As always, you can categorize the sports year by the wins and losses. By the Grizzlies making a sixth straight playoff appearance and by the University of Memphis football team going to a third consecutive bowl game. And by the Big 12 eliminating U of M from the expansion process before the league ditched the idea altogether.

2. Broke and Broken: Democrats Lose More Ground in State Legislature - Thursday, November 17, 2016

Tennessee House Democrats will have to start calling themselves the “Fighting 25,” down from the “Fighting 26,” after dropping a district in the battle to regain relevance statewide.

3. Berger Holds Off Mickelson and Others to Win FESJC - Monday, June 13, 2016

Daniel Berger carried a 3-stroke lead and a lot of confidence into Sunday’s final round of the FedEx St. Jude Classic at TPC Southwind. He didn’t even care that the crowd behind him included 42-time PGA Tour winner Phil Mickelson.

4. Executive Women’s Day Panelists Offer Career Advice - Thursday, June 09, 2016

The discussion is different than it was once, and yet it is ever the same. The PGA Tour Executive Women’s Day program is in its fourth year now and the panel discussion held Tuesday, June 7, at TPC Southwind, site of this week’s FedEx St. Jude Classic, played to a full audience.

5. The Week Ahead: June 6-12 - Monday, June 06, 2016

Time to get this week started, Memphis! There’s plenty to keep you busy in this week’s roundup of need-to-know happenings, from the 50th anniversary of a seminal civil rights moment to a blast from the '80s-movie past...

6. New FESJC Director Hoping for Clear Skies, Big-Name Leaders - Friday, May 20, 2016

Sometimes, the moments that determine your future are seemingly small. Only later can you put everything together and realize that’s when you really made your choice.

This is Darrell Smith’s first year as tournament director of the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Because he is only 33 years old, one could argue he got to this position quickly. But that’s not entirely true and does not take into account the fateful moment when he was 14 years old.

7. Johnson, Koepka Confirmed for FedEx St. Jude Classic - Saturday, April 30, 2016

Two of golf’s top players are confirmed for the FedEx St. Jude Classic, to be played from June 9-12 at TPC Southwind.

Past champion Dustin Johnson, currently sitting eighth in the World Golf Rankings, will make his fifth appearance in Memphis. He won here in 2012 and his most recent victory on tour came in 2015. He finished 2015 ranked seventh in the FedEx Cup standings and presently is fourth on the tour in driving distance.

8. Johnson, Koepka Confirmed For FedEx St. Jude Classic - Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Two of golf’s top players are confirmed for the FedEx St. Jude Classic, to be played from June 9-12 at TPC Southwind.

Past champion Dustin Johnson, currently sitting eighth in the World Golf Rankings, will make his fifth appearance in Memphis. He won here in 2012 and his most recent victory on tour came in 2015. He finished 2015 ranked seventh in the FedEx Cup standings and presently is fourth on tour in driving distance.

9. Memphian Will Hogue Finding Success on Long Drive Tour - Wednesday, July 01, 2015

Will Hogue won last weekend’s Bluff City Shootout long drive competition by defeating 2014 world champion Jeff Flagg. And that would seem to bode well for Hogue’s chances at this year’s world championships, except that right now there isn’t going to be one.

10. Mickelson Rallies, But Fabian Gomez Wins Memphis Golf Tournament - Monday, June 15, 2015

Billy Horschel wore FedEx colors – purple and orange – on Sunday for the last round of the FedEx St. Jude Classic. It seemed to work for him as he shot a 5-under 65 to finish at 7 under and in tie for 8th place.

11. Dustin Johnson Withdraws at FedEx St. Jude Classic - Friday, June 12, 2015

Dustin Johnson has withdrawn after nine holes of the St. Jude Open because of illness.

Johnson came into the event he won in 2012 ranked seventh in the world, the highest of any player in the field at the final tuneup for the U.S. Open, but he started off with three straight bogeys starting at No. 10 at TPC Southwind on Thursday.

12. FedEx St. Jude Classic Gets Two Top-Tier Commits - Saturday, May 23, 2015

The FedEx St. Jude Classic field is getting deeper. Reigning FedExCup champion Billy Horschel and 2012 U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson have committed to play in the tournament at TPC Southwind, June 8-14. They join a field for the $6 million event that already includes fan favorite Phil Mickelson and 2012 FESJC champ Dustin Johnson.

13. FedEx St. Jude Classic Gets Two Top-Tier Commitments - Thursday, May 21, 2015

The FedEx St. Jude Classic field is getting deeper.

Reigning FedExCup champion Billy Horschel and 2012 U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson have committed to play in the tournament at TPC Southwind, June 8-14. They join a field for the $6 million event that already includes fan favorite Phil Mickelson and 2012 FESJC champ Dustin Johnson.

14. Dustin Johnson Commits To FedEx St. Jude Classic - Saturday, May 09, 2015

Dustin Johnson has committed to play in the FedEx St. Jude Classic, to be held the week of June 8-14 at TPC Southwind.

Johnson, the world’s No. 8-ranked golfer, won the 2012 FESJC as he made final-round birdies on holes 16 and 17. Currently, Johnson ranks third on the PGA Tour money list and ranks fifth in FedExCup points.

15. Dustin Johnson Commits to Memphis Golf Tournament - Monday, May 04, 2015

Dustin Johnson has committed to play in the FedEx St. Jude Classic, to be held the week of June 8-14 at TPC Southwind.

Johnson, the world’s No. 8-ranked golfer, won the 2012 FESJC as he made final-round birdies on holes 16 and 17. Currently, Johnson ranks third on the PGA Tour money list and ranks fifth in FedExCup points.

16. Golf Tourney Welcoming Deep Field - Thursday, June 05, 2014

A year ago, former University Georgia standout Harris English tamed TPC Southwind for his first career victory on the PGA Tour, holding off Phil Mickelson and three others in the final round.

“I have a lot of good thoughts for this place,” English said Wednesday, on the eve of the 57th FedEx St. Jude Classic that tees off the morning of Thursday, June 5.

17. Teeing Off - Wednesday, June 04, 2014

Everyone was in a good mood. Not just normally affable Grizzlies players Mike Conley and Mike Miller, but former Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins and Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Jim Brown, a couple of hard-nosed throwback types.

18. ‘Lefty’ Highlights 2013 Golf Tournament Field - Friday, June 07, 2013

The biggest name at this weekend’s FedEx St. Jude Classic signed autographs as he came off the ninth green at TPC Southwind after his pro-am round and then stopped to chat with reporters.

Phil Mickelson – the man more commonly known as, simply, “Lefty” – was wearing his trademark black cap and shirt, looking tan and fit, and sounding eager for his scheduled 7:27 a.m. starting time Thursday, June 6, on the 10th tee.

19. Arkansas Group Files Lawsuit Against Health Plan - Wednesday, April 28, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Two members of a conservative activist group filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to challenge President Barack Obama's health care plan, claiming it is unconstitutional to force people to choose between buying insurance and paying a fine.

20. Johnson’s Work Dovetails With Reappraisal Process - Thursday, April 09, 2009

Pamela Johnson, a partner at Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP, practices in tax collection.

21. Fourth Kids CaféOpens in Memphis - Thursday, February 01, 2007
     The Food Bank held a grand opening for its fourth Kids Café Wednesday at Girls Inc. of Memphis.
     Kids Café is a national program of America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Netw