Sanford: Cohen-Pearson race will be a winner for political engagement
“This is a political moment that could determine, once and for all, if it’s time to pass the local baton from Baby Boomers to Millennials.”
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October 2025
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Can Memphis bounce back against USF and run the table in final stretch?
“All of our hopes, goals and dreams are still in front of us,” Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield said after suffering a loss to UAB. Now, nationally ranked USF comes to town.
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Buckley: One retired from coaching. The other keeps coming back. But these two hall of famers share a lot.
Bubba Luckett is done coaching. Fred Horton can’t get enough. Now both high school basketball coaches and former Memphis Tigers are in the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame.
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Inked: Freed-Hardeman University building sold
The University building was sold fully furnished and features a lobby and reception area, an auditorium, a kitchen, offices and conference rooms.
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Grizzlies 25: Steven Adams was a Grizzly for a good time, not a long time
No Memphis Grizzlies player has ever made as big an impact while scoring so little.
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The Early Word: Grizzlies game day is here! And In-N-Out is coming someday
Crime keeps going down, DeSoto County parents are pulling kids from school and a long-needed fix is coming to the Central Library.
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Crime data shows significant impact from Task Force
In nearly all data points, crime was down in the four weeks before the task force launched. But, similar to the city’s dashboard graphic, the declines have been more precipitous in the roughly three weeks since the surge began.
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Calkins: The Grizzlies are tipping off their 25th season in Memphis. Here’s to 25 more.
“What should Grizzlies fans want out of the team’s 25th season in Memphis? A new lease on FedExForum.”
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Coach Cal Countdown: Antonio Anderson’s clutch free throws send Memphis to Elite Eight
This is the fourth installment in a nine-story series remembering games that defined the John Calipari coaching era of Memphis Tigers basketball. Today: Clutch foul shooting, Chris Dougas-Roberts’ grit prove too much for Texas A&M.
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DeSoto County parents plan protest following Whiteside sentencing
A group of parents is leading the charge against DeSoto County school leaders with a protest after a former coach pleaded guilty to sexual battery with a minor.
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Judge who presided over Lindsey Whiteside case recuses himself, blasts DA
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‘No Kings’ organizers say there’s a reason Steve Cohen didn’t get to speak
Who got to speak at Saturday’s “No Kings” protest in East Memphis and who didn’t was still a lively topic two days after the event.
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In-N-Out plans to buy East Memphis land for $5 million
Documents show indoor and outdoor seating accommodating up to 105 guests, a drive-thru that can accommodate 26 cars and 79 parking spaces.
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Judge who presided over Lindsey Whiteside case recuses himself, blasts DA
In his recusal, Judge Andrew Howorth added a severe warning about the implications of pressure tactics on the judicial system, stating this “approximates the manner in which courts operate in authoritarian regimes, such as North Korea and Iran.”
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When everything broke, this Memphis volleyball player’s faith held
As her father underwent open-heart surgery, Memphis volleyball star Amanda Hardt faced her own battle — a torn ACL.
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Federal public defender’s office struggling amid Memphis Safe Task Force
Amid a surge in arrests from the Memphis Task Force, the federal public defender’s office is “straining.”
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The Early Word: Memphis is left out of Guard lawsuit; PD’s office struggles
No Kings protest organizer addresses Cohen controversy, Frayser students can name their own high school and Ja Morant is back just in time.
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Herrington: Grizzlies will embark on a high-stakes season — on and off the floor
Perhaps like no season since their first together, this Memphis Grizzlies season will be about Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr.
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Ja Morant cleared for season opener. Ty Jerome will be out weeks.
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Coach Cal Countdown: The Tigers had an answer for Adam Morrison and Gonzaga. It took a village.
This is the third installment in a nine-story series remembering games that defined the John Calipari coaching era of Memphis Tigers basketball. Today: The Zags came to town with a big-time scorer.
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What to order: Ecco’s ‘little ears’ with sausage, broccoli and cream
Never skip the pasta when it’s made in-house.
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Local home sales make ‘noteworthy’ jump in September
Home prices rose in September compared to the same time last year, with the median sales price increasing from $215,000 to $230,000.
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International Paper sold its bag operations
International Paper’s bag operations are in California, Oregon and Texas, specializing in kraft paper-bag manufacturing.
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Landers Center expansion cleared for next phase by board
Construction on the Landers Center expansion remains on target as the project moves into its next level of work.
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The surge gets more politically complex
Also in the political roundup, Harris endorses Green in the race for Governor as Blackburn calls out Green by name. And a close encounter at “No Kings” between Cohen and Pearson.
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Coach Cal Countdown: Darius Washington Jr. had three shots to lift Memphis into the NCAA Tournament
This is the second installment in a nine-story series remembering games that defined the John Calipari coaching era of Memphis Tigers basketball. Today: A chance to beat Louisville and make the 2005 NCAA Tournament.
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The Early Word: ‘No Kings’ in the city, but a Downtown bar may have ghosts
Memphis gets proactive about potholes, county may have a plan to pay Halbert’s rent and we look at Coach Cal’s most memorable games.
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