When shooting guard Ryan Boyce asked out of his signed National Letter of Intent to UAB he was 100 percent sure he was making the right move by decommitting from the Blazers.

John Gibbons knew he would not be returning to Toronto as the Blue Jays manager and it didn’t take long for him to go to work on endorsing a successor.

Editor’s Note: This is the second of a five-part series previewing the Grizzlies roster.

It took a ferocious second-half comeback for Freedom Prep to remain the only unbeaten team in Region 8-1A.

Let’s see if we have the list.

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Memphis point guard Jeremiah Martin stepped onto the floor over the summer and immediately knew the talent Penny Hardaway put together plus what was returning would be better than the Tigers projected No. 8 finish in the American Athletic Conference.  

Marc Gasol in the kitchen. Mike Conley making Christmas mischief. Jaren Jackson Jr. in motion. A title around your waist.

The Memphis Tigers’ defensive line has shown improvement so far this season with defensive end Joseph Dorceus and defensive tackle O’Bryan Goodson leading the way. The group had an inconsistent performance in the 52-35 win over the South Alabama Jaguars last week and are looking to bounce back Friday against Tulane.

Here are this week's high school football statistical leaders. For corrections and omissions, please e-mail jvarlas@dailymemphian.com.

The effectiveness of run-blocking by the Memphis tight ends has played a significant role in the Tigers new-found running game, providing a more balanced offensive attack this season.

The best moment of your rookie season and the worst? This is the question before the Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks and he goes straight to his personal tire fire.

Here's the Daily Memphian high school honor roll, which salutes the top fall sport performers for the past week.

Here is the Memphis-area high school football schedule for Week 7. All games are at 7 p.m. unless noted.

Brady Bramlett has already accomplished some terrific things in his 25 years on this planet. 

Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of five Grizzlies roster previews. Other stories will appear in the coming days.

When the University of Memphis plays at Tulane Friday night, the Tigers will face a team with a 1-3 record coming off a 49-6 drubbing by Ohio State. And that lone victory? Over Southland Conference member Nicholls.

After talk comes action. On Monday morning, the Grizzlies assembled in the Don Poier Media Center near the eastern edge of FedExForum for an audience of Memphis (and Japanese) media. On Tuesday morning, suited and high-top-sneaker booted, they migrated west to the Forum practice court to assemble for their head coach.

It's going to take some work. But Houston's girls golf team is solidly in the mix for a second-straight state championship.

The first official practice of the Penny Hardaway era ended the way you might expect.

Memphis 901 FC, the city’s new professional soccer team which begins play in March, will compete in the top tier of the United Soccer League, according to the re-branding of the league’s structure announced Tuesday. 

Pinnacle Financial Partners, the official bank of the Memphis Grizzlies and FedExForum, has signed a representation deal with the Grizzlies’ top draft pick, Jaren Jackson Jr.

From time to time throughout this season, The Daily Memphian will convene a quartet of our writers, veteran Grizzlies watchers all, to bat around the questions of the moment. We’re calling it Turn Four, in tribute to the play call -- translation: get Z-Bo the bleeping ball -- that Lionel Hollins or Dave Joerger would call out whenever the Grizzlies needed to settle down and get a bucket.

Four-star forward DJ Jeffries and his family stepped on the University of Memphis campus last weekend with a sense of familiarity with the coaching staff and program.

Chandler Parsons’ most recent trip out of the country was not to Cancun, Mexico. Remember that hot-take social media moment, Parsons and his crew sporting “Chancun” caps for their All-Star break vacation and Grizzlies fans losing their minds?