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    Calkins: The Tigers have to get over a heartbreaker. And quick!

    The Tigers lost to Seton Hall when a 6-10 player who hadn’t made a 3-pointer all season before Thursday banked one in at the buzzer. So how does the team get ready to play another game Friday? Former Memphis guard Trey Draper tried to help.

    By Geoff Calkins November 25, 2022
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    Calkins: Win one for Will Drennan! Why a flag football game meant so much

    Will Drennan died a hero the first day of flag football practice. His team of five and six year olds played on. Ten days ago, they tried to win the championship “for Daddy.” Why a kid’s game meant so much. 

     

    By Geoff Calkins November 23, 2022
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    Calkins: Good news, Memphis. Kendric Davis is who we thought he was.

    Kendric Davis was brilliant in his home debut. He scored 26 points, collected seven assists and looked exactly like the player Memphis needs him to be. 

    By Geoff Calkins November 20, 2022
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    Calkins: The perfect way to retire No. 59 — with a 59-0 win

    “On Danton Barto’s day, the final scoreboard blazed with his number.” It was a fine way to retire the jersey of the all-time great Memphis linebacker, who died in 2021 at age 50.

    By Geoff Calkins December 11, 2022
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    Calkins: They didn’t grow up in Memphis. They sure made it better.

    Andy Branham, Bob Leopold and Dr. Van Snider didn’t grow up in the city. But they rolled up their sleeves and got to work when they arrived. Three men who made Memphis a better, more hopeful place.

    By Geoff Calkins November 16, 2022
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    Calkins: The Tigers lost to Saint Louis. And you know what? It’s fine.

    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.

     

    By Geoff Calkins November 16, 2022
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    Calkins: Why have the Showboats returned to Memphis? Answer: Fred Smith.

    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.

    By Geoff Calkins November 16, 2022
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    Calkins: Tigers pile-drive Tulsa. (Or maybe not; but it’s a win!)

    Hey, look. The Memphis Tigers won a game! The Tigers finally got the breaks they needed Thursday as they defeated Tulsa, 26-10.

    By Geoff Calkins November 11, 2022
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    Calkins: At long last, a Memphis team that may be better than its hype

    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!

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    Calkins: What was Ryan Silverfield thinking? And will it cost him his job?

    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. 

    By Geoff Calkins November 07, 2022
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    Calkins: Dillon Brooks knows there are skeptics. But, yes, he can change.

    The Grizzlies looked spectacular Friday, 130-99. But the absolutely best part of the night? An efficient (yes, efficient!) Dillon Brooks. 

    By Geoff Calkins November 05, 2022
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    Calkins: Tommy Pacello would’ve been 45 today. A new fellowship helps continue his work.

    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. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 31, 2022
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    Calkins: Deion Sanders to Memphis? (Hey, it’s worth a call)

    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. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 27, 2022
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    Calkins: 50 years ago, Jerry Lawler beat him up. Now they’re friends.

    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.

    By Geoff Calkins October 27, 2022
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    Calkins: Kendric Davis leads cold-shooting Tigers to victory. (Get used to that headline, fans)

    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. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 24, 2022
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    Calkins: Memphis football avoided humiliation. Is that really enough?

    Memphis fought back to lose by 10 to Tulane Saturday. Yes, it was gallant. But is it all Tiger fans can expect?

    By Geoff Calkins October 22, 2022
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    Calkins: Ja Morant is still awesome

    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.

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    Box score: Grizzlies 115, Knicks 112 (OT)

    By Geoff Calkins October 20, 2022
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    Calkins: Tennessee beats Alabama! It was the leg!

    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.

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    Vols defeat Alabama on field goal to end 15-game losing streak

    By Geoff Calkins October 16, 2022
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    Calkins: Memphis keeps blowing big leads. Is that a coincidence? Or the coach?

    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. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 16, 2022
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    Calkins: A Tennessee fan even Memphis fans can root for

    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. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 13, 2022
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    Calkins: What his new contract says about Penny Hardaway

    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.

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    Memphis, Penny Hardaway agree to contract extension through 2027-28

    By Geoff Calkins October 12, 2022
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    Calkins: The incredible, shrinking prep writer! (How John Varlas lost 143 pounds.)

    John Varlas — who covers preps for this publication — has done something that should inspire the rest of us Memphians. He’s lost 143 pounds. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 12, 2022
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    Calkins: For Memphis and Ryan Silverfield, a staggering, incomprehensible collapse

    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.

    By Geoff Calkins October 08, 2022
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    Calkins: The Big 12 picked Houston over Memphis. Here’s why that was a mistake.

    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. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 05, 2022
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    Calkins: Ryan Silverfield is right. Memphis doesn’t have to apologize for 4-1.

    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?)

     

    By Geoff Calkins October 02, 2022

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