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2012 M Awards: Favorite Team

July 31, 2012 by MemphiSport Leave a Comment

We have done it. Another year of the M Awards. As it does every year, the Tigers will take home the top prize again this year. Though the margin of victory is getting closer every year. In any case, I don’t think the Tigers have anything to fear from the third place Rebels with a meager 5.26%. I would sing the “I’m so glad” song but I truly don’t know all the words… So here is my favorite pre-Jimi Jamison Survivor song…

Risin’ up, back on the street
Did my time, took my chances
Went the distance, now I’m back on my feet
Just a man and his will to survive

So many times, it happens too fast
You change your passion for glory
Don’t lose your grip on the dreams of the past
You must fight just to keep them alive

It’s the eye of the tiger, it’s the cream of the fight
Risin’ up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
And he’s watchin’ us all in the eye of the tiger.

Memphis Tigers Basketball, First Place: 49.23%
Memphis Grizzlies, Second Place: 31.58%
Ole Miss Football, Third Place: 5.26%

Best song to listen to while contemplating this category… Eye of the Tiger by Survivor. So what do you think, Memphis? Did you get it right? Tell us what you think in the comments below.

The 2012 M Award Winners

Favorite Concessions: FedExForum
Favorite Place To Tailgate: Tiger Lane
Favorite Sporting Venue: FedExForum
Favorite Race: St. Jude Marathon
Best Game: Grizzlies Game 6 Win
Most Memorable Moment: University of Memphis Gets Invitation to the Big East
Favorite Annual Event: Memphis Madness
Moment We Would Most Like To Forget: Grizzlies Game 1 Collapse to the Clippers
Best Offbeat Moment: Josh Pastner Accidentally Tweeting Out “Tony Parker”
Best Musical Performance: Ellen, St. Jude Patient, Singing the National Anthem at a Grizzlies Game
Best Place To Stock Up For The Big Game: Kroger
Best Local Sports Bar/Restaurant: Huey’s
Best National Sports Bar/Restaurant: Buffalo Wild Wings
Best Place To Eat Before/After The Game: Huey’s
Best Place To Take The Team After A Victory: Memphis Pizza Cafe
Best Place To Play Cards: Horseshoe Casino and Hotel
Best Golf Course: TPC Southwind
Favorite Golf Store: Edwin Watts Golf
Favorite Sporting Goods Store: Dick’s Sporting Goods
Favorite Sports Apparel Store: Tiger Bookstore
Favorite Workout Facility: YMCA
Favorite Healthy Store: Whole Foods Market
Favorite Place To Spend A Nice Afternoon: The Memphis Zoo
Favorite Bike Shop: Outdoors, Inc
Favorite Local Sports Radio Personality: Gary Parrish, Gary Parrish Show
Favorite Local Sports Radio Program: The Gary Parrish Show with Geoff Calkins
Favorite Sports Talk Radio Segment: Harvard/Horn Lake Trivia, Gary Parrish Show
Favorite Local TV Sports Personality: Geoff Calkins, Sports Files
Best Sports Website: memphisroar.com
Best Fantasy Sports Twitter: @FantasyLapides
Best Local Sports Twitter: @GaryParrishCBS
Favorite Sports Radio Station: 92.9 ESPN
Favorite Mascot: Super Grizz
Favorite Spirit Squad: Memphis Tigers Dance Team
Best Hair: Gary Parrish
Favorite Fighter: Jerry Lawler
Favorite Golfer: John Daly
Favorite Baseball Player: Matt Cain, San Francisco Giants
Favorite Football Player: DeAngelo Williams, Carolina Panthers
Favorite Basketball Player: Tony Allen, Memphis Grizzlies
Most Hated Rival: John Calipari
Favorite Athlete: Tony Allen, Memphis Grizzlies
Favorite Coach: Josh Pastner, Memphis Tigers
Favorite Team: Memphis Tigers Basketball

Check back here daily in the month of July for a new winner in MemphiSport’s annual celebration of the best in Memphis sports.

Filed Under: The 2012 M Awards, The Big Features Tagged With: Memphis Grizzlies, Memphis Tigers Basketball, Ole Miss Football

2012 M Awards: Favorite Coach

July 30, 2012 by MemphiSport Leave a Comment

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Josh Pastner, Memphis Tigers, First Place: 60.19%
Lionel Hollins, Memphis Grizzlies, Second Place: 20.70%
Mike Munchak, Tennessee Titans, Third Place: 7.01%

Best song to listen to while contemplating this category… Twister by Saliva. So what do you think, Memphis? Did you get it right? Tell us what you think in the comments below.

The 2012 M Award Winners

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Filed Under: The 2012 M Awards, The Big Features Tagged With: Josh Pastner, Lionel Hollins, Mike Munchak

MSL: 7.29.12

July 29, 2012 by MemphiSport Leave a Comment

Hour 1:

Kevin Cerrito and Marcus Hunter discuss the latest comments made by Survivor villain Russell Hantz about Sid Vicious and his son Frank. Plus, the guys recap the top 5 stories of the week in the Starting 5. Also, a preview of the 2012 Dodge This! tournament.

Hour 2:

WMC-TV sports anchor Carrie Anderson joins Kevin Cerrito and Marcus Hunter to analysis the 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremonies. Also, Hang Up & Listen. Plus, talk about the Redbirds’ instagram and game giveaways during Woohoos and Boos.

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Kevin Cerrito and Marcus Hunter host MemphiSport Live (MSL) on Sports 56 & 87.7 FM every Saturday from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. MSL was voted 3rd Best Sports Radio Show in the 2010 & 2011 Memphis Flyer Best of Memphis poll.

Follow the MSL hosts on Twitter @cerrito & @marcus_hunter

Filed Under: The Big Features Tagged With: #BB14, Ben Hogan, Big Brother 14, Carrie Anderson, Dodge This!, Frank, Hang Up & Listen, Kevin Cerrito, Marcus Hunter, MSL, Opening Ceremonies, Russell Hantz, Sid Vicious, Woohoo's and Boo's

2012 M Awards: Favorite Athlete

July 29, 2012 by MemphiSport Leave a Comment

Tony is a psychotic, deeply confused, autistic, socially inept man. He lives alone in a flat on a London council estate tower block. He obsessively collects 1980s violent action movies, and he aimlessly wanders the streets of London looking to connect with anybody, his daily routine is dull, empty, odd, and is made up of deeply bad habits. He has been unemployed and living on job seekers allowance for 20 years. Tony is a serial killer.

This description is not about Tony Allen. This description is about a bad movie made in 2009 called “Tony.” Tony Allen is not a serial killer, but a serial winner. Congrats.

Tony Allen, Memphis Grizzlies, First Place: 17.51%
Zach Randolph, Memphis Grizzlies, Second Place: 12.79%
Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls, Third Place: 10.77%

Best song to listen to while contemplating this category… Serial Killa by RBX, Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound and the DOC. So what do you think, Memphis? Did you get it right? Tell us what you think in the comments below.

The 2012 M Award Winners

Check back here daily in the month of July for a new winner in MemphiSport’s annual celebration of the best in Memphis sports.

Filed Under: The 2012 M Awards, The Big Features Tagged With: Derrick Rose, Tony Allen, Z-Bo, Zach

2012 M Awards: Most Hated Rival

July 28, 2012 by MemphiSport Leave a Comment

Is it a rival if you don’t even play games against them? Who knows. Hopefully the hatred in Memphis will subside now that he has won a big one up there in Kentucky? Kentucky and Memphis are both missing an opportunity here to cash in on this non-rivalry while it is hot. Who is running these institutions anyway?

John Calipari, First Place: 38.73%
Tennessee Volunteers, Second Place: 26.03%
Los Angeles Clippers, Third Place: 14.92%

Best song to listen to while contemplating this category… Stab My Back by All-American Rejects. So what do you think, Memphis? Did you get it right? Tell us what you think in the comments below.

The 2012 M Award Winners

Check back here daily in the month of July for a new winner in MemphiSport’s annual celebration of the best in Memphis sports.

Filed Under: The 2012 M Awards, The Big Features Tagged With: John Calipari, Los Angeles Clippers, Tennessee Volunteers

2012 M Awards: Favorite Basketball Player

July 27, 2012 by MemphiSport Leave a Comment

Holy basketball town Batman. What in the world happened here? This category is usually dominated by Tiger basketball players. This year, the Grizzlies have it locked down. First. Second. Third. Done. Coach Pastner, you are on notice. You need to win big or the Grizzlies may become this town’s favorite team.

Tony Allen, Memphis Grizzlies, First Place: 19.61%
Marc Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies, Second Place: 18.95%
Zach Randolph, Memphis Grizzlies, Third Place: 17.32%

Best song to listen to while contemplating this category… Allentown by Billy Joel. So what do you think, Memphis? Did you get it right? Tell us what you think in the comments below.

The 2012 M Award Winners

Check back here daily in the month of July for a new winner in MemphiSport’s annual celebration of the best in Memphis sports.

Filed Under: The 2012 M Awards, The Big Features Tagged With: marc gasol, Tony Allen, Zach Randolph

5 Must See Grizzlies Games on the 2012-13 Schedule

July 27, 2012 by C.J. Hurt Leave a Comment

Photo by Justin Ford

The Grizzlies announced their regular season games for the 2012-2013 season and it is full of intriguing matchups. Thanks to consecutive trips to the post season, Memphis has 15 nationally televised games, the most ever in franchise history. They get the annual MLK game, this year it is against the Pacers, and get to play every NBA team at home this season after not playing the Celtics and the Heat at the Forum last year. Here is a list of five games every Grizzlies’ fan should watch this year.

LA Clippers October 31^st @ The Staples Center
This is the Grizzlies first game of the year and it comes against the team that eliminated them from the playoffs in the first round, in a thrilling seven game series last season. The Clippers should be one of the West’s best teams and give Memphis a good gauge of how good they are at the start of the season. The masters of flop are down one phenomenal flopper in Reggie Evans and Nick Young. However, Chauncey Billups will be back and LA has added Jamal Crawford and Mr. Kardashian himself Lamar Odom, so they should be even better this year. A back court of Billups and Chris Paul with Blake Griffin at power forward is going to be difficult to matchup with, but will be an exciting first game for all Grizzlies’ fans.

Utah Jazz November 5^th @ FedExForum
This is the home opener for Memphis and it comes against a very good opponent. The Jazz were a playoff team last season, and while nobody is going to get any Jazz player confused with Karl Malone or John Stockton, they are very capable of ruining the festivities for fans during the home opener. Memphis is 3-1 the past two years against the Jazz at home, so a win is highly probable on opening night.

Miami Heat November 11^th @ FedExForum
A Sunday night game against the defending NBA champions is cause for excitement every year. Lebron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh return to Memphis for the first time since 2010 thanks to the lockout. The last time the Heat visited the “Grind House” Rudy Gay hit a last second shot over James to give Memphis a 97-95 victory. Add to it that this Heat team has former Grizzlies’ fan favorites Mike Miller and Shane Battier and you have a must watch scenario for Grizzlies’ fans.

Oklahoma City Thunder November 14^th @Chesapeake Energy Arena
Just three days after taking on the Finals Champion Miami Heat, the Grizzlies take a trip to Oklahoma City to battle the Western Conference Champion. The hated Thunder have several superstars including the two time NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant and Serge Ibaka a First Team All NBA Defensive selection. Perhaps the most intriguing player on the Thunder roster is former first round draft pick by Memphis, Hasheem Thabeet. He has been dubbed a bust in Memphis, and nothing would make Grizzlies’ fans more upset than seeing Thabeet play a significant role on a title contender especially OKC. This is also the Grizzlies first nationally televised game of the year.

Dallas Mavericks February 27th @ FedExForum
The Grizzlies are 5-2 against the Mavs the past two seasons. And this divisional rivalry has had some additional fuel added to the fire with OJ Mayo becoming a member of the Mavs this season. This will be Mayo’s second trip back to the Forum after averaging 15.2 points per game as a member of the Grizzlies. It will be an emotional game for Mayo and fans who have grown accustomed to seeing him put the three point guns in their holster throughout the past four seasons. It is also the regular season finale and playoff positioning might be on the line.

CJ Hurt covers the Grizzlies for MemphiSport. Follow him @churtj09 for live tweets from FedExForum.

Filed Under: Grizzlies, The Big Features, Web Exclusives Tagged With: Chris Bosh, CHRIS PAUL, dallas mavericks, Dwayne Wade, Kardashian, Kevin Durant, la clippers, Lamar Odom, Lebron James, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, OJ Mayo, OKC Thunder, Rudy Gay, Serge Ibaka, Shane Battier

2012 M Awards: Favorite Football Player

July 26, 2012 by MemphiSport Leave a Comment

First place here claimed more than 45% of the vote and second place only 17%. First place played for the University of Memphis and second place played against them while at Ole Miss. Last year my quote was this, “I can’t imagine a scenario where this year’s second place winner could take this award next year. Pre-congratulations for winning this award next year, DeAngelo!” This is the sixth year of the M Awards. I am going to go ahead and call this award for the next four years. After DeAngelo wins this award for ten years straight we will rename this the DeAngelo Williams Favorite Football Player Award.

DeAngelo Williams, Carolina Panthers, First Place: 45.36%
Eli Manning, NY Giants, Second Place: 17.87%
Chris Johnson, Tennessee Titans, Third Place: 8.59%

Best song to listen to while contemplating this category… Running by No Doubt. So what do you think, Memphis? Did you get it right? Tell us what you think in the comments below.

The 2012 M Award Winners

Check back here daily in the month of July for a new winner in MemphiSport’s annual celebration of the best in Memphis sports.

Filed Under: The 2012 M Awards, The Big Features Tagged With: Chris Johnson, DeAngelo Williams, Eli Manning

2012 M Awards: Favorite Baseball Player

July 25, 2012 by MemphiSport 1 Comment

Abbott: Strange as it may seem, they give ball players nowadays very peculiar names.
Costello: Funny names?
Abbott: Nicknames, nicknames. Now, on the St. Louis team we have Who’s on first, What’s on second, I Don’t Know is on third–
Costello: That’s what I want to find out. I want you to tell me the names of the fellows on the St. Louis team.
Abbott: I’m telling you. Who’s on first, What’s on second, I Don’t Know is on third–
Costello: You know the fellows’ names?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: Well, then who’s playing first?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: I mean the fellow’s name on first base.
Abbott: Who.
Costello: The fellow playin’ first base.
Abbott: Who.
Costello: The guy on first base.
Abbott: Who is on first.
Costello: Well, what are you askin’ me for?
Abbott: I’m not asking you–I’m telling you. Who is on first.|
Costello: I’m asking you–who’s on first?
Abbott: That’s the man’s name.
Costello: That’s who’s name?
Abbott: Yes.

Matt Cain, San Francisco Giants, First Place: 39.42%
Dan Uggla, Atlanta Braves, Second Place: 20.44%
Eli Hynes, Memphis Tigers, Third Place: 13.50%

Best song to listen to while contemplating this category… Clubland by Elvis Costello. So what do you think, Memphis? Did you get it right? Tell us what you think in the comments below.

The 2012 M Award Winners

Check back here daily in the month of July for a new winner in MemphiSport’s annual celebration of the best in Memphis sports.

Filed Under: The 2012 M Awards, The Big Features Tagged With: Dan Uggla, Eli Hynes, Matt Cain

2012 M Awards: Favorite Golfer

July 24, 2012 by MemphiSport Leave a Comment

Sandy: I want you to kill every gopher on the course!
Carl: Check me if I’m wrong Sandy, but if I kill all the golfers, they’re gonna lock me up and throw away the key…
Sandy: Gophers, ya great git! The gophers! The little brown furry rodents!
Carl: We can do that; we don’t even have to have a reason.

This has no bearing on this category, but I have very few opportunities to quote Carl Spackler.

John Daly, First Place: 27.34%
Memphis Tigers Golf Team, Second Place: 20.86%
Justin Timberlake, Third Place: 15.11%

Best song to listen to while contemplating this category… Gopher Guts by Aesop Rock. So what do you think, Memphis? Did you get it right? Tell us what you think in the comments below.

The 2012 M Award Winners

Check back here daily in the month of July for a new winner in MemphiSport’s annual celebration of the best in Memphis sports.

Filed Under: The 2012 M Awards, The Big Features Tagged With: John Daly, Justin Timber, Memphis Tiger Golf Team

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