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    Calkins: Great night for some Memphians (really!) as Grizzlies smashed by Lakers

    You know who had a good night for Memphis Saturday?

    By Geoff Calkins December 09, 2018
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    Calkins: A loss to UCF reminds us, it’s not easy being a Memphis sports fan

    ORLANDO — Nobody said that following Memphis sports was going to be all happiness and joy.

    By Geoff Calkins December 01, 2018
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    Calkins: Penny’s Tigers show they are getting better in win over South Dakota State

    After eight games, after four wins and four losses, after trips to Baton Rouge, Orlando and Miami, the Memphis Tigers are the one thing you should have really wanted them to be at this point in the season.

    By Geoff Calkins December 05, 2018
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    Chapter Six: Why the Penny Hardaway bobblehead means so much

    At precisely 11:42 a.m. Saturday, the Memphis Tigers ran out of Penny Hardaway bobbleheads.

    By Geoff Calkins December 10, 2018
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    Chapter Five: As his team struggles to take flight, Penny Hardaway buys the wings

    How, you may ask, did Penny Hardaway come to sign a wing sauce stain?

    By Geoff Calkins December 03, 2018
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    Calkins: As Tigers go for a title, it’s Memphis vs. Errrbody once again

    ORLANDO — After the traditional photos with the championship trophy, after the smiles and the shaking of hands, Memphis coach Mike Norvell quietly handed a football to UCF coach Josh Heupel — signed by the Memphis team — to give to UCF’s injured quarterback, McKenzie Milton.

    By Geoff Calkins November 30, 2018
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    Chapter Four: Penny Hardaway has his greatest triumph – then frets about being a laughingstock

    ORLANDO – Just a few days earlier, Penny Hardaway had been sitting along the baseline at the Landers Center, watching three gifted recruits light up the court.

    By Geoff Calkins November 29, 2018
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    Calkins: After embarrassing loss, Penny Hardaway lashes out at Penny Hardaway

    ORLANDO — Penny Hardaway sat in front of the microphone in the wake of Oklahoma State’s blowout win over the Memphis Tigers in the AdvoCare Invitational and decided to really lay into the individual he thought was responsible for the listless performance.

    By Geoff Calkins November 22, 2018
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    Calkins: Memphis Tigers win the West – by being who they are

    Mike Norvell had time to think about the play, time to think about exactly what to call.

    By Geoff Calkins November 24, 2018
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    Calkins: A memorable day for James Wiseman and the Memphis Tigers ends with a memorable night

    At the end of the night, they posed for photos. Malcolm Dandridge on the left, DJ Jeffries in the middle, James Wiseman on the right.

    By Geoff Calkins November 21, 2018
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    Calkins: James Wiseman picks Memphis over Kentucky and it could be a magical ride

    Just before noon, James Wiseman looked into the ESPN cameras, and said “After long, thoughtful consideration, I will be attending the University of . . .”

    By Geoff Calkins November 20, 2018
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    Calkins: James Wiseman has to pick Memphis, right?

    It’s got to be Memphis, right?

    By Geoff Calkins November 19, 2018
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    Calkins: Memphis shows its guts in thrilling double-overtime win over Yale

    Tyler Harris stepped to the line with 2.9 seconds left needing to hit three straight free throws to tie the game and send it into overtime.

    By Geoff Calkins November 18, 2018
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    Calkins: Tony Allen hands out turkeys, talks about his future

    Tony Allen started to hand Zamarion Boyd the Thanksgiving basket, but then, noting the size of Zamarion — who is just five — Allen reconsidered and handed the basket to Zamarion’s brother instead.

    By Geoff Calkins November 18, 2018
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    Chapter Two: How Penny Hardaway proved the skeptics wrong – and a university president right

    Penny Hardaway’s final assignment at the University of Memphis – the final assignment before he could get his degree – was a paper on Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”

    By Geoff Calkins November 13, 2018
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    Calkins: Memphis headed to fifth straight bowl game (unlike some schools you know)

    You know what school hasn’t been to five straight bowl games?

    By Geoff Calkins November 10, 2018
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    Calkins: Penny’s first win ‘felt like home’

    Jeremiah Martin dropped in one 3-pointer, then he dropped in another 3-pointer, then FedExForum erupted in joy.

    By Geoff Calkins November 07, 2018
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    Calkins: With its all-Memphis backcourt, Tiger basketball could spark a party in the 901

    Now that the exhibition portion of the season is over, I offer the following thought: The Memphis Tigers could win the tournament.

    By Geoff Calkins November 03, 2018
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    Calkins: Christian Brothers University considering move to Division III

    As the Christian Brothers University basketball team is preparing to play an exhibition game against the University of Memphis at FedExForum Friday, the university is exploring a move from Division II to Division III, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. The board of trustees discussed the merits of such a move at its meeting Tuesday afternoon. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 31, 2018
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    Calkins: DJ Jeffries bails on Kentucky for Memphis and the power of Penny wins again

    He couldn’t even wait until 10 a.m.

    By Geoff Calkins October 29, 2018
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    Calkins: Bill Rodgers and Joan Benoit Samuelson running Sunday in Memphis

    Saturday morning, running through Overton Park, the 70-year-old next to me gloried in the day.

    By Geoff Calkins October 27, 2018
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    Calkins: Penny Hardaway’s first game is a blast

    The man never sat down.

    By Geoff Calkins October 26, 2018
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    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?

    By Geoff Calkins October 25, 2018
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    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.

    By Geoff Calkins October 22, 2018
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    Calkins: Grizzlies win just what the team and city needed

    Jaren Jackson Jr. began the night by dapping up Young Dolph during the introductions.

    By Geoff Calkins October 20, 2018

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