From Ja Morant to Damian Lillard, NBA players have concerns about the Orlando "bubble" and continued safety; plus, FedEx makes a formal request for NFL's Washington Redskins to change the team's name.

The Memphis Tigers picked up two commitments Saturday: three-star wide receiver Raheem Roberts and tight end Errington McRae. The team's class of 2021 stands at 15 commitments with several months until the early signing period.

Jaren Jackson Jr. said he'll need to feed off the energy of his teammates instead of the crowd. 

As an officer with the NBA players union, Grizzlies forward Anthony Tolliver didn't spend the past three months waiting to see what would happen. He was helping figure it out, and still is. 

FedEx Corp. chairman and CEO Frederick W. Smith is a 10% owner of the team.

Center Makur Maker announced he will make a decision between four schools next week. 

Tyus Jones became a father in May. Now the Grizzlies point guard will have to leave his baby at home during the Orlando NBA restart. 

901 FC returns to the pitch July 15 in Birmingham as the second-year USL team restarts play stalled by the pandemic.

Ja Morant is out to prove the doubters wrong again in the NBA's Orlando restart. 

Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins recently made official what team reps had been confirming privately, as players began meeting the media — at least via Zoom. 

At Memphis, head coach Ryan Silverfield is encouraging his assistants to have real conversations with players about real things and for players' voices to be heard. Assistants John Simon and Anthony Jones have taken that to heart, while also wondering what lies ahead for their own children. 

The Memphis Grizzlies are expecting full participation from players and coaches in the Orlando "bubble" as the NBA season gets set to resume, head coach Taylor Jenkins said on Wednesday. 

State governing board for high school athletics adjusting fall calendar in wake of extended state of emergency.

It began as a poem written during the War of 1812. A century later “The Star-Spangled Banner” was our unofficial national anthem. Today, without the social injustice conversation that accompanies it, we might barely notice it at all. 

On Wednesday, July 1, the TSSAA’s executive committee is scheduled to meet as it develops regular-season and postseason options to present to the board of control for their consideration.

Redshirt senior linebacker Josh Perry and redshirt sophomore defensive back Troy Hurst announced their intentions on Twitter.

Evangelical Christian School guard Kameron Jones picked a college Tuesday. 

New Orleans and Zion Williamson will play the easiest schedule of all 22 teams in Orlando. 

The PGA TOUR is not immune to positive COVID-19 tests. But with the WGC-FESJI five weeks away, executive tournament director Darrell Smith hopes some fans can attend.

The rookie point guard said an Instagram post did not accurately and clearly convey what he wanted to share.

If college football is to start its season and continue its season, all involved parties will have to be adaptable, smart and willing to follow protocols, says Memphis Athletic Director Laird Veatch. And even then? No guarantees. 

Veteran sports journalist Elaine Sung has been named sports editor of The Daily Memphian. Currently the deputy sports editor at The Detroit Free Press, Sung has extensive sports experience, having also worked as a senior editor at ESPN.

Brooks Koepka, the 2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational champion, just withdrew from a tournament because his caddie tested positive for COVID-19. It's a scene that could play out at TPC Southwind as the virus cuts down the field one by one. Also, AAC launches Racial Equality Action Group. 

The NBA is still on track to resume the 2019-2020 season next month in an Orlando "bubble." The Grizzlies' eight-game gauntlet on the path to the playoffs is a tough one. We break it all down. 

Running back JP Martin is the No. 626 player in the class of 2021. He chose the Tigers over Texas State, Tulane and Yale while other schools like Dartmouth, Harvard, Houston and Michigan State offered prior to his commitment.