Grizzlies rally before losing to Spurs in overtime

San Diego Union-Tribune - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Memphis Grizzlies' Zach Randolph (50) drives the ball against San Antonio Spurs' Boris Diaw (33), of France, during the first half in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals NBA basketball playoff series, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric ...

NBA San Antonio 93 Memphis 89

Middle East Times - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Tony Parker had 15 to lead the San Antonio Spurs past Memphis 93-89 in overtime in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. Parker also had a career-high 18 assists in the win, which put San Antonio up 2-0 as the series moves to Memphis Saturday. The Spurs scored only nine points in the fourth quarter and watched a 13-point lead evaporate, but Duncan scored six points in overtime while the ...

Spurs recover to beat Grizzlies in overtime

The Globe and Mail - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

San Antonio Spurs Manu Ginobili (L) passes off under pressure from Memphis Grizzlies' Darrell Arthur during the fourth quarter in Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference final playoff basketball series in San Antonio, Texas May 21, 2013. (TIM ...

Spurs blow late lead beat Grizzlies 93-89 in OT

San Diego Union-Tribune - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker (9), of France, goes up for a shot against the Memphis Grizzlies defense during the first half in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals NBA basketball playoff series, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric ...

Spurs 93 Grizzlies 89 OT

MSNBC - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

After the Spurs blew a 13-point fourth quarter lead, Tim Duncan stepped up in OT to thwart the Grizzlies' comeback attempt and give San Antonio a 2-0 series ...

Nashvilles new convention center sets challenge for Memphis

Commercial Appeal - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

NASHVILLE — After nine years of discussion, controversy, planning and construction, Nashville’s mammoth, gleaming new $585 million convention center opened with two days of public events and concerts Sunday and ...

State comptroller Memphis debt warning prompts City Council moves

Commercial Appeal - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

The Memphis City Council accepted a set of corrective financial measures from the state comptroller Tuesday but not before asking Mayor A C Wharton to bring bold ideas to overhaul the administration's proposed ...

DeSoto learning garden gets seeded with foundation grant funds

Commercial Appeal - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

The DeSoto Recreational District Commission, overseer of the county’s greenways and parks system, gave a thumbs-up review to a learning garden project — boosted by $10,000 in grants — that’s got the area’s green thumbs excited and ...

Cops Text on Memphis teen murder suspects phone links him to crime

Commercial Appeal - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Veteran attorney Elbert Edwards is gearing up for a fight Wednesday in an attempt to stop the transfer of his teen client to adult court on murder ...

Tri-State Defender publisher indicted on fraud charges

Commercial Appeal - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

The president and publisher of The Tri-State Defender was indicted Tuesday on federal wire fraud and conspiracy charges stemming from his previous job as a loan officer with Hope Credit Union several years ...

Cohen to probe Boston bombings in Russia trip

Commercial Appeal - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

The delegation will be headed by U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrbacher, R-Calif., who told ABC News he wants to find out why a 2011 request from Russia to U.S. officials regarding one of the bombers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was unproductive, and whether the Russia-U.S. relationship is characterized by ...

Nuisance hearing for Beale Street nightclub continued to Thursday

Commercial Appeal - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

A hearing Tuesday to determine how long Club 152 will remain closed as a public nuisance was continued to Thursday as lawyers for the Beale Street club met with prosecutors and a ...

Spurs Fend Off Rallying Grizzlies in Game Two Overtime

New York Times - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

(Reuters) - San Antonio squandered a big lead in the fourth quarter and had Tim Duncan to thank for settling their nerves in overtime as the Spurs ground out a 93-89 win over the Memphis Grizzlies and took a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals on Tuesday. Up by 14 in the fourth, the Spurs failed to score in the last four minutes of regulation and were pushed to overtime by the ...

East Tennessee groups offer aid to Okla. tornado victims

WBIR - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

East Tennesseans are coming together to help those affected by the deadly tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma. The Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee will send 24 pallets of food and water to Oklahoma with the assistance of its charity partner, Feed America. Elaine Streno, the food bank's executive director, said the food pallets were leftover FEMA aid from the Hurricane Sandy relief ...

Scott Phillips elected Olive Branch mayor Darren Musselwhite wins GOP nod in Southaven

Commercial Appeal - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Scott Phillips, the assistant fire chief in Olive Branch, became the city’s new mayor Tuesday by defeating Art Shumway in a runoff for the Republican ...

Memphis-Shelby school board leaning toward maintaining current dress codes

Commercial Appeal - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

A proposal calling for no immediate change in how students dress in Memphis and Shelby County Schools generated a lively debate among unified school board members Tuesday night, but appeared to have considerable support on the 23-member ...

Grizzlies win series 4-1

TSN - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Memphis Grizzlies advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time in franchise history by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 88-84 on Wednesday night. Zach Randolph had 28 points and 14 rebounds, Mike Conley added 13 points and 11 assists for Memphis, the fifth seed. Kevin Durant missed a 16-foot jumper from the left wing to tie it with 6 seconds left, ...

Severe Weather Threats Moves into Lower Great LakesTennessee Valley on Wednesday

National Weather Service - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

SPC AC 211705 DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1205 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013 VALID 221200Z - 231200Z ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM THE LOWER GREAT LAKES INTO THE OH/TN VALLEYS ...SYNOPSIS HIGH AMPLITUDE BLOCKING PATTERN IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST MOVES SLOWLY EWD AND BEGINS TO PHASE ...

Flooding prompts Southaven mayor to declare emergency some Memphis streets also under water

Commercial Appeal - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Up to four inches of rain in the Memphis area during the afternoon also left several intersections in Memphis under water, especially along the Poplar ...

State Offers Stern Warning to Memphis on City Spending

Eyewitness News - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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Vanderbilt University Poll Tennesseans favor Medicaid expansion

Commercial Appeal - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

NASHVILLE -- About 60 percent of Tennesseans support expanding Medicaid to cover more working Tennesseans without health insurance, up from 51 percent last December, according to the new statewide Vanderbilt ...

Ark. Treasurer Resigns amid Extortion Charges

Eyewitness News - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas' state treasurer has resigned after federal prosecutors accused her of taking cash payments from a broker who handled a large amount of the state's investment portfolio.Democrat Martha Shoffner resigned effective Tuesday from the office she has held since 2007 and was re-elected to in 2010. She was barred by term limits from seeking re-election next ...