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Every little bit of income helped his widowed mother, as the Arnolds lost their family farm to foreclosure and became sharecroppers after his father’s death in 1929. By the time Arnold turned 17, he was singing part-time on radio and at venues in and around Jackson, Tenn., where he worked for an area funeral parlor. [...]

While most GMs weren’t publicly venting their frustration on having missed out on Gasol, plenty were willing to do so privately. The excuses ranged from blaming Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace to blaming their owners to … Another prominent GM said his owner vetoed any trade that would’ve pushed his team into luxury-tax territory. Sour grapes, [...]

Saturday’s paper shuffled marathon weekend away while front-page space was reserved for an article (with photograph!) about a kitty cat that had a peanut butter jar stuck on its head. They are gifted athletes and certainly deserve attention, but marathon weekend is about much more than the people who cross the finish line first. The [...]

Before passing along his recommended reading, the Sports Guy offers his thoughts on the Kansas Memphis title game. He declined to comment on the Amanda rogers. A large advertisement was placed in the Log Cabin Democrat by the Conway Theatre. In part, the message was as follows Act provides for the legalizing of Sunday picture [...]

He averaged 29 points - 8 rebounds - 6 assists - 4 steals during his final season of high school ball. Rivals.com ranks Evans as the #6 best player in the nation coming out of high school this year. Evans had narrowed his choices to Texas, Villanova, and Memphis. Many experts believe Evans was awaiting [...]

A speedy tour of the interweb as I make the bold prediction that Michigan State will upset Memphis. Then again, I had the Hoyas going to the final four… Mark Cuban thinks bloggers should sit on the back of bus. In light of their recent… Bob has a new album out, which is pretty…” HOUSTON [...]

But enough about that — the big question is, who won the Shakesville pool? The answer is below the fold. That’s right — the winner of this year’s Shakesville pool is me! Congratulations, Jeff! I kinda wish I’d suggested we play for money. Coming in second was Bill in Birmingham, who would have won the [...]

Well, the NCAA Basketball Championship Game last night between Kansas and Memphis could not be called disappointing in any way. Wow, what a game! Kansas is down by nine points with just over two minutes remaining in regulation. When Chalmers hit the three pointer to tie the game with just over 2 seconds left to [...]

My first mistake was assuming you knew what I was talking about. By Shamus on reply 0 recs Disappointing As a Mizzou student, and an active Jayhawk hater, today is a sad sad day. They beat Memphis, who beat my Bruins. I’m looking for a few knowledgeable fans who’d like to join me on [...]

No worries, the man pictured above is not, in fact, Max Eppel. One common thread will be that Kansas, as a school, has more experience when it comes to making it this far in the Tournament. Kansas has been in the Championship Game eight times, including this year. For Memphis, this is only the teams [...]