As I sit back in the Sports Editor’s chair looking across the newsroom, it hit me that my journey here at the University of Memphis is coming to an end. No longer will I find myself doing the day-to-day college student things: going to classes, studying for exams and searching for ...
It is that time of year again. The end of the Final Four brings announcements of college athlete transfers. To be honest, I was very surprised when Antwann Jones decided to transfer from the University of Memphis. Truthfully, everyone surrounding the program was as well. Yes, Jones did not get as much ...
News broke Tuesday afternoon that “Empire†actor Jussie Smollett and his legal team had an emergency court appearance. What happened afterwards caused shock waves throughout Chicago and its government officials. All 16 charges against him were dropped, and a judge granted ...
 The NCAA tweeted out a video poorly depicting what it is like to be a student athlete Tuesday.  This should not be a surprise to anyone who knows someone who plays a sport for a university and it is underpaid, or should I said, not even paid. Many will argue ...
Joshua A. Vinson: We should ask how much Jeff Bezos makes, not LeBron James People often argue that professional athletes get paid too much. I find that to be an interesting stance because no one ever says that the CFO at a Fortune 500 company’s salary is too high. I mean, this is ...
There is no secret that journalism, now more than ever, seems to be under attack. Former ESPN and current writer at The Atlantic Jemele Hill has no problem being frank, blunt, and honest about this trend. Hill came to the University of Memphis on Tuesday to speak about her path and long career at ESPN. ...
The overused yet true for Memphis cliche goes, “You must protect home court.†That is what the Tigers did when they defeated the Temple Owls, 81-73, improving their record at FedExForum, 14-2. This game was not one of the best performances by head coach Penny ...
Penny Hardaway caused quite the stir, if that is what you want to call it, when he went on the Sports 56/WHBQ radio and expressed his thoughts on how senior forward Kyvon Daveport could put more effort into watching film and studying the game. The media's response in the city varied from Hardaway being ...
It is no secret the below .500 Memphis women’s basketball team is in complete disarray. Now, things seem to continue to spiral out of control as junior guard Taylor Barnes is no longer listed on the team’s roster on its official website. In the midst of a losing ...
After the way Jeremiah Martin performed against Tulane and in the last five games, it is his world and we are just living in his greatness. Martin said after the 102-76 beat down of the Green Wave that his coaches and teammates encouraged him to continue to perform at such a high level. “It ...
