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Taylen Green accounted for 422 yards and three touchdowns to earn the game’s Most Valuable Player award as the Razorbacks closed out the season with an impressive victory over Texas Tech.

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Box score: Arkansas 39, Texas Tech 26

Ja Morant was hit by Pelicans center Daniel Theis during the third quarter. He hit the court after the contact, went to the locker room and did not return to the game. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 132, Pelicans 124

Box score for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl football game where the Texas Tech Red Raiders played the Arkansas Razorbacks at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

Box score for the Memphis Grizzlies’ game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

Former Virginia and Georgetown point guard Dante Harris has committed to the Tigers, a source close to the program confirmed to The Daily Memphian on Friday evening.

Prominent in the CME denomination on the national scene, as well as serving as bishop for Arkansas and Tennessee, Bishop Henry Williamson died on Christmas Day after a short illness. He was 76.

In September, the DeSoto County NAACP filed a complaint in federal court claiming the county’s 2022 redistricting plan hinders the ability of Black voters to elect candidates of their choice.

New Tigers commit Felipe Patino is averaging 11.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game while shooting 50% from 3-point range for Eastern Florida State College.

After announcing plans to leave the Memphis Tigers football team, defensive lineman William Whitlow Jr. said on social media that he would always have love for the city.

A new plan for the Arthur property in Germantown is starting to make its way through the suburb’s review process, but some long-standing issues remain.

Arlington’s principal said, “It looks like something off a college campus, so for us to have it here is just really exciting.”

Mustapha Mustapha, the owner of Sam’s Main Street Eatery, felt his space needed something more. His son wanted to run his own coffee shop. So, they brewed a plan.

Petals of a Peony and RockHouse Live will both introduce drive-thru concepts and Wing House will soon open in the former Nothing Bundt Cakes in East Memphis.

“It’s a remarkable commentary on our community that virtually all that revenue has come from Memphians, all whom have risen to the occasion of saving and supporting local journalism.”

Melvena Leake leads Karat Place, a nonprofit that helps women recently released from prison find their way back into society through a residential program that provides job training.

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Wine expert Tiffany Werne explains the differences in sparkling wines and how to serve this bubbly libation on New Year’s Eve.

Here’s a quick crossword to make some noise about.

NBA box score for the Memphis Grizzlies basketball game against the Toronto Raptors Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024 at FedExForum in Memphis.

The Memphis Grizzlies set a franchise record for single-game points Thursday, fueled by 38 combined from rookies Zach Edey and Jaylen Wells. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 155, Raptors 126

The Texas Tech Red Raiders and Arkansas Razorbacks paraded down Beale Street Thursday, in anticipation of the 66th AutoZone Liberty Bowl. The game will kick off at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. 

In a new statement released to the press on Thursday, Dec. 26, board Chair Joyce Dorse Coleman seemed to provide an accelerated timeline for terminating Superintendent Marie Feagins.

Christian Brothers University is debt free and expects its first budget surplus in many years, according to Brother Chris Englert, interim president.