Memphis faces a Wake Forest  team with some question marks on both sides of the football when they take on the Demon Deacons in the Birmingham Bowl on Dec. 22. 

As expected, the Memphis Grizzlies officially announced Tuesday the signing of veteran center Joakim Noah for the remainder of the season.

Geoff Calkins, Don Wade and Jonah Jordan discuss another big week in University of Memphis sports.

How, you may ask, did Penny Hardaway come to sign a wing sauce stain?

Here are the reported high school sports results for Monday Dec. 3, along with reported results from the weekend. For corrections, clarifications or to report your team's scores, e-mail jvarlas@dailymemphian.com

Three-star athlete Jashon Watkins made his commitment to Memphis known Monday evening.

Forty-two years ago, to the day, South Dakota State came to Memphis for a basketball game and left on the low end of a 109-76 score. If the Tigers are to win the second-ever meeting against the Jackrabbits – and Memphis is arguably a slight underdog – the final score probably will not look anything like that.

Memphis (8-5, 5-4 American Athletic Conference) will play in the Birmingham Bowl on Dec. 22 against Wake Forest of the Atlantic Coast Conference. 

The Grizzlies left their late-game magic somewhere on the New Jersey Turnpike.

Sixers: 103, Memphis: 95

Had it been a 30-minute game, the Memphis Tigers might have been fine. When Jeremiah Martin split two free throws with 9:09 left in the second half, Memphis still had a double-digit lead, 57-45, over No. 20 Texas Tech.

ORLANDO — Nobody said that following Memphis sports was going to be all happiness and joy.

Memphis (8-5 American Athletic Conference) dropped their fourth game in two seasons to No. 9 UCF (12-0, 9-0 AAC) Saturday afternoon. 

COOKEVILLE, Tenn.--Covington's football team did everything it could to win the first state championship in school history Saturday.

When it comes to sequels, Covington's football team is hoping Saturday afternoon will be more like "The Godfather Part II" and less like "Police Academy 7." The Chargers will play in the Class 3A championship game for the second straight year and will once again face mighty Alcoa. The Tornadoes won their 16th title with a 31-20 victory a year ago. 

Quarterback Brady White and the Memphis offense went three-and-out, leaving punter Adam Williams to punt from the Houston 49-yard line. Williams faced a punt from his "dead zone" – a spot on the field where he may not put the ball anywhere but the end zone. He needed room so the Tigers called a shift and took a delay of game penalty.

Mike Conley brought the Grizzlies home in Brooklyn to end a three-game losing streak, but it was rookie Jaren Jackson Jr., with a career-high 36 points and a breathtaking fourth-quarter flurry, who kept hope alive.

COOKEVILLE – Following his team's loss to Brentwood Academy Friday, Memphis University School coach Bobby Alston drew inspiration from the wise words of that noted philosopher Garth Brooks.

Coaches have changed. Schemes have been tinkered with. Quarterbacks have graduated or suffered horrific injuries. But most of the personnel has remained the same in three matchups between Memphis and UCF spanning the last two seasons.

They come in all shapes and sizes. They come from near and far. Unless a yellow flag flies, you probably won’t hear their names or their numbers. But that’s understood from day one.

Here are Friday's reported high school sports results, along with late results from Wednesday and Thursday. For corrections or to send in your team's scores, please e-mail jvarlas@dailymemphian.com.

Memphis: 131, Brooklyn: 125

ORLANDO — After the traditional photos with the championship trophy, after the smiles and the shaking of hands, Memphis coach Mike Norvell quietly handed a football to UCF coach Josh Heupel — signed by the Memphis team — to give to UCF’s injured quarterback, McKenzie Milton.

After a lengthy courtship, the Grizzlies appear on the verge of tying the knot with free agent center Joakim Noah.

The biggest news out of Penny Hardaway’s press conference on Thursday, Nov. 29, was that top recruit James Wiseman had signed his national letter of intent.