by Don Mooney Running back Mario Anderson Jr, rushed for 141 on 32 attempts and a touchdown marking his fifth 100-yard of the year. photo by Don Mooney MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Deshawn Purdie’s heave to O’Mega Blake looked to be the play Charlotte needed against Memphis. The 57-yard completion set up a go-ahead touchdown, but instead, […]
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Memphis State Eight Legacy Remembered
Members of the University of Memphis Black Student Body continue the courage, sacrifice and legacy of Mrs. Bertha Looney(c)and the seven others known as The Memphis State Eight. Photo by Don Mooney Sept 18, 2024 by Don Mooney Memphis, TN – – -Today the University of Memphis held a commemoratory […]
Breaking New Ground, TEDx Orange Mound
General contractor and Melrose High School grad Dwayne Jones taking first steps to help re-brand his beloved Orange Mound’s profile with opportunities. photo by Don Mooney by Don Mooney 6-22-2024 Memphis, TN—Its an obvious admission that Memphis’ geo-location has a direct impact on the economic health in the U. S. […]
Wagner in Africa: the impact of Prighozin’s presumed death
Philipp Sandner Russia’s presence in Africa depends heavily on the Wagner Group, headed by Yevgeny Prighozin. But now there is uncertainty about the private military’s role after his apparent death in a plane crash in Russia. News spread on Wednesday evening that a private jet carrying Wagner boss Prighozin had crashed Image: […]
Memphis v Houston II: Rematch For The Title
by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas —The chant “whoop that trick” coined after the classic movie shot in Memphis Hustle And Flow, rang throughout Dickies Arena Saturday evening as Memphis men’s basketball team locked down Tulane by 40 pts, 94-54. Penny Hardaway had been asking his team to lock in for the […]
Cincinnati Cruises Past Temple
by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas – Freshman guard Dan Skillings Jr. turned in a career-high 20 points off the bench to propel No. 4 seed Cincinnati to an 84-54 win over No. 5 seed Temple in American Athletic Championship Quarterfinals on Friday afternoon. Redshirt senior and AAC First-Teamer Landers Nolley II added 22 points, […]
Priced For The Rich
With pandemic-era chip shortages fading, manufacturers are keeping inventories low — and prices high. The shift to EVs will make things worse. By David Welch and Keith Naughton February 13, 2023 at 6:00 PM CST A shiny new car in the driveway has been an emblem of middle-class prosperity for generations. […]
Man seen in photo at violent Charlottesville rally kills self on eve of trial on drug charges
by Don Mooney. 2-21-23 The infamous image of a man that became the modern-day face synonymous with hate in America was killed himself last week as he was scheduled for trial on federal charges. Teddy Joseph Von Nukem, 35, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on January 30, according to […]
Richard Belzer, Extraordinarily Smart-Ass as a Comic and a TV Cop, Dies at 78
The stand-up legend and ‘Groove Tube’ actor played Det. John Munch on ‘Homicide: Life on the Street,’ ‘Law & Order: SVU’ and eight other shows. BY CHRIS KOSELUK Richard Belzer, the beloved comedian who began as an edgy stand-up performer before finding further fame as the cynical but stalwart detective John […]
Ruth J. Simmons to leave Prairie View A&M months early, not wanting to be ‘president in name only’
Samantha Ketterer, Staff writer Feb. 10, 2023Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 7:26 p.m. Prairie View A&M University President Ruth J. Simmons will resign from her position at the end of February, months earlier than expected after a falling-out over the decision-making power she would hold in her final months. Simmons announced her early departure in […]