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 974 articles by Geoff Calkins :
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October 2018
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Geoff Calkins 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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September 2018
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: For these Grizzlies, just one thing will spell success
The final dance contestant was Yuta Watanabe. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Justin Timberlake? Drake? Memphis Madness is madness!
Let’s see if we have the list. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Penny gives first practice pizzazz
The first official practice of the Penny Hardaway era ended the way you might expect. -
Memphis Grizzlies Calkins: Old school meets new school as Grizzlies start fresh
Jaren Jackson Jr. was hanging out in the Grizzlies locker room. This was not long ago, before an informal workout. Marc Gasol walked in, looking sharp. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Nick London - rapper, basketball player, son of former Tiger Paris London - does it for St. Jude
Paris London, the former Memphis Tiger, is standing in a crowd, holding his phone up to capture his son on video, and it’s possible he has never been happier. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: No need to second-guess Memphis football win
Brady White handed the ball to Darrell Henderson who then flipped the ball to Tony Pollard who headed back around left end and into the end zone. -
Geoff Calkins Memphis Express? It beats the Fever Germs
Welcome, Memphis Express! -
Calkins: An insider’s view of Memphis’ resounding win over Georgia State
At 4:43 p.m. Thursday afternoon, Memphis assistants Josh Storms (strength and conditioning) and Sherman Morris (director of recruiting), look at each other, realize they are sitting in the wrong places, stand up and swap seats. “He has to be on my right,” said Storms, as he settles into his place in the back of the conference room. “We do this every game. I’m not saying it has an impact on the result, but I’m not saying it doesn’t, either.”
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