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 958 articles by Geoff Calkins :
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November 2018
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Geoff Calkins 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. -
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. -
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. -
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.” -
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 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: 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.
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October 2018
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Christian Brothers University considering move to Division III
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. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: DJ Jeffries bails on Kentucky for Memphis and the power of Penny wins again
He couldn’t even wait until 10 a.m. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Bill Rodgers and Joan Benoit Samuelson running Sunday in Memphis
Saturday morning, running through Overton Park, the 70-year-old next to me gloried in the day. -
Memphis Tigers Basketball Calkins: Penny Hardaway’s first game is a blast
The man never sat down. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: All eyes on Penny Hardaway as he makes exhibition debut
Let’s start with what he’ll wear. What will Penny Hardaway wear in his first game as Memphis coach? -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Henderson will return - and other news from a conversation with Mike Norvell
Memphis coach Mike Norvell says running back Darrell Henderson will be back for the East Carolina game. Norvell will be flying around Memphis in a helicopter Friday night, traveling to local high school games. And Norvell remains confident in the trajectory of the program, despite the dispiriting loss to Missouri. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Grizzlies win just what the team and city needed
Jaren Jackson Jr. began the night by dapping up Young Dolph during the introductions. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Kentucky or Memphis? Here’s what happened when James Wiseman asked Twitter where to go to school
What happens when the No. 1 high school basketball prospect in the country asks everyone on Twitter what college he should attend? -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Grizzlies embarrassed in opener
By the end of this one, the Grizzlies commercials almost felt like an affront, didn’t they? -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: The return of the Memphis Grizzlies – and everything that means
It’s the start of another Memphis Grizzlies season. What exactly does that mean? -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Penny Hardaway’s first season won’t be defined by wins or losses
The American Athletic Conference coaches predicted Monday that the Memphis Tigers will finish fourth this season. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Memphis loss to No. 10 UCF will hurt for a long time
They were in range, that’s what hurts. Or that’s one of a thousand things that hurt after a loss like that. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: UCF obnoxious? Nah, just dumb.
You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers, about Memphis vs. UCF. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: For Memphis to beat No. 10 UCF, Brady White has to be great
You know what is unfair to Brady White? -
Memphis Tigers Football Calkins: Memphis smashes UConn to remind us it’s not just a basketball school
Darrell Henderson took the handoff, headed left, and what happened next was pure wizardry. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Penny Hardaway brought the stars out to Madness, just not who you’d think
Resh Short drove in from Cincinnati. He hopped in his car and pointed it toward Memphis and arrived by the time the doors opened at 6 p.m. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: When Penny Hardaway is introduced, all you’ll hear is joy
It will be the Memphis sports moment of the year. It will be a moment that summons the past and embraces the future and celebrates the return of a favorite son. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: The complete, colorful history of Memphis Madness
Derrick Rose brought down the house with a preposterous dunk. Rapper Rick Ross canceled on his first Madness visit but made it for the next. Gary Parrish won a chicken-wing eating contest, Larry Finch returned (after he was fired) to coach an alumni game and D.J. Stephens paid tribute to one of the greatest Memphis players ever by wearing his jersey for a dunk contest. All these things happened at Memphis Madness, which is what John Calipari renamed it sometime along the way. So here’s the complete and colorful history of the event, drawn from my notes, columns, memories and newspaper archives.
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