Box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.

The Saints get out of the blocks early and take a big step towards securing a No. 1 postseason seed from the west region.

“There’s financial record mismanagement, waste and abuse of contracts, disorganization at a level that’s unprecedented,” state Rep. Mark White told The Daily Memphian Friday.

Grizzlies GM Zach Kleiman was asked if Ja Morant will play for Memphis again this year. He gave an answer — which you can read for yourself.

The Memphis Grizzlies general manager spoke Friday for the first time after the NBA trade deadline. He said the franchise is pivoting to a younger build.

Memphis’ showcase event will be Feb. 25 at Lafayette’s Music Room, leading up to the big finale of Tennessee Songwriters Week at The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville.

The former Cordova School, a centerpiece of the East Shelby County community, was sold Friday, ending a 40-year ownership of a local group who ran it as a community center.

Construction appears imminent as developers pull the building permits for a new Target store in Millington, part of what city officials hope is the start of bustling retail growth.

The Memphis barbecue spot will open a new location in July, but first, the owners need to “de-Arby-fy” it.

The D.C. Scorecard tracks the votes of the city’s Congressmen and two U.S. Senators in the latest move to avert a federal government shutdown. Also: The latest on phone records.

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Chris Herrington and Drew Hill are fresh from FedExForum where Zach Kleiman fielded questions about what the franchise did and did not do at the NBA’s Thursday trade deadline.

Through plenty of public scrutiny, Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway has stood by the shooting guard who dropped 40 points on UAB.

Lakeland broke ground on its new YMCA, a desire for the community for almost 10 years. The location improves the look of the entry into the suburb since it replaces the Econo Lodge eyesore.

Memphis had quite the showing at this year’s Grammy Awards.

While the idea may seem a bit outlandish, Bartlett Alderman David Reaves wants to look at whether the suburb’s budget could make it without the revenue stream of property taxes.