Roller derby essentials include hard slams against wood or concrete floors, blockers using their hips, shoulders and forearms like NFL linemen, and tough-as-nails nicknames.

Memphis won five of its last six regular-season games and senior guard Maddie Griggs said the Tigers put the conference on notice that “we’re still here.” 

The stakes have never been higher this season for the Tigers than they will be Saturday in Boca Raton.

Carrington Jones leads the way with 23 points as Panthers vanquish Cleveland and head to the girls basketball state tournament title game on Saturday.

The Grizzlies made another 10-day signing on Friday after adding two more players to the injury report. 

Veteran midfielder Leston Paul is preparing for the next stage of his career as he begins his sixth season in Memphis.

“Everybody’s just playing like each game’s our last,” Memphis’ Nae’Qwan Tomlin said. “Like if we lose, then this might be the end of our season.”

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“I’ll say 60/40, 70/30 us,” Hardaway said of the Tigers’ odds of getting Jones back in a Tigers uniform for the 2024-25 season.

The Memphis Grizzlies hosted their sixth annual girls summit Thursday, a sports clinic for young women presented by Nike.

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 30 points with 11 rebounds and six blocks, and dominated down the stretch for the Grizzlies in a comeback victory. 

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The box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.

Panthers overcome slow start against Sevier County and advance to girls basketball state semifinals.

Justin Morgan was home-schooled. Alden Applewhite has bounced around schools. Both landed at Murray State, where fans are family and family can be fans.

The five-game winning streak ends with a loss at North Texas. The Tigers next game will be in the AAC Tournament on Sunday against East Carolina.

Seth Bell, a 22-year-old native Memphian, even got David Jones himself to join in on the fun.

On Monday night in Brooklyn, New York, Taylor Jenkins went where only one other Memphis Grizzlies coach has gone before: to a 200th regular-season win.

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Parth Upadhyaya, Tim Buckley and Greg Gaston discuss a Memphis Tigers team, led by David Jones, that is back in the NCAA Tourney conversation after winning four in a row.

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss which players they find the most interesting the rest of the way for the Memphis Grizzlies. 

The two players join the Grizzlies’ long list of injured players that includes Ja Morant, Desmond Bane and Marcus Smart.

Memphis’ David Jones and Jahvon Quinerly expected to be subbed out in the second half versus UAB. Penny Hardaway “ignored them.”

Ridgeway and Bolivar Central will complete their game, which was suspended due to a fight that occurred as the teams were warming up after halftime, on Wednesday, March 6.

The Panthers have plenty of motivation for early morning matchup Wednesday in Murfreesboro.

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The lead changed 11 times. It was tied 10 times. But the Grizzlies found a way to win in Brooklyn on Monday. 

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NBA box score for Monday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Brooklyn Nets.