Two days after former Memphis Grizzly Tony Allen was arrested for drug possession alongside an Arkansas highway, a clearer picture has begun to emerge.

Standouts from Germantown, Southwind, White Station and Whitehaven honored by the league’s coaches.

The Dons return two starters from a 25-10 team that pushed the Tigers to the brink a season ago.

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Traice Davis, a wide receiver and also a member of the school’s wrestling team, was killed in a car accident Wednesday.

With dress rehearsals complete, it’s finally showtime for coach Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers basketball team.

The 5th-seeded Roadrunners broke a tie by scoring two late goals in the final four minutes of regulation, then won the penalty kick shootout to kick the top-seeded Tigers out of the American Conference tournament.

Three classifications raced at Shelby Farms on Thursday. In Division 1, the Class A and AA divisions competed and in Division 2, the Class A schools raced. 

Friday’s matchup between Memphis and Tulane could turn out to be an elimination game for a berth in the American Conference Championship.

Lawrence Autry, a senior at Collierville High School, scored six touchdowns in Friday’s win over rival Houston.

A new indoor pro football franchise has revealed plans to start play in Memphis in 2026.

Tigers’ senior Lianna Nuckolls takes third in the Class A girls race while eighth-grader Declan Murphy paces the boys with an fourth-place finish.

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Drew Hill and Chris Herrington recap a rough start to the week for the Memphis Grizzlies. Can they get Jaren Jackson Jr. going?

Key questions loom large as the Tigers get ready to officially tip off their season Saturday against San Francisco.

Tony Allen released on bond, says drugs found in car weren’t his

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The state’s top individual high school football honor will be presented during ceremonies on Dec. 9 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.

The Rockets controlled the game for most of the clock, giving Memphis its fourth loss in a row. 

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Box score: Rockets 124, Grizzlies 109

Houston built a significant lead in the first half and kept the pressure on with a 24-9 run midway through the third quarter.

The box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, at FedExForum.

The hottest sport in Memphis? No, not pickleball. Cross country is having a moment. And that’s a very good thing. 

The arrest happened in Poinsett County, about 50 miles west of Memphis.

“I’m not getting out of the guys what I want to get out of them right now,” Tigers coach said ahead of Memphis’ regular-season opener against San Francisco.

The Memphis-Tulane matchup doesn’t have a special trophy for the winning team like the Battle for the Bones when the Tigers play UAB. But that doesn’t make it any less intriguing.

The state championships are being held at Shelby Farms Thursday and Friday and Memphis individuals and teams will compete for individual and team honors.

Standouts from Booker T. Washington, KIPP, Manassas, Middle College, Middleton, Oakhaven and Westwood honored by the league’s coaches.

Courtney Lee may have been the most anonymous good player in Memphis Grizzlies history. But one Lee moment, at least, was unforgettable.