Memphis has wins over No. 8 Michigan State, No. 11 Clemson and No. 15 Missouri.

The NBA’s 82-game regular season comes with two primary goals: Qualify and position yourself for the playoffs and prepare yourself to compete when you’re there. The Grizzlies seem to approach the season in a manner that seeks to satisfy the first without compromising the second.

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“Just as a competitor, it’s everything,” Penny Hardaway said after his No. 18 Tigers beat UAB 88-81 Sunday. “You look forward to these types of games. These games are what makes players.”

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Box Score: Memphis 88, UAB 81

Morant fined for throwing the basketball into the stands Friday night during the Grizzlies game with the New York Knicks.

By the end of the game Sunday afternoon, it was closer to a nightmare for the Blazers. And there would be no revenge, as the Memphis Tigers completed a brilliant second half comeback — and a regular-season sweep of the preseason AAC favorite. 

PJ Haggerty scored 17 of his 25 points in the final 12 minutes to help No. 18 Memphis rally from an 11-point deficit to beat UAB 88-81.

Here is the box score for Memphis’ game against UAB on Sunday, March 2.

Memphis-area high school lacrosse teams faced off in the Battle on the Greenbelt tournament on Saturday, March 1. 

After losing to the San Antonio Spurs Saturday, Aldama wasn’t the only one who vented. Luke Kennard and Jaren Jackson Jr. also shared their annoyance about the team’s lack of urgency.

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Box score: Spurs 130, Grizzlies 128

Fox broke a tie with 2.6 seconds left for the last of his 20 points and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Memphis Grizzlies 130-128 on Saturday night despite 42 points from Jaren Jackson Jr.

The Saints handled Chattanooga Baylor, and the Gryphons defeated Christ Academy of Knoxville in a road game.

Box score for the Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs game at FedExForum.

Penny Hardaway expects “a bare-knuckle fight” when his No. 18 Tigers (23-5, 13-2 AAC) take on regional rival UAB on Sunday (3 p.m., ESPN) at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. 

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The Knicks made two clutch 3-pointers and Ja Morant’s attempt at the game-winner went wide in a game that was decided in the final seconds. 

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Box score: Knicks 114, Grizzlies 113

Ja Morant’s last shot missed, costing the Grizzlies the game against New York. But he had 25 points and seven assists in this one. It was 29 and eight against Phoenix. It was 21 and 10 in a close loss to Cleveland. And 23 and five in the win at Orlando.

Knoxville Catholic outscores the Sting, 21-4, over the final eight minutes in the state quarterfinal matchup to advance to Cookeville.

OG Anunoby’s game-winning basket came after the teams exchanged leads in the final two minutes.

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the New York Knicks on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at FedExForum.

Roc Taylor said he hopes to reach the NFL so his mom can be “very relaxed and live like she deserves.”

Bartlett City Schools is memorializing the huge impact the late Phil Clark had on the district as its baseball coach and athletic director.

Former Memphis quarterback Seth Henigan said his most impressive attribute is his intelligence, and that’s what he attempted to display during his meetings at the NFL Combine.

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The 2025 Southern Heritage Classic will not include TSU for the first time in the event’s history. 

The American has released its 2025 football schedule, including all league games for Memphis. The Tigers will once again play on Thanksgiving. This year they will host Navy.