Terry Davis
Marcus Bell is drawing upon his fulfilled football dreams to help ring in the future at White Station
Most high school football players dream of making it to the National Football League. In 1997 at Kingsbury High, Marcus Bell was one of those dreamers.
Now, after successful careers at the University of Memphis and the NFL, Bell has not only made that dream...
Memphis is well represented during NBA Summer League — and not just by the Grizzlies
LAS VEGAS – The number of players with Memphis connections that are not playing for the Grizzlies in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas is mind-boggling.
Ten former University of Memphis Tigers players that played for head coach
Big man James Wiseman, who starred...
Summer time is ‘make-the-team-better’ time for the Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies have been busy in the last week. They officially parted ways with Dillon Brooks through a sign-and-trade maneuver. As a part of that trade the Grizzlies received Josh Christopher.
Also, according to an NBA report by Adrian Wojnarowski, the Grizzlies and Suns...
Penny Hardaway’s 2023-24 team of Tigers is taking shape
At the start of last week, the University of Memphis men’s basketball program had two important questions in need of answers:
Who would play center for the 2023-24 team?
What is the status of incoming super freshman Mickey Williams?
The answer to the center question came via...
Catching up with the Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies have slowly developed their roster for the upcoming season.
Reserve point guard Tyus Jones, who has filled in admirably during Ja Morant’s absences for injuries and suspension, has been traded along with the Grizzlies’ first-round pick in this year’s NBA draft.
In return,...
Memphis Grizzlies’ get-better moves just got more daunting
The expectation heading into summer was that the Memphis Grizzlies would make a strong push to be more competitive next season and go deeper into the NBA playoffs. Now, any plans along those lines may have to be altered – dramatically – given the...
The good and bad of the Grizzlies’ past season and what’s next
OK, the Memphis Grizzlies crash-landed; no getting around that. Still, assessing the 2022-23 campaign for the NBA title requires taking note of the good, the bad and the focus going forward.
Memphis claimed the Western Conference’s second seed in the playoffs despite the weight of...
Memphis basketball legend James ‘Spook’ Bradley dead at 67
James “Spook” Bradley, who played basketball for the then-Memphis State University Tigers from 1976-79, died on April 12. He was 67
Bradley played for Connors State Community College (1975-76) before transferring to Memphis State, now the University of Memphis. He was an honorable mention All-American...
Back to ’Cali for the Grizzlies after backcourt rules in Game 5
The Memphis Grizzlies routed their survival quest back to L.A. with a gutsy Game 5 win that kept them alive and dangerous in the Western Conference playoffs.
Written off for “dead” by assorted basketball pundits, the No. 2 seed Grizzlies rode the resolve of backcourt...
Football Tigers ‘spring’ into formation at Blue-Gray game
The University of Memphis held its annual Blue-Gray game last Friday (April 21) with a traditional game format. With the roster sporting 100-plus players, the teams were divided into separate units as the Blue vs Gray teams played four 12-minute quarters.
The first half was...