Biography
Phil Stukenborg joined The Commercial Appeal in 1983. He has written about high school, college and professional sports in the Mid-South, spending time as the beat writer for Ole Miss, Arkansas and the University of Memphis athletics. He has directed the coverage of the city's annual Association of Tennis Professionals tournament at The Racquet Club and regularly covered the city's Professional Golf Association event at the Tournament Players Club at Southwind. He was honored by the Memphis Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame in 2004 with its Contribution to Amateur Football Award and by the All-American Football Foundation in 2001 with the Jim Murray Outstanding Sportswriter Award. He is married to the former Rebecca Callicutt and they have three children.
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Memphis Tiger athletes head for NCAA track preliminary Thursday
Published 05/22/2013 at 7:17 p.m.
Kevin Robinson, the track and field coach at the University of Memphis, set high goals for his athletes before the season in terms of qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field East Preliminary in Greensboro, N.C.
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U of M's Erik Schoenrock named Conference USA pitcher of year; his father, Daron, named coach of year
Published 05/21/2013 at 1:02 p.m.
Daron Schoenrock admits he’s probably been reluctant to praise his son in front of a crowd.
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Memphis Tigers men's golf team falters on Day 2 of NCAA regionals
Published 05/17/2013 at 5:59 p.m.
The University of Memphis men’s golf team, in contention for one of the coveted top five spots after the first round of the NCAA West Regional, lost its grip on the next round of the postseason Friday.
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Tigers sixth after 1 round
Published 05/16/2013 at 8:45 p.m.
As top-ranked California and No. 24 St. Mary’s threatened to run away from the other 12 teams on the first day of the NCAA West Regional on Thursday at Pullman, Wash., the remainder of the field — including the University ...
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Pepperdine bounces Memphis from NCAA tennis tournament
Updated 05/16/2013 at 4:08 p.m.
After nine straight wins, including a Conference USA title and the program’s first trip to the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16, the University of Memphis men’s tennis team met its match Thursday.
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Memphis men's golf opens NCAA tournament play
Published 05/15/2013 at 6:32 p.m.
A year after reaching the NCAA Championships round for only the seventh time in program history, the University of Memphis men’s golf team returns to the postseason with longer odds of making an eighth trip to the final round.
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Memphis meets Pepperdine in NCAA tennis Sweet 16 round
Published 05/15/2013 at 4:24 p.m.
The University of Memphis tennis team’s opponent in Thursday’s NCAA Championships Sweet 16 round is familiar with the surroundings. Pepperdine, the 2006 NCAA champion, is making its 33rd appearance in the postseason, one year removed from reaching the national semifinals.
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Austin Peay spoils the Tigers' home finale
Published 05/14/2013 at 11:01 p.m.
If the University of Memphis baseball team is to make a late-season run for an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament, it may need to strike Tuesday night’s game from its resumé.
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Pitching through the pain, Tigers' Gant finishes strong
Published 05/13/2013 at 11:52 p.m.
Every time he has been summoned from the bullpen this season to pitch for the University of Memphis baseball team, Clayton Gant says his brother, Stephen, has been “there” with him, Stephen’s voice rising above the crowd noise and infield ...
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Schoenrock repeats C-USA honor
Published 05/13/2013 at 11:52 p.m.
University of Memphis pitcher Erik Schoenrock is finishing his first season as a weekend starter in dominating fashion.
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