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Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. 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.
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Why are the Showboats returning to Memphis? The answer involves Fred Smith. And even if the team doesn’t flourish, its existence can only help the city. Here’s why.
The Memphis Tigers gave up a whopping 90 points in losing to Saint Louis Tuesday night. Is that something to worry about? Not yet, certainly. This team is going to be fine.
Hey, look. The Memphis Tigers won a game! The Tigers finally got the breaks they needed Thursday as they defeated Tulsa, 26-10.
Memphis traveled to Nashville and dominated Vanderbilt Monday, 76-67. In the process, Memphis looked like something we haven’t seen from a Hardaway team before. It might be better than its hype! Memphis uses ‘more together team’ to beat Vanderbilt in season-openerRelated stories:
Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield made an inexplicable call that helped Central Florida defeat the Tigers Saturday. No, the call won’t cost him his job. But all the little things are adding up.
The Grizzlies looked spectacular Friday, 130-99. But the absolutely best part of the night? An efficient (yes, efficient!) Dillon Brooks.
Nearly two years after Tommy Pacello died of pancreatic cancer, his friends and colleagues are celebrating the visionary city planner’s birthday by unveiling a fellowship that will support his work.
ESPN’s Pete Thamel mentioned Memphis in a podcast about the coaching future of Deion Sanders. Could Coach Prime be coming to Memphis? It’s certainly worth a call.
Jerry Lawler beat up Frankie Dudley at the Mid-South Coliseum in the 1970s. Five decades later, Lawler went to see Dudley again. In hospice. It’s a story about heroes and the passage of time.
The Tigers shot just 2 of 19 from deep against Christian Brothers Sunday. That’s the bad news. The good news? They have Kendric Davis. And that may be enough.
Memphis fought back to lose by 10 to Tulane Saturday. Yes, it was gallant. But is it all Tiger fans can expect?
Ja Morant was brilliant in leading the Grizzlies past the Knicks Wednesday. But you know the best part? He will be appearing at FedExForum all season long.Related stories:
While Jalin Hyatt, Hendon Hooker and Chase McGrath all had a hand in the Vols' win over Alabama, Catherine Davenport had — well, she had a leg. Vols defeat Alabama on field goal to end 15-game losing streakRelated story:
A week after blowing a 19-point lead to lose to Houston, Memphis blew a 17-point lead to lose to East Carolina. This is becoming a dispiriting — and damning — trend.
Vols fans in West Tennessee have it rough. On this massive weekend for Tennessee football, a local fan named Catherine Davenport will celebrate by putting on a bright orange prosthesis. That’s right, she has a Tennessee leg.
Six more years of Penny Hardaway? Yes, it’s true. Hardaway signed a new deal with Memphis that runs through 2028. Here’s what it means. Memphis, Penny Hardaway agree to contract extension through 2027-28Related story:
John Varlas — who covers preps for this publication — has done something that should inspire the rest of us Memphians. He’s lost 143 pounds.
Ja Morant and the Grizzlies assembled at FedExForum for media day. It’s the team’s 22nd season in Memphis. And it should be a blast.
Memphis had a win probability of 99.9% Friday night. Incredibly, Memphis still lost. Will the collapse define Ryan Silverfield? On a grand night that somehow went wrong.
The Big 12 picked Houston in its last round of expansion. Memphis never had much of a shot. But that doesn’t change the reality that the Memphis program has a higher ceiling than Houston. Here’s what the Big 12 failed to see.
Being 4-1 means never having to say you’re sorry. And the Tigers are 4-1. On a strange, sputtering, but ultimately triumphant day for Memphis football. (Did we mention that the Tigers are 4-1?)
Something was different when the Memphis Tigers gathered for their annual open practice Friday night. What was it? “There’s no cloud,” said Penny Hardaway. With IARP ruling behind them, Tigers are ‘locked in’ ahead of seasonRelated story:
The IARP’s decision was stunning vindication for Penny Hardaway and for Memphis. So go ahead, celebrate.
Nearly three years after James Wiseman played three games for the University of Memphis — and despite the NCAA dissolving the IARP going forward — the university will learn its penalty.
Twenty years after starting “Live at 9,” Marybeth Conley has found love, God and a new mission with a childhood crush — who happens to have served time for robbing a bank.