Grizzlies deliver no-doubt revenge against Mavericks
Ja Morant’s production and energy were abundant in the Grizzlies’ huge win. Related story:
Crack shuts down all traffic on I-40 bridge
A crack on the I-40 bridge from Memphis into Arkansas shut down traffic and drivers were being rerouted to I-55, over the old bridge.
Box score: Grizzlies 133, Mavericks 104
May 11, 2021: Grizzlies 133, Mavericks 104Related story:
Former MPD officer faces criminal charge
A former MPD officer accused of pepper spraying a handcuffed, mentally ill man is the second law enforcement officer to face criminal charges brought by a new prosecution unit aimed at cracking down on police brutality.
County poised to remove mask mandate
The mask mandate will be lifted in the new health directive, beginning Saturday, May 15.
Tuesday prep report: Lausanne, St. George’s set for rematch in region soccer final
Max Gilbert is the hat-trick hero as Lynx defeat ECS while Dade Micheel scores twice in Gryphons’ victory over Westminster.
Tennessee opts out of higher federal unemployment benefits
Tennesseans on unemployment insurance won’t get the extra $300 per week provided by the federal government as of July 3, Gov. Bill Lee announced Tuesday, May 11.
‘Sputnik’ breaks orbit for repairs
The city’s only Roto-Sphere business sign is in the shop for repairs. But fret not Memphis, says the management of Joe’s Wines & Liquor, “Sputnik” will return.
Daily Memphian writers place in three national sports contest categories
Geoff Calkins, Drew Hill and Danielle Lerner were recognized for their work in 2020.
Appeals court denies DNA testing in Sedley Alley case
Sedley Alley was executed in 2006 for the murder of Lance Cpl. Suzanne Collins. Alley’s daughter sought to have DNA evidence tested to see if it would clear his name.
901 FC looks to new Fortune with midfielder
The 24-year-old was North Carolina FC’s most valuable player in 2020.
Coronavirus: Fewer than 80 new cases reported
The day’s positivity rate was also less than 2%.
St. Jude unlocks gold mine of virus data
As St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital tested every front-line worker, every week, it put together a testing regime big enough to test and analyze hundreds of employee samples a day — providing a gold mine for immunology research.
Opinion: Note to unvaccinated millennials: ‘You are not invincible’
More than 95% of doctors have gotten vaccines, according to one survey. Do you think we would immediately have taken those shots when offered if we were concerned about their safety?
Collierville denies Malco’s mini-golf request
Collierville’s mayor and aldermen denied a conditional use permit that would have allowed an 18-hole mini-golf course.
Metro
City Council returns in person with a backlog of delayed final votes
Topping the council’s agenda are final votes on the first step toward a Hyde Square plaza Downtown, as well as discussion on changing the status of library workers and an update on the city’s bus system.
Premium The Early Word The Early Word: Task Force effect on suburbs; CBU class on Grauer murders
Metro The AM/DM podcast: Tackling for the NFL and deciding not to run for office
Premium Education Busy year of hiring, firing, reassigning led to payroll problems at MSCS, audit finds
Premium Spirit of Memphis The ‘life-changing’ lessons medical students learn from dissecting cadavers
Business
The ‘life-changing’ lessons medical students learn from dissecting cadavers
Faculty sets a tone: Bodies will be treated with dignity. Usually, however, students don’t need the reminder. At the end of the semester, many even linger to say goodbye to their bodies.
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Premium Health Care Health insurance crackdown: New laws could help patients and hospitals stand up to unfair policies.
Premium Health Care St. Jude president and CEO on 40-plus years at a global icon: ‘Pursuit of science is the pursuit of truth’
Premium Real Estate Food Files: Grab that microphone, Memphis, and get ready to sing
Sports
Herrington: Everyone has an NBA anti-tanking proposal. Here’s mine.
The Grizzlies are “tanking” in what may be the last season where that’s possible. Changes are coming. Here’s an idea for what the new system should be.Related content:
Memphis Grizzlies NBA hits Grizzlies guard Pippen with $35K fine
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball Buckley: What does March and beyond hold? Penny Hardaway doesn’t care. Not now, even after losing four straight.
Player of the Week Vote for the high school boys basketball player of the week, Week 10
Player of the Week Vote for the high school girls basketball player of the week, Week 10
Food
Comeback Coffee comes back — for one day
For nearly a year, Comeback Coffee has existed without couches, without conversations and without a morning crowd lingering at its Downtown cafe. On Saturday, Feb. 28, that energy will return to North Main Street.
Premium Table Talk Table Talk: Cocktails meet canvases in The Edge
Suburbs
Task Force driving down suburban crime, officials say
Some worried the Memphis Safe Task Force’s launch would drive crime up in the suburbs.
Premium Bartlett To thrift or not to thrift, that’s Bartlett’s question
Arts & Culture
‘Bloom’ event celebrates spring at Memphis Botanic Garden
“Bloom: A Million Shades of Spring” includes events with enticing names like Bloom Saturdays, Sips of Spring, Tulips at Twilight and Petals and Parasols.
Premium Arts & Culture James Lawson autobiography traces path of Civil Rights icon through Memphis and beyond
Opinion
Herrington: Everyone has an NBA anti-tanking proposal. Here’s mine.
The Grizzlies are “tanking” in what may be the last season where that’s possible. Changes are coming. Here’s an idea for what the new system should be.Related content:
Guest Columnists Opinion: Why immigration enforcement is not the same struggle as the Civil Rights Movement
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Tackling for the NFL and deciding not to run for office
This week brings us the NFL Combine and two Tigers tackles who get to attend and a deadline to not run for office.
Behind The Headlines Steve Mulroy’s mixed review of the Memphis Safe Task Force
Games
Daily Jigsaw: Raptor rehab
This jigsaw puzzle is a photo of an owl at the Mid-South Raptor Center and was taken by Patrick Lantrip.