The Stanford star snapped an 800-day drought with the win. It was her ninth NCAA tournament win, but her first since 2022.

Victories by the Lynx and the Trojans guarantee them a spot in the Division 2-A quarterfinals.

Ron King, who is Black, told The Daily Memphian he and others were subjected to racist attacks from parents during a middle school meet at Collierville High School last weekend.

Caleb Lassiter picks up saves in both games as Saints advance in Division 2-AA.

Brooke Harrison, Addie Thorpe and some air-clearing meetings have Rebels positioned for another possible run to state.

Here are the top performances for Memphis-area TSSAA athletes in track and field through May 4.

Standouts from Arlington, Bartlett, ECS, Lausanne and Trezevant are up for consideration this week. 

Brent Rooker, who lives in Germantown during the MLB offseason, is the 60th player in major league history to homer twice in an inning. The last A’s player to do it was Mark McGwire in 1996.

The voters have spoken, and they have chosen Ford Crane as The Daily Memphian’s spring-sports athlete of the week.

Pattie Gardner is out of a job as coach of the Collierville varsity girls basketball team and out of patience over what she calls “white privilege.”

Despite a late fall, the Brothers recorded Tennessee’s top time at the prestigious Penn Relays. 

“Every encounter you would have with Gabe — whether it was a stranger or someone that sees him every day — he would greet you with the biggest smile,” said Bartlett High School’s Aoife Murphy.

Standouts from Collierville, ECS, Germantown, Lakeland Prep, St. Benedict and Tipton-Rosemark are up for consideration this week. 

Here are the top performances for Memphis-area TSSAA athletes in track and field through April 27.

Norton Hurd IV’s Team Thad went 2-1 in Nike EYBL’s Session 1 in Memphis. But the real win for Hurd was the economic boost and positive publicity his city was provided by hosting the prestigious event.

Bartlett High School cross country and distance runner Gabriel Higginbottom died Friday, April 26, 19 months after suffering a cardiac event during a cross country race in Florida.

The state champion in 2023 at Overton is betting on himself at his destination job.

Brody Winemiller was recognized by Daily Memphian readers after delivering a key hit in a victory against the nation’s No. 19 team.

Playoff picture still cloudy with one district game left for each team.

Jackson had several Power 5 offers and chose the Vols over Auburn, Mississippi State and Ole Miss.

Jack Gleason and Phinn Waters, a senior and a sophomore, are shining at the top of the Saints’ pitching rotation.

Here are the top performances for Memphis-area TSSAA athletes in track and field through April 20.

Standouts from Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, ECS, Lewisburg and Millington up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 25.

Gregory Williams, coach of state runner-up Douglass, also recognized.

Houston coach James Thomas will also be recognized following state-championship season in 2023.