Geoff Calkins
Calkins: 901 FC is gone. Could the Redbirds be next?
If Memphis doesn’t find the money to make needed repairs, Geoff Calkins says, there could be an empty ballpark at B.B. King Boulevard and Union Avenue before long.
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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Spirit of MemphisCalkins: For 50 years, Ron Olson has been keeping us laughing
Ron Olson celebrated 50 years in Memphis radio at the beginning of November. How has he done it? By making us laugh.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Derek Clenin was ‘one of a kind.’ A story about rivalry, friendship, life and death.
Twenty-two years ago, Derek Clenin blocked an extra point to lift MUS over CBHS. Clenin died Oct. 8. Now, the quarterback of that CBHS team, Carter Giovannetti, plans to run the St. Jude Marathon in his friend and rival’s name.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Gene Brady is gone. The world needs more Gene Bradys.
Gene Brady, 89, died in a single-car wreck last week. Maybe you didn’t know him. But if you’re lucky, you’ve known people like him. We could use more of them today.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: It’s a pivotal year for Penny Hardaway — and us
“This certainly isn’t the most anticipated season of the Penny Hardaway era. But it’s the most pivotal. What lies ahead for Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers? It all begins tonight.”
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Hundreds of students will be working the polls Tuesday. So be nice!
If you’re voting Tuesday, don’t be surprised if you’re checked in by a high school student. More than 250 have signed up to work the polls this week. So be on your best behavior, people.
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Memphis GrizzliesCalkins: On opening night in Memphis, Grizz fans got everything they wanted
After a season of misery, Memphis fans got everything they wanted in Saturday’s home opener. Including the return of Ja Morant, the debut of Yuki Kawamura — and an unexpected hero in a Hufflepuff shirt.
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DowntownCalkins: As NBA season tips off, FedEx’s Richard Smith says it’s a ‘desperate’ moment for Downtown
FedEx exec Richard Smith says this is a critical moment for Downtown Memphis — and the Grizzlies, FedExForum and Beale Street may be the key.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Richard Smith on crime, conference realignment and how the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium gift happened
Richard Smith was as surprised as anyone when Fred Smith, his father, decided the family would give $50 million to help renovate the stadium. Here’s Smith on crime, Ja Morant, conference realignment and how that gift came to be.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: It was a joyous night of basketball for Memphis. Let’s hope it’s just the start.
“Could not be any better,” said Richard Shadyac Jr., the president and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness arm of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “And next year, we’ll take it to the next level.”
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: This Memphis restaurant owner went to the police. You might be surprised by what he found.
Rick Spell, who owns three Memphis restaurants, had a recent meeting with the police. And he came away impressed.
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September 2024
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Maybe it was sensible to say ‘no’ to the Pac-12. But it sure feels bad.
Was it prudent for Memphis to say no to the Pac-12? Possibly. Was it deflating? Unquestionably.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Will Grizzlies be a casualty of gun referendum fight?
“The future of the Grizzlies might be caught up in the ongoing fight over the gun referendum. For Memphis, it’s a dangerous game to play.”
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Memphis should jump to the Pac-12
If given the chance, Memphis should jump to the Pac-12. It isn’t even a close call.
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Memphis Tigers FootballCalkins: Biggest Memphis win ever? It might just be.
“Ryan Silverfield called the win over Florida State ‘monumental.’ It was certainly that. Indeed, there is an argument that it was the most important win in program history.”
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Tar Heels, Gamecocks coming to Memphis. That’s the power of St. Jude.
The North Carolina men’s basketball team and the South Carolina women’s basketball team are coming to Memphis. for a nationally televised doubleheader to benefit St. Jude. And just wait until you hear what St. Jude is hoping to do next.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Ed Scott is the man for the moment. But can he save Penny Hardaway?
Scott said Hardaway would absolutely, unequivocally be back “based on every piece of information I have right now, today.” Tomorrow, the information could be different.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Rick Stansbury is the latest to go — and the chaos is not ideal.
“Penny Hardaway has fired Rick Stansbury and three other staffers just weeks before a new season begins. The continuing chaos is not ideal.”
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Memphis Tigers FootballCalkins: For Memphis football, it’s a hole new ballgame!
Memphis crushed North Alabama in their first game at the Liberty Hole, also known as Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. The place looked really strange. But in a good way.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Jermaine ‘FunnyMaine’ Johnson is a Memphian to take seriously
The comedian, DJ, video producer and ‘poet laureate of Alabama football' is new to Memphis-Shelby County Schools. But he’s not as new to Memphis as you might think.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Linda Sklar ran the MSCS optional programs for 13 superintendents. Yes, 13! That’s lucky for us.
Linda Sklar was hired to bring middle-class families back to Memphis schools. For roughly 50 years, she did that and more. She built optional programs that inspired hundreds of people to stand in lines.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: U of M to celebrate the life of Liza Fletcher with a new soccer stadium
It’s the perfect way to honor Fletcher’s legacy — and to continue to spread her light.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: As Dr. McCullers led Memphis through the pandemic, he fought his own private battle
Dr. Jon McCullers became an influential leader of the Mid-South’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the midst of that, he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
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Q&A: Dr. McCullers on how Memphis managed the pandemic — and what still makes people mad
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Health CareQ&A: Dr. McCullers on how Memphis managed the pandemic — and what still makes people mad
Dr. Jon McCullers, who helped lead Memphis through the COVID-19 pandemic, is leaving for a new job in Houston. Here are his thoughts on how Memphis handled school closings, vaccinations, football games and Black Lives Matter protests.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: How a kid from Germantown made his Olympic dream come true
When he was 16, Seth Rider told his family he wanted to be an Olympian. It was an audacious thing to say. But that kid from Germantown now has a silver medal around his neck.
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