Guard Jeremiah Martin and head coach Penny Hardaway settled in to watch last year’s Memphis-LSU matchup.

When Heviel Cordoves was a young boy growing up in Cuba, he had a small problem that vexed his parents to no end: He would not – or maybe could not – stop running.

Memphis’ (6-4, 3-3 American Athletic Conference) blowout of Tulsa (2-8, 1-5 AAC) was a season-best performance for the Tigers defense.

Penny Hardaway is beginning his first year as coach of the Memphis Tigers — doesn’t that still seem surreal, reading it? — and Geoff Calkins of The Daily Memphian is going to write the book.

When the young and inexperienced Memphis women’s basketball team eked out a 68-67 win over Jackson State this week, it was a learning experience.

For much of this season, the Memphis women’s soccer team hadn’t just been good but dominant. So, the hope – and the belief – was that this could be the year they made something of a run in the NCAA Tournament.

Memphis (6-4, 3-3 American Athletic Conference) rolled over Tulsa (2-8, 1-5 AAC) 47-21 Saturday afternoon. 

Strange as it seems for a program that's won two state championships since 2012, but Whitehaven has been flying under the radar. Fairly or unfairly though, the Tigers showed they're back where they belong on Friday.

The Grizzlies had forced the Denver Nuggets into another throwback NBA game where defense matters and had emerged on the other side with an 89-87 victory, a score that must have had people around the league doing a double-take:

Head coach Mike Norvell enters the final three games of the season with questions swirling around his Memphis (5-4, 2-3 American Athletic Conference) program.

It's been a tale of two seasons for Ridgeway's football team. And the first one – while not great on paper – has certainly gotten the Roadrunners in great shape for the second.

Memphis coach Penny Hardaway missed out on the first of two guards announcing commitments this week when four-star Jahmius Ramsey publicly pledged himself to Texas Tech Thursday morning. 

Here is this week's high school football playoff schedule for area teams. Games in Tennessee are second-round match-ups while Friday will mark the first round in Mississippi. All games are at 7 p.m.

Ten games does not a season make, but it’s close enough to draw some preliminary conclusions. The Grizzlies have played four games at home and six on the road. Record-wise, they’ve played two of the league’s three best teams (Warriors, Nuggets) and three games against two of the league’s three worst (Suns, Wizards). What do we think we know so far? Here’s an annual taking of the temperature, now at a new home. Ten takes after ten games.

It's true: The St. George’s football team will enter Friday's second-round playoff game against Christ Presbyterian Academy with a 5-6 record.

Here is this week's Daily Memphian high school honor roll, honoring the top performers over the last week.

After losing both halves of a road back-to-back, what will home-cooking mean for the Grizzlies big two? I mean Shelvin Mack and Dillon Brooks, of course.

Winning big is fun, but winning close is better. The building back-and-forth tension is a richer, deeper experience, creating the kind of basketball games that keep you up, sifting through the string of moments lingering in your mind. These games seem longer, in a good way, because all 48 minutes matter.

Marc Gasol scored 20 points, including the go-ahead free throws with 4.6 seconds remaining, to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to an 89-87 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.

The Penny Hardaway era got off to a successful start on Tuesday night as Memphis defeated Tennessee Tech 76-61 in the season-opener for both teams.

Trey Draper was a little bit down.

Penny Hardaway accepted the Memphis head coaching job knowing he had a player already on the roster who would help instill his culture.

As the season rolled along, it became clear that this Memphis women’s soccer team was going to chase history.

When Penny Hardaway debuted at Memphis the first time, people wore tuxes.

Memphis (1-0) overcame second half shooting struggles to down Tennessee Tech 76-61 in head coach Penny Hardaway’s first game.