Calkins: Now Memphis basketball robbed in Philadelphia!
The Memphis football team was victimized over the weekend. Now the basketball team has been victimized, as well.
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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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The Memphis football team was victimized over the weekend. Now the basketball team has been victimized, as well.
Keith Lee never comes to public events. But he and everyone else involved seemed to be moved by the inaugural Memphis Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
NBA scouts jammed into the gym for the Memphis Tigers pro day. It's a sign of how the program has changed.
Memphis fans got their first real glimpse of Ja Morant Sunday. And what they saw was good.
Penny Hardaway said he wanted all the smoke. This Memphis Madness, that became the unapologetic theme.
It's the first week on the job for new Memphis athletic director Laird Veatch. He sat down with The Daily Memphian for a Q & A.
Jaren Jackson Jr. did something that might surprise you this summer. Can he and the other kids drive the Grizz?
Mike Miller's new sports bar is scheduled to open Oct. 7. Every bit of it is a reflection of Miller himself.
Brady White got booed. Then he threw three touchdown passes to lead Memphis to a 35-23 win over Navy.
Memphis got to see the best of James Wiseman in two photos from Tuesday's open practice. Here's how those photos came to be — and what they tell us about the player projected to be the first-pick in the NBA Draft.
James Wiseman punctuated the first official practice of the Memphis Tiger season with an emphatic jam. And, no, this is not going to get old.
Can Penny Hardaway get the most out of his No. 1 recruiting class? Early top 25 rankings suggest the experts are skeptical. Which is just fine by Hardaway, who aims to prove them wrong again.
Andre Iguodala has this funny story that ends with him being traded to Memphis. Columnist Geoff Calkins thinks the Grizzlies should enjoy the last laugh when it comes to Iguodala's future
People come to the Touchdown Club to hear college football coaches — and a 93-year-old Greek Orthodox priest who has been delivering the blessing for more than four decades.
Penny Hardaway is holding his inaugural fantasy camp this weekend. The man can somehow make kids of us all.
The most-anticipated Memphis basketball schedule in years has finally been released. So mark your calendars. For a season of thrills.
A Tennessee fan's obituary said his only regret was that the Vols "predeceased" him. Here's how that obituary came to be — and why it highlights the best things about sports.
Mike Conley was traded to Utah in June. But that didn't stop him from returning to Memphis for his 11th annual Bowl 'N Bash.
Memphis didn't support the Southern Heritage Classic 30 years ago. It did support a giant boondoggle. As the Classic celebrates its anniversary, there's a lesson to be learned.
For the first time ever, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Memphis among the nation's top public universities. That didn't happen by accident.
Brady White looked sharp — and efficient — as Memphis defeated Southern, 55-24.
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.
Memphis is 1-0. Ole Miss and Tennessee are 0-1. It's a rare opportunity, Memphis fans. Laugh as hard as you like.
Memphis ends the Ole Miss series with an emphatic 15-10 win.
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.