The basketball Tigers are ranked. The football Tigers are ranked at the same time. When has that happened during a Grizzlies playoff season? Never. These are heady times. 

Hardaway describes Memphis’ rise from unranked to No. 16 in the latest AP Top 25 poll during the first Penny Hardaway Radio Show at Brookhaven Pub & Grill.

No one in the NBA is generating more assists on fewer passes than Ja Morant. It is a reflection of the unique skill Morant possesses: hang time. 

Why are the Grizzlies entering this week with a six-game winning streak, tied with the Orlando Magic for the longest active one in the league? Part of it is due to the play of Smart and Clarke.

Eight of the AAC’s 14 AAC teams are bowl-eligible this season Here are national projections for where Memphis could land.

Tigers ranked after a strong showing for the program at last week’s Maui Invitational.

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The Grizzlies erased a 19-point deficit to beat the Indiana Pacers on Sunday and finish the Thanksgiving homestand 4-0.

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Box Score: Grizzlies 136, Pacers 121

The Grizzlies whittled into the Pacers lead by halftime and outscored Indiana in the third quarter with Morant and Jaylen Wells pushing the offense.

Here is the box score for the Memphis Grizzlies’ game against the Indiana Pacers Sunday, Dec. 1, at FedExForum.

After Memphis built a 13-11 lead near the end of the first quarter, the Bucs went on a 24-5 extended run over seven minutes to hold a firm advantage.

The Memphis Tigers football team remains nationally ranked in the latest Coaches Poll and has now cracked the Associated Press Top 25. 

Ryan Silverfield’s name is a hot one as the college football coaching carousel heats up. If Silverfield leaves Memphis, who’s to blame him?

 The Vols beat Vanderbilt for a sixth straight season. Tennessee needed a big victory to impress the College Football Playoff committee enough to earn a home playoff game in December.

The Mustangs and the Phoenix knock off previously-undefeated teams. The Golden Wildcats eliminate defending state champion Pearl-Cohn as three Memphis football teams advance to state championship games.

The Grizzlies are now 3-0 this season with Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane all available for a full game. And the franchise got its first ever “NBA Cup” win on Friday after starting 0-6 in such games over two seasons. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 120, Pelicans 109

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Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant led with 27 points and seven assists. Forward Jaren Jackson Jr. had 23 points and eight rebounds for Memphis, while Santi Aldama added 20 points and went 8 of 9 from the field.

The Rebels, who lost to Florida last week, will need some help in other weekend games in their bid to make the College Football Playoff.

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, at FedExForum.

A conference title will not be added to this year’s resume, but ending the regular season by beating a ranked Tulane team on the road for the first time since 2016 creates a similar feeling Memphis had after beating Iowa State in last year’s AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

No. 7 Tennessee needs a nice, big win to assert the Volunteers’ dominance over the in-state rival Vanderbilt Commodores.

Ja Morant is likely to play on Friday against New Orleans. He has crushed the Pelicans in recent games, scoring 30-plus points in four of the last five meetings. 

The Tigers dominated against Tulane to secure back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first time in program history.

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Box Score: Memphis 34, Tulane 24

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