Arkansas defeated Vanderbilt yesterday to become the SEC men’s basketball champions. The win vaulted them up to a 4 seed in the West when the NCAA tournament bracket came out. The Hogs will face 13 Hawai’i in the first round. If they win, they’ve got the winner of 5 Wisconsin/12 West Point in the second round.
Calipari’s starting to look like a good hire!
Keep your eye on Arkansas PG Darius Acuff Jr. in the tournament… rumor has it that the Memphis Grizzlies front office is keen on him.
In the Midwest, 6 Tennessee has the winner of the 11 seed play-in between Miami of Ohio and SMU. Sounds like a recipe to send the Vols’ bozo fans home early.
Here’s a list of last night’s Oscar winners. It’s the award named after a green Muppet in a garbage can.
Congratulations to Peabody Hotel restaurant Chez Philippe on earning five diamonds from AAA.
From WREG: At the Memphis Zoo, a curious otter paid a gibbon a visit.
WhatNow has more info on Lost Art cocktail bar coming to the corner of S. Main and Pontotoc.
Grizzlies at Chicago Bulls, 7 tonight on FanDuel Sports.
The Orpheum’s 2026-27 season reveal is tonight. Free to attend.
Any of my readers been to KUYA yet? I’m ready for some Filipino food and am thinking about going Thursday or Friday. What should I order? Email me at paul.ryburn@gmail.com and let me know.
Hey, let’s ask AI! Gemini says lumpia (egg rolls), skewers, adobo, and the halo-halo shaved ice dessert.
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