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SportsMEMPHIS, Tenn. — A new coach and a mostly new roster greet the Memphis Tigers women Monday night, when they open the 2026-27 season against LeMoyne-Owen at Elma Roane Fieldhouse in Memphis. Tipoff is at 6. It is the first game for Hana Haden, who…
SportsMEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies put the last perfect record in the NBA on the line Monday night when the New Orleans Pelicans come to town, with a seventh straight win to open the season there for the taking. Memphis sits at 6-0 and…
SportsMEMPHIS, Tenn. — Marcus Stokes had a hand in five touchdowns Saturday night as Memphis took control early and beat Army 49-22 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. The Tigers quarterback was nearly perfect through the air, hitting 29 of his 35 throws for 371 yards…
From the HERE City State DeskCINCINNATI, Ohio — The Tennessee Titans had a nearly two-touchdown underdog upset in their hands for most of Sunday afternoon at Paycor Stadium, and then watched it slip away in overtime, 43-36, to the Cincinnati Bengals. Tennessee led 36-29 after Cam Ward found Wan'Dale Robinson…
From the HERE City National DeskDETROIT, Mich. — The NFL no longer has an undefeated team. Detroit beat Minnesota 19-15 at Ford Field on Sunday, ending the Vikings' 6-0 run and leaving the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only club ever to finish a season without a loss. The Lions,…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — Atlanta Hawks rookie guard Kingston Flemings will sit out Monday night after the NBA handed him a one-game suspension without pay for an elbow to the head of a New Orleans player. The league office said Flemings intentionally struck Pelicans guard…
From the HERE City National DeskROME, Italy — Notre Dame opened its women's basketball season an ocean away from South Bend and looked right at home. Hannah Hidalgo scored 32 points and the No. 13 Irish beat Villanova 99-75 on Sunday in the Eternal City Tip-Off at the Palazzo dello…
From the HERE City National DeskST. LOUIS, Mo. — Atlanta and Chicago each came away with a pair of fielding honors Sunday night when Rawlings named its 2026 Gold Glove Award winners, while Boston and Arizona led the majors with three apiece. For the Braves, first baseman Matt Olson collected…
From the HERE City National DeskTAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay found a way to beat Atlanta on Sunday without a single completed pass. The Buccaneers leaned on two running backs in a steady rain at Raymond James Stadium and walked off with a 16-0 shutout of the Falcons. Baker Mayfield…
From the HERE City National DeskORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Baltimore went through three quarterbacks before halftime Sunday in Buffalo, and the Ravens may have to start the third one in four days. The Bills rolled to a 36-10 win as the Ravens dropped their third straight game. Lamar Jackson was…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic carried the Lakers past Toronto on Sunday, scoring 45 points and pulling down 15 rebounds in a 131-125 home win that got tighter than it needed to be. Doncic was nearly automatic from deep, hitting 8 of his 12 attempts…
From the HERE City National DeskDENVER — Down 11 in the fourth quarter Sunday, the Broncos scored the last 15 points and then survived a frantic Kansas City push at the goal line to beat the Chiefs 28-24 and move atop the AFC West. The finish came down to the…
Education
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis-Shelby County Schools is looking at limits on ticket sales and more security at future games after several fights broke out Friday night during the Southwind High School and Germantown High School football game at Southwind. The Shelby County Sheriff's Office said deputies were called to several…
From the HERE City State Desk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee now has somewhere between 60 and 65 data centers in operation, and a growing list of local governments wants to slow down the next wave. Two industry research firms, DataCenterMap and Baxtel, each count 65 operating facilities spread over 10 counties. Davidson County has the most…
From the HERE City State Desk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee drivers are paying noticeably less at the pump heading into Election Day, with the statewide average for regular gasoline sliding about 10 cents over the past week. AAA's daily survey put Tennessee's regular unleaded average at $3.71 a gallon on Monday, down from $3.81 a week…
From the HERE City State Desk
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The race to succeed Gov. Bill Lee is down to its final hours, and the leading candidates spent the weekend crisscrossing Tennessee with the same message: everyday costs are too high. Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn rallied supporters in Murfreesboro on Sunday. She told the crowd her…
From the HERE City State Desk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee voters will settle a familiar U.S. Senate matchup on Tuesday, as Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty seeks a second term against Democrat Marquita Bradshaw, the same opponent he beat in 2020. Ten names are on the ballot. Besides the two party nominees, eight independents qualified by petition,…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy is under care at Johns Hopkins after suffering a stroke over the weekend, and his staff expects him to recover fully, his office said Sunday. Allison Herwitt, his chief of staff, said in a written statement that the 53-year-old senator first noticed…
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