Geoff Calkins
Calkins: Will Grizzlies be a casualty of gun referendum fight?
“The future of the Grizzlies might be caught up in the ongoing fight over the gun referendum. For Memphis, it’s a dangerous game to play.”
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: Memphis should jump to the Pac-12
If given the chance, Memphis should jump to the Pac-12. It isn’t even a close call.
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Memphis Tigers FootballCalkins: Biggest Memphis win ever? It might just be.
“Ryan Silverfield called the win over Florida State ‘monumental.’ It was certainly that. Indeed, there is an argument that it was the most important win in program history.”
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Tar Heels, Gamecocks coming to Memphis. That’s the power of St. Jude.
The North Carolina men’s basketball team and the South Carolina women’s basketball team are coming to Memphis. for a nationally televised doubleheader to benefit St. Jude. And just wait until you hear what St. Jude is hoping to do next.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Ed Scott is the man for the moment. But can he save Penny Hardaway?
Scott said Hardaway would absolutely, unequivocally be back “based on every piece of information I have right now, today.” Tomorrow, the information could be different.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Rick Stansbury is the latest to go — and the chaos is not ideal.
“Penny Hardaway has fired Rick Stansbury and three other staffers just weeks before a new season begins. The continuing chaos is not ideal.”
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Memphis Tigers FootballCalkins: For Memphis football, it’s a hole new ballgame!
Memphis crushed North Alabama in their first game at the Liberty Hole, also known as Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. The place looked really strange. But in a good way.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Jermaine ‘FunnyMaine’ Johnson is a Memphian to take seriously
The comedian, DJ, video producer and ‘poet laureate of Alabama football' is new to Memphis-Shelby County Schools. But he’s not as new to Memphis as you might think.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Linda Sklar ran the MSCS optional programs for 13 superintendents. Yes, 13! That’s lucky for us.
Linda Sklar was hired to bring middle-class families back to Memphis schools. For roughly 50 years, she did that and more. She built optional programs that inspired hundreds of people to stand in lines.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: U of M to celebrate the life of Liza Fletcher with a new soccer stadium
It’s the perfect way to honor Fletcher’s legacy — and to continue to spread her light.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: As Dr. McCullers led Memphis through the pandemic, he fought his own private battle
Dr. Jon McCullers became an influential leader of the Mid-South’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the midst of that, he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
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Q&A: Dr. McCullers on how Memphis managed the pandemic — and what still makes people mad
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Health CareQ&A: Dr. McCullers on how Memphis managed the pandemic — and what still makes people mad
Dr. Jon McCullers, who helped lead Memphis through the COVID-19 pandemic, is leaving for a new job in Houston. Here are his thoughts on how Memphis handled school closings, vaccinations, football games and Black Lives Matter protests.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: How a kid from Germantown made his Olympic dream come true
When he was 16, Seth Rider told his family he wanted to be an Olympian. It was an audacious thing to say. But that kid from Germantown now has a silver medal around his neck.
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SportsThe greatest Memphis athletes of the century: Nos. 1-5
It’s finally the moment to unveil the greatest five Memphis athletes of the century. And these five didn’t leave much doubt. The list includes a Tiger football player, a Tiger basketball player and three Memphis Grizzlies. Only the order is up for debate.
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SportsCalkins: We picked the greatest 25 Memphis athletes of the century. And the list is going to tick you off.
The Daily Memphian staff made a list of the greatest 25 Memphis athletes of the century. If the result ticks you off, and it most certainly will, it’s because there has been too much greatness to list.
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SportsThe greatest Memphis athletes of the century: Nos. 21-25
The Daily Memphian has selected the greatest 25 Memphis athletes of the century. Nos. 21-25 include two men who won historic trophies, two of the best receivers in Memphis football history and one of the most accomplished prep hoopers of the last 24 years.
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SportsThe greatest Memphis athletes of the century: Nos. 16-20
The Daily Memphian has selected the greatest 25 Memphis athletes of the century. Nos. 16-20 include two Grizzlies, a Tiger quarterback, one of the greatest kickers in NFL history and a baseball player who could be back in the news this week.
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SportsThe greatest Memphis athletes of the century: Nos. 11-15
The Daily Memphian has selected the greatest 25 Memphis athletes of the century. Nos. 11-15 include the “King of Memphis,” the leading scorer on the most dominant Tiger basketball team of all time, two prep stars and the Grizzlies player who authored the most courageous performance in franchise history.
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SportsThe greatest Memphis athletes of the century: Nos. 6-10
The Daily Memphian has selected the greatest 25 Memphis athletes of the century. Nos. 6-10 include a two-time Silver Slugger, an NBA Hall-of-Famer, a running back who had a hard time breaking 100 yards in college, an Olympic gold medalist and a Memphian who pitched a perfect game.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: They’re knocking down the Liberty Bowl — and hoping it’s not too late.
“They started knocking down Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Monday. The goal isn’t to have a nicer place to watch games. The goal is an invitation to a power conference. But is it too little, too late?”
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: The flag over Liberty Stadium is more than 100 years old. Will it continue to fly?
The illuminated flag atop Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium has been displayed in the city for more than 100 years. Now the stadium is being redone. So what happens to the flag? They are trying to move it — very carefully.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: More than four decades later, a beloved Memphis jersey finds its way home.
Forty-four years ago, after the last game the Memphis Rogues would ever play, 14-year-old Geoffrey Gaia asked Jado Hasanbegovic for his jersey. Hasanbegovic stripped off the jersey handed it to the kid.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: A story about Ron Olson, pneumonia, a painting — and so many cats.
Olson thought he was giving away a painting of a cat. Instead, he tapped into a massive, enthusiastic and wonderfully supportive cat community he didn’t know existed before.
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East MemphisCalkins: Happy July Fourth, Memphis! Have a parade!
High Point Terrace is staging its 75th Independence Day Parade this year. But the parade isn’t beloved because it’s big and spectacular. It’s beloved because it touches the heart.
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Spirit of MemphisCalkins: Scott Morris on God, joy, the future — and stepping down from the only thing he’s ever done.
Scott Morris walked out of Crosstown Concourse Friday for the last time as CEO of Church Health. He’s not leaving, just changing his role. Here’s a Q&A with Dr. Morris.
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