Future Murray State player scores 24 points to lead MHEA past Rossville on Monday.

The pandemic shut down the Grizzlies’ efforts to give back to the community last season. On Wednesday, they were able to help out at the Mid-South Food Bank.

East’s Kenji Lewis was voted top offensive player, with Mark Joseph of Sheffield voted the top defender.

Landers Nolley II gutted through an illness, and the Tigers are still auditioning their ballhandlers.

Sean Dykes has never lost to Houston in his college career. 

Antonio Gibson earns two touchdowns for the second time this season. 

Tyler Harris may have taken his shooting stroke to Iowa State — but he left his heart in Memphis. Now both are back where they belong. 

Nov. 16, 2021: The Memphis Tigers defeat the Saint Louis Billikens at FedExForum.

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The senior guard provided the energy after the Tigers had a rocky opening, but the team’s turnovers continue to be an issue.

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Box score: Memphis 90, Saint Louis 74

Jaren Jackson Jr.’s offense has frustrated fans this season. But his defense has quietly taken a big leap forward. Getting him going on both ends of the floor may be the key to the Grizzlies’ season. 

Bowl eligibility depends on what happens in the final two weeks of the season.

Tigers beat writers Steven Johnson and Frank Bonner II break down what happened in the football loss to East Carolina and what the Tigers need to do to win their sixth game at Houston. 

The Grizzlies put an emphatic end to their losing streak by routing the Rockets Monday. It may or may not mean the Grizzlies are back on track. But it was a happy birthday for Ja Morant’s dad!

Nov. 15, 2021: Grizzlies defeat the Houston Rockets at FedExForum.

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The Grizzlies snapped their three-game losing streak with a 34-point win over the lowly Houston Rockets. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 136, Rockets 102

No disrespect to Tennessee Tech or North Carolina Central, but the Memphis Tigers’ season really starts Tuesday.

Tigers will end the regular season with an evening kickoff against a Tulane team that hasn’t won in Memphis since 1998. 

The Tigers moved up one spot after starting the season with two blowout wins. 

Morant and Williamson. Memphis and New Orleans. Beale Street and Bourbon. The connections seemed so promising, but it hasn’t come to fruition — yet.

Three goals in second half send the University of Memphis women’s soccer team to its first NCAA victory since 2011.

The University of Memphis receiver’s injury has complicated the Tigers’ situation, with the run game stagnant.

The Miami transfer who has been putting undue pressure on himself heard from the Tigers’ coach: ‘I’m with you.’

Nov. 13, 2021: Pelicans defeat the Grizzlies in New Orleans.