DeMarre Carroll

Five key contributors return for Tigers, ranked 15th in preseason. Expectations keep going up at Missouri. You'll not hear Mike Anderson complaining about it.

At Missouri, Anderson's 'kids' really are _ not to mention nephews, best pal's sons. Missouri's Mike Anderson is one basketball coach who literally means it when he talks about the Tiger program as his family.

Kim English and Keith Ramsey each score 20, Missouri defense swarms Clemson for 86-78 victory. "The Fastest 40 Minutes in Basketball" is still humming.

Conley, Gay send Grizzlies past Nets 107-101. Mike Conley and Rudy Gay had 21 points each, and Marc Gasol added 19 points and 13 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies withstood a second-half rally to defeat the New Jersey Nets 107-101, snapping an eight-game home losing streak.

Grizzlies F Darrell Arthur, out all season because of pectoralis surgery, to return Tuesday. Memphis Grizzlies forward Darrell Arthur, who has not played this season while recovering from surgery in October, plans to make his debut Tuesday night against the Atlanta Hawks.

Gerald Wallace tips in Raymond Felton's miss at buzzer, Bobcats beat Grizzlies 89-87. Gerald Wallace tipped in Raymond Felton's missed shot at the buzzer to give the Charlotte Bobcats an 89-87 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night, continuing their home dominance.

Mayo scores 28, Randolph 23 in Grizzlies' 116-111 win in overtime over Wizards. O.J. Mayo scored 28 points, Zach Randolph had six of his 23 points in overtime and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Washington Wizards 116-111 on Monday night.

Boozer has 24 points, 15 boards in Utah's 120-93 win over Memphis. Carlos Boozer had 24 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists and the Utah Jazz tied their season-best winning streak with their third straight victory, beating the Memphis Grizzlies 120-93 Monday night.

Grizzlies, Iverson end 1-year contract after All-Star played only 3 games. The Allen Iverson experiment with the Memphis Grizzlies is over.

Wade delivers late, Heat rally to top Grizzlies 99-93. Dwyane Wade scored 35 points in 29 minutes and the Miami Heat overcame an early 18-point deficit in beating the Memphis Grizzlies 99-93 in a preseason game Wednesday night.

Evans scores 27 to lead Hawks over Grizzlies 111-96. Maurice Evans, playing for the first time in the preseason, scored 27 points to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 111-96 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.

Top-seeded Connecticut looking to slow down No. 3 Missouri in West final. When the NCAA released its brackets two weeks ago, many observers relished the prospect of a West regional final between top-seeded Connecticut and No. 2 Memphis.

Tiller scores 23 and Missouri ends Memphis' 27-game winning streak 102-91 in West semifinals. When freshman Marcus Denmon swished one from three-quarters court at the halftime buzzer to put his team up by 13, it sure looked like Missouri's night.

Tiller scores 23 and Missouri ends Memphis' 27-game winning streak in NCAA West semifinals. When freshman Marcus Denman swished one from three-quarters court at the halftime buzzer to put his team up by 13, it sure looked like Missouri's night. And when Mizzou later made it a 24-point lead, it looked unbelievably easy. That's when Memphis made things interesting.

Tale of the Tigers: Missouri, Memphis match energy, intensity. Missouri and Memphis have much more in common than a nickname.

Freshman Kim English sinks decisive free throws as Missouri upsets Marquette 83-79 in NCAAs. When the stakes were highest, Kim English was perfect at the line. Lazar Hayward stepped over it. That was the difference in Missouri's 83-79 win over Marquette in the NCAA tournament Sunday. English came off the bench for an injured teammate to make the go-ahead free throws with 5.5 seconds left. Hayward lost control and crossed the baseline before making the ensuing inbound pass for a turnover that allowed the third-seeded Tigers to ice the game.

English steps in, sinks decisive free throws in Missouri's 83-79 win over Marquette. Four unbelievable minutes. Two gargantuan free throws.

English steps in, sinks decisive free throws in Missouri's 83-79 win over Marquette. Four unbelievable minutes. Two gargantuan free throws.

Cheese & potatoes: Wisconsin, Marquette both advance to second round in Boise. Wisconsin and Marquette fans will have to tolerate each other in hotel lobbies and elevators for another couple days.

Carroll starts hitting and Missouri rolls in second half for 78-59 win over Cornell. Once Missouri started moving, the buckets started falling for DeMarre Carroll and the rest of the Tigers.