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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.
There are 976 articles by Geoff Calkins :
Tiger Woods captivated the sports world by winning his fifth Masters Sunday. But will he play in Memphis in July? Tournament officials are "encouraged."
Jeff Crane, an athletic administrator at South Carolina, will become the deputy athletic director at the University of Memphis, according to a source.
University of Memphis coach Mike Norvell asked sports columnist and radio personality Geoff Calkins to call plays at the spring game. Calkins learned a lot about himself – mostly, that he should not call plays – but just as much about Norvell.
For nearly two decades, Nostalgia Man stood astride the entrance to AutoZone Park. Whatever happened to the big guy?
Memphis basketball legend Johnny Neumann died Tuesday. His life was one of glory and regret.
The Grizzlies decision to put Jason Wexler and Zach Kleiman in charge of the front office hasn't been met with universal acclaim. Franchise history says that could be good!
What brought you to Memphis? We’d love to hear. For St. Jude’s Penny DeGoosh, it was something she found while going through her father’s estate in Vermont.
Jarvis Greer – who celebrated his 40th anniversary at WMC-TV the other day – believed in Memphis before that was cool.
Five-star point guard Boogie Ellis may be flipping from Duke to Memphis. It's just another day in an astonishing offseason for Penny Hardaway.
It rained. A lot. Memphis 901 FC gave up a heart-breaking goal to squander a win. But as Tim Howard and the Bluff City Mafia will tell you, soccer in Memphis is still a smash.
When Lester Quinones picked Memphis over Indiana Friday, fans of other schools were enraged. So Penny Hardaway must be doing something right.
On Mother's Day weekend, Penny Hardaway remembers his grandmother, Louise Hardaway, who set the standard that he strives to live up to even now.
The Grizzlies aren't having a draft lottery party this year. So on Zion Williamson Day, you're on your own.
Tom Bowen is stepping down as athletic director at the University of Memphis to pursue new opportunities. It's probably not as simple as that.
Tom Bowen did a fine job as athletic director at the University of Memphis. But his decision to step down is best for everyone.
No, the Grizzlies didn't get the No. 1 pick and Zion Williamson. But No. 2 and Ja Morant could transform the trajectory of the franchise.
Warrior's Charge is not your typical Preakness entry. Because his owners are from Memphis.
One cent flights? Five star service? Everything you should expect now that Penny Hardaway has replaced Tony Allen as the spokesperson for Memphis International Airport.
Precious Achiuwa is coming to Memphis, which puts an exclamation point on one of the best weeks in the city's basketball history
Penny Hardaway signed the No. 1 recruiting class in the history of Memphis basketball. But all he could talk about was how much that means to the city he calls home.
Larry Finch, Ronnie Robinson, Penny Hardaway, Tim McCarver, Claude Humphrey highlight the inaugural class of the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame
Whataburger? A dehumidifier? An athletic director? What do you get a city for its 200th birthday?
The university released the full letter of complaint against Tom Bowen. It raises more questions than it answers.
In his final days, Mike Rose was still working to make sure Memphis got a new natatorium. His daughter — two-time Olympian Gabrielle Rose — is seeing the project through.
Facebook launched a new commercial during the NBA Finals featuring regular people singing "Walking in Memphis." The overwhelming response said a lot about the way we feel about our town.