MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - The Memphis Tigers basketball team announced plans for a foreighn exhibition tour of the Bahamas from August 14 to 18.  This allows the Tigers to begin a 10-day practice schedule August 2.

“Per NCAA rules, basketball programs are allowed to take a foreign trip once every four years, and my staff and I feel this is a great opportunity for this team,” said head coach Josh Pastner. “We have such a young squad, and with the 10 extra practice days the NCAA allows for the trip, we hope the team grows and bonds together for the upcoming season."

A priest making a 5,000-mile bike trip will head to Memphis on Sunday, August 1.

Fr. Matthew Ruhl, S.J. and his Cycling for Change team will arrive in Memphis mid-afternoon.  They will be at Mass at St. Louis Church at 6 p.m., followed by a parish dinner.  Monday, August 2, a fundraiser event will be held at Spindin's at 383 South Main Street at 5 p.m.

The bicycle trek, which began in Cape Flattery, Washington, on Memorial Day, will end 5,000 miles away in Key West, Florida, on Labor Day.  Fr. Ruhl and 11 other cyclists decided to combine their passion for helping the poor with their passion for cycling in this bike ride, which promotes Catholic Charities USA's Campaign to Reduce Povery.

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MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - Hundreds of senior citizens received free legal advice Tuesday during a special clinic in Orange Mound. Volunteers with Memphis Area Legal Services held the special event at the Orange Mound Community Center.

"I'm here today about my wishes in the event of my death," attendee Billie Winding said.

Some seniors, like Winding, needed help making out a will, while others got advice on getting a power of attorney.  Still others were interested in setting up an advanced care plan - a document that spells out exactly what they would want doctors and relatives to do if they were unable to make those decisions for themselves.