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LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Pau Gasol joined the Los Angeles Lakers just over 15 years ago, the Spanish 7-footer banished his ego, redoubled his work ethic and immediately turned this team into contenders who eventually became champions. Gasol and Kobe Bryant did it all together, and their numbers now hang side by side in […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The search is on for three teenage boys on the run in West Tennessee after escaping the Wilder Youth Development Center late Saturday night. Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services provided the following: “Three youth escaped from The Wilder Youth Development Center Saturday evening. DCS immediately notified law enforcement of the identities of the missing teens when […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A day of terror that left four dead and three wounded in a Tennessee city this week tore a hole in the hearts of those left behind: the grandmother of three children left without parents, the man who lay down beside his fallen best friend and refused to leave, the daughter […]

First it was Kyrie Irving to Dallas. Then came Kevin Durant to Phoenix. The breakup in Brooklyn is rebuilding some contenders in the West. Trade deadline day in the NBA on Thursday featured plenty of moves, with the Suns making the biggest as they chase the first championship in franchise history. They acquired Durant by […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Ford Motor Company on Wednesday rolled into downtown Memphis to show off its new F-150 Lightning pickup truck, which will soon be built in West Tennessee. Just outside of the Edge Motor Museum on Marshall Avenue, Ford’s past in the form of an antique Ford Model T, met the future of […]

MEMPHIS – More wheeling and dealing for the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies trading away De’Anthony Melton to the 76ers for Philadelphia’s 23rd pick in the first round and veteran Danny Green. With that pick, the Grizz selecting David Roddy, a 6-6 forward out of Colorado State and the 2022 Mountain West Player of the Year. Melton […]

If you’re like most of the country, you probably didn’t count on a No. 8 seed reaching the national title game last year — or a No. 15 seed making it to the Elite Eight. Thank you North Carolina and Saint Peter’s, who made sure there’s nowhere to go but up trying to pick a […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thursday, Nov. 3 marks the last day of early voting in Shelby County. If you don’t get to the polls, you may find yourself waiting in line on election day next Tuesday. The early voting numbers so far have been very low. Just more than 89,000 voters have cast a ballot in […]

Newest Restaurant Report Card | If you want the latest Shelby County restaurant scores sent directly to your inbox, sign up for it today on WREG’s Newsletter here. Each week WREG is rounding up the highest and lowest scores from Shelby County restaurant inspections. Find more scores from Shelby County and other Tennessee counties here. Lowest: First Assembly Christian School […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. —  Tuesday, Oct. 11 marks the last day to register to vote for the November 8th election. In Tennessee, you can register three ways, in person at your local election office, online, or by mail. In Arkansas, you can register in person or by mail. The deadline to register in person has passed […]

For the second time, the NBA will have an international player as its scoring champion. It will be the second time in as many years. Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid — who was born in Cameroon — is on the cusp of becoming a back-to-back scoring champion, though he and Dallas’ Luka Doncic might take that race […]