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Herrington: Bad-luck lottery bump is only the start of Grizzlies’ offseason journey

“The Grizzlies have a worse pick than they’d hoped to get but a better one than they would have imagined a few months ago before they embarked on the most unexpectedly bad season in franchise history.”

Grizzlies have ninth pick in 2024 NBA Draft

It is unclear who the Grizzlies would like to target at their current draft position, but the completion of the lottery can begin to trigger offseason decisions that general manager Zach Kleiman will need to make.

Memphian Doug Barron claims first PGA Tour Champions major

Doug Barron won the Regions Tradition on Sunday, May 12, for his first PGA Tour Champions major title, shooting a 4-under 68 to hold off Steven Alker by two strokes.

Memphis’ Nae’Qwan Tomlin earns NBA Draft Combine invite

Memphis’ Nae’Qwan Tomlin has earned himself an NBA Draft Combine invite with his performance in the G League Elite Camp the past two days.

Former Tiger Ashton Hardaway commits to Saint Mary’s

Son of coach Penny Hardaway, Ashton Hardaway’s pledge to the West Coast Conference’s Gaels comes after he entered the transfer portal in early April following one season at Memphis.

This Week in Memphis: Dueling barbecue contests, Abston’s sentencing

Also happening this week: The Memphis City Council and Shelby County Board of Commissioners dive into budgets, and school is out in Lakeland, Bartlett, Arlington and Millington.

Miracle Day: New parents, doctors celebrate babies conceived with help

“It’s really like being in a movie,” said momEllen Shapiro Celosky. “I want to pinch myself sometimes because it really happened. I really have my own family, and it’s even better than I thought it could be.”

‘Beauty grows here’ as Experience Memphis Gardens returns

The six-week event includes 270 gardens across 40 neighborhoods in Shelby and Fayette counties, as well as some public spaces. Vendors will also be in attendance at certain locations.

Life is sweet for Rebecca Dinstuhl

Dinstuhl’s co-owner Rebecca Dinstuhl loves the candy business and shepherding a family business, but she also loves football. She was recently named president of the 2024 AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

Echols: ‘Her children arise and call her blessed’

“When I consider my mother’s version of motherhood, ... I think she can count her wins by what she chose not to do.”

Virtual country club coming to Germantown

With artificial grass that mimics golf greens and the first high-end golf simulators of their kind in Tennessee, High Tee hopes to create an affordable country-club environmenton the east side of Carrefour at Kirby Woods.

Airport honors student artistic achievement in 17th annual contest

Much of the art is for sale; it will hang in baggage-claim area for one year.

Cultures blend as soccer meets basketball at Treadwell Park

Multipurpose sports courts help the neighborhood adapt to changing needs, saidJared Myers of the Heights Community Development Corp.“It’s a beautiful way to mesh community between different demographics through sports.”

From ballet to gospel, festival showcases Memphis’ artistic side

“We want to uplift all arts and culture that’s taking place in Shelby County,” Shelby County Arts and Culture Liaison Nykesha Cole said of the Art for All event at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art in Overton Park.

The Campbell Companies,ServisFirst Bank, Saint Francis Medical Partners and Rhodes College’s Office of Academic Affairs announce promotions and additions.

Sudoku: May 12

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Crossword: Mississippi River hero

Here’s a puzzle with clues related to Tom Lee, who rescued32 people from the Mississippi River May 8, 1925.

City council moves toward budget wrap up, reviews terms for Liberty Park

The council takes the second of three votes Tuesday, May 21, on raising the city’s monthly solid-waste fee and decides six wages disputes between the city administration and labor unions.

Public Safety ‘Slow and painful nightmare’ ends — without closure — for Phil Trenary’s family

With big projects underway, St. Jude draws big support from corporate giants

From the Domino’s Village to the Chili’s Care Center, St. Jude’s campus is dotted with the names of corporate giants who’ve made some sizable pledges to the children’s hospital.

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CBHS, Briarcrest, Lausanne, Harding win D2 region track team titles

D2-A and D2-AA track and field results from competition in recent days at Memphis University School and Harding Academy.

High School Sports Collierville runner steals the show at area track meet

Crosstown losing Wolf River Brisket, gains new upscale Asian dining

Crosstown Concourse announced in a release on Monday, May 20, that a new restaurant highlighting Vietnamese culture and cuisine will take over the Wolf River Brisket space, which concluded its operations on Sunday, May 19.

Olive Branch’s Ricky Stenhouse could face suspension after throwing punch

The NASCAR driver threw a right hook at Kyle Busch, and suddenly, an otherwise boring All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway had NASCAR fans buzzing.

99 years later, Tom Lee’s heroism remains relevant in poetry competition

Against a wall of windows facing a wind-swept Mississippi River, a small group of people at Beale Street Landing raised a toast to Tom Lee Wednesday, May 8, in the park named in his honor.

Echols: ‘Trees are remarkable storytellers’

“The trunk that reaches to the heavens is telling my family’s story in real time, and real time is passing much more quickly than anyone ever told me it would.”

A (very short) history of local beer in Memphis

Andy Ashby, one of the co-founders of the oldest local breweries in Memphis, along with Maggie Emerson, co-founder of Maroon Brew Co., one the newest local breweries, join Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.

Jigsaw: SmokeSlam winners

This week’s puzzle features a photo by The Daily Memphian photography intern Benjamin Naylor.