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Benefit concert for injured gymnast

Benefit concert for injured gymnast

(WMC-TV) - Avery Downing is a gymnast that was tragically injured while practicing a routine.

Faith Baptist Church will be the site of the "Team Avery Benefit Concert," June 2, at 6 p.m. to help raise money for the teen, along with a silent auction.

RDC Files $9.8M Application for Beale St. Landing

RDC Files $9.8M Application for Beale St. Landing

Riverfront Development Corp. is preparing for the next phase of Beale Street Landing: development of a riverfront park.

Summer soccer starts soon

Summer soccer starts soon

Are you looking to get your kicks on a soccer field during the hot Memphis summer?

If you're an adult (at least age-wise) then the Greater Memphis Soccer Association is looking for you.

St. Jude Bass Classic prepares for 40th tournament

St. Jude Bass Classic prepares for 40th tournament

Hundreds of Mid-South fisherman are gearing up to compete for a good cause this Memorial Day weekend in the St. Jude Bass Classic. The tournament is celebrating its' 40th year.

More than $2.5 million dollars have been raised since the competition’s beginning. Every dollar goes right to the hospital.

Each year the tournament focuses on one special patient, and fishing is a big part of this year’s patients’ family.

Hayden Taylor was recently diagnosed with cancer. Taylor and his father were out on the boat fishing when they received a phone call with the life-changing news.

Taylor’s family will drive from Virginia to be a part of the tournament.

Victory University baseball team hosts open tryouts

Victory University baseball team hosts open tryouts

Ever wanted a shot to play college baseball? Victory University is having a pair of open tryouts for the Eagle Baseball team for anyone interested in making the 2012-2013 roster.

The first tryout will be Thursday, May 17 at Gagliano Field at Halle City Park (2590 Mount Moriah Road, Memphis, TN 38115), and the second tryout will be Wednesday, May 30. Workouts are open to all 2012 High School Seniors and Junior College players finished with their baseball seasons.

NAACP 5K rocks Audubon Park on Saturday

(WMC-TV) - The NAACP Youth Council 5K Run-Walk starts at nine o'clock Saturday morning, May 5, at Audubon Park starting at Goodlett and Park Avenue.

The so-called "Run for Freedom" commemorates the 1954 Brown v. Topeka Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawing segregation in public schools.

See the Titanic in true 3-D in Tunica

See the Titanic in true 3-D in Tunica

Information provided by Hollywood Casino Tunica

The RMS Titanic, the world largest ship, sank April 15, 1912, after colliding with an iceberg in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. The accident claimed the lives of over 1,500 passengers. April 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the famed Titanic.  The 1997 Titanic movie, which won 11 Academy Awards and starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, has been rereleased in 3-D in time for this centennial.

But, if you really want to see the Titanic in true 3-D, then get to Hollywood Casino Tunica, just south of Memphis, to view their extensive, major memorabilia collection of props from the 1997 James Cameron Titanic movie.