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Tigers bound for WNIT Super 16 round with two-win confidence
The University of Memphis Tigers still have a lot of post-season hunger in them. Bring on Bowling Green.
The Tigers (22-10) earned a spot among the WNIT’s Super 16 with a 79-62 victory over Ball State University at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse on Monday night....
Oh Shutes! Memphis senior guard thrills sellout crowd in WNIT win
Fifth-year senior guard Jamirah Shutes has experienced highs and lows hooping for the University of Memphis women's basketball program. During her freshman season, the Tigers won just 11 games.
On Thursday night (March 16), Shutes added to the highs with a postseason victory in what...
Memphis survives UCF, poor shooting in Senior Day thriller
With 27 seconds left in regulation, Memphis guard Emani Jefferson surveyed the floor, looking for a way to help the Tigers end a 43-43 struggle with UCF. She found an opening and when her layup didn’t go in, the Tigers regrouped for overtime.
In OT,...
Tigers prove to be ‘bad luck’ for Billikens in comeback win
Trailing by six points at halftime against three-win Saint Louis, University of Memphis head coach Katrina Merriweather recognized that the defense had to improve for the Tigers to pull out the victory.
When the final buzzer sounded, the scoreboard reflected that Merriweather got the second-half...
Lineup shifts lead to a change of fortune for the Tigers
After taking recent lumps, including losses to two top-five ranked opponents, head coach Katrina Merriweather’s University of Memphis Tigers thumped North Carolina Central at Elma Roane Fieldhouse on Thursday.
For the Tigers, the 92-66 romp halted a three-game downward slide and edged them back over...
Bartlett knocks on door of a state title berth with big win over Germantown
At this time of year, when a high school football team gets to practice on Thanksgiving it’s a signal that something has gone very right.
Bartlett High School’s Panthers can attest to that truth.
“I’m happy we get to practice on Thanksgiving this year,” said Bartlett...
Fairley’s ‘Mr. Football’ contender steps up big time; Bulldogs pull away for playoff win
Jacquan Davis has made a habit of taking the opposing quarterback’s pass and making it his own. He did it again – twice – against Camden Central High School as Fairley High School’s Bulldogs romped to a 62-33 playoff win in the 2A Region...
U of M students give mixed reviews to revamped basketball season rollout
Student reaction was mixed about the University of Memphis’ basketball programs replacing Memphis Madness with a Memphis Basketball Block Party this year.
On Saturday (Oct. 15) afternoon, U of M students and fans gathered outside the on-campus University Center to celebrate the beginning of the...
In a game pitting reserve QBs, Collierville remains perfect with win over Germantown
When Collierville's star quarterback Aiden Glover suffered an injury in the second quarter of Friday night's (Sept. 30) contest against Germantown, head coach Joe Rocconi knew the talent backup quarterback Logan Johns possessed.
And Johns put those skills on full display.
In a battle of teams...
Riding early-season success, Fairley’s Bulldogs are pushing forward
At 5-0, the Fairley High School football team is surging behind the leadership of head coach Frederick Copeland.
The Bulldogs entered the 2022 season with lofty expectations, despite losing key members from last year’s team that advanced to the second round of the playoffs.
Copeland retooled...