Mustangs have a chance to become Shelby County’s first Class 6A repeat state champion Saturday in Chattanooga. It will be just one more daunting challenge.

Sean Burdette coached the team for seven seasons.

Golden Wildcats bidding for their first state championship in 26 years as they face Macon County in the BlueCross Bowl Class 4A final.

It’s time again for the quarterly Memphis Grizzlies Mailbag. In this edition, Herrington talks about the NBA team and also gets into movies and Christmas.

Coach Penny Hardaway notes how easy it is to believe the hype after games like those in Maui. “You start reading that, and you forget that you still have to go play.”

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Box score: Memphis 81, Louisiana Tech 71

It wasn’t pretty, but the No. 16 Tigers eventually did enough to put away the pesky Bulldogs on Wednesday night at FedExForum.

This is the box score for the NCAA game between the Memphis Tigers and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at FedExForum.

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the Grizzlies’ loss at Dallas and what went wrong in the final moments for Memphis. 

The Memphis Tigers got what they wanted, a Dec. 17 matchup with West Virginia of the Big 12 in the Frisco Bowl.

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“Seeing everybody happy and proud, it’s a blessing to be where I am,” Bartlett High linebacker Austin Howard said.

Four-star quarterback Antwann Hill Jr. headlines the 2025 signing class. “He’s a great fit for what we do,” Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield said. “And as he knows, he’s going to come in and have to compete. The young man is all for it.”

The Tigers (10-2) will play West Virginia (6-6). It will be the second straight bowl appearance against a power conference opponent for the Tigers. Memphis beat Iowa State 36-26 in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl last year.

Perennial power South Pittsburg provides the opposition in the first championship game in program history.

Standouts from FACS, Fayette Academy, Harding, Jackson Christian, Jackson Trinity Christian and Tipton-Rosemark honored by the league’s coaches.

Due to Morant’s suspension and injuries to both players, they shared the court together in only two games. But they built a strong connection in a short period of time.

The Mavericks shot 26 free throws in the final quarter, while the Grizzlies shot 14 over the course of the entire game. The final free throw tally finished Dallas 44, Memphis 14.

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Box score: Mavericks 121, Grizzlies 116

Dallas trailed 111-103 with 3:34 to play and went on a 16-3 run capped by two 3-pointers, winning despite Ja Morant’s 31 points.

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

The Bulldogs of Conference USA are ranked No. 104 in KenPom and No. 88 in the NET, representing a Quadrant III opportunity for the Tigers.

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The Daily Memphian has kept track of notable Group of Five teams each week and Boise State has been the front-runner for nearly the entire season.

A look at Memphis Tigers football recruiting commits expected to sign with the program.

For Giving Tuesday this year, Jaren Jackson Jr. went local with a gift in conjunction with his #MuchRequired philanthropy campaign, inspired by his grandmother.

An estimated 22,500 runners are set to take to the streets of Downtown and Midtown on Saturday for the St. Jude Memphis Marathon.

The Tigers were No. 31 in the NCAA’s first NET rankings of the 2024-25 season. What does this mean?

It’s the most first team all-conference selections for Memphis as a member of the AAC. The Tigers also had three third-team honorees.