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Whitehaven High School head football coach Rodney Saulsberry now is “More Than A Coach” – officially He is the inaugural winner of an award, created by Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., bearing that motto.  Some people get a coaching job just...
Former Memphis high school preps star Chandler Lawson had familiar faces on hand for his second collegiate game – both on the floor and in the stands. Lawson, who played for current Tigers head coach Penny Hardaway when Hardaway was...
Billy R. Turner! That's the name now associated with the killing of Lorenzen Wright, the Memphis-grown basketball star who was last seen alive on July 18, 2010, when he left the home of his ex-wife in Collierville. Turner, 46, of Collierville,...
The Memphis Tigers Mens Basketball program will start its quest for a great season with a summer trip to Nassau in the Bahamas. Memphis will travel to Nassau on Aug. 12-19, playing four games. The Tigers will play games on...
Ridgeway Roadrunner senior center Elizabeth Dixon achieved the honor of being the first Memphis girls’ basketball player to be named to the McDonald’s All American team. The roster was announced Jan. 16 and she will play in the all-star...
As an NFL rookie, Frank Herron Jr. accomplished what many players spend years attempting to win: a Super Bowl ring. Listed at 6’4”, the 312-pound defensive end was released by the New England Patriots at the conclusion of the 2018...
Year after year, Lorenzen Wright’s mother and other family members have gathered on the plaza outside of the FedExForum to fan the flame of interest in the former pro-basketball players unsolved homicide in July 2010. Technically, it was a cold...
Like a flash, he leapt into the air, snatched the football and ran down the field, breaking tackles and shaking opponents off along the way. Big plays like this are no stranger to Memphis native Tony Pollard, who has...
The James Wiseman situation has become a tragic love story for Memphis basketball fans. Almost everyone has only great things to say about Wiseman. He was known for doing the little things to bring joy to people. He didn’t mind...
Booker T. Washington Warriors’ head coach Antonio Harris knows the value of home court in playoff basketball. That is one of the reasons he and his athletic director wanted to host the 15-A District tournament. That home court advantage came...