Calkins: Who are those guys the Memphis Tigers just beat by 75?
Why did so many of the players on the Bahamas Select team arrive after Memphis game began? Because they just got off work, of course.
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 Tigers give fans ‘a taste’ of greatness
It may have only been an exhibition game against a team nobody has ever heard of, but the Memphis Tigers — and their fans — had a ball.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Calkins: Memphis Tigers taking the entire city on a trip
Nick Vergos — who got out of the hospital Saturday — is here in the Bahamas. It feels like most of Memphis is, too.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Meet Laird Veatch, the new Memphis AD
The new University of Memphis athletic director was impressed by — and aims to build on — the 'momentum' of the school.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Brady White is at home and at ease
As he prepares for his second season in Memphis, Brady White is more comfortable than ever.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies unveil two throwback uniforms and an anniversary court
In recognition of its heritage, the Grizzlies will have throwback uniforms this year and an alternate court full of iconic colors and logos in the franchise's history.
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July 2019
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Betting on Memphis — A company spent $495,000 to buy a party house on the first tee
Green Mountain Technology is so enthusiastic about the future of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, it spent nearly half a million dollars to buy a house on the first tee.
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Geoff Calkins It’s official: The 2020 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational will be June 29-July 5
Already looking forward to the second WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational? It'll be over the July 4 weekend.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Koepka a fitting Memphis champion
Brooks Koepka's victory in the inaugural WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational was another St. Jude moment.
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Golf Next year, WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational may move to July 4 weekend
Next year's WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational could move to July 4 weekend.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Jim Nantz — the new mayor of Memphis — presides over historic day
With Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka atop the leaderboard, the new Memphis golf tournament has delivered on all its promises. And the message about it all is coming from a voice known all over the country.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: The best golf story in Memphis may not be in Memphis
Doug Barron hasn't played in a PGA Tour event since 2009. But he's making his comeback – and celebrating his 50th birthday – with a rousing performance at the British Senior Open.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: The ultimate, definitive do’s and don’ts list for visitors to Memphis
Welcome to Memphis! Here's what to do (and not do) while you are here.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: A heavenly start for Memphis
Penny Hardaway was among the throngs to welcome the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational to Memphis. He — like everyone else — was thrilled.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: St. Jude is where miracles (and champions!) are made
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a place of miracles. And it turns out those miracles extend to golf.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Happily, Rory McIlroy is no robot
Rory McIlroy got help from a FedEx robot Wednesday. But the way he talked about the raw emotions of the British Open showed his humanity.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: The new Memphis tournament is seriously cool
A cool week in Memphis? At this time of year? Tournaments organizers have plainly thought of everything.
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Sports Calkins: Memphis deserves this week
It may not be the best sporting event in the 200-year history of Memphis, but the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational is the most deserved.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Darius Washington has picked himself up off the floor
It's been 14 years since Darius Washington missed those free throws against Louisville. How he handled that disappointment has helped shape his life.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Memphis tournament where it all began for Sellers Shy
Three decades ago, Sellers Shy was a Memphis kid who just wanted to help at the golf tournament. Now he's back as a producer for CBS.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Tiger Woods is not coming to Memphis – and that’s too bad
The first World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational is going to be great. But it would have been greater with Tiger Woods.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Joe Jackson – starting a comeback – says he is ‘still the same person’
After being arrested for drug possession, former Memphis Tiger Joe Jackson disappeared from public life. Now he’s emerging to begin what he hopes is a comeback.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: The one-of-a-kind package that guarantees Tiger Woods will play Memphis
We'll find out soon if Tiger Woods will be playing Southwind next week. Just to help the cause, we put together the definitive Memphis gift bag.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: It’s Chandler Parsons Independence Day!
The Grizzlies have traded Chandler Parsons. So have a parade!
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Memphis Grizzlies Calkins: Meet the Memphian who recently bought a piece of the Grizzlies
Brandon Arrindell, 33, was the first African-American student council president at Memphis University School. Now he wants to leverage his stake in the Grizzlies to help his hometown.
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