With running back Sutton Smith injured in a season-opening win over North Alabama, South Carolina transfer Mario Anderson must step up in a big way for the Memphis Tigers.

First-time head coach Jeff Lebby arrived in Starkville promising a show at Mississippi State. The Bulldogs performed for game one of his tenure Saturday, as MSU ran away with a win over Eastern Kentucky.

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Box score: Miss. State 56, E. Kentucky 7

Memphis crushed North Alabama in their first game at the Liberty Hole, also known as Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. The place looked really strange. But in a good way.

Quarterback Jaxson Dart threw five touchdown passes and ran for a score in leading eight consecutive first-half scoring drives, helping No. 6 Ole Miss overpower Furman Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford.

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Box score: Ole Miss 76, Furman 0

After beating North Alabama 59-0 two years ago, the Tigers forced another shutout Saturday as they won their season opener at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

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Box score: Memphis 40, North Alabama 0

Former Lausanne standout Max Gilbert made his first collegiate field goal as the University of Tennessee Vols beat the Chattanooga Mocs in Knoxville.

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Box score: Tennessee 69, Chattanooga 3

The Daily Memphian writer Parth Upadhyaya and columnist John Martin answer questions including what impact will Tim Duncan have, and can Penny Hardaway regain the fans’ faith?

How do groups who disagree work together? They go to court, if the lawsuit filed by the City Council against the Election Commission about not including a gun-control referendum on the ballot is any indication.

On this week’s episode of “The Sidebar,” filmmaker Craig Brewer talks about his career challenges and new series “Fight Night,” starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Hart, Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson and others.

Enjoy wine, pizza, Greek fare and more at these special events happening in Memphis in September.

“There’s a lot of issues that are unknown, and there’s a lot of contamination. ... So how do we address that, and where are those sources coming from?” the science director at Protect Our Aquifer said.

Muddy’s Bake Shop owner Kat Gordon loves to use seasonal fruits in her desserts, and for good reason.

Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus.

It appears unlikely he will be ready for the start of the season, although recovery time for the injury is usually dependent on the type of fracture that occurs.

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An injunction was issued against a home in east Germantown known to host large parties.

He said the city council’s lawsuit to get the referendum on the ballot could hurt efforts to work with Republican leaders of the legislature. 

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Memphis City Council sues Election Commission over gun-control vote

The current path of the legal dispute over a multi-part city ballot referendum on gun control is expected to hinge on the outcome of the payroll tax ballot question’s 2004 controversy.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools violated federal civil rights law by not adequately responding to complaints of sexual harassment and assault of students in a three-year period, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights announced Friday.

The filings show the mixed-use development’s first phase plans include a 1,000-square-foot Ramblin‘ Joe’s coffee shop, a 3,000-square-foot Chase bank and an 11,000-square-foot medical office.

Jaxson Dart could be pondering Ole Miss’s first big win or his next touchdown pass. Instead, the Rebels quarterback can’t wait for that moment when his team has to prove its toughness and resilience.

The 12-story building at 969 Madison Ave., which once included a Holiday Inn, will be torn down alongside two smaller parcels.

The Bulldogs hope its third coach in as many seasons settles one of the program’s most tumultuous stretches in recent memory.

The Vols open Coach Josh Heupel’s fourth season Saturday at home against Chattanooga (11:45 a.m., ESPN), a Football Championship Subdivision team ranked No. 8 in the preseason FCS poll.

Germantown voters will have to consider whether a $5 million lawsuit against the suburban school board impacts the candidacy of Vicki Gandee.