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Memphis beats East Carolina 70-59
Chris Crawford scored 16 points and Wesley Witherspoon recorded a double-double to push Memphis past East Carolina 70-59 on Wednesday night.
Will Barton added 15 points, while Witherspoon scored 12 and pulled down 11 boards for the Tigers (17-7, 7-2 Conference USA), who have won back-to-back games and five of six. That only loss in their recent slate of games came against Southern...
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Memphis takes care of East Carolina
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Chris Crawford scored 16 points and Wesley Witherspoon recorded a double-double to push Memphis past East Carolina 70-59 on Wednesday night.
Will Barton added 15 points, while Witherspoon scored 12 and pulled down 11 boards for the Tigers (17-7, 7-2 Conference USA), who have won back-to-back games and five of six. That only loss in their recent slate of...
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Memphis Tigers officially accept Big East bid
At long last, Memphis is part of the Big East. The Big East says the Tigers officially accepted an invitation to be part of the conference's next incarnation in 2013. Memphis is the seventh school, and fourth from Conference USA, to sign up for future membership in the Big East since December. The Tigers will compete in the Big East in all sports. Memphis has been trying...
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It's Official: Memphis to the Big East
And we would make the snarky comment that the Big East is saddled with the Tigers god-awful football team...except they are going to the Big East, a conference not known for its depth of quality football.There is an official announcement scheduled for Noon on Wednesday on campus for what the Tigers website says is: "A huge announcement on the Future of Memphis athletics."...
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Memphis Tigers joining the Big East
So what do the Memphis Tigers bring to the Big East table? Well, they were recently a power in national college basketball, and for years they were kind of held back by their conference in that regard. The Big East is still a major hoops conference, but this move does help replenish the league after the recent defections.
In national college football, Memphis has become somewhat...
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Memphis Tigers to join Big East Conference in 2013
For everyone sounding the death knell of the Big East Conference, you can put away your bells.
The Memphis Tigers will be joining the Big East Conference in all sports in 2013.
An official announcement is expected tomorrow at 1 pm, with a news conference in Memphis to follow.
Memphis, who leaves the Conference USA conference, will be joining a host of other schools headed for the...
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Xavier can't hold on as Memphis storms back
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Joe Jackson had 14 points and Wesley Witherspoon scored all 12 of his points in the second half as Memphis used a late rally for a 72-68 win over Xavier on Saturday.
Jackson connected on all 12 of his free throws including six in the final 2:12, part of Memphis (16-7) closing the game with a 21-6 rally.
Will Barton and Tarik Black finished with 13 points...
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Memphis holds off A-10 foe Xavier
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Joe Jackson had 14 points and Wesley Witherspoon scored all 12 of his points in the second half as Memphis used a late rally for a 72-68 win over Xavier on Saturday.
Jackson connected on all 12 of his free throws including six in the final 2:12, part of Memphis (16-7) closing the game with a 21-6 rally.
Will Barton and Tarik Black finished with 13 points...
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Southern Miss seeks elusive win over Memphis
Southern Miss is playing really good basketball these days even though few have noticed.
There's one quick way to change that: Beat Memphis.
Southern Miss (19-3, 6-1 Conference USA) hosts Memphis (15-6, 6-1) on Wednesday night as the Golden Eagles try to snap an 18-game losing streak in the series that dates to 2004.
Jonathan Mills and his teammates aren't hiding from...
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Barton's 29 leads Memphis over Marshall
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Will Barton scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed eight rebounds Saturday night as Memphis pulled away from Marshall at the end for an 83-76 victory over the Thundering Herd.
The win, the third straight for the Tigers (15-6, 6-1 Conference USA), left them tied at the top of the conference standings with Southern Mississippi, which won earlier Saturday...
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The Terrible Podcast – Memphis Tigers Beat Writer Phil Stukenborg & Mark Kaboly Interviews Episode
Season 2, Episode 72 of The Terrible Podcast is up with David Todd tied up in New York, Nick Richetta is back co-hosting as we open up by talking about the recent comments made by Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in regards to the loss of offensive coordinator Bruce Arians and his desire to talk to Art Rooney II when he gets back to Pittsburgh about the direction...
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Rice falls to Memphis in game marred by fight
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Chris Crawford scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Memphis to a 73-51 victory over Rice Wednesday night, in a game that saw multiple players ejected for fighting.
Antonio Barton added 11 points and Tarik Black had 10, hitting all five of his shots before he was ejected during a skirmish under the Tigers basket with 7:21 left in the game.
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Memphis beats Rice in game marred by fight
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Chris Crawford scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Memphis to a 73-51 victory over Rice Wednesday night, in a game that saw multiple players ejected for fighting.
Antonio Barton added 11 points and Tarik Black had 10, hitting all five of his shots before he was ejected during a skirmish under the Tigers basket with 7:21 left in the game.
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Memphis Tigers PA Announcer Introduces John Calipari As Head Coach. Welp?!?!
This is not the smartest move that a PA announcer could make on his home turf. To refresh memories. John Calipari has not coached as the Memphis boss of the court for over two years. When a coach leaves your school to accept a large sum of money, it is probably not best to remind everyone. Too soon?
Click here to view the embedded video.
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December 12, 2011
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December 12, 2011
Memphis Tigers: Was I Dreaming?
I sat for a few minutes yesterday and pinched myself. I just wanted to confirm that the University of Memphis did indeed make a positive move related to its football program.
Memphis began playing college football in 1912 under the pseudonym West Tennessee State Normal School. Its first game versus Memphis University School perfectly foreshadowed a nearly century-long struggle...
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December 09, 2011
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