Calkins: Now comes No. 1 Houston — and a day this Memphis team has earned.
Memphis forward DeAndre Williams (12) beats his chest after drawing a charge during a Feb. 26, 2023 game against Cincinnati. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
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.
The best thing about Sunday’s epic matchup between the Memphis Tigers and No. 1 Houston? It was earned.
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