Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
There are 492 articles by Tim Buckley :
The Tigers' new point guard has gone from South Florida to Northwestern to Memphis, collecting credits — and life lessons — at every stop.
“After following up a season-opening upset win over preseason No. 18 Iowa State with Saturday’s home-opening win over VCU, however, the days of laying low are about done for the Memphis Tigers.”
A year after barely playing at Southern Miss, Jermane Hayes has become one of the most reliable targets for Memphis Tigers quarterback Marcus Stokes.
“I mean, I got booed at Kentucky. We did pretty good there too,” Calipari said while in Memphis in September. “I mean, it’s just how it is. And I live with that. It doesn’t bother me.”
“What I saw in practices this week, I knew he would bounce back,” Tigers coach Charles Huff said. “His teammates knew he would bounce back.”
Almost eight years later, Penny Hardaway addresses what he was hoping to accomplish during a 2018 war of words with Tennessee’s legendary coach.Related content:
Highlights from Hardaway's remarks at the Memphis Rotary Club luncheon as he enters his ninth season leading the program.
Memphis’ indoor-football team plans to play in a new league with a new nickname in 2027.
After selling out AutoZone Park earlier this year, Banana Ball’s Party Animals and Indianapolis Clowns will make a return trip to Memphis in 2027.
The Field of 68 on Thursday ranked Memphis’ 2026-27 nonconference schedule as the country’s third-toughest, trailing only those of UConn and Duke.
Huff is flying high, his Memphis Tigers 5-1 heading into an American Conference tussle with Tulane in New Orleans.
At the halftime point of the 2026 season, good isn’t good enough for Memphis Tigers coach Charles Huff.
Edge rusher J’Mond Tapp has been making his presence known to opponents of the Memphis Tigers.
A current Sun Belt Conference member plans to join the American, the league to which the Tigers belong.
“The Tigers and Blazers play Saturday night at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. A big American game for both programs. A sweet bronze trophy — shaped like a rack of ribs — at stake.”
Grizzlies plan to offer “the largest slate of over-the-air local broadcasts since the team arrived in Memphis in 2001.”
Financial assistance has been pouring in for longtime CBHS basketball coach Bubba Luckett as he awaits a likely double lung transplant.
“Stubby Clapp, just inducted into the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame, won a lot during his six seasons with the Redbirds. Yet even now, Clapp knows that winning isn’t necessarily what matters most in minor-league baseball.”
Stokes took care of the ball, didn’t try to throw the home run every time and was successful converting third downs in Saturday’s win.
The former Hamilton High football coach drew the loudest response as nine members of the Class of 2026 — including John Calipari, Stephen Gostkowski and Larry Kenon — celebrated Memphis sports and the power of community.
A national championship-winning basketball coach, two Super Bowl winners and a two-time NBA All-Star highlight the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 inductees.
“Charles Huff took time Tuesday to reflect on lessons learned during — and after — his first loss as coach of the Memphis Tigers.”
The undefeated Memphis Tigers football team moved up among “Others Receiving Votes” in both the AP Top 25 and the coaches poll.
Two members of the ESPN College GameDay crew are quite high on the Memphis Tigers, making them their top Group of Six pick for 2026.
In 2001, Bob Estes won the Memphis pro golf tournament. Sunday, he was back in town reuniting with familiar faces.