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.
Topic: Geoff Calkins
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August 2019
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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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July 2019
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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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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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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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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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Calkins: The ultimate, definitive do’s and don’ts list for visitors to Memphis
Welcome to Memphis! Here's what to do (and not do) while you are here.
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Calkins: A heavenly start for Memphis
Penny Hardaway was among the throngs to welcome the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational to Memphis. He — like everyone else — was thrilled.
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Calkins: St. Jude is where miracles (and champions!) are made
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a place of miracles. And it turns out those miracles extend to golf.
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Calkins: Happily, Rory McIlroy is no robot
Rory McIlroy got help from a FedEx robot Wednesday. But the way he talked about the raw emotions of the British Open showed his humanity.
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Calkins: The new Memphis tournament is seriously cool
A cool week in Memphis? At this time of year? Tournaments organizers have plainly thought of everything.
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Tee up for WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
This week marks a historic few days in the city of Memphis, as the first World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational gets underway at TPC Southwind. Visit the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational live notebook for the latest notes and quotes from the tournament.
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Calkins: Memphis deserves this week
It may not be the best sporting event in the 200-year history of Memphis, but the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational is the most deserved.
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Calkins: Darius Washington has picked himself up off the floor
It's been 14 years since Darius Washington missed those free throws against Louisville. How he handled that disappointment has helped shape his life.
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Calkins: Memphis tournament where it all began for Sellers Shy
Three decades ago, Sellers Shy was a Memphis kid who just wanted to help at the golf tournament. Now he's back as a producer for CBS.
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Calkins: Tiger Woods is not coming to Memphis – and that’s too bad
The first World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational is going to be great. But it would have been greater with Tiger Woods.
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Calkins: Joe Jackson – starting a comeback – says he is ‘still the same person’
After being arrested for drug possession, former Memphis Tiger Joe Jackson disappeared from public life. Now he’s emerging to begin what he hopes is a comeback.
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Calkins: The one-of-a-kind package that guarantees Tiger Woods will play Memphis
We'll find out soon if Tiger Woods will be playing Southwind next week. Just to help the cause, we put together the definitive Memphis gift bag.
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Calkins: It’s Chandler Parsons Independence Day!
The Grizzlies have traded Chandler Parsons. So have a parade!
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Calkins: Meet the Memphian who recently bought a piece of the Grizzlies
Brandon Arrindell, 33, was the first African-American student council president at Memphis University School. Now he wants to leverage his stake in the Grizzlies to help his hometown.
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Calkins: Has there ever been a better moment in Memphis sports?
Tiger Woods may be coming. Tiger football and basketball are rolling. And now the Grizzlies are compelling, too. There’s never been a more hopeful time to be a Memphis sports fan. And there’s a good reason for all that hope.
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June 2019
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Calkins: As Nick Vergos fights his own cancer battle, he’s still making kids’ wishes come true
Nick Vergos of the Rendezvous was diagnosed with metastatic cancer last December. It has made him even more determined to raise money for Make-A-Wish.
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Calkins: Tyler Harris puts freshman guards ‘in their place’
The Memphis Tigers may have the No. 1 recruiting class in the country but they'll need returning players like Tyler Harris to flourish in order to win big.
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Calkins: Tony Barone Sr. — who died Tuesday at the age of 72 — brought joy to the early Grizz
Former Grizzlies executive and interim coach Tony Barone has passed away. He helped launch the early Grizz.
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Calkins: One era ends, another begins as Mike Conley is traded to Utah
The Grizzlies traded Mike Conley to the Utah Jazz Wednesday, ending one era but bolstering the new one.
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