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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 983 articles by Geoff Calkins :
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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: 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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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: 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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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: 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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August 2019
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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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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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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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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 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: 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.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Calkins: A girl, a boy, a ring and the Tigers
He popped the question. She said, 'Yes.' And the ring was Tiger blue.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Calkins: In Binghampton or The Bahamas, basketball is basketball
The Memphis Tigers spent the morning on a playground in The Bahamas Friday. Somehow, it all felt familiar.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Damion Baugh is no day at the beach
Damion Baugh wasn't the highest-ranked member of the Memphis recruiting class. But he's emerging as the relentless leader the team needs.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Tigers turn the lights out on the Bahamas
The Memphis Tigers finished up their trip to The Bahamas by beating Raw Talent Elite. Next up, Memphis Madness.
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Spirit of Memphis Calkins: The best kind of comeback story
Doug Barron won a golf tournament Sunday. But that's not not the only reason 200 friends and family members gave him a surprise welcome home.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Memphis needs to kick Ole Miss when it’s down
Ole Miss has requested just 3,250 tickets to the Liberty Bowl. That says less about this game than about the state of the Ole Miss program as the Memphis/Ole Miss series comes to an end.
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Memphis Tigers Football Calkins: From Mexico to Memphis, Orona-Lopez reminds us of the American dream
Manuel Orona-Lopez — whose parents came to the United States from Mexico — worked on roofs and lawns before coming to play offensive guard at Memphis. Next, he wants to give back as a firefighter.
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Memphis Tigers Football Calkins: It’s the start of a new (cornhole) season!
Sure, it’s football season. That means it’s cornhole season, too. If you don’t think that’s a big deal, meet one of the best in the country, Memphis Tiger fan Phillip Barnett.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: A big win for the little brother
Memphis ends the Ole Miss series with an emphatic 15-10 win.
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September 2019
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Should Memphis fans take the high road this week? Nah!
Memphis is 1-0. Ole Miss and Tennessee are 0-1. It's a rare opportunity, Memphis fans. Laugh as hard as you like.
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Memphis Tigers Football Calkins: How Memphis punter Adam Williams — once bound for Tennessee — wound up at the best football program in the state
Memphis punter Adam Williams found out on Twitter that Tennessee had recruited over him. His decision to switch to Memphis has been a booming success.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Yes, Memphis fans, Brady White can throw
Brady White looked sharp — and efficient — as Memphis defeated Southern, 55-24.
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