The university says he will be taken to the Memphis Zoo for an autopsy. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The University of Memphis’s Bengal Tiger mascot TOM III has died at the age of 12.

For more than 40 years, the University of Memphis has brought out tigers named TOM ("Tigers of Memphis") to support the school's sports teams.

To celebrate the drive it takes to advance to the 84th annual Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, title sponsor Goodyear unveils life-sized tire sculptures of Penn State University’s mascot, the ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There will be something missing from the Liberty Bowl when football season returns this fall. Memphis Tiger mascot Tom III will not be attending football games this fall after ...

The University of Memphis and the Memphis Zoo plan to keep the tradition of a live tiger at U of M home games going, University of Memphis President Dr. David Rudd announced Monday.

MEMPHIS – This past weekend, the University of Kentucky followed up their big upset of Florida with a game against Murray State. That would be the Murray State Racers, a small school in western ...