Category: Articles
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Weekend Guide š¬ Friday, August 28
Can the Tigers roar? Go Tigers Go We made it, yāall. Week Zero is here, which means this weekend we finally get college football. It aināt much, admittedly, but at least itās something. North Carolina and TCU squaring off in Ireland may not be much of a game, but we do get Memphis against UNLV…
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The Season of Hope
Believing in belief I planned my whole weekend around Saturday morning. It was the opening weekend of the English Premier League season, and my team, Manchester United, kicked off our first game at 6:30 a.m. Memphis time. My wife was out of town, my son would still be asleep. It would require an early alarm,…
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Weekend Guide š¬ Friday, August 21
A few great Grizzlies moments around the corner The schedule for the 2026-27 NBA season dropped a week ago, and while we did a whole show about itĀ on Grind City Media, I havenāt had a chance here in the vaunted Grind City Media newsletter to talk about it. So, here are my five favorite home…
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A Day on the Links
The FedEx St. Jude Championship was a classic Despite living in Memphis for almost a decade now, I had never made it to the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the annual golf tournament held at TPC Southwind in Germantown. I love playing golf, I love watching golf, Iāve even played at Southwind half a dozen times.…
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MikeCheck: My 5 āCanāt Miss Gamesā as Grizzlies enter new era amid NBA schedule release
New core. New supporting cast. New vibe. But one thing remains the same as the retooled Grizzlies take aim on the 2026-27 NBA season: a commitment to hard work, development and building a foundation to win.Ā āWe are going to be physically tough, and we are going to be tough-minded,ā Grizzlies president of basketball operations and…
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Every Day Is Football Season
Itās in the game. The college football season kicks off Saturday, August 29, with a handful of games scheduled for what is known as Week 0. This includes Memphis playing a nationally televised tilt at UNLV, in what should be a good test for us to find out exactly what kind of team Charles Huff…
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Weekend Guide š¬ Friday, August 7
TV, movies andā¦cookies? Fri-Day! Yes! And as you roll into the weekend, hereās a quick guide with a few things worthy of your precious free time… Believe I write to you late at night, from a dark hotel room in an anonymous Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. My kid goes back to school next…
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The Evil Empire of the Dodgers
Living in La La Land At the moment, baseball fans of every team other than the Los Angeles Dodgers are upset with the Los Angeles Dodgers. This is because the Dodgers have āruinedā baseball, splashing out ridiculous amounts of money to build a super franchise. This may be true, at least the super franchise partāafter…
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Weekend Guide š¬ Friday, July 31
The GCM newsletters you receive on Fridays are always my favorites to write, because itās a chance to intentionally be all over the place.
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies provide opening week boost as Grizz Prep launches āhistoric new eraā
MEMPHISĀ ā A sudden burst of morning energy shot through the young student as he trudged up the steps toward the front entrance on the first day of school. Ā At the doorway, he quickly froze despite the rising humidity on this late July Memphis morning. Ā āWhatās Grizz doing here!ā the seventh grader shouted as…