Jarvis Greer
Sports Director
Memphis, TN
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Jarvis Greer celebrated his 40th anniversary at Action News 5 in April 2019.
The Memphis native has done it all en route to becoming sports director at 1960 Union Ave.
Jarvis is an Emmy Award-winning journalist. He's also won Memphis Magazine's "Best of Memphis" award three times.
Jarvis is a graduate of the University of Memphis with a degree in communication/fine arts. He and his wife, Emily, have two children, J.J. and McKenzie.
You can catch him on Action News 5 weekdays at 6 and 10 p.m.
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The Memphis Grizzlies’ home arena, the famous FedExForum, could be in line for as much as $350 million in renovations.
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When the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff makes its first appearance in the Southern Heritage Classic next year, it will do so with a new head coach.
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The non-conference portion of the Memphis Tigers Men’s Basketball schedule is now complete.
Both teams are off to good starts this year. Penny Hardaway’s group is 5-2 on the season and winners of 3 straight.
The American Athletic Conference (AAC) has honored six players of the University of Memphis football team.
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Stephen Glass took to the podium on Wednesday to share his vision for the Bluff City’s entrant in the United Soccer League.
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The Memphis Tigers are reportedly keeping Head Coach Ryan Silverfield and Quarterback Seth Henigan. According to quotes from the Commercial Appeal and Daily Memphian, both will be back in 2023.
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ormer Memphis High School coach Hugh Freeze is back in the SEC and is now the head football coach at Auburn.
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Memphis Tiger basketball point guard Kendric Davis is the AAC Player of the Week.
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If you want to check an up-and-coming hooper on the pro basketball side, you might want to ride on down to Southaven to catch the Memphis Hustle in NBA G-League Action against the Birmingham Squadron.
With a big Thanksgiving tournament coming up in Orlando, the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team is still digesting its feast of a home-opening victory against Virginia Commonwealth.
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There are only four schools in NCAA college football that have won at least 50 home games over the last 10 years. The University of Memphis is one of them.
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In the second round of the NCAA Tournament, The Memphis Tigers women’s soccer team hit the touchlines against Mississippi State.
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MF Alberto Cruz, F. Lineker Rodriguez dos Santos, and GK Chris Welch were all named 2nd Team All-AAC.
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The first touch for the first-round match will be 1 p.m. Saturday vs the Billikens.
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The 901FC is announcing it’s bringing record-setting forward Phillip Goodrum back for another season.
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Memphis Tigers won the game against Temple last night at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
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The Tigers, a collection of 5th-year seniors and upper-class transfers, stormed into Memorial Gym in Nashville and proceeded to sink the Commodores in their own sweltering arena, with 76-67 in the final Monday night.
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University of Memphis tight end Caden Prieskorn was named one of nine semifinalists for the 2022 John Mackey Award, the Friends of John Mackey announced on Tuesday. The Mackey Award is given annually to the best collegiate tight end.
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The Tigers men’s soccer team has upset 4th-ranked Tulsa in overtime 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament.
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The Memphis Tigers women’s soccer team is heading to the NCAA tournament for the 5th straight year.
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It’s the first of the sophomore’s career.
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The Reigning American Athletic Conference Player of the Year, Davis brings a 19.4 scoring, and 4.4 assist average to the U of M after transferring from SMU.
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Mission accomplished, but it takes some nerve-wracking clutch play to get the equalizer late Wednesday night at Portland.
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Memphis 901 FC is the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to postseason awards in the United Soccer League.
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The Trophy is named for Brandon Burlesworth, a former walk-on at Arkansas who went on to become an All-American Offensive Lineman.
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Whenever the Memphis Tigers and UCF Knights get together on the football field, there’s always a lot at stake in what’s been one of the top rivalries in the American Athletic Conference.
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The number is in for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl’s annual donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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The season is in the books, but the stardom lives on for three members of Memphis 901 FC.
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Tennessee leads the season’s first College Football Playoff rankings.
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Heupel’s team is unbeaten at 6 and 0, and ranked 3rd in the nation.
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Turning to college football, the accolades are still rolling in for the Tennessee Vols after their big win vs Alabama last Saturday.
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Memphis 901 FC is preparing for its first home playoff match in franchise history this weekend.
The U of M stays home for its next match, Saturday night at 7 p.m. vs FIU.
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It’s the Grizzlies and Knicks to open the season with tipoff time Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at FedExForum.
Tigers Kicker Chris Howard was named American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week
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The Vols are named Cheez-It Bowl National Team of the Week after their thrilling 52-49 win against the Crimson Tide.
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The Tennessee Vols haven’t played on the road since their big win at Pittsburgh almost a month ago.
The Beale Street Bears are looking to remain unbeaten when they take on the Miami Heat at FedExForum Friday night.
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During the 20th minute, the UofM hit a corner kick finding the toe of Defender Kimberly Smit, who knocked it into the back of the net.
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Tigers Defensive Coordinator Matt Barnes says Cougars Quarterback, fifth-year starter Clayton Toone, is not the problem.
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Fall Break kicks off in Memphis with some huge high school football action as neighborhood rivals Collierville and Houston get a jump on the holiday weekend.
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The Memphis Grizzlies traded in their basketball shoes for bowling shoes Wednesday.
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The 49ers are 7-1-1 on the season, but just 1-1 in the American.
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The Memphis Grizzlies basketball team bowls to raise money for St. Jude. Children’s Research Hospital.
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After all the preseason talk about Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF going to the Big 12 as supposedly the best teams in the AAC, only one team sits atop.
Some U of M fans has been open in their questioning of whether Hardaway would still favor Alex Lomax, his starter from way back to his East High days.
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The Tigers sit atop the American at 2-0 and are 4-1 overall.
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There are two players who earned platitudes in the American Athletic Conference for their play in the win Saturday against Temple.
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Rogers led the Bulldogs to the upset of seventeenth-ranked Texas A&M.
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