With only a few days of class left in 2006, I think its time do a little reflection. It was a year of sports that left Tiger fans on both ends of the spectrum, from a no. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament to a two-win season in football. But, it was always worth watching. We saw the arguably best athlete ...
Michael Heidingsfield doesn't want job security. Many people would be happy if he didn't have a job, but they're safer because he does. Heidingsfield, CEO and president of the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission, is one of many people who fight violent crime in Memphis, but that mission is becoming tougher. From ...
It's the same old story inside FedExForum. In their season-opener against Jackson State University, The University of Memphis Tigers owned the court. Joey Dorsey owned the paint, the guards owned the perimeter and Jeremy Hunt is thankful he owned a Memphis jersey. In the 111-69 win No. 13 Memphis moves ...
A lawsuit has been filed against former Memphis basketball player Shawne Williams that claims he took almost $50,000 before his first season at The University of Memphis from Carl La Mondue, a Norfolk, Va., attorney who claims to be a sports agent. The lawsuit was filed Nov. 8, but dismissed Nov. 15. "This ...
Some sports seasons are winding down and some are heating up, but there are still a lot of sports to take in last four weeks of school. Women's basketball Memphis starts their season tonight against Winthrop at the University of Louisville Tournament in Kentucky. Winthrop finished third last season ...
Coming off a disappointing second year, Blair Savage-Lansden hopes the third time is the charm. A 3-25 season would leave any team hungry to start a new season, but according to Savage-Lansden, her team is hungry no matter what they did. Memphis returns three of its starters, including its leading scorer ...
Although fans haven't endured a football season like this in many years, the Tigers still have earned one win. After the game against UT-Chattanooga they didn't have to come out on to the field after the game and tell reporters, "it was just one of those days." However, The University of Memphis is ...
The first quarter of Memphis' 42-21 loss against Southern Miss Sunday night was something similar to a nightmare. Southern Miss scored three times on all three of its possessions, the Tigers were out-gained 223 to 36, and Antonio McCoy suffered a gruesome left leg injury on a kickoff return at the end ...
Shawne Williams, Rodney Carney and Darius Washington are gone. And it's up to a team comprised of one senior and a whole lot of youth to re-create the glory last year's team achieved. Returning to the Elite Eight is going to be tough losing nearly 44 points of scoring, 15 rebounds and three key leaders. As ...
It's been nine years since women's soccer tasted success in the postseason, but Wednesday night, after 104 minutes of play, Brooks Monaghan and his Lady Tigers finally achieved a postseason win. It was the first time Monaghan has won a Conference USA tournament game in the four times his team has made ...
