Sports
Memphis State’s football program avoided the NCAA death penalty Thursday but drew three years of probation because a player was overpaid for summer work supplied by a booster.
Aug. 4, 1989
Archives
Veteran bluesman Rufus Thomas stood on a terrace over the starkly modern courtyard at Universal CityWalk, a world away from his Memphis roots.
Sept. 16, 1994
World & Nation
A body found after a three-day search in Memphis, Tenn., is identified as a woman who was abducted during an early morning jog.
Sept. 6, 2022
Entertainment & Arts
Theater: OyamO, whose ‘I Am a Man’ looks at events leading to Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, delivers a message of power.
April 9, 1996
The five cities bidding for an NFL expansion team: BALTIMORE STADIUM: Team owners will build a $160 million stadium with a capacity of more than 72,000 -- including 108 skyboxes and 7,500 club seats -- paid for with bonds backed by special lotteries and stadium revenue.
Oct. 17, 1993
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April 4, 2013
California
Andrea Ravinett Martin, 57, the founder and former executive director of the Breast Cancer Fund, died Wednesday at her home in San Francisco following a two-year battle with brain cancer.
Aug. 8, 2003
A federal commission that has studied the Mississippi Delta for 18 months will offer a formula for improvement in its report to Congress Monday.
May 13, 1990
Freshman James Wiseman withdraws his lawsuit against the NCAA and Memphis, and he is declared ineligible while officials work to resolve the case.
Nov. 14, 2019
The Yankee visitor at the downtown Ramesses the Great art exhibition here was perplexed when he entered the adjoining gift shop.
Aug. 10, 1987