Basketball coach Rick Barnes was fired by Texas in late March of 2015 when he refused to fire members of his coaching staff.

2. Tigers Eager to Prove the Skeptics Wrong - Wednesday, November 1, 2017

The question was pretty direct: “Jimario, what do you think is the biggest question facing this team?”

Said Jimario Rivers, even more to the point: “Probably, how many games we’ll win.”

3. Parks Becomes Latest JUCO Prospect to Sign With Memphis - Thursday, May 4, 2017

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Memphis has added Southwest Mississippi Community College center Mike Parks Jr. to its roster.

Tigers coach Tubby Smith announced the signing of Parks on Wednesday.

4. Last Word: Voucher Movement, The Battle of Pontotoc and Ch-Chandler Numbers - Friday, March 10, 2017

Republican state Senator Brian Kelsey of Germantown had a very good week in the state capitol this week. His school voucher bill got unanimous votes in House and Senate committee this week despite a tide of opposition from local elected officials and leaders including fellow legislators in the Shelby County delegation and all seven public school districts in Shelby County including the six suburban school systems.

5. AP Explains: How Amazon Echo Listens and What It Stores - Tuesday, January 3, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) – Can Amazon's Echo speaker really be a witness to a murder? Authorities investigating the death of an Arkansas man found floating face-up in a hot tub believe that Amazon might have some evidence, given how Echo listens for commands and questions and communicates with Amazon's servers to respond.

6. Tigers to Face Western Kentucky in Boca Raton Bowl - Monday, December 5, 2016

The bad news for University of Memphis football fans? The Tigers’ bowl destination is a really, really long drive.

The good news? It’s the Boca Raton Bowl in Florida and not a return trip to the Birmingham Bowl, where last year the Tigers lost to Auburn after coach Justin Fuente had left for Virginia Tech.

7. Tigers Roll to Victory in Tubby Smith's First Game as Coach - Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Thirteen seconds into the new University of Memphis basketball season, guard Markel Crawford was flying toward the rim, dunking, getting fouled, and then completing a three-point play.

It looked easy. So did most of what the Tigers did this night.

8. Memphis Veteran Gets Home Upgrade in Addition to Roof - Wednesday, November 2, 2016

The Memphis family who had a new roof installed in June as a part of Owens Corning’s national Roof Deployment Project is now getting a full exterior upgrade to their home.

Sgt. Victor Smith and his family are receiving an exterior upgrade compliments of Owens Corning.

9. Snapshots: Over the Top for Veteran - Monday, July 4, 2016

Sgt. Victor Smith, a member of 130th Military Police Company and veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, received a new roof June 30 as part of a national program to honor the service of soldiers.

10. Making the Needle Move: Corporate Men Behind the Birth of the UNCF Telethon - Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Editor’s note: Part two of a two-part series. What contributed to the success of the history-making UNCF Lou Rawls telethon? Leadership, collaboration, teamwork and a respect for the individual goals of participating partners.

11. Making the Needle Move: The Birth of the UNCF Telethon - Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Editor’s note: Part one of a two-part series. During its heyday (1980-1993), the United Negro College Fund’s “Lou Rawls Parade of Stars” was the largest African-American special event in the United States held on one day. It forever changed African-American philanthropy and how African-Americans are perceived as donors, volunteers and fundraising leaders.

12. Vols: Looks Like 6-6 Season - Saturday, August 23, 2014

Pull out your 2014 schedules, UT fans.

Fall camp is done, and it’s time to get in game-week mode with the season opener against Utah State fast approaching.

So go to the little box next to each of UT’s opponents on the 2014 schedule and pick the winner.

13. Beauty in the Difficulty for Tigers This Season - Friday, October 18, 2013

Conference USA’s Powers That Be, which is funny just to type, were not happy when the University of Memphis left for what eventually was named the American Athletic Conference.

The best indication of this?

14. MSCAA to Consider Checkpoint Redesign - Thursday, March 18, 2010

The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority will vote to award an engineering contract for the redesign of the Terminal B checkpoint to a joint venture between The Horrell Group Architects and Self Tucker Architects Inc. at today’s March board of commissioners meeting.

15. Smith & Nephew’s Global Distribution Center Complete - Thursday, October 16, 2008

The signs aren’t up yet, but construction is complete on Smith & Nephew’s new global distribution center at the intersection of Tchulahoma and Holmes roads.

The medical device company could move operations from the old center on Delp Street into the $25 million structure before the end of the year.

16. Insulated Industry - Monday, September 17, 2007

In a sluggish economy replete with residential housing woes, it's easy to see how real estate and its peripheral industries can suffer.

If consumers have fears about buying a home, they merely wait it out and stay in their rental for another six months while builders, Realtors and mortgage bankers - among others - feel the ripple effects of the delay.

17. Smith & Nephew BuysSwiss Orthopedic Giant - Wednesday, March 14, 2007
     Smith & Nephew PLC announced Monday its purchase of the privately owned Swiss company Plus Orthopedics Holding AG for $889 million, plus assumption of the company's debts.
     The acquisiti

18. In Step with Biotech - Wednesday, October 4, 2006

A plan proposed by Gov. Phil Bredesen in September to increase Tennessee's high school graduation rate could shine light on something that's been going on in Memphis for some time.

Bredesen's plan would offer free tuition to high school graduates who attend two-year community colleges, helping them get jobs that range in pay from $25,000 to $30,000 almost immediately after they graduate. The governor's plan would add much-needed tuition funding to a program that was implemented in 1997 at State Technical Institute at Memphis, now Southwest Tennessee Community College.

19. Smith & Nephew Shuffles Divisions, Leaders - Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Smith & Nephew is changing its local corporate form and its senior management in an effort to keep growing in the highly competitive biomedical field.

The company is splitting its Memphis-based orthopedics division at 1450 Brooks Road into two business units, company spokesman Victor Rocha said. One new division will cover orthopedic reconstruction; the other will cover trauma and clinical therapies. Before the restructuring, Smith & Nephew's three overall business units were orthopedics, endoscopy and advanced wound management.

20. Archived Article: Trends - Monday, May 2, 2005
Orthopedic Products Market Expands in Memphis

Orthopedic Products Market Expands in Memphis

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

Memphis can trace its status as the nations second-largest producer of orthopedics devices back to a salesman who starte...

21. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Monday, July 26, 2004
Hickory Ridge Commons

Hickory Ridge Commons

Sells for $5.5 Million

Safeway Plaza Inc. has purchased Hickory Ridge Commons shopping center near Ridgeway and Winchester roads from Hickory Ridge Investment LLC for $5.5 million, according to Th...

22. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, January 27, 1999
Albert Cantu Appointed Terminix Jeff Sanford was named president and chief executive officer of the Center City Commission. He has served in the position on an interim basis since June. Since 1988, he has been president of Jeff Sanford Co. He is a g...

23. Archived Article: Benchmark - Thursday, April 16, 1998
Samad Salehpour vs Samad Salehpour vs. Joseph E. Johnson, William R. Rice, William F. Slagle, William F. Bowles III, Victor A. Fletcher, Denis P. Lynch, Joe M. Goss, Mark R. Patters, Morris L. Robbins, Jimmy E. Albright, Harry K. Sharp, Rolf G. Behr...