This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Houston Rockets on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

Jaren Jackson Jr. arrived at a game last week wearing a custom Yuki Kawamura sweatshirt. Now Kawamura wants a Jackson hoodie so the teammates can match. 

The Tigers rose in the AP Top 25 for the second straight week.

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ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions as Notre Dame and Ohio State prepare to meet for the College Football Playoff National Championship.

Standouts from Arlington, ECS, Harding, St. Benedict and White Station are up for consideration this week. 

Standouts from Bartlett, CBHS, Fairley, Fayette Academy and Rossville Christian are up for consideration this week. 

Where did Upadhyaya rank Memphis after a second straight close call at home — this one to an ECU team well outside the top 150 of the NCAA’s NET rankings — to an AAC foe? 

If all goes well, former Memphis Tigers defensive lineman Jaylon Allen and receiver Joe Scates will be back at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium playing in the United Football League. 

PJ Haggerty, Memphis’ superstar guard, has emerged as an All-American candidate and dark-horse National Player of the Year contender. Now, his big plays could directly help him earn a few extra dollars.

The Tigers will head home to prepare for UTSA. The game will tip at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15.

The owners of Envision Fitness and Sherika Fitness offer advice on how to put your best foot forward when you’re ready to get fit. 

Ja Morant made the biggest plays late to push the Grizzlies to victory over the Timberwolves, but teammates Jaren Jackson and Desmond Bane did much of the heavy-lifting to get to that point. 

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Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 33 points, Ja Morant made a tiebreaking jumper with 18 seconds left, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Minnesota Timberwolves in a Saturday night game that was tight from start to finish. 

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It’s the second straight year that a Memphis running back has won the all-star game award. 

Memphis Tigers guard PJ Haggerty answered over and over against East Carolina. Tyrese Hunter loved it. What a difference from a season ago.

A victory in which Memphis simply scraped by versus an ECU squad ranked No. 203 in the NCAA’s NET rankings and No. 165 in KenPom won’t move the needle when it comes to advanced analytics or human polls.

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Box score: Memphis 74, East Carolina 70

Despite leading by as many as 18 points in the first half, the No. 19 Tigers found themselves in a tight one late yet again before coming away with a 74-70 win against the Pirates.

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Box score for the University of Memphis Tigers men’s basketball game against the East Carolina Pirates at FedExForum.

Character-building losses last year paved the way for a 13-1 start for the girls basketball team at Evangelical Christian School.

The Memphis Grizzlies signed G League breakout Zyon Pullin to a two-way contract. Pullin is averaging 24.8 points, 7.7 assists and 6.7 rebounds through six games of the G League regular season. 

Coach Rice previously served as an assistant at North Alabama and Tennessee-Martin. Also, Arlington High names a new football coach.

With Memphis having a week off between Sunday’s home win over North Texas and its upcoming matchup with ECU on Saturday, coach Penny Hardaway said significant changes to his team’s practice structure were coming. Tigers basketball beat writer Parth Upadhyaya and columnist John Martin discuss what those are and more.

The Tennessee Sports Writers Association has released its All-State Girls Soccer selections.

Although the timeout call was a miscue, several Grizzlies players took up for coach Taylor Jenkins, adding that the game was not determined by one play. 

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Box score: Rockets 119, Grizzlies 115