MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Tiger women’s basketball team picked up their second consecutive American Athletic Conference win today after taking down the Owls of Temple University 64-53. Following today’s game, Memphis moves to 11-8 overall and 3-3 in AAC play. The Temple defense got out to a hot start, holding Memphis to […]
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Defense Takes The Wheel For Tigers Win
by Don Mooney Memphis, TENN———It was a tale of two halves. Memphis used a stifling defense in the second half to grab control of the game and secure a home court victory 69-59. Tigers forced East Carolina into a season-high 22 turnovers and scored 28 points off those miscues. Memphis […]
Steelers, fans honor Franco Harris during Raiders game
“Steelers fans, it wasn’t supposed to be like this.” Harris is now the third player to have his number retired by Pittsburgh, joining Ernie Stautner and Joe Greene. Despite that fact, no player has worn No. 32 since Harris left the team following the 1983 season. The NFL scheduled the […]
Deon Ain’t Playing
by Don Mooney 12-10-2022 Memphis, TENN—Reports on many of the sports wires across the nation are tracking Deion Sanders like Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Unlike Santa’s fictional tracking Deion’s trek is real. After guiding HBCU Jackson State University to an undefeated season Coach Prime is moving on to tackle […]
Tigers Make it Five Straight Against Little Rock
by Don Mooney 12-7-2022 Memphis, TENN—Coach Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers make it five in a row with a 87-71 defeat of Little Rock Trojans. Tigers maintained their 16-point halftime lead with timely defense, clutch outside shooting and domination in the paint.
Tigers Outscore Arkansas State In Home Opener
by Don Mooney Memphis, Tenn—The University of Memphis football team defeated Arkansas State, 44-32, in the team’s home opener at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on Saturday night in Memphis, Tenn. The Tigers (2-1, 1-0 American Athletic Conference) piled up 547 yards of total offense to improve to 23-1 in the […]
Lady Magicians win close one against Benedict
by Don Mooney. 11-28-22 MEMPHIS, TENN—The LOC women’s basketball team seen yet another game come down to the final seconds, this time it was the Lady Magicians who came out on top. Head coach Antony Partee knew that it would be a tough task at hand defeating the defending SIAC conference […]
Lady Magicians fail to close out Allen U.
by Don Mooney. 11-26-2022 MEMPHIS, TENN—LOC women’s basketball team found themselves in another barn burner Saturday afternoon at Bruce-Johnson Hall. The Lady Magicians rallied from down 10 points at the half to take a 39-35 lead in the 3rd quarter. In the 4th, the two teams went back and fourth with 4 […]
Magicians play down the stretch defeats Benedict
by Don Mooney. 11-28-2022 For the first time in the Bonzi Wells era, the LeMoyne-Owen men basketball team took down Benedict College. It was Benedict College who ended the year for the Magicians last season in the SIAC Tournament quarterfinals. The Tigers won the game by double figures winning 83-67. “This […]
Magicians take sting out of Yellowjackets
by Don Mooney 11-26-22 Memphis, Tenn—-After Saturday afternoon’s 75-62 victory over Allen University, LOC head coach Bonzi Wells and the Magicians are off to a 5-1 start. The Magicians jumped out on Allen early, and saw their lead grow to as many as 16 points in the first half. The Magicians never […]