Geoff Calkins
Calkins: Yes, Ryan Silverfield cried Saturday. Here’s why those tears felt right.
The Memphis Tigers didn’t have the season they wanted. But Saturday night they got the win they needed to keep their eight-year bowl streak alive.
Geoff Calkins
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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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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: It was Black Friday for Tigers and Grizzlies
The Memphis Tigers and Memphis Grizzlies lost two games and a superstar Friday night. But this particular Black Friday could have been a whole lot worse.
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Memphis GrizzliesCalkins: Why is Memphis 5-0? Because these Tigers are dogs
After beating Virginia Tech, Memphis is 5-0 for the first time in more than a decade. But it wasn’t the kids who carried them in this one. It was the dogs.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Tyler Harris is back where he belongs
Tyler Harris may have taken his shooting stroke to Iowa State — but he left his heart in Memphis. Now both are back where they belong.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Hey, dude, Grizzlies get a win
The Grizzlies put an emphatic end to their losing streak by routing the Rockets Monday. It may or may not mean the Grizzlies are back on track. But it was a happy birthday for Ja Morant’s dad!
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: The real reason to worry about Memphis football
Was Ryan Silverfield wrong to go for the two-point conversion Saturday? Maybe. But that’s not what Tigers football fans should be concerned about.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis Tigers make (T-shirt) history!
Memphis fans have high hopes this Tigers team will make history. The T-shirts already have.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: A mesmerizing start for Memphis
The ball went up. A new season started. And within five minutes, the Memphis Tigers had unleashed the kind of overwhelming talent that could make this a very special year.
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Memphis Tigers FootballCalkins: The day Memphis defeated Tennessee (and put me in bathrooms everywhere)
An updated column marking the momentous occasion.
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The day Memphis football defeated Tennessee, as told by those who lived it
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Spirit of MemphisCalkins: Happy 20th anniversary, Grizzlies! From Memphis, with love.
It was almost exactly 20 years ago that the Grizzlies played their first home game in Memphis. So as fans stream back into FedExForum for Wednesday’s opener, happy anniversary to us!
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Spirit of Memphis Calkins: Dancing with cancer. How two Memphis Pom teammates won’t let their diagnosis ruin their dreams
Josie Fellers and Chloe Wells are teammates on Memphis Pom who share a hometown, a birthday — and a fierce determination to not let cancer ruin their dreams.
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Spirit of MemphisCalkins: With daring and defense, Memphis football shows it’s not going anywhere
Saturday’s upset win over No. 23 SMU may not have been the biggest win of Ryan Silverfield’s tenure at Memphis. But never has the coach needed a win more.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Why Emoni Bates and Landers Nolley could be ‘crazy’ fun
Emoni Bates and Landers Nolley II looked sensational as they made their season debuts. This ‘crazy duo’ could be the key to the year for Memphis basketball.
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October 2021
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Spirit of MemphisCalkins: Larry O. Finch — a statue Memphians can celebrate
The statue of Larry Finch was a long time coming — but it arrived just in time.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: He came back from a coma. Why can’t he play one last season of hoops?
Collierville senior Rico Schwartz was in a coma for six days after he was hit by a drunk driver last year. Now the TSSAA won’t allow him to finish his final season. The family has filed suit.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Tigers are awesome! (But what’s up with the missing stars?)
The Memphis Tigers basketball team looked fabulous Sunday. (But what gives with four important players sitting out?)
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Don’t be stupid. There’s only one reason Memphis lost to UCF.
No, Memphis didn’t lose to UCF because of the coaching. Memphis lost to UCF because the program was down to its fourth quarterback.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: For Ja Morant and the Grizzlies, it was an eye-popping opener
By the time Ja Morant was finished for the evening, fans at FedExForum were chanting, “MVP! MVP!” On this night, Morant looked like a true superstar. The new season could be a whole lot of fun.
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Memphis Tigers FootballCalkins: With season on the brink, Tigers respond the way you’d want them to
After three straight losses, the future of the Memphis football program hung in the balance. Why Thursday’s win over Navy was bigger than most.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: After all these years, Memphis basketball is still ‘unbelievable, surreal’
Memphis fans thronged to FedExForum Wednesday to watch the return of Memphis Madness. It was a celebration of a new season — and a program that endures.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Pretty please, NCAA — just not a postseason ban
Judgment Day is coming for Memphis basketball. And that judgment could be severe.
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Geoff Calkins ‘I went home for Mom’s 97th birthday — and the end of her grand, generous life’
“I drove back home to Buffalo to celebrate my mother’s 97th birthday. Instead, I was there as she died. It was the end of a grand and generous life.”
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: If Memphis doesn’t stop losing, it’ll fumble away the future
For the second straight week, the Tigers fumbled away a big lead and a win. But that’s not the bad news. The bad news is what losing could mean for the athletic program.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Call the Liberty Bowl whatever you like. Just don’t call it good enough
The Liberty Bowl has a new name, which is fine. But the old stadium needs a whole lot more than that.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Penny Hardaway, Memphis Tigers are ‘going to be great’
The Memphis Tigers basketball team had its traditional open practice for the Rebounders on Tuesday. And after taking it all in, let me just say: Holy smokes!
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