Alex Simmons absorbed her surroundings. On the front row within the Elma Roane Fieldhouse sat family members on hand for her formal introduction as the new University of Memphis women’s basketball head coach.
Two young children – her own –...
The storylines running through the Grizzlies-Lakers first-round playoff series are so plentiful and somewhat precarious that a key to Memphis emerging in the winner’s role is to not get entangled in needless drama.
The No. 2 seed in the NBA...
Hamilton High School alumni football players will converge on the city during the first weekend in May for “The Roast and Toast of Coach Botto” to honor a beloved sports hero.
“We had the idea years ago to get the...
Alex Simmons knows the value of a “basketball city” in building a successful women’s basketball program at a university invested in the growth of that program.
Simmons, who coached five seasons at Gardner-Webb, is the new coach of the University...
Jasmine Carson is the latest to prove that you can start in Memphis and end up at the top of the world.
The 22-year-old Carson was a key member, and dazzling championship game performer, for the Louisiana State University women’s...
When you are a good team down by 20 points – at home – with barely a minute left in the first quarter, the road back is marked by a coach’s admonition: “Just keep it even-keeled.”
At least that was...
The Memphis Grizzlies will see the Los Angeles Clippers again Friday night after rolling with a lineup noticeably lacking key starters and contributors and coming up nine points short in a spirited confrontation at FedExForum on Wednesday night.
Jaren Jackson...
ATLANTA – In a game that was single-digit close much of the way, the Memphis Grizzlies bent but did not break as they beat back the Atlanta Hawks 123-119 on Sunday evening.
For the Grizzlies (47-27), it was the sixth...
With nine games to play in the regular season and the NBA Playoffs looming, it’s show time for the Memphis Grizzlies – and their fans. Time to show an awareness of both those elements and flash signs of readiness...
Exhale! Ja Morant is back playing basketball for the Grizzlies, albeit it coming off the bench as he did Wednesday in the 130-125 win over Houston and most likely for the next as he, the coaches and the team...