Memphis Roar

Despite a sluggish start, the Memphis Tigers (21-8, 11-3 C-USA) captured a 76-69 victory over Southern Miss on Saturday night. The Golden Eagles (16-12, 6-8 C-USA) had Tiger fans worrying in the first half after capturing a 15-4 lead. Unlike Memphis’ last performance at Houston, an embarrassing 92-75 loss, they were able to bounce back from a slow start and put away Southern Miss.

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“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” will build a new home for former Tiger Jeremy Williams, football coach at Greenville High School, and his family. Williams, who played football at Kendrick High in Columbus, suffers from ALS, a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that controls voluntary muscle movements. The condition is also often called Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

Jeremey’s son, Jacob, was born with spina bifida. Every detail is designed to accommodate for Jacob’s easy movement throughout the house in his wheelchair. The following was taken from NationwideHomes.com: Read the rest of this entry »

Houston, TX – Everyone knew Aubrey Coleman was bound to put on a show despite his bum leg. All 900 Houston fans that showed up tonight got their dollars’ worth. Deep threes? Fade-away jumpers? Acrobatic layups? Cougars’ fans in attendance at Hofheinz Pavillion wanted it and they got it. Coleman led the Houston Cougars (14-13, 6-7 C-USA) with 34 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the field in a 92-75 thrashing of the Tigers (20-8, 10-3 C-USA).  Read the rest of this entry »

The University of Memphis Tigers (20-7, 10-2) visit the Houston Cougars (13-13, 5-7) this Wednesday. After winning five straight conference games, the Tigers are looking to avoid a possible “trap” game against the Cougars, whose record is not necessarily a cause for concern. The Tigers have four regular-season games left, all against conference opponents, and the biggest challenge may be UAB in Birmingham. However, the Tigers will have their hands full with a Houston team who has some big conference wins against tough opponents at home. Read the rest of this entry »

Memphis Roar’s highlight footage of 2010 PF Tarik Black from the 2009 River City Showdown in Memphis, TN presented by BEAC. Black played with the Memphis Magic alongside Joe Jackson, Chris Crawford, and Adonis Thomas.

Memphis Roar’s coverage of new Tigers head coach Larry Porter’s introductory Press Conference. Filmed by Daniel Cox of ReFocus Productions in conjunction with Memphis Roar.