Calkins: Who will win the Wiseman settlement? Everyone
Memphis center James Wiseman (middle) is announced during player introductions before taking on UIC on Nov. 8, 2019, 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.
James Wiseman has withdrawn his lawsuit against his NCAA. That clears the way for a settlement that everyone can live with.
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