Calkins: In a season of crazy upsets, Hardaway and the Tigers refuse to lose
Memphisâ??s Jayden Hardaway (middle) celebrates on the bench with his teammates during a 60-49 victory over Cincinnati Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, at FedExForum. (Mark Weber/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.
Upsets are a part of basketball. Especially this year. But that doesn't seem to apply to Memphis coach Penny Hardaway, whose Tigers defeated Cincinnati Thursday, and who keeps winning all the games he's supposed to win.
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