Calkins: How to make it through this painful week. A survival guide for Tiger fans.
A dejected University of Memphis guard Kendric Davis speaks to the media after falling to Florida Atlantic University in their NCAA tournament game March 17 in Columbus, Ohio. (Mark Weber/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.
This could be a tough week for Memphis basketball fans. So we gathered some suggestions about how to make it through. They include denial, chocolate, the Tigers women’s team and looking on the bright side.
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