Geoff Calkins
Columnist
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.
There are 976 articles by Geoff Calkins :
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October 2018
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Geoff Calkins As the Christian Brothers University basketball team is preparing to play an exhibition game against the University of Memphis at FedExForum Friday, the university is exploring a move from Division II to Division III, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. The board of trustees discussed the merits of such a move at its meeting Tuesday afternoon.
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November 2018
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: With its all-Memphis backcourt, Tiger basketball could spark a party in the 901
Now that the exhibition portion of the season is over, I offer the following thought: The Memphis Tigers could win the tournament. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Penny’s first win ‘felt like home’
Jeremiah Martin dropped in one 3-pointer, then he dropped in another 3-pointer, then FedExForum erupted in joy. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Memphis headed to fifth straight bowl game (unlike some schools you know)
You know what school hasn’t been to five straight bowl games? -
Geoff Calkins Chapter Two: How Penny Hardaway proved the skeptics wrong – and a university president right
Penny Hardaway’s final assignment at the University of Memphis – the final assignment before he could get his degree – was a paper on Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” -
Memphis Tigers Basketball Chapter One: The second Penny Hardaway era begins at Memphis
When Penny Hardaway debuted at Memphis the first time, people wore tuxes. -
Memphis Tigers Basketball Calkins: Undaunted by loss to LSU, Hardaway says Tigers can be ‘special team’
BATON ROUGE — Memphis guard Tyler Harris is listed at 5-9. LSU forward Kavell Bigby-Williams is listed at 6-11. So there’s no reasonable way to explain what Harris did with 14:39 left in the second half. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Tony Allen hands out turkeys, talks about his future
Tony Allen started to hand Zamarion Boyd the Thanksgiving basket, but then, noting the size of Zamarion — who is just five — Allen reconsidered and handed the basket to Zamarion’s brother instead. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Memphis shows its guts in thrilling double-overtime win over Yale
Tyler Harris stepped to the line with 2.9 seconds left needing to hit three straight free throws to tie the game and send it into overtime. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: James Wiseman has to pick Memphis, right?
It’s got to be Memphis, right? -
Sports Chapter Three: During an emotional week, Memphis basketball fans fell back in love
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: James Wiseman picks Memphis over Kentucky and it could be a magical ride
Just before noon, James Wiseman looked into the ESPN cameras, and said “After long, thoughtful consideration, I will be attending the University of . . .” -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: A memorable day for James Wiseman and the Memphis Tigers ends with a memorable night
At the end of the night, they posed for photos. Malcolm Dandridge on the left, DJ Jeffries in the middle, James Wiseman on the right. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: After embarrassing loss, Penny Hardaway lashes out at Penny Hardaway
ORLANDO — Penny Hardaway sat in front of the microphone in the wake of Oklahoma State’s blowout win over the Memphis Tigers in the AdvoCare Invitational and decided to really lay into the individual he thought was responsible for the listless performance. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Memphis Tigers win the West – by being who they are
Mike Norvell had time to think about the play, time to think about exactly what to call. -
Geoff Calkins Chapter Four: Penny Hardaway has his greatest triumph – then frets about being a laughingstock
ORLANDO – Just a few days earlier, Penny Hardaway had been sitting along the baseline at the Landers Center, watching three gifted recruits light up the court. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: As Tigers go for a title, it’s Memphis vs. Errrbody once again
ORLANDO — After the traditional photos with the championship trophy, after the smiles and the shaking of hands, Memphis coach Mike Norvell quietly handed a football to UCF coach Josh Heupel — signed by the Memphis team — to give to UCF’s injured quarterback, McKenzie Milton.
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December 2018
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: A loss to UCF reminds us, it’s not easy being a Memphis sports fan
ORLANDO — Nobody said that following Memphis sports was going to be all happiness and joy. -
Geoff Calkins Chapter Five: As his team struggles to take flight, Penny Hardaway buys the wings
How, you may ask, did Penny Hardaway come to sign a wing sauce stain? -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Penny’s Tigers show they are getting better in win over South Dakota State
After eight games, after four wins and four losses, after trips to Baton Rouge, Orlando and Miami, the Memphis Tigers are the one thing you should have really wanted them to be at this point in the season. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Great night for some Memphians (really!) as Grizzlies smashed by Lakers
You know who had a good night for Memphis Saturday? -
Geoff Calkins Chapter Six: Why the Penny Hardaway bobblehead means so much
At precisely 11:42 a.m. Saturday, the Memphis Tigers ran out of Penny Hardaway bobbleheads. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: ‘Let’s just do this.’ Why Mike Norvell ended speculation about his future
Mike Norvell had just returned to his office from a day of recruiting in Memphis high schools when he saw a tweet from my former colleague Mark Giannotto speculating about his future. -
Geoff Calkins CBU decides to remain in Division II and Gulf South
After studyings its options, Christian Brothers University announced Tuesday its athletics will remain a member of the NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Is it possible to be a fan of both Memphis and Tennessee? NO!
As the big game bears down upon us, as Memphis prepares to play Tennessee in basketball, let us all come together to agree on one essential truth: you have to pick a side.
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