Calkins: Tyler Harris, the littlest Tiger, delivers the biggest win
University of Memphis guard Tyler Harris (14) holds up a finger after sinking a clutch free throw down the stretch of a Jan. 9, 2022 game against University of Cincinnati at FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/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.
Penny Hardaway said point guard Tyler Harris “will put daggers in people.” On Sunday, Harris put three daggers in the Cincinnati Bearcats to give Memphis a heart-stopping win.
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