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Sports Texas A&M’s rematch with Houston headlines pair of Round of 32 games in FedExForum
No. 1 seed Houston and No. 9 seed Texas A&M will tip off at 7:40 p.m. Sunday, after No. 3 seed Baylor takes on No. 6 seed Clemson at 5:10 p.m. Winners of both will head to the Sweet 16.
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Sports Clemson holds off Baylor, advances to Sweet 16
Clemson is headed to Los Angeles and a matchup against Arizona after withstanding a late rally from Baylor Sunday in an NCAA Tournament second-round game at FedExForum.
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Sports Houston punches ticket to Sweet 16 in overtime
But, Texas A&M wouldn’t go down easy. Houston had to earn every bit of this victory.
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Clemson holds off Baylor, advances to Sweet 16
NCAA box score: Clemson 72, Baylor 64
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Memphis Tigers BasketballTigers Basketball Insider: Teams that danced at FedExForum provide reminder for Memphis
NCAA Tournament teams that played first- and second-round games at FedExForum highlight the importance of roster continuity — something that Memphis has lacked in recent seasons under coach Penny Hardaway.
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SportsMemphis native isn’t ‘caught up in the lights’ as he leads Marquette in March Madness
Kam Jones, a former Evangelical Christian School star, has helped Marquette reach the Sweet 16.
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High School SportsMemphis-area trio making March Madness run with Creighton
There’s plenty of Memphis flavor on a Creighton team on which Mason Miller, son of former Grizzlies sharpshooter Mike Miller, is a starter.
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Sports Tennessee close to snatching historic Final Four spot
A win against No. 1 seed Purdue Sunday (1:20 p.m. CT, CBS) would send Tennessee to its first Final Four in school history.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMemphis’ David Jones addresses potential return to Tigers in interview
In an interview with the YouTube sports show “Marega Deportes” in the Dominican Republic, Tigers star David Jones shares what he’s thinking about whether to return to Memphis or turn pro.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis guard Carl Cherenfant enters transfer portal
Cherenfant is the third member of the Tigers’ 2023-24 team to announce his intention to transfer out of the program.
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Sports AAC names Tim Pernetti as league’s new commissioner
Tim Pernetti, who comes to the AAC after serving as the president of IMG Academy for two years, will succeed former league commissioner Mike Aresco.
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SportsBartlett or N.C. State, Mallory Collier is ‘used to winning’
A 6-foot-3 freshman center and Bartlett High graduate, Mallory Collier is a part of history at North Carolina State.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tulsa transfer guard PJ Haggerty commits to Memphis
Memphis has landed one of the top players in the transfer portal.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis’ Ashton Hardaway, Penny Hardaway’s son, enters transfer portal
Hardaway, a four-star prospect in the 2023 class, averaged 2.3 points in 8.2 minutes per game through the 30 games he appeared in for the Tigers this past season.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis lands Illinois transfer big man Dain Dainja
Dainja, a 6-foot-9, 255-pound center, averaged 6.1 points and 3.6 rebounds in 10.8 minutes per game for the Fighting Illini last season.
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Tigers Podcast Tigers Podcast: Early moves in Memphis’ roster overhaul
Parth Upadhyaya, Tim Buckley and host Greg Gaston discuss Memphis basketball’s NCAA transfer portal moves a little less than four weeks into yet another big offseason for the program.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballTigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s final AP Top 25 ballot of 2023-24
How did Upadhyaya vote in his final AP Top 25 ballot of the season?
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Memphis Tigers BasketballHow a shared vision led former Tulsa star PJ Haggerty to Memphis
After becoming Memphis’ first transfer portal pickup of the offseason, Haggerty is motivated to show the Tigers they couldn’t have made a better decision.
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Memphis Tigers Football Incoming AAC commissioner Tim Pernetti addresses hot-button issues
American Athletic Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti spoke about the College Football Playoff, membership retention, media rights and NIL matters in a news conference.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis wing Jaykwon Walton enters transfer portal
Jaykwon Walton, a 6-foot-7 wing for the Tigers in 2023-24, has another year of eligibility remaining but plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, according to a report from CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein.
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Memphis Grizzlies Taylor Jenkins comments on game clock error in Grizzlies’ loss to Lakers
Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins called game clock mistake in Friday’s loss to the Lakers “a shock to everybody.”
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMemphis Tigers to host trio of transfer-portal prospects
After getting two commitments last week, things are picking up for the Memphis Tigers basketball team in the NCAA transfer portal.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Wichita State transfer guard Colby Rogers commits to Memphis
“I know who Penny is as a player, and I had conversations with him and got a feel for him as a person,” Rogers told The Daily Memphian on Sunday.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis basketball to begin home-and-home series with UNLV next season
The front end of a two-game series with the Runnin’ Rebels will be played in Las Vegas, with a return game at FedExForum expected to be played in the 2025-26 season.
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Memphis Grizzlies GG Jackson expected to play NBA Summer League
“The kid’s got so much potential,” Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said of GG Jackson II. “But we want to see that potential realized. And it’s not just saying it — it’s doing it.”
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