Calkins: Hardaway and the Tigers get a win they needed — and deserved
Memphis forward Josh Minott (20) shoots over Tulsa forward Jeriah Horne (41) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
The Memphis Tigers ended a tumultuous week by beating Tulsa. It was a win the Tigers desperately needed — and richly deserved.
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Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
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