Pepper Rodgers died Thursday at the age of 88. He wasn't just a football coach. He was a civic salesman when Memphis needed it most. 

A chance to work with his coaching brother was too good for Al Stevens to pass up.

Jordan was THE ticket in Memphis in June of 1994, and the stories of those who clamored to see him won't be forgotten.

Former Memphis Showboats coach Pepper Rodgers, who also led the local Canadian Football League franchise, died Thursday in Reston, Virginia.

This weekend's Grizzlies "Rewind” broadcasts — featuring fresh commentary from broadcaster Chris Vernon and former Grizz great Tony Allen — hit two more notable entries in the franchise’s playoff back pages.

The Memphis Tigers have started to receive their American Athletic Conference Championship rings from the 2019 season. The U of M defeated Cincinnati 29-24 on Dec. 7, 2019, to win the AAC.

Ex-assistant Jacob Cole helped Rebels finish as state runners-up in 2009.

Enda Crehan will take over the Christian Brothers University soccer program

AAC commissioner Mike Aresco told Dave Woloshin and Brett Norsworthy on Wednesday that the conference is still planning to play football this fall. 

Local youth sports venues sustaining substantial losses amid novel coronavirus pandemic, but competitive baseball tournaments could be up and running before the end of May.

Tigers football coach Ryan Silverfield can walk to work; now if only the pandemic would abate so his day could include working with players and staff in person.

Johnathan Lawson received a scholarship offer to play basketball at Memphis. So the long, twisted saga of the Lawson family at Memphis may have a happy end.

With hints of restarting the NBA season, questions still remain on how to get the league up and going after the hiatus from the coronavirus pandemic.

Former Mr. Football winner will have two years of eligibility left at East Carolina.

He was supposed to be an NBA star. Now he's working at a steel factory. But when Austin Nichols got his diploma Saturday, it came with a feeling of accomplishment unlike any he has known before.

Special teams coach Pete Lembo is teaching during the coronavirus pandemic, providing a more uniform message for players in every aspect of the game.

Owls worked hard, played hard and had plenty of success under legendary coach Bill Taylor.

When your late mother was a passionate Kansas Jayhawks basketball fan, and you watched the title game vs. Memphis with her, you look at April 7, 2008, through a different lens. 

Terry Ryan loved Frayser football, and the feeling was mutual.

In the 2013 playoffs against the Clippers, the Grizz dropped the first two games, but won the next four. The last game featured 7 technicals, 2 ejections, a floor brawl and the crowd chanting "Finish them."

Memphis basketball scheduled Auburn for just the second time in program history.

Nation's best high school basketball players—both locally and from around the U.S.—will be competing in Memphis in January.

Coach Penny Hardaway's shoe line has been recognized by ESPN with three versions in the Top 25

After a frustrating senior season at Missouri, Johnathon Johnson will look to make his mark in Washington when NFL training camps open.

Laird Veatch and the Memphis Athletic Department are working to adjust to new realities brought about by the coronavirus.