Thursday night at 7 p.m., Memphis University School leadoff hitter Dalton Dulin dug in against Christian Brothers starter Chris Durham to begin the third and deciding game of the West Regional championship series between the two arch-rivals.Four hours and 35 minutes later, it was over as Brandon Dawson singled in the winning ru... read more...

Starting around 3 p.m. on Saturday, join reporter Ron Higgins as we launch our live coverage of Game 3 of the second-round playoff series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Memphis Grizzlies. Ron will be providing commentary and pulling in tweets from our sports team at FedExForum, including reporter Kyle Veazey, columnist Geoff Calkins and... read more...

With the San Antonio Spurs' win Thursday night, the table is set for a Spurs-Grizzlies match-up in the Western Conference Finals.Our Memphis Grizzlies beat writer Ron Tillery will be previewing the series in a live chat at 11 a.m., so check back here later this morning and bring your Grizzlies questions. ... read more...

If you are an unsigned high school or junior college baseball player looking for a college, USA Stadium in Millington is the place to be on Monday, May 20.On that day stadium will host a showcase for unsigned players. The event will be open to unsigned 2013 high school graduates as well as unsigned JUCO players. Junior College players looking to tr... read more...

D.J. Stephens is a 6-foot-5 pogo stick who plays for the Memphis Tigers. He leads the Tigers in rebounds and blocks. Here he is going up high for an alley-oop against St. Mary’s, a dunk that had Raftery and Verne screaming. read more...

Melrose High has a long and distinguished athletic tradition, producing some of the finest athletes ever to come out of Memphis. But on Thursday, Ashundria McNeal is going to make some history in Orange Mound.McNeal, a senior volleyball standout, will sign with Alabama A&M making her the first Melrose volleyball player to receive a full ... read more...

It’s no secret that the last few years have been lean times for the Memphis Tigers football program. That tends to happen when a school is coming off a 4-8 season, which just so happens to mark their best record in five years. Overall, the Tigers are 9-39 since the beginning of 2009, and have just one bowl win since December of 2003. That’s definitely not good, but defi... read more...

We'll be cranking up our live coverage and chat again tonight for Game 5 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies. Chat room will open at 7:15 p.m., with game starting a little after 8:30. Keep this screen open for insights and analysis from our sports team in Oklahoma City, plus reaction, photos and more from all the G... read more...

USA Stadium in Millington will place host to the second annual State Farm/Shelby County high school all-star baseball game on Tuesday. The festivities begin with a home run derby at 5:30 p.m. followed by the nine-inning game at 7:30 p.m.The contest will once again pit the area's top public school baseball players against their private school counte... read more...

It’s no secret that the last few years have been lean times for the Memphis Tigers football program. That tends to happen when a school is coming off a 4-8 season, which just so happens to mark their best record in five years. Overall, the Tigers are 9-39 since the beginning of 2009, and have just one bowl win since December of 2003. That’s definitely not good, but defi... read more...

Here is a list of the players on the All-DeSoto County baseball first and second teams. Players were voted on county coaches. DeSoto is a hotbed of baseball talent and to make this list means you're a pretty solid player, to say the list. Congratulations to all.First teamPitchers: Wyatt Short, Southaven, senior; Vance Tatu... read more...

Junior White Station point guard Chris Chiozza, whose recruitment is as hot as any other prospect's in the nation, received a scholarship offer from the University of Memphis tonight, he told The Commercial Appeal.The offer comes on the heels of a second consecutive breakout weekend in an AAU tournament, this one in Biloxi, Miss.... read more...

Jarvis GreerPosted: Apr 19, 2010 10:55 PM CDT20-12 may seem like a long time from now, but NOT in the Wild, Wild World of College Basketball Recruiting.And, Definitely NOT for University of Memphis Head Coach Josh Pastner.As a matter of fact, a Who's Who of College Coaches attended the Workout Monday night of Wichita, Kansas High School Forward Perry Ellis..Names like For... read more...

Memphis men's basketball coach Josh Pastner has agreed to terms on a contract extension. The length of the extension and financial terms weren't disclosed when the announcement was made during a Wednesday afternoon press conference featuring Pastner and athletic director Tom Bowen. School officials said it could be several weeks before the details are complete and the agr... read more...

Indystar.comApril 9, 2010Are there limits? Apparently notBrad Stevens' news conference Friday was a necessary media "availability" but essentially a non-event. Even Stevens joked that he never thought he'd need to be at a news conference reiterating that he had kept his job.There was a bit of news. He acknowledged he had "talked to people here and there" about job opening... read more...

Tucson Citizenby Javier Morales on Apr.17, 2010, under SportsMemphis coach Josh Pastner was a recent guest on the “Ryan and Brad Whenever” podcast, and among the topics discussed was Pastner’s non-conference scheduling.Pastner, a former UA player and assistant coach, told hosts Brad Malone and Ryan Mayes that Memphis is currently scheduling a home-and-home series with ASU... read more...

D-League Attendance Tops 1 MillionNew York Times - Off the DribbleBy JONATHAN ABRAMSBelow the radar, the N.B.A.’s Development League has gone from an underdeveloped asset to a key tool for N.B.A. franchises.The Development League’s playoffs start Wednesday, and N.B.A. teams have called up a record 34 players this season from the 16-team farm system. Earl Barron became the... read more...

NBC Sports Beyond The ArcPosted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:37 AMIt’ll sound a little odd, but Josh Pastner’s recruiting may have gotten a boost from Elliot Williams entering the NBA draft.Williams, Memphis’ leading scorer this season, is a first round lock. And that’s crucial when it comes to Pastner selling his program to other would-be NBA hopefuls, writes Dan Wolken... read more...

ajc10:45 pm April 13, 2010, by Michael CarvellThe AJC’s Mr. Georgia Basketball is taking a wait-and-see attitude toward Clemson’s new basketball coach.Westake High’s Marcus Thornton has turned into one of nation’s hottest free agents in college basketball since being granted a release from his Clemson letter-of-intent after Oliver Purnell took the head coaching job at DeP... read more...

The history of the NBA Rookie of the YearSacramento Pressby Rob Small, published on April 9, 2010 at 5:22PMAt the end of every season, the NBA Rookie of the Year (ROY) Award is awarded to the best rookie of the season.Don Meineke was the first to win the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy in the 1952-53 season. Of the 56 ROYs, 21 basketball hall-of-famers, from Oscar Robertson to Mich... read more...