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Fast Company November 2000 Geoff Calkins |
'We've Taken the Greed Out of Sports' In a city that has suffered as a victim of the old style of sports ownership, the Redbirds and their ballpark have had a transforming effect. "It's become the most important facility in the city," says Steve Cohen, a state senator... |
Sports Central May 2, 2011 Bill Hazell |
Unstoppable Grizzlies From Graceland Nothing about the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies of 2011 indicated there was anything other than the usual mediocrity to this team going into the postseason. |
Sports Central April 6, 2008 Jean Neuberger |
Kansas vs. Memphis: Basketball Wins The Kansas vs. Memphis matchup is as rare a showdown as they get: two teams who practically mirror each other. |
Sports Central May 15, 2013 Ross Lancaster |
Grizzlies Roaring to New Heights The NBA playoffs, versus the postseason in any other major American sport, and especially those with single-elimination formats, are thought to be the most chalk-stained and uncompelling by many. |
Salon.com August 28, 2001 John Solomon |
One, two, many Enron Fields! Purists complain about corporate names for new sports arenas, but it's better than subsidizing them with public money... |
Sports Central November 15, 2010 Bob Ekstrom |
The NBA's Empire Mentality Each should look at himself in the mirror for his part in proliferating this empire mentality that exists in pro basketball, but as fans we too should look at ourselves for embracing it. |
Salon.com August 27, 2001 King Kaufman |
The last integrationist? A Memphis attorney is using a 1963 desegregation lawsuit to block expansion of suburban schools and get a better deal for inner-city black students... |
Sports Central March 19, 2004 David Zirin |
Memphis: The New Graceland? Memphis has gone from laughing stock to stud squad in one year while adding no one more imposing than 11 points a game scorer Mike Miller, and swingman James Posey. Is this transformation due to old school coach Hubie Brown? |
Sports Central June 14, 2012 Jonathan Lowe |
Coming of Age It's Oklahoma City's turn to give the country a taste of their better side. The exposure mainly appeared through the Thunder's efforts, but the team won't be the only item the city can offer viewers. |
Sports Central November 9, 2009 Scott Shepherd |
Who is Allen Iverson? If Allen Iverson has played his last NBA game, and it certainly looks as if he has, which Allen Iverson will you choose to remember? |
Sports Central May 20, 2013 Corrie Trouw |
The More Things Change The San Antonio Spurs opened the Western Conference Finals Sunday with a dominant 105-83 win over Memphis. It was a satisfying win for the West's elder statesmen, especially compared to the last time these two teams met in the postseason. |
Sports Central January 25, 2010 Scott Shepherd |
Eighth is Enough Which players will be named to the all-star team? Which players will be traded at the deadline? Which coaches are going to get fired? Which teams are going to tank to try and get a better draft pick? |
Sports Central March 7, 2007 Ross Lancaster |
Memphis: Both Underrated and Overrated? When the Selection Committee selects and seeds teams this week in an unknown Indianapolis hotel meeting room, one of the more interesting cases they will look at will be the 27-3 Memphis Tigers. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2004 |
Jazzing Up Memphis New commercial developments attract residents and businesses to this Southern city. Also, a look at how St. Louis is being revived. |
Sports Illustrated May 28, 2002 Seth Davis |
House of Blues Memphis basketball coach John Calipari is paying the price for his quick-fix method of rebuilding... |
Bank Systems & Technology July 7, 2010 Matt Gunn |
First Tennessee to Build Data Center, Add IT Jobs Memphis, Tenn.-based First Tennessee Bank will begin in-house management of its computer technology infrastructure, including all servers and its mainframe. |
Sports Illustrated January 4, 2002 Jack McCallum |
Improved Grizzlies still need time It looks as if Memphis has a bright future with Pau Gasol (Rookie of the Year?) and Shane Battier. Even Jason Williams is contributing on a regular basis. How long do you think it'll take the Grizzlies to become a playoff team? |
Sports Illustrated October 17, 2000 Seth Davis |
Inside College Basketball Can John Calipari rebuild Memphis's once proud reputation? |
Sports Illustrated November 9, 2001 Jack McCallum |
Expect Jordan to soar again I think he'll be one of the top five players in the league, bested only by the young studs Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Vince Carter and maybe one or two others... |
Sports Illustrated June 10, 2002 Phil Taylor |
The name game Corporate bids bring blandness to sports arenas. |
Sports Central March 24, 2014 Ross Lancaster |
The Race For the Final Playoff Spots The NBA's schedule-makers could not have laid out the season's final week any better for the three West teams fighting for the last playoff spots in one of the most competitive conferences ever. |
Sports Illustrated May 28, 2003 Ian Thomsen |
The Jackpot Landing the top draft pick, LeBron James, instantly transforms the woeful Cavaliers |
Sports Central January 16, 2006 William Geoghegan |
Memphis Finds the Best of Both Worlds The Memphis Tigers might be wondering why they ever wanted to be in the Big East. |
AskMen.com Dave Golokhov |
Top 10: Worst Sports Franchises Here is a list of the top 10 worst sports franchises currently in operation -- and the puzzling reasons that make them so. |
Sports Central July 20, 2015 Ross Lancaster |
The Forgotten Winners of the Offseason The 2015 NBA free agency period might go down as the most bizarre signing period in league history. |
Sports Central January 19, 2009 Bill Hazell |
The Top 10 Games of 2008 (Pt. 3) Games that make the top ten games of 2008 include NCAA Football, No. 7 Texas Tech @ No. 1 Texas, November 1 and NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, No. 1 Memphis vs. No. 1 Kansas, April 7. |
Geotimes July 2003 Greg Peterson |
Quake protection in the heartland A new building code based on a USGS map of earthquake risk suggests that buildings within the New Madrid zone -- which stretches from just west of Memphis, Tenn., to southern Illinois -- should meet the same seismic standards as those in California. |
Sports Central August 26, 2013 Jonathan Lowe |
School's in Session Over half of the changes in NBA coaching came from almost half of the teams that made the playoffs. With so many new faces in new places, there are bound to be a few that NBA fans don't readily recognize. |