There are 35 article(s) tagged Craig Unger:

• February 2021

  • Redbirds get new rivals in MLB’s minor-league remodel

    Realignment is intended to reduce travel and create a more efficient talent pipeline. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 12, 2021

• March 2020

  • Still the One: The 20th anniversary of AutoZone Park’s opening a milestone for Memphis

    Twenty years ago to great fanfare, AutoZone Park opened its doors to Memphians for the first time. It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship. 

    By Don Wade March 29, 2020

  • State basketball tournaments canceled for coronavirus

    State basketball tournaments are latest cancellations with COVID-19. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 13, 2020

• September 2019

  • AutoZone Park gets new playing surface

    AutoZone Park has a new Bermuda hybrid playing surface in time for the Triple-A National Championship Game and the end of the Memphis 901 FC season.

    By Don Wade September 16, 2019

• August 2019

  • Nelson: Jefferson, Hamilton, Sinatra — and AutoZone Park

    Memphis decided to bring the best of the urban past into the vitality of the urban present in a minor league ballpark.

    By Michael Nelson August 27, 2019

  • Memphis Redbirds Notebook: September call-ups soon to be few and far between

    This September represents a last, best, opportunity for some Memphis Redbirds to get that late call-up to St. Louis; next season, MLB rule changes will drop the September active roster limit from 40 to 28.

    By Don Wade August 26, 2019

  • AutoZone Park’s tattered playing field to be replaced

    Weather and the lifespan of the field – not the combination of baseball and soccer at AutoZone Park – are the main reasons the grass surface soon will be replaced.

    By Don Wade August 25, 2019

• May 2019

  • Speaking the Same Language

    Memphis 901 FC is off to a successful start in the city, in no small part due to the relationship built with the Latino/Hispanic community. 

    By Don Wade May 18, 2019

• December 2018

  • Calkins: The 10 most compelling Memphis sports figures of 2018

    Penny Hardaway was the most compelling Memphis sports figure of 2018. But here are 10 more who shaped the year. 

    By Geoff Calkins December 31, 2018

• October 2018

  • An assist from the skipper: Stubby Clapp helped Redbirds’ rebirth

    Brand identity. A pro sports franchise can’t live without it.

    By Don Wade October 29, 2018