Calkins: Le Bonheur cardiologist says concern about heart damage ‘not a reason to cancel sports’
Should parents be worried about their kids who play sports? Dr. Jason Johnson, of Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, tells us what we need to know.
Geoff Calkins
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Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. 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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Memphis GrizzliesCalkins: Grizzlies don’t need a lottery miracle — they already got Ja Morant
Elliot Perry will be representing the team in the draft again, just like he did last year. But there's no anxiety this time around.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: For Ja Morant and the Grizzlies, this is what makes the future magnificent
The season ended with a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers Saturday. But the rookie showed the country why this will be remembered as one of the most important seasons in the history of the franchise.
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Memphis GrizzliesCalkins: Grizzlies give a feel-good season the feel-good ending it deserves
Memphis' triumph against the Bucks gave them a spot in the playoff play-in series against the Trail Blazers. It was the ending this unlikely regular season deserved.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: The surprising truth about dropping your freshman at college in the age of COVID-19
I dropped off my youngest kid at college this week. The pandemic has changed everything about that experience. Except the stuff that matters most.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: There’s one last thing for the Grizzlies to do at Disney
After losing to the Boston Celtics, the Grizzlies' trip to Disney appears to be nearing the end. But one more great ride remains.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Memphis football is asking for your help
The campaign with season ticket holders is #KeepMemphisRoaring. The hope is that they will.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Grizzlies trip to the bubble is just so 2020
No, this isn't what the Grizzlies expected. There have been setbacks in Orlando they didn't foresee. But this year of all years, maybe y'all know how that feels.
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Sports Calkins: Good news, Grizzlies fans — Ja Morant may be ticked
After losing to the New Orleans Pelicans Monday night, the Grizzlies are now 0-3 in the bubble. But if you're looking for good news, that chip on Ja Morant's shoulder may be getting bigger, still.
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GolfCalkins: How lucky shoes and St. Jude helped win the strangest Memphis golf tournament ever
Justin Thomas relied on lucky shoes and good fortune to win the WGC FedEx-St. Jude Invitational. But St. Jude kids were once again the star of the show.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Steve Montgomery taught us to look for the goodness — which we must do again today
My longtime pastor, Steve Montgomery, died of injuries from a bicycle accident earlier this week. What would Steve have said to help us make sense of his death? I asked some of his close friends.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Grizzlies lose a heartbreaker — and boy, did it feel good
The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in the first of eight seeding games. It was agonizing, certainly. But somehow, the agony felt wonderful.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: It’s Memphis against the world. Or at least the rest of the NBA
The Grizzlies normally save growl towels for the playoffs. But in this strangest of NBA seasons, the next eight games may be the closest thing.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: The best seat in the house
You can dwell on the disappointment of not having fans at the WGC this year. A Memphian named Rick Gardner was disappointed, too. But then he showed the sort of creativity and perseverance that we all can learn from.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: We’re shutting down high schools but not high school football? Shame on us
Of all the shameful decisions made by all our feckless leaders during this pandemic, you will have a hard time finding any more disgraceful than the decision by Gov. Bill Lee to allow high schools to resume playing football.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: The Golf and Games melee should worry us all (but not for the reasons you think)
The melee at Golf and Games is the kind of thing that can happen when kids don't have enough structure and supervision. Now that Shelby County Schools has decided to start out all-virtual, what does that mean for the broader community?
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: On a historic night in Memphis, 901 FC proves that fans in the stands can be done
Memphis 901 FC played a game in front of fans at AutoZone Park Saturday night. In the process, the franchise showed others — including the University of Memphis — how it can be done.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: After 136 days, Grizzlies basketball is back
The Memphis Grizzlies didn't win their first scrimmage in the NBA bubble. But at a time when everything in life seems fragile, it was a gift to have them back.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Happy National Drive-Thru Day! Some American heroes serve fries
We curse them, criticize them and (sometimes even) flip them the bird. On National Drive-Thru Day, let's hear it for the front-line workers who see us at our worst.
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Sports Calkins: Justise Winslow is not Chandler Parsons — and the Grizzlies are not cursed
Yes, Justise Winslow is out for the season with a hip injury. But the idea that the franchise is somehow cursed is a new twist on an old, wrongheaded civic narrative. The Grizzlies — and their fans — have been remarkably lucky. Memphians should appreciate that.
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EducationCalkins: At Rhodes College, leadership the whole country needs
As leaders around the country make decisions based on wishful thinking, Rhodes College postponed on-campus eduction for the fall semester because it determined it could not safely bring students, faculty and employees back to campus. "It’s about setting your values and having the courage of your convictions," said president Marjorie Hass. If only more leaders would do the same.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: With Moussa Cisse aboard, the Memphis Tigers can (once again) dream big
Five-star center Moussa Cisse has committed to Memphis. It's a huge win for Penny Hardaway — and a reason to believe that next season (if there is one) could be what last season was supposed to be.
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High School SportsCalkins: It’s time to move high school football to the spring
There are a lot of hard choices to make during this pandemic, but postponing high school football shouldn't be one of them. It's time to move the season to the spring.
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Food Calkins: Memphis bars want what we all want — competent leadership
Sixteen bars have sued the Shelby County Health Department alleging that they were unfairly singled out for closure. And you know what? They're right. It's the kind of irrational regulation that undercuts the legitimacy of government when we need it most.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: How Ramen Noodles could give Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies a decisive edge
Ja Morant said Friday he's a "Ramen Noodles guy." That's just the kind of attitude NBA players will need to succeed in the Orlando bubble.
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