Category: Articles
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies seek to regain footing amid ‘rough patch’ to close turbulent December
When adversity strikes, the soundbites tend to shrink. From the top, Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins knows the proper response in times like these requires more specific action and fewer strategic words. That might best explain Jenkins’ mindset…
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies ‘looking in the mirror’ for quick fix to address sluggish starts on road trip
Steven Adams refuses to overcomplicate matters. “Sometimes,” the Grizzlies center surmised, “getting slapped in the face, bro, wakes you up.” Adams is as tough in his assessment of the Grizzlies’ recent slide…
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies rise to best in West with no plans to rest on laurels fueling ascent
The reality right now is that the Grizzlies are positioned atop the Western Conference standings this deep into the regular season for the first time in franchise history.
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MikeCheck: Jackson ‘never caught this type of rhythm before’ in sparking Grizzlies defensive surge
MEMPHIS – Barely a dozen games into his return from post-surgery rehab, Jaren Jackson Jr. is on pace for one of the most dominant defense seasons in NBA history.
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MikeCheck: At home, hungry and almost whole, streaking Grizzlies eager to maintain stride
His eyes were hidden behind the dark tint of the white-rimmed designer shades he wore as he analyzed the latest victory amid the Grizzlies’ longest win streak of the season. But it was clear to see where Dillon Brooks set his sights…
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Lang’s World: Books for the SEC fans in your life
The SEC football regular season has finally come to an end, and it’s just in time for the holiday season! So, let’s combine these two pursuits and take a spin through the SEC while we knock out our holiday shopping.
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Lang’s World: Living in College Football Purgatory
The Tennessee Volunteers got throttled on Saturday night in Columbia, South Carolina, losing to the Gamecocks, 63-38. It was a real butt-kicking, a game where the ostensible fifth-best team in the country with everything…
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MikeCheck: Jackson Jr. ‘excited to be back’ as Grizzlies All-NBA defender eyes season debut
After pushing through the last reps of an on-court drill, Jaren Jackson Jr. grabbed a basketball and jogged toward the halfcourt line at Washington’s Capital One Arena…
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Lang’s World: When Finishing Fifth Really Matters
Someone recently mentioned to me that their father had played football at Georgia Tech, and after a few jokes about how bad Tech is these days, I pointed out that Tech used to be pretty good, even tying for a National Championship in 1990…
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Lang’s World: Bryan Harsin, we hardly knew ya
Through a somewhat convoluted series of events, I spent this fall as a volunteer assistant coach for my son’s flag football team. My qualifications for this job were few; principally, I was willing.