With a losing streak, new injuries to Ja Morant and Cedric Coward and a crowded coming schedule, this Memphis Grizzlies season may be at a crossroads. 

Standouts from Bartlett, Central, Houston, Lausanne and Wooddale up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8.

Standouts from Collierville, Harding, Houston, Hutchison and St. Agnes up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8.

In the wake of Geoff Calkins’ departure from local radio, 92.9 FM ESPN has a new lineup of shows. It starts with Jason Smith and John Martin at 9 a.m.

The season sweep by the Lakers will sting, but the immediate worry for Memphis is the health of its budding rookie Cedric Coward.

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Box Score: Lakers 120, Grizzlies 114

Austin’s 26-yard touchdown reception with 55 seconds left in the game was the final score in an electric fourth quarter that saw four lead changes, including three in the final four minutes.

Here is the box score for the Grizzlies’ game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, Jan. 4, at Crypto.com Arena. 

Who, exactly, are the Memphis Tigers? After needing several made free throws in the final minute to hold off Rice on the road, players didn’t pretend to have the answers. 

The NCAA transfer portal is open, and the Memphis Tigers are likely to have several new additions by the end of the process.

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Geoff Calkins has been a fixture in Memphis sports talk radio since 2004. He’s giving up his daily show this week.

It’s a win, to be sure. The Tigers are 2-0 in league play and have won three in a row. But can you really look at this team and think the arrow is pointing up?

Box score for Saturday’s NCAA men’s basketball game between the Memphis Tigers and Rice Owls played at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston.

On Saturday afternoon, Memphis (7-7, 2-0 American Conference) needed to string together enough plays late to defeat Rice in Houston.

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Box score: Memphis 76, Rice 70

Former Grizzlies Jake LaRavia and Marcus Smart made clutch plays for Los Angeles as the Lakers pulled away from Memphis during the fourth quarter. 

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Box score: Lakers 128, Grizzlies 121

NBA box score for the Memphis Grizzlies game against the Los Angeles Lakers Friday, Jan. 2 in Los Angeles.

AutoZone Liberty Bowl executive director Steve Ehrhart addresses the future of the game, which saw Navy beat Cincinnati in the rain after a week of fun in Memphis.

Horvath scored on a 2-yard run and had scoring passes of 30 and 13 yards on a wet field and in overcast conditions at the 67th annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

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AutoZone Liberty Bowl box score: Navy 35, Cincinnati 13

Box score for Friday’s AutoZone Liberty Bowl played at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis. The United States Naval Academy Midshipmen played the University of Cincinnati Bearcats.

The Tigers (6-7) will look to win their first game away from Memphis this season when they take on the Owls (6-8) at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston on Saturday (2 p.m., ESPN+).

Many of head coach Charles Huff’s hires had already been reported, but the Tigers made the additions official with their announcements. 

Koloko averaged 2.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.2 blocks in 18.6 minutes across five games for the Grizzlies this season. 

Trinidad Chambliss passed for 362 yards and two touchdowns, and Lucas Carneiro kicked his third field goal of the game with 6 seconds left to put Ole Miss in front for good in a 39-34 victory over Georgia in a College Football Playoff in the Sugar Bowl.

The AutoZone Liberty Bowl football game between Navy and Cincinnati takes place Friday at 3:30 p.m. at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

The Memphis Tigers got away with 20 turnovers in a win over North Texas. That has to change deeper into American Conference play, and Penny Hardaway knows it.

Navy has one big advantage over Cincinnati in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Not only have the Midshipmen won three straight games, but they also have everyone on board for Friday's game against the Bearcats.