Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin weigh in on the Tigers’ basketball roster rebuild, the possibility of a PJ Haggerty return and more.

Here are the top performances by Memphis-area TSSAA track and field athletes through Sunday, April 27.

Standouts from Collierville, Houston, Lakeland Prep, Lausanne, MUS and Northpoint are up for consideration this week. 

There have been a lot of whispers in recent weeks of the potential for major change on the Grizzlies roster this summer.

“Expectations are here,” Desmond Bane said Sunday from the Grizzlies’ final media session. “This is reality, and we came up short. We have to be better.”

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The Redbirds came up one win short of sweeping their road series with the Norfolk Tide.

Memphis had a player taken in the NFL Draft for the first time since 2022, and several others were extended undrafted free agent offers or invitations once the draft concluded. 

Former Memphis forward Damarien Yates plans to unite with Alabama State coach Tony Madlock, who was a point guard for then-Memphis State from 1989-92.

General manager Zach Kleiman made it a point to say that the Grizzlies got “unintentionally younger” this season, but that they are not just one veteran away from being a contending team. 

The Redbirds return to AutoZone Park on Tuesday, April 29, to begin a six-game series against the Louisville Bats.

The Grizzlies’ season was a roller coaster, with high moments mixed in with injuries, a coach fired and a playoff sweep. Here are seven key moments of the 2024-25 season.

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“As overmatched as the Grizzlies often seemed, there’s every reason to believe this series would have been going back to Oklahoma City 2-2 if Ja Morant hadn’t gotten hurt in Game 3.”

The Memphis Tigers concluded spring practices with Saturday’s spring game, and Arrington Maiden stole the show for the quarterbacks.

Memphis has its first player drafted since 2022 and he will receive an invitation to take part in Irrelevant Week in Newport Beach, California.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points, and the Thunder beat the Grizzlies on Saturday to complete a four-game sweep. Scotty Pippen Jr. led the Grizzlies with 30 points.

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Box score for Game 4 of the best-of-seven game series between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Oklahoma City Thunder played Saturday, April 26, in Memphis, Tennessee.

Grizzlies star Ja Morant avoided a serious injury but will not play in Game 4 on Saturday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. 

Memphis goes to overtime before securing its first win of the 2025 UFL season.

The Redbirds beat the Tides 10-1 in the first game and 7-5 in the second. 

The Memphis Grizzlies think they found a formula to combat the Oklahoma City Thunder. But is there any hope of deploying it without Ja Morant?

The Memphis Grizzlies have updated the status of star guard Ja Morant for Game 4 against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the postseason performance of the Memphis Grizzlies’ big three, starting with Ja Morant.

The first public display of coach Ryan Silverfield’s new-look Memphis Tigers football team will on display during the program’s annual spring game.

Here are the Daily Memphian postseason boys basketball awards, featuring our player of the year, freshman of the year, coach of the year and all-metro teams.

Ja Morant hit the floor and the Grizzlies fell apart. They couldn’t believe it either. 

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