Chapter Nine: Houston Cougars remind Penny Hardaway there’s a long way to go
University of Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway reacts to a foul call during the Tigers' game against Florida A&M at FedExForum on Dec. 29, 2018. On Sunday, Jan. 6, Hardaway’s players got hammered by the No. 19 and undefeated Houston Cougars, 90-77. (Jim Weber/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.
Calkins: Tigers’ youth on full display as freshmen fail to contribute in loss to No. 19 Houston Cougars.
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