Geoff Calkins
Columnist
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.
There are 1155 articles by Geoff Calkins :
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September 2018
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Memphis Grizzlies Jaren Jackson Jr. was hanging out in the Grizzlies locker room. This was not long ago, before an informal workout. Marc Gasol walked in, looking sharp. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Nick London - rapper, basketball player, son of former Tiger Paris London - does it for St. Jude
Paris London, the former Memphis Tiger, is standing in a crowd, holding his phone up to capture his son on video, and it’s possible he has never been happier. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: No need to second-guess Memphis football win
Brady White handed the ball to Darrell Henderson who then flipped the ball to Tony Pollard who headed back around left end and into the end zone. -
Geoff Calkins Memphis Express? It beats the Fever Germs
Welcome, Memphis Express! -
Calkins: An insider’s view of Memphis’ resounding win over Georgia State
At 4:43 p.m. Thursday afternoon, Memphis assistants Josh Storms (strength and conditioning) and Sherman Morris (director of recruiting), look at each other, realize they are sitting in the wrong places, stand up and swap seats. “He has to be on my right,” said Storms, as he settles into his place in the back of the conference room. “We do this every game. I’m not saying it has an impact on the result, but I’m not saying it doesn’t, either.”
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