By Keely Brewer, Daily MemphianUpdated: March 20, 2023 10:50 PM CT | Published: March 20, 2023 6:09 PM CT A study from the Tennessee Department of Health should soon answer a looming question: Does a South Memphis community near a known polluter have higher-than-expected cancer rates? The Shelby County Health Department […]
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Tennessee House Votes Humanity
By Ian Round, Daily Memphian Updated: March 20, 2023 7:52 PM CT | Published: March 20, 2023 7:52 PM CT The Tennessee House of Representatives on Monday, March 20, passed a bill that allows abortion in certain circumstances to save the life of the patient. The amended bill is narrower in scope […]
Lady Tigers Advance To The Dance
by Don Mooney 3-20-2022 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Playing in the Second Round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament, the Memphis Tiger women’s basketball team welcomed the Cardinals from Ball State Tonight. A fast start from the Tigers would fuel them to the 79-62 win and a trip to the Round of […]
Police stopped a couple in Tennessee. Then they took their children away
Bianca Clayborne and Deonte Williams were stopped for a citation and arrested for a misdemeanor, then their family was separated. Sat 18 Mar 2023 04.00 EDT Nearly a month ago, Bianca Clayborne, Deonte Williams, and their five children were on their way from Georgia to Chicago for Clayborne’s uncle’s funeral […]
Tigers Still Dancing. Beat Jackson State
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – In front a capacity crowd of over 1,800 fans, the Memphis Tiger women’s basketball team played in their first postseason tournament game for the first time in seven seasons. Memphis would come away with the 79-68 win over Jackson State to move on to the second round of […]
Floyd Bonner Jr. contests residency requirement in Memphis mayor’s race
By Bill Dries, Daily MemphianUpdated: March 14, 2023 7:26 PM CT | Published: March 14, 2023 2:23 PM CT Memphis mayoral contender and Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. has filed suit in Chancery Court to contest the Shelby County Election Commission’s five-year residency requirement for the race on the October […]
Tigers Outlast UCF 81-76
by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas – Friday night at Dickies Arena was one for the record books as the No. 2-seeded Memphis men’s basketball team defeated No. 7 UCF, 81-76, in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference championship. The Tigers improve to 24-8 on the season and advance to […]
ECU Moves On, Tigers Go Home
by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas – The three-seeded East Carolina women’s basketball team defeated the second-seeded Memphis Tigers, 69-60, in the AAC Semifinal Round on Wednesday evening in Dickies Arena. In the Tigers case it was a rinse and repeat from last evenings performance. This time it led to the exit […]
Lady Tigers Survives UCF
FORT WORTH, Texas – The Memphis Tiger women’s basketball team opened play at the 2023 American Athletic Conference Championship tonight as they took on #10 UCF. Memphis would fight from behind all night to eventually take the 48-46 win in the final seconds of the game to advance to the semi-final […]
Tigers Fall At The Buzzer 67-65.
by Don Mooney Memphis, Tenn— University of Houston junior point guard Jamal Shead scored 16 points, including the winning basket as time ran out, and top-ranked Houston escaped a second-half rally by Memphis for a 67-65 win Sunday inside FedExForum in the regular-season finale for both teams. After Kendric Davis tied the game up […]