Today, we talk about former players rejoining as coaches, the basketball team’s predilection for 3-pointers and what it will take to get season ticket-holders back into seats.

Whitehaven climbs into the second spot with Central moving up to third. Fairley makes its season debut.

The Memphis Grizzlies started training camp with better health and a new plan. The hope is it will lead to a better foundation.

Gifts from the Martin and Rhodes families, along with $1 million from First Horizon, are helping fund the clubhouse and a new six-hole short course.

The Tigers are a third of the way through their schedule, and Marcus Stokes said he is more comfortable in the offense than he was at the start of the season.

Saints won’t be joining four other Division 2-AAA football programs who are striking out on their own in 2027 and 2028.

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The most substantial and, happily, best news from Monday’s season-launching “media day” at FedExForum came from the medical update: There wasn’t much of one.

Ty Jerome was unfamiliar with Cameron Boozer’s four high school state championships, but he likes what he sees from the Grizzlies rookie so far. 

This marks an important step as the university prepares to join the NAIA’s Mid-South Conference for the 2027-28 athletic season.

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.