Ja Morant on impending All-Star selection: ‘I deserve this. I earned this.’
Ja Morant didn’t want to get there as a replacement. In his third season, he will become an All-Star exactly the way that he wished.
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January 2022
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The Early Word: Why 100 N. Main and how Tigers won over Tulsa
We’re on the trail of MPD’s (non) pursuit policy, health care workers find a place to de-stress and why the chicken crossed the city limits.
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Calkins: Don’t ever count out Penny Hardaway. Not when a whole town is in love.
There’s a reason Penny Hardaway still has a good chance to become a successful coach at Memphis. That reason is love.
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Conaway: I don’t like her much, but she’s still my big sister
“My Tennessee sister Nashville is becoming a Disney World of cities, the reality of it is the fantasy, the place of it is the imitation.”
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Calkins: Can Hardaway get it done at Memphis? My ‘stupid bleeping’ question still stands
I asked Penny Hardaway if he could “get this done” at Memphis. His answer — complete with four expletives — revealed a lot.
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The Early Word: Local hospitals under pressure, as is Tigers basketball
A state senator could lose her seat, a modernization project is landing at an airport near you, and a bunch of local celebs say “Winner, winner, chicken tender.”
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Sanford: Blackburn proves she can be queen of mean
Sen. Marsha Blackburn employed an unmistakably racist dog whistle in casting Andre Mathis as a criminal who cannot be trusted to sit as an appellate court judge.
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Touring 100 N. Main: Shattered glass, shell casings, law books and spectacular views
The Downtown Memphis Commission anticipates issuing in about two weeks a request for proposals to potential developers of the 100 North Main Building and the entire block it towers above.
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Table Talk: Soup instead of sun and sand will warm these winter days
Sure, it would be nice to be on a beach and enjoying the surf and the sand, but if COVID is keeping you from escaping the cold weather, there’s always soup. Soup will never let you down.
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The Early Word: Orgel has plans for 100 N. Main, Carrefour; Where’s Wallace mystery solved ... sort of
DMC selects local team to redevelop Memphis’ tallest building, Collierville Macy’s will get new life and Germantown schools drop their mask mandate.
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Guest column: Dallas synagogue attack shows nothing subtle about antisemitism
“I know we all stand and cheer for Rabbi Charlie and his courage. But unless we stand up and shout down every unkind word directed toward Jews when we first hear it, we let the next act of violence on Jews begin to take root.”
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Wallace experience seems like microcosm of Hardaway era
This season was supposed to be smooth sailing, an NCAA Tournament berth no longer in question. The missteps have proven otherwise.
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Scouting report: Tigers need to thwart SMU’s outside shooting
Another task that Memphis faces: Containing top scorer Kendric Davis.
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The Early Word: Reckless driving data is a drag; new map for Cohen, Kustoff
Local gas station proposal is a no-go, Horn Lake tries to stand out with a new recruiter and Ida B. Wells street is on the way.
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Horn Lake’s new recruiter believes in doing things that ‘make you stand out’
T.J. Cates is tasked with drawing more retail and commercial entities to Horn Lake in hopes of enhancing folks to the DeSoto County city.
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Herrington: Jaren Jackson Jr.’s ‘All Defense’ future is here
As the Grizzlies pass their annual MLK Day marker, they’re closer to the West’s No. 1 seed (4.5 games back) than to the fifth seed (5 games up). And with apparent momentum for more.
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The Early Word: Chasing down speed demons, picking up Bulls
Map draws protesters to the Capitol, Mid-South families are looking for their pets and Olive Branch sets a course for regional passenger jets.
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Art of the deal: Buyer deftly times purchase of 47 acres
“It’s amazing that almost every commercial real estate developer has driven by this site for years, but nobody looked underneath the hood,” broker Barry Maynard said.
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Calkins: Did you see that, America? Why you don’t want to mess with the Grizz
Steven Adams picked up one of the Chicago Bulls and carried him away like a small child. Just more evidence that this is not a Grizzlies team to be trifled with.
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Calkins: The Penny Hardaway era isn’t over. But this is sad.
When Memphis lost to East Carolina in 2016, it was the beginning of the end for Josh Pastner. This loss is different. What will it mean for Penny Hardaway?
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Guest column: TVA’s empty coal ash promises
Nobody wants coal ash in their backyard – but it’s even worse when the folks dumping the waste don’t evaluate all the risks and keep the community in the dark. That’s what happening now in South Memphis.
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Calkins: Just make the NCAA Tournament, Memphis. (Pretty please!)
The Memphis Tigers lost to UCF on Wednesday. That’s bad. But for all of the team’s struggles, it still can make the NCAA Tournament. Is that too much to ask?
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The Early Word: Jersey swap, sick days & sanitation and a transmission transition
Collierville Schools starts its own COVID-19 testing site, SCS looks to make a big change and Coletta’s signature dish is on the menu.
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Conaway: Revisiting something wild, something beautiful
We’re good at wild ideas around here, and both last week’s and this week’s are worth exploring. Sometimes the best discoveries are right in front of you. Sometimes the very things you’re looking for are already yours.
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Edge District’s revival inches onto Union Avenue
The old Coleman Taylor Transmission shop on Union is leaving the Edge District. Its departure frees more room for new apartments that would be called The Rise on The Ravine.
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