This first installment features deep dives into a couple of big-topic questions like the FedexForum lease, the Desmond Bane trade and its follow-through and more.

Second baseman Bryan Torres finished the win 1-for-2 with a double, a run scored, two RBIs and two walks.

Most of the key players from last year’s 11-2 team are gone, and the Tigers started training camp with plenty of mystery, but the one group that has the most returning talent is the running backs. 

The pool party, hosted by an Ole Miss student at his parents’ house, charged attendees $10 a person.

The Grizzlies are going to play the Orlando Magic in Berlin in January. The two teams will play again in London. But, no Martin Luther King Jr. game in 2026.

First-year coach DeJuan McQuarters’ aim is to turn players into men even more so than winning games. But he has the talent on hand to make some noise on the field too.

For the third time this season, Memphis Redbirds shortstop JJ Wetherholt led off the game with a home run.

Memphis football has a variety of position battles to sort through after losing most of its production from last year’s 11-2 team.

The City of Memphis is planning a $55 million renovation of AutoZone Park and potential redevelopment of the area around the stadium, according to public records reviewed by The Daily Memphian.

Parker’s next court date is set for 9 a.m. on Sept. 4.

Coach Penny Hardaway’s team’s preseason matchup in Atlanta against Auburn will serve as a good litmus test before it officially begins the 2025-26 season.

Former Tigers Penny Hardaway, Isaac Bruce and Jerome Woods are a few of the celebrities who will compete in the Danny Thomas Celebrity-Am golf tournament on Aug. 7 at Spring Creek Ranch.

American commissioner Tim Pernetti said improving the basketball league is about “bringing the bottom up.” 

“Just because we don’t have an official preseason poll doesn’t mean we can’t set a baseline of expectations for Memphis football this season. That’s where Las Vegas comes in.”

Henderson had been at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital since collapsing at practice three weeks ago.

The Redbirds lose Sunday, but the team wins a six-game series with Gwinnett, 4-2.

Memphis was down 3-2 entering the bottom of the ninth, but rallies to defeat Gwinnett 4-3 Saturday night at AutoZone Park.

Memphis Tigers football coach Ryan Silverfield says what he really feels about the American Conference. 

The Grizzlies announced their preseason schedule on Friday. It will include three games inside FedExForum.

Nothing to see here — that’s what the American Conference commissioner suggested when he was asked about reports revealing a former Memphis football player shared intel with UTSA’s quarterback before the Roadrunners beat the Tigers last season.

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The Tigers traveled to UTSA on Nov. 2, 2024, and left with a 44-36 loss. It was one of two losses Memphis suffered during last year’s 11-2 season.

After two straight trips to the BlueCross Bowl, Mustangs will rely heavily on new faces in 2025.

“We’ve had very transparent conversations for a year about what’s happening,” Pernetti said. “I understand Memphis’ ambition. I think other schools have that ambition.”

Ja Morant is scheduled to be in China for the next five days as part of Nike’s “Let Them Watch” tour to promote the Ja 3 sneaker. Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke released new music under the artist name BCVS.

Right fielder Matt Koperniak homers twice; starting pitcher Curtis Taylor goes scoreless through seven in win.