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Calkins: Larry O. Finch — a statue Memphians can celebrate
The statue of Larry Finch was a long time coming — but it arrived just in time.
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.
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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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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: The Grizzlies are back. And so is the joy!
It may have been the happiest Grizzlies media day in the history of the franchise. And there was good reason for that.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: The Memphis streak is dead. And Memphis is responsible.
After nearly three years of winning at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, the Tigers lost a football game at home. They have nobody to blame but themselves.
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Memphis GrizzliesCalkins: Want to see Ja? Get the jab.
It’s a no-brainer to require proof of vaccination at FedExForum. And the Grizzlies and Tigers aren’t dumb.
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Memphis Tigers FootballCalkins: An unforgettable play — and an unforgettable day
The Memphis Tigers beat another SEC team Saturday. And you know what? It really does just mean more.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Savor the win, Memphians. (And also, the SEC tears.)
“Memphians have no reason to apologize for the football team’s win over Mississippi State Saturday. They should savor it as the triumph it was.”
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Spirit of Memphis Calkins: St. Jude roars into orbit!
At 7:02:56 Central Time Wednesday, a 29-year-old Memphian named Hayley Arceneaux rocketed Memphis and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital into space.
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Spirit of Memphis Calkins: 29-year-old is about to rocket Memphis and St. Jude into space
Hayley Arceneaux — a former St. Jude patient who now works as a physician assistant at the hospital — is poised to become the youngest person to ever orbit the Earth when Inspiration4 rockets into space Wednesday. Arceneaux says that representing St. Jude patients on the mission is “the biggest honor of my life.”
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Memphis football is still heart-stopping fun
The University of Memphis Tigers may not be headed to the conference they deserve — but this win may be just what fans needed.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: A fireworks accident nearly ended his career. Now Brandon Thomas may be the star Memphis needs
Brandon Thomas nearly blew off his hand in a fireworks accident in high school. Now he may be the star running back that the Memphis Tigers need.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Memphis and Fred Jones get the ‘Prime Time’ event they deserve
It’s Eddie George vs. Deion Sanders at the Liberty Bowl. Which is exactly the matchup that Fred Jones and the Southern Heritage Classic deserve.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Calkins: There’s only one way for Memphis to respond to the Big 12 snub
Here’s what Geoff Calkins thinks Memphis should do in response to being left out again.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Hey, look, I’ve got mail (on race, realignment and the Big 12)
I wrote a column last week pondering whether race was a factor in Memphis being perpetually overlooked in realignment. As you can imagine, this went over well.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Seth Henigan looked ‘fantastic,’ for openers
Seth Henigan on Saturday became the first true freshman quarterback to start an opener for the Memphis Tigers. And the best part? He didn’t look anything like a true freshman.
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