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Memphis Grizzlies forward James Ennis III, right, attempts to shoot against San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, April 4, 2017, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)

Spurs rally late, beat Grizzlies 95-89 in overtime

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ - Associated Press

Supporters of the Black Lives Matter and Fight for $15 movements march down the streets of Memphis on the 49th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

The Latest: Hundreds call for equality during Memphis march

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This March 25, 2017 photo shows an art exhibit set up in the Clayborn Temple in Memphis, Tenn. With work to stabilize the building complete, the goal now is to fix up the church for meetings, religious ceremonies, community events and other gatherings. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Neglected US civil rights church is returned to its glory

By ADRIAN SAINZ - Associated Press

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, second from left, and Andrew Young, second from right, pose for photos after the unveiling of a historical marker at Memphis International Airport commemorating the final flight of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, April 3, 2017 in Memphis, Tenn. Also pictured are Operation Hope founder and CEO John Hope Bryant, far left, SunTrust Bank executive Johnny Moore, far right, and Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority board member Pamela Clary, third from right. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz).

Historical marker dedicated to MLK at Memphis airport

By ADRIAN SAINZ - Associated Press

NBA Capsules

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In this Feb. 10, 2017 photo, Dr. Daniel Sumrok, a family physician and director of the Center for Addiction Science at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, talks to a group during a therapy session in McKenzie, Tenn. Those attending the session said painkillers prescribed after accidents or injuries paved the way to their dependence on opioids. (Yalonda M. James /The Commercial Appeal via AP)

Largely white opioid epidemic highlights black frustration

By KEVIN McKENZIE - Associated Press

Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11) drives against Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea (5) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 31, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Grizzlies clinch playoff spot with 99-90 win over Mavericks

By CLAY BAILEY - Associated Press

Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11) reacts after scoring in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Conley scores 36 as Grizzlies rout Pacers 110-97

By CLAY BAILEY - Associated Press

Man faces sentencing in killing of Memphis police officer

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North Carolina forward Luke Maye, center, celebrates with teammates after shooting the winning basket in the second half of the South Regional final game against Kentucky in the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. The basket gave North Carolina a 75-73 win. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Luke Maye hits late jumper to lift North Carolina to Final Four

By Teresa M. Walker - Associated Press

Other cities can’t compare with hometown

By BY TONYA S. GRACE - Associated Press

Wisconsin forward Ethan Happ (22) practices his free throws during practice, Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Wisconsin will play Florida on Friday in an east regional semifinal of the NCAA college basketball tournament. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

The Latest: Chiozza’s 3 gives SEC an Elite Eight trio

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FILE - In this April 1, 2009, file photo, former Memphis basketball coach John Calipari answers question during a press conference with local media outside his East Memphis, Tenn., home, about leaving the university and heading to Kentucky to take over their storied program. The NCAA Tournament is bringing coach John Calipari back to the town where fans still hate him for ditching the Memphis Tigers for Kentucky in 2009, a decision all the more painful because the coach's best season was wiped off the books just months after leaving. (Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal via AP)

Memphis’ not-so-favorite son Calipari returns for Sweet 16

By TERESA M. WALKER - Associated Press

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili (20), of Argentina, looks to pass to forward LaMarcus Aldridge (12) as he is defended by Memphis Grizzlies forward Troy Daniels (30) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 23, 2017, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)

Aldridge, Leonard lead Spurs to 97-90 win over Grizzlies

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ - Associated Press

FILE - At left, in a Jan. 4, 2017, file photo, Butler head coach Chris Holtman yells in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Villanova in Indianapolis. At right, in a March 19, 2017, file photo, North Carolina head coach Roy Williams shouts at his team during the first half in a second-round NCAA men's college basketball tournament game against Arkansas in Greenville, S.C. Butler and North Carolina meet in an NCAA college basketball tournament regional semifinal game in Memphis, Tenn., on Friday, March 24. (AP Photo/File)

Crème de la crème: Hoop royalty meet in Memphis for Sweet 16

By CLAY BAILEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2017, file photo, the abandoned childhood home of singer Aretha Franklin sits behind a security fence in Memphis, Tenn. Recently, the Franklin birthplace and the surrounding neighborhoods have moved to the forefront of a large cleanup effort, as the city refuses to accept decay as a fact of life in the urban landscape. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Blight battle finds focus at Aretha Franklin’s birthplace

By ADRIAN SAINZ - Associated Press

Michigan head coach John Beilein questions a call during the first half of a second-round game against Louisville in the men’s NCAA college basketball tournament in Indianapolis, Sunday, March 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Tipping Off: On to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament

By JIM O'CONNELL - Associated Press

Cincinnati's Jacob Evans tries to steal the ball from UCLA guard Isaac Hamilton during the first half of a second-round game of the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Sacramento, Calif., Sunday, March 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

UCLA beats Cincinnati 79-67 to earn Sweet 16 trip

By JOHN MARSHALL - Associated Press

Seton Hall's Angel Delgado (31) shoots over Arkansas's Moses Kingsley (33) during the second half in a first-round game of the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Greenville, S.C., Friday, March 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

The Latest: Sweet 16 set after 2 more major upsets

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Shelby County sheriff's deputies block a road leading to a house where authorities say a woman was shot by deputies on Friday, March 17, 2017 in Lakeland, Tenn. Authorities say the woman shot by deputies in the residential neighborhood in the West Tennessee city of Lakeland has died. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

The Latest: Officials: Woman shot by deputies pointed BB gun

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