Vote for the high school baseball player of the week, Week 7
Standouts from Bartlett, Collierville, DeSoto Central, ECS, Houston and Northpoint up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 5.
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Grizzlies Insider: Melton must be factor in Warriors series
A new series brings new life to several of the Grizzlies’ players, and De’Anthony Melton might stand the most to gain from a matchup with Golden State.
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Classic dilemma: How will Southern Heritage replace JSU?
The Southern Heritage Classic has been a staple in Memphis for more than 30 years; what will it mean for the city after JSU is no longer involved?
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Mama Bear: How Kyle Anderson’s mom helped her son to the NBA
“We never let anyone get a big head in our family. Everyone played a sport,” said Suzanne Anderson, mother of five.
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Calkins: It wasn’t just a missed shot for the Grizzlies. It was a missed opportunity.
Draymond Green was tossed from the game. Ja Morant had a last-second shot to win. So it’s a good thing the Grizzlies don’t let anything bother them. Because Game 1 would be easy to regret.
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Too many chances for Golden State, one too few for Memphis
In their four meetings during the regular season, the Grizzlies had a big advantage in field-goal attempts. But in Sunday’s Game 1 playoff loss, that was not the case.
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Grizzlies lose tense, tight Game 1 thriller
The Grizzlies fought back from a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit to claim a lead against the Warriors, but these weren’t the Minnesota Timberwolves, the first-round opponent that made a habit of fading in the fourth.
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Box score, Game 1: Warriors 117, Grizzlies 116
May 1, 2022: The Golden State Warriors defeat the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum.
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Iverson Classic notebook: Ja Morant takes in all-star game
The Grizzlies point guard was one of a number of current or former NBA players at the high school basketball showcase.
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Herrington: Do the Grizzlies have a ‘death lineup’ too?
Grizzlies-Warriors Series Preview: Seven years after the Stephen Curry/Klay Thompson/Draymond Green Warriors beat Memphis, there is a new cast of Grizzlies — and the Curry/Thompson/Green Warriors still stand in their way.
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Grizzlies Insider: Memphis Grizzlies happy to stay off the beach
Jaren Jackson Jr. is happy to still be playing. The Grizzlies will save their vacations for later this summer.
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NFL draft: Steelers take WR Calvin Austin III in fourth round
The wide receiver is the second Tigers player picked in the 2022 NFL draft.
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Calkins: Grizzlies win first playoff series since 2015. (But it won’t be their last.)
The Grizzlies sent the Timberwolves packing. Now all they have to do is turn around and play the Golden State Warriors Sunday afternoon. Impossible? Nah. Not for a team that is wired to win.
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Minnesota meltdowns, Memphis moxie: Grizzlies win series in fourth quarters
The Grizzlies outscored the Timberwolves by 62 points across all fourth quarters of the six-game series.
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Box score: Grizzlies 114, Timberwolves 106
April 29, 2022: The Memphis Grizzlies defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center in Minneapolis to win the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs.
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Grizzlies come back in fourth quarter to close out Minnesota
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Grizzlies stage another fourth-quarter comeback to close out Wolves
For the third time in this first-round series with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Memphis Grizzlies found themselves trailing by double digits in the fourth quarter, only to come back and win.
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Minnesota meltdown, Memphis moxie: Grizzlies win series in fourth quarters
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NFL draft: Raiders select Tigers’ Dylan Parham in third round
Offensive lineman Dylan Parham was the 90th overall pick in 2022 draft.
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NFL draft: Seattle Seahawks take Arlington’s Kenneth Walker III
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Memphis QB Grant Gunnell enters transfer portal
Grant Gunnell suffered a season-ending injury ahead of last season.
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Twitter roundup: Reactions from Grizzlies’ series clincher
Emotions were all over the place as the Grizzlies made Game 6 a nail-biter.
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NFL draft: Seattle Seahawks take Arlington’s Kenneth Walker III
The former Arlington standout and Michigan State star running back was selected No. 41 overall.
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Thursday prep report: Collierville takes command of district
The Dragons match Bartlett’s intensity and secure a vital victory.
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Herrington: Will Morant rise to the moment as Grizz try to close out Wolves?
On Friday night, the Grizzlies will have a chance to notch the fifth series win in franchise history, and the first of what we’ll call the Ja Morant Era.
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Grizzlies center Steve Adams enters health and safety protocols
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CBHS sophomore voted Week 6 high school baseball player of the week
Riley Goodman, who tossed a complete-game gem against Briarcrest on April 18, is the winner. Houston’s Ryan Bland and Alex Twigg of St. Benedict tied for second.
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Grizzlies center Steven Adams enters health and safety protocols
Steven Adams has entered the league’s health and safety protocols and is officially ruled out of Game 6 against the Timberwolves.
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Grizz fans talk potential Warriors series matchup
The Memphis Grizzlies will face the Minnesota Timberwolves for Game 6, Round 1, of the NBA playoff series on Friday, April 29 at 8 p.m. Memphis leads the series 3-2.
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