Memphis is the fifth Group of Five school included in the Coaches Poll. 

The Tigers lost the chance to climb its way back as the AAC champion. But if Memphis wins its final two games, history will remember this year as having one of the winningest teams in program history.

“Seth Henigan may be the most underappreciated among Memphis’ recent run of stellar quarterbacks, and that’s not right.”

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Battle for the Bones

The Battle for the Bones is a longtime rivalry between the University of Memphis and the University of Alabama Birmingham. The Tigers claimed the trophy, a bronze rack of ribs, Saturday night. Photographer Wes Hale was there to capture the action.

NCAA college football box score for Saturday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and UAB Blazers.

The seniors led the way as Memphis smoked UAB in the Battle for the Bones in front of an announced crowd of 24,225 fans at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

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Box score: Memphis 53, UAB 18

A win over No. 6 Tennessee gave a huge boost to Georgia’s College Football Playoff hopes. Now, they are positioned for a likely playoff berth. But the Vols’ prospects for a berth in the SEC championship game are uncertain.

Terry Tippett retired in 2018 after coaching basketball for 48 years with 902 career victories and six state titles at three different schools: Trezevant, White Station and ECS.

The Warriors outscored the Grizzlies by 36 points from beyond the arc on Friday night. Memphis made just seven 3-pointers on 42 attempts in the loss. 

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Box score: Warriors 123, Grizzlies 118

“When the chips are down, we just fight harder,” Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said after the Tigers’ 94-70 win over Ohio. “We don’t come out punching. But when we get down and things look a little bleak, we can turn it on at any given time and push away.”

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Box score: Memphis 94, Ohio University 70

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center in San Francisco on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024.

Ladeadrick James’ touchdown lifts Mustangs over Bartlett while the Dragons blank Germantown.

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Led by star guard PJ Haggerty’s 23 points (7-of-10 shooting) and seven rebounds, coach Penny Hardaway’s squad shot 56.1% (32-of-57) from the field and 72.2% (13-of-18) from 3-point range.

This is the box score for the NCAA game between the University of Memphis Tigers and the Ohio University Bobcats at FedExForum on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024.

The face of Memphis football since his freshman season, he’s rewritten the record books. But this year has been difficult for Henigan because it appears the Tigers won’t make the conference championship. 

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Shelby County will now be home to two 6A regions.

Georgia is facing what amounts to an elimination game in mid-November when it hosts Tennessee on Saturday at Sanford Stadium.

The Tigers (8-2) will play host to UAB on Saturday as they try to get one step closer to a 10-win season.

A car accident crushed three vertebrae in Emily Hamilton’s spine one year ago. Doctors said she would never touch her toes again. She’s now an instructor at Sana Yoga in East Memphis.

Memphis ends the year with a 7-7-3 mark and will miss out on a second straight NCAA Tournament trip.

The voters have spoken. And they have chosen Canon Day as The Daily Memphian high school football player of the week for Week 12.

Friday night in San Francisco, the Grizzlies will complete their first West Coast road trip against a team that’s so far had even more success this season with a similar approach: the Golden State Warriors.

When the Grizzlies hit the FedExForum court on Sunday, they are throwing it back to 1974 with new city edition uniforms themed after the American Basketball Association’s Memphis Sounds.

The city’s soccer team is heading for greener pastures, but the moments and memories will remain. As The Daily Memphian’s 901 FC reporter since the beginning, John Varlas was there for most of them.