Category: Articles
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MikeCheck: The ‘word’ on Grizzlies as they progress from camp to preseason competition
Iisalo eager to evaluate roster in game action ATLANTA – Opportunity. That’s the buzzword floating around the Grizzlies as they emerge from training camp and open the preseason with Monday’s exhibition against the Hawks. With 20 players on the preseason roster – and a relatively clean bill of health – Memphis will sort through various…
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MikeCheck: How do Grizzlies define success on Day 1 of camp?
NASHVILLE – Defined culture. Determined identity. Decisive lane. As the Grizzlies opened training camp Tuesday at Belmont University, their path forward was as clear as their Media Day talking points. What’s ultimately in store for a franchise retooling around a core of first, second and third-year players won’t be revealed for months as the season…
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Weekend Guide 🎬 Friday, September 25
We got sports! Fri-Day! Yes! And as you roll into the weekend, here’s a quick guide with a few things worthy of your precious free time… Underdogs? In my humble opinion, Ole Miss has been the most impressive college football team in the country this season. They not only won a neutral site game against…
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A Matter of Trust
What a time to love college football in Mississippi If you’re a college football fan in the state of Mississippi, what a time to be alive! The two biggest college football teams, Ole Miss and Mississippi State, are a combined 6-0, with a couple of wins over formidable opponents. Ole Miss, for example, just knocked…
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Weekend Guide 🎬 Friday, September 18
Lane Kiffin and Sourdough Bread Have you ever tried baking sourdough bread? A few weeks ago, while visiting a relative in South Carolina, I had a slice of sourdough that made me want to get into the sourdough game. After all, I am an accomplished chef—comfortable in the kitchen making pretty much anything. How hard…
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Maximize Your Football Weekend
All football, all the time Here is a mostly complete list of the football games I consumed in whole or in part over the last few days: Patriots/SeahawksRams/49ersMemphis/Boise StateGeorgia/Western KentuckyOhio State/TexasArizona State/Texas A&MMississippi State/MinnesotaOklahoma State/OregonOklahoma/MichiganTennessee/Georgia TechFalcons/SteelersJets/TitansSaints/LionsCowboys/Giants I also managed to play a complete round of golf, watch the Braves own the Phillies, drop my son…
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Weekend Guide 🎬 Friday, September 11
The Lane Train is a bumpy ride Fri-Day! Yes! And as you roll into the weekend, here’s a quick guide with a few things worthy of your precious free time… In His Lane As a fervent observer of the SEC, I’ve seen a lot of weird things through the years, but I’m not sure I’ve…
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Dream Big, NFL Fans
The NFL Returns! The NFL returns to action on Wednesday night with a banger of a matchup, as the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots square off on NBC in a Super Bowl rematch. This is followed 24 hours later by a game between the 49ers and Rams live from Australia, for some reason, and…
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Weekend Guide 🎬 Friday, September 4
College Football is here! College football’s Week Zero brought us a couple of fun matchups, most relevantly the big Memphis win at UNLV. But, blessedly, Week One is finally here, and we can stop talking about restraining orders and transfer portals and dig into a full weekend of college football. Here are five games I’ll…
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The Memphis Tigers Have Momentum
The Tigers open with a memorable Vegas vacation It took until early Sunday morning for Memphis football to finish out their first game of the year, but ask anyone who managed to stay awake, and they’ll tell you it was definitely worth it. After a tenuous first half, the Tigers figured things out in the…