Calkins: Coach Penny Hardaway is upbeat as the Memphis Tigers get their first road win with an 83-79 victory over Tulane. “I knew that it was time for us to win a game on the road.”

Memphis: 83; Tulane: 79

MIAMI — Shelvin Mack drove on Dwyane Wade, with the game on the line.

Running back/kick returner Tony Pollard declared for the NFL Draft after his redshirt junior season. 

Three members of the basketball-playing Lawson family, two on the court and one on the sidelines, are reviving Wooddale's hopes this season.

Alan Cross, who became popular as a walk-on for Memphis before a three-year NFL career, has returned to the Tigers and will work as a graduate assistant on Mike Norvell's staff.

The Tigers started slow at home against ECU even though they had a good crowd behind them. Sunday at Tulane, they will have to supply their own energy.

Penny Hardaway continues to try to push the right buttons to motivate his Memphis basketball team. As the win over East Carolina made abundantly clear, this has not been an easy task. 

Starting five seniors didn't have the desired effect for Penny Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers, but they wiped out a 15-point deficit for a 78-72 win over ECU. 

Memphis: 78; East Carolina: 72

The Grizzlies hit the midpoint of the NBA season at 19-22. What does the second-half hold? Looking ahead to Mike Conley's All-Star chances, trade deadline options, and how the rest of the season is shaping up.

Here is this week's Daily Memphian high school honor roll, spotlighting some of the top athletic performances from the last two weeks.

In an always entertaining showdown, the brothers Gasol faced off against each other when the Grizzlies defeated the Spurs on Wednesday night.

Marc Gasol had his best game in more than a month as the Grizzlies broke their six-game losing streak with a 96-86 win over the San Antonio Spurs. 

The only undefeated team prep basketball team left in the Memphis metro area relies on an effective offense coupled with a concentration on defense to craft a perfect record.

Chris Herrington welcomes Washington Post national NBA writer Ben Golliver to talk about his recent profile of Grizzlies rookie Jaren Jackson Jr., the West playoff race, and Ben’s visit to Memphis earlier this summer.

The continued growth of cross country will be one of Memphis' trending high school sports topics in 2019.

East returns to the top of The Daily Memphian Power 12 boys basketball rankings as Bartlett drops to No. 2 after a loss to Olive Branch.

Houston continues to hold the top spot in The Daily Memphian Power 12 girls basketball rankings.

Head coach Penny Hardaway has the Tigers focused on toughness with East Carolina coming to FedExForum Thursday. 

A strong defense and an animated Marc Gasol lead Memphis past the San Antonio Spurs 96-86, snapping the Grizzlies six-game losing streak.

The 2019 St. Louis Cardinals Caravan, starring last year’s Redbirds manager and now Cardinals coach Stubby Clapp comes to AutoZone Park on Friday, Jan. 18.

Memphis coach Mike Norvell promotes Kevin Clune to linebackers coach, completing the Tigers coach's search for assistants.

Dillon Brooks has played seven games for the Grizzlies since returning from a knee sprain in late December. Now he’s out again, and likely for the rest of the season, due to a toe injury suffered late in the team’s weekend loss in San Antonio, a source confirms.

Led by a strong and deep senior class, Bartlett's basketball team is aiming for its first state title since 2001.