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Premium Memphis Grizzlies
Sports Notebook: ‘The Process’ still has runway in Memphis
Also, the Big Ten considers winter football in domes, and Memphis football's opener gets a prime-time slot on ESPN, which will benefit recruiting.
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High School Sports
Miller brothers ready for NBA champion dad Mike to coach them for real
Mavrick's learning as older brother Mason gets calls from Division I schools.
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901 FC
901 FC sets soccer aside to march for ‘unity, togetherness’ and compassion
Team forgoes league game in response to Jacob Blake shooting, choosing to visit National Civil Rights Museum.
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High School Sports
Wooddale three-star Johnathan Lawson intends to reclassify if no high school basketball
Coveted guard with Memphis on his top-6 list wants to enroll in college early if the pandemic wipes out the high school season.
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Elections
Election chief: Using FedExForum for voting ‘not practical’
Using FedExForum as a gigantic polling location for the November election would be like “shooting flies with cannon balls,” Shelby County Elections Administrator Linda Phillips said Friday, Aug. 28.
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901 FC
Memphis 901 FC players won’t play Saturday in North Carolina as social protest
Memphis 901 FC is planning a Saturday march to the National Civil Rights Museum, which they will tour, instead of playing a scheduled game.
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High School Sports
Thursday prep report: ECS shakes off slow start to win opener
ECS opens title defense with come-from-behind road victory.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball
Landers Nolley II eligible for Memphis Tigers this season
The forward, a redshirt sophomore, is expected to compete for a starting spot.
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Memphis Tigers Football
Memphis football doing its best to process social unrest in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting
The Tigers did not cancel practice, but coach Ryan Silverfield made certain to discuss the situation with the team and "have some open dialogue."
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901 FC
901 FC discusses not playing with Carolina on the horizon
Memphis players are discussing the possibility of not playing after racial unrest continues to roil the sports world.
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Memphis Tigers Football
AAC announces changes to Memphis football schedule
Three Tigers game dates have been moved by the conference. Memphis announced another game date change on Friday.
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High School Sports
ECS rents out local movie theater for Thursday’s football game viewing
A creative principal has found a way for fans and families to see the season opener after COVID-19 health protocols limited the number of people in the stands.
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Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies Insider: Though players boycott in the bubble, 2020 playoffs expected to resume
The players met again this morning while the league determines how to move forward.
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High School Sports
Briarcrest quarterback Michael Dallas embraces more of the spotlight
The senior's running ability will be crucial in an offense that has lost four stars.
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Memphis Tigers Football
Offensive lineman Royce White plans to enroll early at Memphis
The three-star recruit wants to get a head start on training, if the pandemic allows it.
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Memphis Tigers Football
Veatch: Zero positives in latest batch of 200 test results, mostly of football team
Memphis athletic director updates board of trustees with information on COVID-19 protocols and budget.
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Premium Geoff Calkins
Calkins: Collierville High suspends football games — but this isn’t about Collierville
Two individuals "specific to" the football team have tested positive for COVID-19. But the story is less about this school than the unnecessary risks inherent to high school football.
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High School Sports
Guard Jalen Brown transferring to Tennessee Preparatory Academy
The three-star senior had spent one season at Wooddale High. Prep offers something Wooddale can't: a guarantee Brown will play games in his final season of high school.
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South Memphis
Kids sports is going on for some, but not for others in the age of the coronavirus
Kids need sports and youth sports organizers are finding ways to let them play during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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High School Sports
Collierville suspends football after two positive COVID-19 tests ‘specific’ to team
Collierville played Briarcrest on Friday in the opening weekend of high school football.
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High School Sports
Daily Memphian high school honor roll: Dallan Hayden heads the list of top performers
Check out who had the top football, golf, soccer and volleyball performances of the past week.
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Memphis Tigers Football
Memphis-Arkansas State set for prime-time kickoff at 7 p.m.
With few other games on the slate nationwide, ESPN has picked up the nonconference matchup.
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Geoff Calkins
Calkins: Leave the TSSAA? Over James Wiseman? Shelby County Schools can’t be serious
Dr. Joris Ray should get credit for his cautious approach to reopening schools and athletics. But his recent threat to take Shelby County Schools out of the TSSAA seems to be driven by old grievances.
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Business
Carte blanche? 6-foot rule loosened for riding golf carts
Golfers may have to stand six feet apart to pay their greens fee, but sitting side-by-side in riding golf carts has become easier.
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