http://www.mail.com/locations/15934-memphis.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/15934-memphis.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2093970-unlikely-big-3-memphis-1st-western-finals.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — 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 Ginobili. Now the Memphis Grizzlies, who traded their leading scorer in January, have surged into their first Western Conference finals behind an unlikely Big Three of their own. Marc Gaso... Fri, 17 May 2013 21:31:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2093970-unlikely-big-3-memphis-1st-western-finals.html 2013-05-17T21:31:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2085906-kevin-durant-thunder-risk-elimination.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — 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 finish off a playoff series that's been nip and tuck throughout and move on to the Western Conference finals for the first time in franchise history. In each of the first three games of ... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:52:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2085906-kevin-durant-thunder-risk-elimination.html 2013-05-14T21:52:32Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2083490-grizzlies-beat-thunder-ot-3-1-series-lead.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — 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 halftime, and now the Grizzlies are just a win away from this franchise's first Western Conference final. Mike Conley scored 24 points, while Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol each had a do... Tue, 14 May 2013 07:28:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2083490-grizzlies-beat-thunder-ot-3-1-series-lead.html 2013-05-14T07:28:50Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2079572-grizzlies-take-2-1-lead-beating-thunder-87-81.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — 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 left to put Memphis ahead to stay, and the Grizzlies held off Oklahoma City 87-81 Saturday to take a 2-1 lead in this Western Conference semifinal. Gasol scored 16 ... Sun, 12 May 2013 01:51:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2079572-grizzlies-take-2-1-lead-beating-thunder-87-81.html 2013-05-12T01:51:15Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2075278-parity-abounds-nba-conference-semifinals.html 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 — the first time that's happened in the second round of the NBA playoffs since the league went to its current format more than a quarter-century ago. For favorites like Miami, New York, San Antonio and Okla... Fri, 10 May 2013 03:16:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2075278-parity-abounds-nba-conference-semifinals.html 2013-05-10T03:16:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2062540-grizzlies-advance-win-4-straight-clippers.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — 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 a bit of NBA history. Memphis became only the 10th team in NBA history to win four straight after trailing 0-2 — and the first to win the next four all by double digits. The Grizzlies w... Sat, 04 May 2013 07:40:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2062540-grizzlies-advance-win-4-straight-clippers.html 2013-05-04T07:40:49Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2062380-grizzlies-advance-with-118-105-win-clippers.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — 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 second time in three seasons. Mike Conley and Zach Randolph scored 23 points each, and the Grizzlies beat the Los Angeles Clippers 118-105 on Friday night to take the first-round series 4... Sat, 04 May 2013 06:01:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2062380-grizzlies-advance-with-118-105-win-clippers.html 2013-05-04T06:01:01Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2061388-odom-starts-griffin-game-6-vs-grizzlies.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — 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 he is active and on the bench. Griffin was limping after the shootaround and moved slowly as he shot jumpers in warmups testing his ankle Friday night. Coach Vinny Del Negro started Lam... Sat, 04 May 2013 01:32:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2061388-odom-starts-griffin-game-6-vs-grizzlies.html 2013-05-04T01:32:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2049182-grizzlies-beat-clippers-104-83-tie-series-2.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — 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 a strong rebounding effort by the Grizzlies in a 104-83 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday that evened their first-round playoff series at 2-all. "The... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:41:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2049182-grizzlies-beat-clippers-104-83-tie-series-2.html 2013-04-28T15:41:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2046134-grizzlies-dominate-inside-to-beat-clippers-94-82.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — 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 can hold their own on the floor and help keep the Grizzlies in this series. Quincy Pondexter scored 10 of his 13 points in the second half, including eight in the final stanza, and the Gr... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:37:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2046134-grizzlies-dominate-inside-to-beat-clippers-94-82.html 2013-04-26T07:37:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2045960-grizzlies-beat-clippers-94-82-to-pull-to-2-1.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — 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 he finished with 11 rebounds and the Grizzlies beat the Los Angeles Clippers 94-82 on Thursday night to pull within 2-1 in this first-round series. "Zach was huge," M... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:58:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2045960-grizzlies-beat-clippers-94-82-to-pull-to-2-1.html 2013-04-26T05:58:52Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2042486-memphis-gasol-wins-nba-defensive-player-honors.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — 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. Playing great defense is just what they do in Memphis. He said Wednesday that he believes the entire team has been recognized for how the Grizzlies play defense, crediting guards Tony ... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:35:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2042486-memphis-gasol-wins-nba-defensive-player-honors.html 2013-04-24T21:35:49Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2037206-obama-pedals-bike-3rd-white-house-science-fair.html WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. With that, a president who often laments a lifestyle that denies him the pleasure of driving eagerly hopped on the blue-and-silver bicycle in his dark blue suit and pedaled away, never mi... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:40:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2037206-obama-pedals-bike-3rd-white-house-science-fair.html 2013-04-22T21:40:21Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2029062-west-braces-tough-postseason-matchups.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — 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 has been so dominant that the second-seeded New York Knicks in the East would be only the No. 6 seed in the West. Sure, the NBA playoffs will run through the defending champion Miami He... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:57:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2029062-west-braces-tough-postseason-matchups.html 2013-04-18T19:57:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2027168-grizzlies-jazz-playoff-hopes-with-86-70-win.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — 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. The Grizzlies' victory means the Los Angeles Lakers are assured of making the playoffs even before their late game against the Houston Rockets. Meanwhile, Memphis, the Western Conference's... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:52:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2027168-grizzlies-jazz-playoff-hopes-with-86-70-win.html 2013-04-18T02:52:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024310-letter-to-miss-senator-tests-ricin.html WASHINGTON (AP) — An envelope addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi tested positive Tuesday for ricin, a potentially fatal poison, authorities said, heightening concerns about terrorism a day after a bombing killed three and left more than 170 injured at the Boston Marathon. One senator, Claire McCaskill of Missouri, said authorities have a suspec... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:18:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024310-letter-to-miss-senator-tests-ricin.html 2013-04-17T04:18:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2019284-rock-soul-songwriter-george-jackson-dies-68.html JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — 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. Jackson died Sunday morning at his home in Ridgeland, a suburb of Jackson, said Thomas Couch Sr., board chairman of Malaco Records. Jackson had been sick with cancer for about a year. "It ... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:04:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2019284-rock-soul-songwriter-george-jackson-dies-68.html 2013-04-15T01:04:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2016310-congressman-tweet-calling-lauper-hot-prank.html WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 tweeted to her that he "couldn't believe how hot" she was. The tweet Tuesday — and its deletion 21 minutes later — were all part of a joke designed to get publicity for a PBS documentary airi... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:50:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2016310-congressman-tweet-calling-lauper-hot-prank.html 2013-04-12T19:50:57Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2008442-white-house-celebrates-sounds-memphis-soul.html WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 love this music?" he asked Tuesday, opening the night's concert in an East Room bathed in amber light and transformed by the addition of a stage and backup musicians. "These songs get us on... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:47:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2008442-white-house-celebrates-sounds-memphis-soul.html 2013-04-10T01:47:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1999380-nyc-fast-food-workers-picket-higher-pay.html NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of fast food workers and supporters protested outside New York City restaurants Thursday to demand higher wages for their low-paying jobs, including about 60 at a midtown Wendy's who chanted: "Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Minimum wage has got to go!" Linda Archer said she has worked at a nearby McDonald's for three years and makes $8 an hour... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:45:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1999380-nyc-fast-food-workers-picket-higher-pay.html 2013-04-05T01:45:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1994866-decades-mlk-death-memphis-jobs-spotlight.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — 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 jobs. In 1968, wages were so low that some workers had to stand in welfare lines to feed their families. Working conditions were so dangerous men were dying on the job. Today, the divi... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:31:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1994866-decades-mlk-death-memphis-jobs-spotlight.html 2013-04-03T19:31:32Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1971182-memphis-avoids-late-collapse-tops-gaels-54-52.html AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — 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 on — though the Tigers learned quite a lesson about how quickly a game can slip away. Matthew Dellavedova's 3-pointer from the right wing sailed long as time expired, allowing the s... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:53:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1971182-memphis-avoids-late-collapse-tops-gaels-54-52.html 2013-03-21T22:53:23Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1969066-gasols-tip-lifts-grizzlies-thunder-ot.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — 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 playoff feel to it, Gasol tipped in Zach Randolph's miss with less than a second left in overtime Wednesday night to give Memphis a 90-89 win over the Thunder. Gasol w... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:15:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1969066-gasols-tip-lifts-grizzlies-thunder-ot.html 2013-03-21T05:15:38Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1961686-coach-k-izzo-rare-march-meeting-midwest.html Mike Krzyzewski and Tom Izzo have been regulars in the NCAA tournament, both making multiple Final Four appearances and winning national titles in impressive streaks of appearances. They are only two victories each away from a rare March matchup in the Midwest Region. Duke (27-5) will play in its 18th consecutive NCAA tournament under Krzyzewski, as the N... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:01:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1961686-coach-k-izzo-rare-march-meeting-midwest.html 2013-03-18T02:01:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1937016-fbi-monitoring-investigation-candidates-death.html JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The FBI said Wednesday that it has been monitoring the state investigation into the death of an openly gay mayoral candidate in Mississippi, but the agency didn't indicate it had opened its own investigation. U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson asked Tuesday for the FBI to "review the circumstances and evidence" in the slaying of Marco McMilli... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 01:46:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1937016-fbi-monitoring-investigation-candidates-death.html 2013-03-07T01:46:04Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1922462-black-lead-beale-street-music-fest-lineup.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Black Keys, Sheryl Crow and Public Enemy are among the musical acts scheduled to perform at the Beale Street Music Festival in May. The eclectic list of performers was announced Tuesday on the website for Memphis in May, the month-long tourism event that includes the three-day music festival. Other scheduled performers include Je... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:45:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1922462-black-lead-beale-street-music-fest-lineup.html 2013-02-28T18:45:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1914776-fbi-to-release-records-withers-informer-work.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI will release records about civil rights-era photographer Ernest Withers' work as an informant for the FBI, to settle a Tennessee newspaper's Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. The Commercial Appeal of Memphis reported on its website Monday that under the settlement, the paper will have access to portions of 70 investigative file... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:22:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1914776-fbi-to-release-records-withers-informer-work.html 2013-02-25T20:22:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1875264-confederate-past-uproar-changing-park-names.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The statue of Confederate fighter Nathan Bedford Forrest astride a horse towers above the Memphis park bearing his name. It's a larger-than-life tribute to the warrior still admired by many for fiercely defending the South in the Civil War — and scorned by others for a slave-trading past and ties to the Ku Klux Klan. Though the blood... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1875264-confederate-past-uproar-changing-park-names.html 2013-02-07T15:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1863760-blind-side-family-relishes-big-easy-super-bowl.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A knowing grin spread across Sean Tuohy's face as he considered the uncanny connections between the hit film that changed his family's life and the fact that Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Michael Oher will play in his first Super Bowl in the Big Easy. New Orleans is where Tuohy grew up and went to high school with author Michael Le... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 10:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1863760-blind-side-family-relishes-big-easy-super-bowl.html 2013-02-02T10:48:00Z