Season One, Chapter 14: Memphis defeats UConn to tip off what should be a (bleeping) great rivalry
Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway greets Kareem Brewton Jr. before the start of the game against Connecticut Huskies on Sunday, Feb. 10, at FedExForum. The Tigers went on to win, 78-71. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to the Daily Memphian)
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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.
Penny Hardaway and Memphis defeated Dan Hurley and UConn Sunday at FedExForum. It could be the start of a beautiful bleeping rivalry.
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