Penny Hardaway did absolutely everything in his power to ensure that this season would be radically different than last. In the Tigers’ first game of the 2026-27 season, they sent a resounding message: It will be.

Despite a 40-point effort from Ty Jerome, the Grizzlies suffered their first defeat of the season.

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Box score: Pelicans 135, Grizzlies 134 (OT)

Jayden Reid finished with a game-high 26 points while making 12 of 14 free throws. He scored 17 of his points in the second half.

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Box score: Memphis 80, Iowa State 76

The Hana Haden era begins with an emphatic victory for the Memphis Tigers women’s basketball program.

The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office has released several videos of the death of 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson, who was shot and killed by members of the National Guard on July 5. 

The suit says Jana Swearengen-Washington fired Hyman after she refused to use taxpayer money for the chairwoman’s personal requests.

The news about the Memphis Tigers’ appeal of the Nemanja Popovic eligibility ruling was announced two hours before the season opener against Iowa State. 

Community members gathered Sunday to remember six men killed during Task Force operations and honor people detained by immigration enforcement and families separated by ICE.

The acquisition gives the 80-year-old firm a presence in East Tennessee and adds to its engineering and design capabilities.

Earlier this year, the nonprofit reported a two-year low for type O blood.

Standouts from Collierville, ECS, Lausanne, MASE, Melrose and Munford are up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5.

Breakaway Running has ended its group runs and marathon-training program, but Memphis’ running community is booming as independent clubs grow and runners find new ways to connect.

The most interesting thing about this election may be what it could tell us about the next decade. Here’s an analysis of how redistricting could sooner or later give Tennessee Democrats a chance to win House seats.

The political roundup includes two election traditions — The Four Way Soul Food Restaurant and the Republican bus tour along with David Hatley’s change in position on the Memphis Safe Task Force, and Mulroy on “youthful indiscretions.”

In response to recommendations from a state-ordered forensic audit, Memphis-Shelby County Schools officials say they are changing some of the ways they monitor contracts and document procurement processes. 

The smashburger is what brought Harrison Downing, Cole Jeanes and Schuyler O’Brien together as business partners and helped establish them as familiar names on Memphis’ culinary scene.