Just one day after Chris Smith stepped down from the Bartlett High football coaching job to take a position in his native Arkansas, the Panthers have their replacement.

Incoming Tigers transfer Dug McDaniel, a 5-foot-11 guard, averaged 11.4 points, 4.9 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game this past season for Kansas State.

Memphis is facing Mississippi State as part of a home-and-home series the programs began this past season when the Tigers fell to the Bulldogs 79-66.

The Baltimore native spent two seasons with the Tigers from 2010 to 2012 under former coach Josh Pastner.

Here’s the latest in a spin around the Memphis Grizzlies universe before Game 3 against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Win or lose, the “we’re in this together” energy can enrich a community. Memphis now gets at least two chances to show it in this series.

The Dragons will have three teams in action at the prestigious Penn Relays as they continue preparations to defend their Class AAA title.

Miss Basketball winner Fran Kelly is the top player, while Caidyn Sanders and Reshun Spears are also recognized for their success in 2024-25.

Instead of a rebuild, what you’ll actually see at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on Saturday is the best American Athletic Conference roster money can buy. And given the resources that Memphis football has, it’s time for Ryan Silverfield to do something with them.

NFL.com, ESPN.com and Pro Football Focus all project at least one Memphis Tiger will be selected in the 2025 NFL Draft.

With the Redbirds’ future at AutoZone Park potentially in question, the City of Memphis’ capital improvement budget contains at least one notable absence. 

Memphis athletic director Ed Scott shed some light Wednesday on the Tigers’ discussions with star PJ Haggerty surrounding his decision to enter the transfer portal.

Memphis AD Ed Scott spoke to Tigers donors and fans at the Bank of Bartlett’s main office Wednesday about the NCAA’s new revenue-sharing model and more. 

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The Panthers football coach takes a job in Arkansas after two playoff seasons at Bartlett.

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a teenager who accused the NBA All-Star of punching him during a pickup game in 2022.

The Thunder absolutely destroyed the Grizzlies in Games 1 and 2. So what reason is there to believe in Memphis? I’m glad you asked.

Tigers transfer pickup Aaron Bradshaw is a 7-foot-1 big man who averaged 6.0 points and 2.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore for Ohio State this past season.

Memphis Tigers basketball will have at least one familiar face on its roster for the 2025-26 season.

St. Agnes’ Matt Burkhead is the top coach after leading Stars to a state title.

Tuesday night in Oklahoma City, after his team’s 118-99 Game 2 loss, was as close as Memphis Grizzlies interim head coach Tuomas Iisalo has seemed to angry.

The Grizzlies won the third quarter of Game 2, 27-20. It was the only quarter of the series thus far that they have come out on top. 

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Box score: Thunder 118, Grizzlies 99

With two runners on in the fifth, Redbirds right fielder Ryan Vilade smacked his first home run of the season to put the game out of reach.

The Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the Memphis Grizzlies to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The state governing body for high school athletics is facing the possibility of a government takeover. Or outright dissolution.