his coaching career when he won the AAC regular-season title for the first time. But the one area that he’s always been elite in has been player development. And his fingerprints are all over this year’s NBA summer leagues.

The Tigers are in search of their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007, and Riser has experience springboarding a team into the national spotlight. 

Born to teenage parents in an industrial Illinois town where opportunity is hard to come by, Memphis guard Sincere Parker could be on the verge of a breakthrough with the Tigers.

On Sunday, the Cardinals selected Houston High shortstop Ryan Mitchell in the second round of the Major League Draft. He was the nation’s 26th-ranked high school prospect.

 The Redbirds enter the 2025 All-Star Break 47-44 on the season, following a loss to the Charlotte Knights Sunday at AutoZone Park.

Jaylen Wells (23 points) and Cam Spencer (17 points) helped Memphis pick up its first 2025 Las Vegas Summer League victory. After the game, the team announced that it had reached a buyout agreement with Cole Anthony.

Grizzlies star Ja Morant said he was shocked to see Desmond Bane get traded to the Orlando Magic, but it was best for both teams. 

The Redbirds continued a nine-game homestand and a six-game series with a with a loss to the Charlotte Knights (Triple-A, Milwaukee Brewers) Saturday night at AutoZone Park.

Olympian Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone was the one supposed to be chasing American and world 400 records, but it was 17-year-old Quincy Wilson who stole the show and set 400 records at the Ed Murphey Classic.

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Olympian and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will not compete Saturday in the Ed Murphey Classic.

Former Memphis receiver Anthony Miller spent the weekend in his hometown trying to help today’s youth reach their potential.

Designated hitter Ivan Herrera, down from St. Louis on a rehab assignment, was 3 for 4 and drove in the game-winning run.

Former Olympians and others competed on Beale Street as part of the Ed Murphey Classic Friday night.

Coach Tuomas Iisalo has three rostered players and two draft picks with him for a few weeks. This is a chance to see what buttons he can push. 

GG Jackson, Jaylen Wells and Cam Spencer all scored in double figures, but the Memphis as a whole shot just 20% from 3-point range.

When Olympian Harrison Williams competes in the Ed Murphey Classic, it’ll be his first meet in the state of Tennessee since he won five state titles as an MUS senior in 2014. 

With the win, Memphis snapped a five-game losing streak.

Tuomas Iisalo surprised GG Jackson when he dunked after a practice last season. What else is there to learn about Iisalo, the new Grizzlies coach?

Those blue Tiger claw marks that stretched across most of the FedExForum floor the past three seasons? Gone.

“Competing in the Home Run Derby has always been a dream of mine,” the Germantown native said.

The two-day event will start on July 24 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

St. Louis Cardinals top prospect hits a home run, triple and double during Wednesday’s doubleheader against Charlotte.

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the strong summer league start for GG Jackson and other notable topics from the Grizzlies’ three games in Salt Lake City. 

The 7-foot center led Melrose High to the 1983 state high school basketball title and was a key player on the Memphis Tigers' 1984-85 Final Four team.