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SportsPORTLAND, Ore. — Two of the NBA's unbeaten teams meet Thursday night when the Memphis Grizzlies, 4-0, visit the Portland Trail Blazers, 3-0, at the Moda Center, and the matchup carries extra weight in Memphis because of the guard wearing the other jersey. It is…
SportsMEMPHIS, Tenn. — Homecoming weekend at the University of Memphis lands on Halloween this year, and the Tigers will spend the night trying to slow one of the country's most stubborn ground games. Memphis hosts Army on Saturday, Oct. 31, with kickoff set for 7…
From the HERE City National DeskST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Milwaukee Brewers are champions for the first time. Milwaukee closed out the Tampa Bay Rays with a 4-1 win Wednesday night at Tropicana Field, wrapping up the World Series in five games and bringing a title to a franchise that…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — A nonprofit that represents student borrowers went to federal court Wednesday, accusing the U.S. Department of Education of refusing to honor an expanded loan-forgiveness window for people whose colleges shut their doors before they could finish. The group, Student Defense, filed the case on behalf of a former…
Politics
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thursday is the final chance for Memphis and Shelby County voters to cast an early ballot before the Nov. 3 election, and turnout so far is running well ahead of the last midterm. More than 140,000 people had voted early in Shelby County through Wednesday, according to…
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