
Spurs can't ease up despite 2-0 lead on Grizzlies
If the Western Conference finals seem the slightest bit over after two San Antonio wins, hold that thought for a minute. The Spurs have been here ...

Unlikely Big 3 has Memphis in 1st Western finals
The Miami Heat have LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The Spurs have dominated for years with the trio of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu ...

Kevin Durant, Thunder at risk of elimination
The Memphis Grizzlies are showing a knack for closing out tight games against the Oklahoma City Thunder. All that's left to prove is whether they can ...

Grizzlies beat Thunder in OT for 3-1 series lead
Lionel Hollins demands a certain standard from his Grizzlies that he didn't get in the first half against Oklahoma City. Well, they came through after ...

Grizzlies take 2-1 lead beating Thunder 87-81
The Memphis Grizzlies call it grit and grind, and it got them through another ugly game. Marc Gasol scored 20 points and hit two free throws with 1:03 ...

Parity abounds so far in NBA conference semifinals
Parity has struck the NBA playoffs, where the conference semifinals are all fit to be tied. The four current series are all knotted at one game apiece ...

Grizzlies advance, win 4 straight over Clippers
The Grizzlies are very happy after finally getting a bit of payback for their first-round loss to the Los Angeles Clippers a year ago. They also made ...

Grizzlies advance with 118-105 win over Clippers
The Grizzlies refused to be pushed around, especially on their home court, and now they're headed back to the Western Conference semifinals for the ...

Odom starts for Griffin in Game 6 vs Grizzlies
Blake Griffin's sprained right ankle is hurting enough that he didn't start Game 6 for the Los Angeles Clippers against the Memphis Grizzlies, though ...

Grizzlies beat Clippers 104-83, tie series at 2
When Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph click together, the Memphis Grizzlies are very, very tough to beat. Gasol and Randolph had 24 points apiece and led ...

Grizzlies dominate inside to beat Clippers 94-82
The Memphis bench has been missing in action through the first two games against the Los Angeles Clippers. Those reserves are starting to show they ...

Grizzlies beat Clippers 94-82 to pull to 2-1
Zach Randolph's fast start helped the Memphis Grizzlies return to their inside dominance. Randolph had 13 of his 27 points in the first quarter, and ...

Memphis' Gasol wins NBA defensive player honors
Grizzlies center Marc Gasol insists he isn't being charitable when credits his teammates for winning his first NBA Defensive Player of the Year award.

Obama pedals bike at 3rd White House science fair
It was an offer President Barack Obama couldn't refuse. "You're welcome to try this out if you like," the Oakland Park, Fla., high school student said

West braces for tough postseason matchups
The West has been the better conference during the regular season, and now teams are looking for the payoff during the NBA postseason. The conference ...

Grizzlies end Jazz playoff hopes with 86-70 win
Zach Randolph had 25 points and 19 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies ended Utah's playoff hopes with an 86-70 victory over the Jazz on Wednesday.

Letter to Miss. senator tests for ricin
An envelope addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi tested positive Tuesday for ricin, a potentially fatal poison, authorities said, heightening ...
Rock and soul songwriter George Jackson dies at 68
Songwriter George Jackson, co-author of "Old Time Rock and Roll" and hundreds of other soul, rock and rhythm and blues tunes, has died. He was 68.

Congressman: Tweet calling Lauper 'hot' a prank
Sometimes, congressmen just want to have fun. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., said he wasn't flirting with singer Cyndi Lauper earlier this week when he ...

White House celebrates the sounds of Memphis soul
President Barack Obama said he'd been looking forward to a White House celebration of Memphis soul music for one reason. "Let's face it, who does not ...

NYC fast food workers picket for higher pay
Hundreds of fast food workers and supporters protested outside New York City restaurants Thursday to demand higher wages for their low-paying jobs, ...

Decades after MLK death, Memphis jobs in spotlight
Decades after Martin Luther King Jr. was shot to death here, some of the striking sanitation workers who marched with him are again fighting for their ...

Memphis avoids late collapse, tops Gaels 54-52
Before he could celebrate his first NCAA tournament victory as a head coach, Josh Pastner had to sweat out a couple of frantic seconds. Memphis held ...

Gasol's tip lifts Grizzlies over Thunder in OT
Marc Gasol and the Memphis Grizzlies finally put away Oklahoma City with their final shot. In a matchup of Western Conference contenders that had a ...