The matchup with UAB will be the first home conference game of the season for the Memphis Tigers. 

Thomas previously coached under Iisalo in Europe. He became the second-youngest coach in EuroLeague history last season. 

MASE, Fairley, Covington, Munford, Central, Southwind, Whitehaven and Briarcrest are ranked in this week’s Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s high school football rankings.

Standouts from Brighton, Center Hill, Collierville, Fayette Academy and Whitehaven are up for consideration this week. Voting ends up at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1.

Duncan watched his father survive prostate cancer and saw a close friend lose his dad to it. Then came his own diagnosis in January.

The Grizzlies will hit the Music Highway for a Nashville training camp, and head coach Tuomas Iisalo will get his first full chance to build his own thing.

Financial assistance has been pouring in for longtime CBHS basketball coach Bubba Luckett as he awaits a likely double lung transplant.

No. 21 Florida manhandled fourth-ranked Mississippi 52-28 on Saturday to reach 4-0 for the first time since 2019.

The Memphis Tigers held an open practice Saturday, giving fans a 40-minute peek into how the team is shaping up. 

With President Donald Trump on hand to watch, the Longhorns gouged the Vols in Knoxville.

Joseph Wells filled out the application, but he kept it a secret. Now, thanks to the unlikely P.E. teacher, the students at his school have an outdoor exercise area. 

Mustangs improve to 2-0 in Region 7-6A thanks to a big offensive night.

Whitehaven was led by an inspired performance from junior quarterback Jour’din Shelton, who had four total touchdowns on the night. 

The Saints made the needed adjustments after a tied halftime and ended the Jaguars’ 21-game regular-season winning streak.

Northeast Prep Academy students celebrated the unveiling of a vibrant new Memphis Grizzlies and FedEx Dream Court featuring a hand-painted mural by local artist Siphne Sylve.

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington rank their 10 most intriguing Memphis Grizzlies figures ahead of team media day.

The classic’s team was scrambling to find appropriate lighting for the nighttime races. Now, SpaceXAI is offering a solution. 

The Grizzlies waived D’Angelo Russell on Friday in a move that begins to clean up a roster overload ahead of training camp next week. 

Coming off an emotional win against LSU that spoiled Lane Kiffin’s return to Mississippi, the fourth-ranked Rebels have another challenge ahead: facing No. 21 Florida in the Swamp at 2:30 p.m. CT (ABC) on Saturday. 

Arch Manning finally visits Neyland Stadium where his uncle Peyton made quite the legacy for himself when top-ranked Texas visits No. 14 Tennessee at 11 a.m. CT (ABC).

The American Conference, of which Memphis is a member, is not “proactively seeking members” to join the league, it said in a statement.

Memphis was seeking to return to the Triple-A Championship series in its first playoff run since it won it all in 2018. 

Tony Madlock spent the last five years as a head coach at two different programs, but he stepped away from Alabama State for his second stint as a Memphis Tigers assistant. 

The Dragons earn the No. 1 seed and hosting rights for the first round of the postseason in two weeks with three-set victory over Arlington.

The voters have spoken. And they have chosen Reagan Bullard as The Daily Memphian’s high school football player of the week for Week 5.