Volunteers at the World Golf Championship-FedEx St. Jude Invitational are known for their unwavering dedication. But the COVID-19 pandemic means there will be no fans on the course and, this year, just 225 volunteers instead of the usual 1,600-plus. To still be on site now is to be a WGC-FESJI essential worker. 

Birmingham takes control early in first game of USL Championship re-start.

The players were forced to quarantine for a two-week period and test negative for COVID-19 before they were allowed to return. 

Five-star center Moussa Cisse has committed to Memphis. It's a huge win for Penny Hardaway — and a reason to believe that next season (if there is one) could be what last season was supposed to be. 

Cisse, while still raw offensively, is a game-changer on the defensive end. 

The former NBA standout and Memphis Tigers assistant will replace Charlie Leonard.

Team had good success navigating its long break; now it’s time to play some soccer.

Howard, Burch, Allen and company set to take the field Wednesday for USL Championship restart.

The Grizzlies are still searching for the right rhythm one week into practice at Disney World in Orlando. 

Birmingham, Charlotte, North Carolina make up a difficult group.

There are a lot of hard choices to make during this pandemic, but postponing high school football shouldn't be one of them. It's time to move the season to the spring.

Jonas Valanciunas expects to go fishing every night during the NBA's Orlando restart. 

Cal Jennings and Rece Buckmaster both come to the club after being selected in the MLS Super Draft.

The U of M has the No. 34 class nationally and the top class in the American Athletic Conference for 2021 with 17 commits. Ryan Silverfield’s tenacity on the recruiting trail has impressed Memphis Academy of Health Sciences standout Cameron Miller.

A black baseball player near the end of his career and a white kid not old enough to drive a car. What could they possibly mean to one another? More than they could have imagined. 

Memphis Tigers lose Power 5 game off football schedule as coronavirus concerns rise; life in the NBA bubble isn't perfect, but fine by Ja Morant; and a U.S. Senator on the receiving end of a "Woj bomb."

Ja Morant said Friday he's a "Ramen Noodles guy." That's just the kind of attitude NBA players will need to succeed in the Orlando bubble. 

Head coach Taylor Jenkins along with players Ja Morant and Justise Winslow emerged from a 36-hour self-isolation and the team's return to the practice court as the Grizzlies get settled in Orlando.

Jessica Green inherits a Dragons program coming off its best season in 18 years.

Memphis added another home game to their 2020-21 season schedule. 

Mason Miller and Johnathan Lawson are hearing from more schools despite no AAU season. 

He's not managing this season because COVID-19 wiped out the minor league season, but Memphis Redbirds skipper Ben Johnson has players to call and a "honey do" list that just won't quit.

In coronavirus' wake, the University of Memphis athletics department is cutting 14% from administrative and sports operational budgets and personnel savings for the 2020-21 school year. Some coaches and administrators, however, are stepping in to financially support the department and the Tiger Scholarship Fund.

Fans won't be allowed at the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational this year. But for the very best of reasons, Jack Sammons, the chair of the tournament, would still welcome Tiger Woods. 

Chris Herrington is joined by Grind City Media’s Jessica Benson to talk about whether the bubble will work, the food options for players in Orlando and what Grizzlies players might be doing to entertain themselves before games begin.