Calkins: The Penny Hardaway era isn’t over. But this is sad.
“To lose it like that, on a last-second shot with one second on the clock, man. That’s hard to accept,” University of Memphis Coach Penny Hardaway said of Saturday’s loss to ECU. (AP File/David Grunfeld)
Geoff Calkins
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.
When Memphis lost to East Carolina in 2016, it was the beginning of the end for Josh Pastner. This loss is different. What will it mean for Penny Hardaway?
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