First Cup: Friday

Celtics vs. Lakers Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe: "Don't get cocky. Resist the urge to fire off that sarcastic e-mail to your old college roommate cur...

Wednesday Bullets

Michael Finley was open, but with such little time left, I'd have liked to have seen him without so much ground to cover before he could get into shoo...

The Miami Heat vs. the Memphis Tigers

...must have played even worse, somehow.) At Yahoo, MJD makes the case that this year's Memphis Tigers could take the current, banged-up version of the Miami Heat. In fact, if we can...

A Classic Case of William Wesley

...grew up in Camden, Cherry Hill, Chicago, or more recently Detroit or Cleveland; and/or the Memphis Tigers and John Calipari, then I tend to think "hmm." Today there was kind of a trifecta...

"Most Athletic Player in the Draft"

...scouts call him the most athletic player in the draft class this year." Rodney Carney Memphis Tigers website: "Quite possibly the nation's most athletic player and most electrifying dunker." Marty...

Evans ready after first-practice jitters pass

...little sign of being on edge during practice at Memphis, where he will be counted on to provide energy and points on a new-look Tigers team this season. The heralded freshman from Chester, Pa...

Still hurting from title game, Memphis ready to rebound

Two minutes. That's all it took for Memphis' championship dreams to go from a reality to a nightmare. The Tigers have put the disappointment behind them, but they haven't forgotten, writes Andy Katz.

Team preview: Memphis

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2008-09 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

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Shepard takes over the top spot in the ESPNU 150

For much of the year, USC-bound QB Matt Barkley had been the biggest name in the Class of 2009. After a strong start to the high school season, however, Texas athlete Russell Shepard has taken over the top spot in the ESPNU 150, writes Tom Luginbill.

Steele (178 yards, 2 TDs) keys Memphis past Southern Miss

Curtis Steele ran for 178 yards and two TDs to help Memphis beat Southern Mississippi 36-30.

East Carolina 30, Memphis 10

East Carolina 30, Memphis 10

Terps show off 2008-09 squad at Maryland Madness; Jayhawks unveil banner

Maryland Madness began with a "Gary Williams Look-Alike" contest, and the highlight of the show was the arrival of the main man in an armored military vehicle.

After recent cancer diagnosis, TOM II dies

TOM II, the Bengal tiger mascot of the University of Memphis, has died. He was 17.

The Memphis Tigers mascot at the NCAA tournament second-round basketball game against Bucknell, Sunday, March 19, 2006, in...

...Robert Vaden #24 of the UAB Blazers shoots a jumpshot over Antonio Anderson #5 of the Memphis Tigers at FedExForum on March 8, 2008 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Joe Murphy/Getty Images