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by Terry Davis, Special to The New Tri-State Defender The question entering the University of Memphis' homecoming  football game against the Southern Illinois Salukis was simple: "Will there be a letdown?" The answer was wrapped in 44-31 win in front of...
  Photos by Warren Roseborough Story by Teresa M. Walker, AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans believe they can play with the NFL's best this season, and a big win over the Seattle Seahawks is just the latest...
Heading into their most recent matchup this past week, Kingsbury and Kirby had different agendas. The Falcons of Kingsbury entered the game winless, wanting to be competitive and delivering an effort that showed its players gave their best efforts...
(Twitter) Houston UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis has been doing his part to help those that have been affected by the floods brought on by Hurricane Harvey, going into Houston to rescue people and their treasured belongings. Lewis even rescued a man who...
Ten years ago, Zach Randolph was nowhere close to becoming the face of a franchise, let alone the Memphis Grizzlies. He wasn’t even on the team yet. No, in 2007, the role of “face of the franchise” still belonged to...
Let me preface all of this by saying that I am a diehard Los Angeles Lakers fan. The Clippers will always be the JV squad in this city, and everyone knows it. It doesn’t matter how close they get...
According to People magazine, Rob Kardashian, fresh off a relationship with Blac Chyna, is dating “Basketball Wives” star Mehgan James.An insider told Us Weekly that the relationship with James was “fairly new” after the whirlwind romance with Chyna didn’t work out.Kardashian and Chyna...
(Photo: Bryan Steffy/Getty Images/ Rick Kern/Getty Images)Chris Brown and 2 Chainz are among the big names that BET has announced for this year’s BET Experience Celebrity Basketball Game at the 2017 BET Experience.Brown, 2 Chainz, Deon Cole, Lil Rel...
Ilie Nastase believes that he could only have been considered to be racist if he had said toward Serena Williams' unborn child, "Ugly, black baby."
According to NFL Network, Marshawn Lynch may be coming out of retirement so that he can play for his hometown.