Memphis basketball recovered from its road loss to Temple, but it didn't lock down Charlotte the way it could have.

So, he started pushing buttons. Hardaway dialed up the defensive pressure, but Temple was ready for it. He went with a four-guard lineup next, but all that did was dig a deeper rebounding hole. He tried to account for it with more shooters on the floor, but they weren’t hitting.

Across those teams, and others that made noise in the playoffs, the Memphis area had several talented seniors who can now continue their athletic careers in college when they sign to play football at the next level on national signing day in two weeks. National Signing Day for Division I football is on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.

Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway admits he has made concessions this season, particularly with his defensive strategy.

The four-time NBA All-Star is complimentary of Aaron Fearne’s program after it prevented the nationally ranked Tigers from pulling away late.

For Memphis coach Penny Hardaway, Sunday's 77-68 win at Charlotte was more like it. Chagrined that his team was clobbered 49-25 on the boards on Jan. 16 in an 88-81

Memphis basketball was facing a gut-check game Sunday against Charlotte at Halton Arena. And the Tigers passed the test with a 77-68 win.

The rebuilt Pac-12 has eight members signed up for the 2026-27 athletics season: Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Oregon State, San Diego State, Washington State and Utah State. The conference must attract at least one more football-playing member before 2026 to reach the NCAA’s eight-team minimum to qualify as an FBS conference.

CBS Sports bracketologist Jerry Palm updated his bracket on Monday. Palm dropped the Tigers from a 3-seed in his previous projection to a 6-seed in the Midwest. Palm has Memphis facing a First Four winner in Denver on the opening weekend. Palm projects 3-seed Kansas and an 14-seed Utah Valley as potential second-round opponents.

Ahead of National Signing Day 2025, take a look back at where some of the Memphis area's top high school football recruits signed in December.

PHILADELPHIA — Penny Hardaway could sense it very early Thursday against Temple. That his No. 17 Memphis basketball team had not brought the same intensity – the same physicality – to The ...

Phil Clark died Sunday at 68. The Memphis area baseball coach retired in 2013 as the state's winningest coach.