Calkins: Tigers had a real shot to beat Bama. (They missed.)
Penny Hardaway needed someone who could score other than Kendric Davis Tuesday night. Maybe Damaria Franklin will be that player. (AP file)
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.
The Memphis Tigers have guts, guile and a genuine star in Kendric Davis. Now they just need someone else who can shoot.
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