Coach Penny Hardaway’s team’s preseason matchup in Atlanta against Auburn will serve as a good litmus test before it officially begins the 2025-26 season.

Former Tigers Penny Hardaway, Isaac Bruce and Jerome Woods are a few of the celebrities who will compete in the Danny Thomas Celebrity-Am golf tournament on Aug. 7 at Spring Creek Ranch.

American commissioner Tim Pernetti said improving the basketball league is about “bringing the bottom up.” 

“Just because we don’t have an official preseason poll doesn’t mean we can’t set a baseline of expectations for Memphis football this season. That’s where Las Vegas comes in.”

Henderson had been at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital since collapsing at practice three weeks ago.

The Redbirds lose Sunday, but the team wins a six-game series with Gwinnett, 4-2.

Memphis was down 3-2 entering the bottom of the ninth, but rallies to defeat Gwinnett 4-3 Saturday night at AutoZone Park.

Memphis Tigers football coach Ryan Silverfield says what he really feels about the American Conference. 

The Grizzlies announced their preseason schedule on Friday. It will include three games inside FedExForum.

Nothing to see here — that’s what the American Conference commissioner suggested when he was asked about reports revealing a former Memphis football player shared intel with UTSA’s quarterback before the Roadrunners beat the Tigers last season.

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The Tigers traveled to UTSA on Nov. 2, 2024, and left with a 44-36 loss. It was one of two losses Memphis suffered during last year’s 11-2 season.

After two straight trips to the BlueCross Bowl, Mustangs will rely heavily on new faces in 2025.

“We’ve had very transparent conversations for a year about what’s happening,” Pernetti said. “I understand Memphis’ ambition. I think other schools have that ambition.”

Ja Morant is scheduled to be in China for the next five days as part of Nike’s “Let Them Watch” tour to promote the Ja 3 sneaker. Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke released new music under the artist name BCVS.

Right fielder Matt Koperniak homers twice; starting pitcher Curtis Taylor goes scoreless through seven in win.

Memphis starting pitchers have allowed two runs in 24.2 innings pitched to start the series.

More than half the money raised will go toward other university operations.

ESPN’s Paul Finebaum slams Big 12 Brett Yormark after the league’s decision to reject Memphis’ membership pitch without even taking a vote from its presidents and chancellors.

Andrew Johnson heads into his senior year with 32 career victories. Now, the goal is to get one on the final weekend of the season.

On today’s AM/DM podcast, The Daily Memphian’s Mary Cashiola talks to state sports writer of the year winner John Varlas about Joe Caruso’s background and what he thought of the derby.

Memphis has a combined record of 21-5 the last two seasons, but the Tigers are still searching for their first conference title since 2019. 

In the Redbirds’ quickest game since 2006 — one hour, 52 minutes — Memphis continued a six-game homestand with a win over the Stripers.

Would spring football in Memphis really last the second time around? Based on history, the apparent answer should not be surprising.

The Tigers don’t tip off their 2025-26 season for another three-plus months, but Memphis now knows who they’ll face and where.

The goal is to have the Lynx ready to compete with Division 2-AA’s best in the postseason. And they have the players to do just that.