The Memphis Tigers softball team swept Mississippi Valley State behind a no-hitter in the first game and a grand slam in the second.

The Memphis City Council voted Tuesday to allocate $80 million in cash — supplied by the state — for repairs to outdated infrastructure at FedExForum and potentially reimburse the Grizzlies for work already done at the publicly owned arena. 

Desmond Bane will have his jersey retired by TCU on Tuesday night. His former teammate, Thunder forward Kenrich Williams, said Bane is the greatest Horned Frog in the school’s history. 

Eight Memphis-area high school basketball teams ranked in a state poll.

“That’s all on me, the way that I finished that game,” coach Penny Hardaway said of Memphis’ play in the final seconds of regulation during its overtime loss at Wichita State.

After tackling questions on trade deadline aftermath, the Grizzlies’ big three stars and more, Chris Herrington wades into Q’s on the supporting cast, playoff matchups and breakfast sandwiches.

Here are the top 50 scoring leaders for boys and girls TSSAA schools in the Memphis area.

The Tigers fell in the AP Top 25 for the first time since the Jan. 20 edition of the poll.

The Memphis Amateur Sports Hall of Fame will induct its 14-member Class of 2024 on Monday, March 17.

Standouts from Arlington, Collierville, Memphis Business Academy, Middle College and St. Benedict are up for consideration this week. 

Standouts from Bartlett, Fairley, Fayette-Ware, Southwind and Whitehaven are up for consideration. 

This week’s jigsaw features a photo from the Memphis Tigers baseball team’s win.

“The former Defensive Player of the Year blocked two shots. He said before the game he was going to defend the full length of the court, then made good on that promise.”

On Sunday, the No. 14 Tigers didn’t control what they could control, falling in a somewhat surprising 84-79 overtime road loss to Wichita State.

The No. 14 Tigers (21-5, 11-2 AAC) eventually couldn’t do enough to leave the venue known as The Roundhouse with a victory and instead took an 84-79 loss to the Shockers (15-10, 5-7 AAC) to pick up their third Quadrant 3 defeat of the season.

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Box score: Wichita State 84, Memphis 79 (OT)

NCAA men’s basketball box score from Sunday’s overtime game between the Memphis Tigers and the Wichita State Shockers.

The University of Memphis Tigers women lost to the University of Texas San Antonio Saturday on the Roadrunners’ home court.

Griffin Davis, a senior at St. George’s, posted a 13-0 major decision victory over Chattanooga Baylor’s William Emendorfer to win the title in the 157-pound class.

The first bracket reveal of the season is the latest wake-up call that Memphis’ number one priority should be abandoning the American Athletic Conference. Because the only thing holding back the Tigers this season is the league they play in.

Jaren Jackson Jr. impressed two kid reporters from ESPN by FaceTiming Jesser, a YouTube star who makes basketball content with more than 25 million subscribers.

With six regular-season games remaining on their schedule, Coach Penny Hardaway wants his Tigers to keep their foot on the gas to build momentum headed into next month’s AAC Tournament and NCAA Tournament.

Jaylen Wells and Zach Edey will play on Sunday in the NBA All-Star tournament after Team C won the Rising Stars event. 

Memphis coach Matt Riser liked what he saw from the team’s pitching and defense, but wants to see more consistency at the plate. 

Jaylen Wells isn’t a player who throws many alley-oop lobs for the Memphis Grizzlies. On Friday, his goal is to connect on one with teammate Zach Edey in the Rising Stars tournament. 

The Memphis-Shelby County Sports Authority is the board that owns FedExForum’s debt and pays the bonds for the publicly owned arena.