Calkins: An 8-year-old St. Jude kid with a lesson for these times
Jonah McCoy, 8, is a patient at St. Jude. He could teach us a thing or two.
Topic: Geoff Calkins
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January 2021
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Calkins: Times they are a-changin', as the NFL throws its support behind Just City
The NFL has granted $200,000 to Just City as part of the league’s social justice initiative. The money is important – but so is the message the money sends.
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Calkins: For Marc Gasol, home is where the Memphians are
Marc Gasol may have played in FedExForum Sunday, but it wasn’t his “return” to the city. Why? Because y’all weren’t there.
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Calkins: How I know for certain this will be a ‘Happy’ new year
My mother, age 96, got a surprising Christmas present. Let us hope it foreshadows the year to come.
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December 2020
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Calkins: Gather ‘round, for the story of a Santa who died (really) this Christmas Eve
A West Tennessee mall Santa named Gill Kiper died of a massive heart attack on Christmas Eve. But before you dismiss this as the most 2020 story ever, you should know it has joyous parts, too.
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Calkins: A girl, an egg and the meaning of Christmas
An old-time Christmas story, read aloud by Scott Morris, Kirk Whalum and Geoff Calkins.
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Calkins: Grizzlies tip off 20 years — and hopefully 20 more
There is a lease provision that has to be dealt with, but right now there’s no reason Memphis and its touchstone can’t work things out.
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Calkins: You probably didn’t know Jimmy Thomasson — but you should
Jimmy Thomasson led a quiet life in Midtown. When he died, a stunning outpouring of tributes revealed just how many people he touched by being the best neighbor anyone could want.
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Calkins: Last dance — COVID took her when ‘it was not her time’
Gail Hackney danced for hours, volunteered and mentored. She may have been 75 years when she died of COVID — but she had a whole lot more to give.
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Calkins: The Tigers aren’t having their greatest year ever (but, hey, neither are you)
Memphis lost to Tulane Saturday, ending any hope of reaching a fourth straight championship game. Maybe that means the season was unsuccessful. Or maybe, in the time of COVID, we should reevaluate what we mean by success.
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November 2020
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Calkins: Where’s John Kilzer when we need him? In Overton Square
John Kilzer died in March 2019. Not long ago, a striking mosaic of his likeness appeared in Overton Square.
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Calkins: The best reason to root for James Wiseman
Yes, he quit on the Memphis Tigers. But Memphis fans should be rooting for him, anyway.
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Calkins: No reason (yet!) to have Memphis in the Top 25
You can’t blame Associated Press voters for leaving the Tigers out of the preseason poll. The program has a recent history of underachieving. This is the year to flip that around.
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Calkins: Brady White does so much winning
White became the winningest quarterback in school history by leading Memphis to a heart-stopping, face-saving victory over South Florida.
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Calkins: Loss to Cincinnati reveals a stark truth about these Memphis Tigers
The Bearcats crushed Memphis, 49-10, which shouldn’t have been all that surprising. For reasons largely beyond their control, these Tigers just aren’t that good.
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October 2020
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Calkins: The day Memphis defeated Tennessee (and put me in bathrooms everywhere)
The Memphis Tigers have a chance to beat a Top 10 team for the first time since 1996. That win is saved for posterity in framed newspapers all over town.
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Calkins: How the Memphis Grizzlies helped a 93-year-old woman vote for president
Jaren Jackson Jr. was voting for president for the first time. 93-year-old Beverly Nash was not. But they crossed paths Wednesday at the Agricenter voting station. And it was beautiful.
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Calkins: For Brady White and Memphians everywhere, a moment to celebrate
It may not have been the single greatest win in program history, but the Memphis Tigers’s 50-49 victory over UCF Saturday was as emotionally satisfying as any in recent memory. Small wonder Memphians went just a little bit crazy when it was over.
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Calkins: Time for Memphis to finally beat the ‘small-time’ UCF football team
After 13 straight losses to UCF, it’s time for the Memphis Tigers to end that streak.
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Calkins: Hey, Memphis, Joe Jackson wants to work
The former king of Memphis spent the first 28 years of his life in a basketball bubble. Now he’s trying to find a real job.
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September 2020
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Geoff Calkins talks about unwelcome opinions during a pandemic
The sports columnist joins Eric Barnes on The Extra Podcast.
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Calkins: Shelby County athletes have every right to be ticked
Shelby County athletes are right to ask why everyone else can play sports when they cannot. The honest answer to that question reflects badly on us all.
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Calkins: Could pandemic last another year? A handbook for how to cope
Dr. Anthony Fauci said that it may be late 2021 before life begins to feel normal again. So how to we persevere? Here is the wisdom of three people: Kirk Whalum, a character called “TrashMan” and my 95-year-old mom.
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Calkins: Shocking news! Memphis and Lausanne show it’s hard to play football during a pandemic!
Two local football programs were put on hold Friday because of COVID-19. But don’t blame the players. Blame us.
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Calkins: Memphis AD hopes for more fans at games later in year
Here's what athletic director Laird Veatch said of the season opener at the Liberty Bowl and what might get tweaked.
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