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Memphis Grizzlies With the NBA’s Board of Governors now expected on Thursday to approve a plan for completing the 2019-2020 season, some initial reactions on what this means for the Grizzlies: -
Memphis Tigers Basketball Mike Miller steps down as Memphis assistant coach
Mike Miller said he is stepping down to spend more time with his family. He will pursue other careers in basketball.
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Memphis Grizzlies Report: NBA return will feature advantage-based play-in model
The currently No. 8-seeded Grizzlies need to hold a four game lead in the playoff race to avoid a play-in scenario.
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Sports COVID time trials give prep runners a chance to stay sharp
Local high school distance runners have been able to improve their times and get a sense of competition despite season being canceled.
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High School Sports Whitehaven star Se’Quoia Allmond to play senior year in Canada
Point guard led Whitehaven girls to their best season ever in 2019-2020.
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Memphis Grizzlies Memphis Grizzlies condemn racial violence, add paid time off for voting
The Memphis Grizzlies, determined to put their words into action, offer paid time off for employees to vote in location and national elections.
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Metro Ben Johnson knows of racial prejudice, but believes America can do better
The son of a black mother and a white father, Memphis Redbirds manager Ben Johnson grew up in Whitehaven and Germantown with a foot in both worlds. Even after recent events in Minneapolis, he hasn't lost hope for a more civilized America.
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Sports Sports Notebook: A mock NBA Draft to hate, and a beer to love
This mock NBA draft has some unsettling projections for the Memphis sports fan. Meanwhile, a brewery strikes a blow for everyone offended by those cheating Houston Astros.
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High School Sports Local high school prospects affected by lack of college camps
Lack of college camps affecting local high school prospects. There are missed opportunities for those players to increase their stock with college coaches.
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High School Sports Kennedy Chandler transferring from Briarcrest to Sunrise Christian
Star guard won second straight Division 2-AA Mr. Basketball Award in March.
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High School Sports Prep notes: Gregory Williams takes over at Trezevant; Johnny Allen headed back to CBHS
New Trezevant girls coach Gregory Williams aims to keep the neighborhood talent at home, while selling academics and a brighter basketball future.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Y’all wrote a lot of emails about Lance Thomas and the national anthem — so I thought I should write back
A lot of readers were upset about the suggestion that Memphis Tigers forward Lance Thomas might not stand for the national anthem. So it's time to answer their mail.
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Sports Mike Rose Soccer Complex could have “soft” reopening in June
The Mike Rose Soccer Complex lost five tournament events to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact ran in the "hundreds of thousands of dollars," general manager Kim Talley said.
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Memphis Grizzlies As the NBA plans a path forward, does the league have it in for the Grizzlies?
As the NBA looks at a variety of plans to return to the court, the Memphis Grizzlies path to the playoffs has a lot of different scenarios -- some good; some not rewarding the team for its regular-season performance so far.
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Varlas High School Sports High school sports unite our community, and we’re here to tell you about it
Nothing is more local — or more Memphis — than high school sports.
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Premium High School Sports Houston’s Grayson Hitt hoping to hear his name called early in next month’s MLB draft
Projectability and measurables make Houston's Grayson Hitt an interesting prospect in the upcoming Major League Draft.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Laird Veatch: School will support Lance Thomas’ right to free speech
Laird Veatch said Thursday that he looks forward to listening to Lance Thomas' thoughts about racial injustice in America.
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Premium Geoff Calkins Calkins: Lance Thomas may choose to sit for the national anthem — and it’s not hard to understand why
Memphis forward Lance Thomas tweeted Wednesday that “I’m never pledging allegiance to the American Flag before any of my games or anywhere I’m at ever again." Thomas later took down the tweet, but his anger and disgust is understandable.
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Premium Geoff Calkins Calkins: Memphis football’s testing plan is out. Is it good enough?
When Memphis football players start returning to campus for voluntary workouts on June 6, they'll be tested for COVID-19. There are no plans for regular, asymptomatic testing after that. Is that ideal? Maybe not. But, as a country, it's what we do.
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Sports Limited Tiger football athletes to return to campus June 6
University of Memphis athletes will begin coming back to campus on June 6 as another step is taken to a return of college sports in some fashion.
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Business Welding and wrestling: The life of ‘King Cobra’ Jimmy Kimble
In 1990, Jimmy "King Cobra" Kimble snagged the United States Wrestling Association’s Unified World Heavyweight Championship title away from Jerry “The King” Lawler. He also spent 55 years with Republic Services, missing only one day of work for a broken leg.
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High School Sports Lausanne star Moussa Cisse reclassifying to Class of 2020
Lausanne center Moussa Cisse reportedly is reclassifying to the Class of 2020, accelerating the recruiting of the 6-foot-10 center.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Hey, Memphians, there’s good news on COVID-19 (so you’re allowed to embrace it)
The experts are "optimistic and hopeful" about the trajectory of COVID-19 in Memphis. So you can be, too.
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Premium Sports Memphis baseball’s Hunter Goodman named an All-American
Catcher Hunter Goodman, who played at Arlington High, is the 11th player in the history of the University of Memphis baseball program to receive All-American by Collegiate Baseball recognition.
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Premium State Government Legislation on pay for student-athlete endorsements fails
An effort to tweak the NCAA's nose failed Tuesday in the General Assembly as two Memphis lawmakers' bills allowing student-athletes to be compensated failed to gain traction.
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