The consensus became lopsided. Most people thought The University of Memphis men’s basketball team would struggle this season. I couldn’t vote until I saw the team play. I was ready to put in my ballot after the exhibition game, but decided to wait until the Tigers played a real game. While it made ...
Shooting guard Anthony Rice missed a three-point shot from the left wing off a curl play. Rodney Carney got the rebound and missed the put back. After another Memphis rebound, Carney, the basketball team’s starting small forward, missed a three pointer. Point guard Antonio Burks missed a lay up on ...
The Tigers got their first win, 72-68, in an ugly game against the Universal All-Stars Tuesday night in front of an estimated 5,500 fans at the Pyramid. Though his team was undoubtedly not in regular season form, as it missed open shots and bobbled passes, head coach John Calipari was happy with what ...
The family is ready for a vacation. Lunch is packed, the luggage is loaded, and the children are buckled up. The only problem is stopping the 10 and 13-year-old brothers in the backseat from beating each other senseless along the way. Wendy Ragle, the women’s cross country team’s 22-year-old leading ...
It was kind of like the Wild West. The best guns in town, portrayed by the basketball team members, were in the old saloon, played by the Pyramid. The Cowboys decided to have a gun-slinging contest to impress the locals, played by …the locals. Here’s the report. Point guard Antonio Burks is still ...
The way the remainder of the season will go will probably depend on the outcome of tonight’s 7 p.m. game against Louisville. Memphis was in a teeter-totter position with a 2-2 record before it played UAB on Sept. 28. The Tigers lost 31-17. Now, a home loss to Louisville will drop the Tigers to 2-4. ...
Sumitra Rao thinks practice made her perfect. Actually, Rao isn’t perfect, but her tennis record, 6-0, is. The senior from Madras, India is one of three members of the women’s tennis team whom are undefeated. Senior Sabrina Lindemann and sophomore Marlene Dirnstorfer are also perfect in singles ...
The football team’s 31-17 loss to UAB Saturday was horrific. Memphis was supposed to be ready to build on a 38-10 victory over Tulane the week before and pick up more momentum by trouncing lowly UAB before welcoming Louisville to the Liberty Bowl. The team didn’t avenge two consecutive losses to ...
A philosopher might say that there is no such thing as reality, only perception. That means each person decides for him/herself what is real. Someone who watched the first four Tiger football games might say the same thing about what Memphis is really made of. Head coach Tommy West said he didn’t ...
Maurice Avery has something to prove. He might not say whom he plans to convince, but the Tiger’s back-up quarterback knows he is battling a myth. “I know they think, ‘he’s a black quarterback so he’s going to come in and run all the time,’” Avery said. “But I can throw the long ball. ...
