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Defending champion Nuggets finish second in West, beating Grizzlies 126-111
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 21 points, Nikola Jokic had 15 points and 15 rebounds, and the defending champion Denver Nuggets secured the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference with a 126-111 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday. The Nuggets (57-25) matched a...
A police officer and an 18-year-old suspect are killed by gunfire in Memphis, Tennessee
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee police chief made an impassioned plea to her community to help stop gun violence after a Memphis police officer and an 18-year-old suspect were killed as officers investigated a suspicious vehicle early Friday. A second suspect, who is 17, was in...
Jury convicts Memphis, Tennessee, man of raping a woman a year before jogger’s killing
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man has been found guilty of raping a woman a year before he was charged with kidnapping and killing a school teacher who was on an early morning run. A jury in Memphis convicted 40-year-old Cleotha Abston of kidnapping and raping the woman in...
Victor Wembanyama has 18 points, seven blocks as Spurs ease past Grizzlies 102-87
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 18 points, seven blocks, seven rebounds and six assists, Julian Champagnie added 17 points, and the San Antonio Spurs rode a third-quarter outburst to a 102-87 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night. Sandro Mamukelashvili...
Trey Jemison, Maozinha Pereira scored 17 each as Grizzlies beat Pistons 108-90
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Trey Jemison had 17 points and 13 rebounds, Maozinha Pereira also scored 17 points, as the Memphis Grizzlies built a first-half lead and coasted to a 108-90 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. Scotty Pippen Jr. had 16 points and seven assists,...
Police officers' trial on civil rights charges in Tyre Nichols death to stay in Memphis, judge says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The federal trial of four former Memphis police officers charged with civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols will be held in the city, a judge ruled Thursday. During a hearing in federal court, U.S. District Judge Mark S. Norris denied...
Editorial Roundup: Tennessee
Kingsport Times-News. April 3, 2024. Editorial: Proposed law is an overreaction to Memphis case What may well be the worst case of police brutality on record was the Jan. 7, 2023, fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man pulled over for no apparent...
Today in History: April 4, Martin Luther King is assassinated in Memphis at age 39
Today in History Today is Thursday, April 4, the 95th day of 2024. There are 271 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot and killed while standing on a balcony...
Today in History: April 3, Martin Luther King Jr. makes final speech
Today in History Today is Wednesday, April 3, the 94th day of 2024. There are 272 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what turned out to be his final speech,...
Tennessee governor accepts resignation of Memphis judge indicted on coercion, harassment charges
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday accepted the resignation of a Memphis judge who has been charged with coercion of a witness and harassment, and then jailed after she violated her bond agreement by testing positive for cocaine. Erin Merrick, Lee's chief...