Category: Articles
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MikeCheck: With Jackson and Green in tandem, power forward now position of strength as Grizzlies address rebounding woes
Whether Jackson immediately starts at power forward or is gradually brought along behind the incumbent in Green remains one of the most intriguing questions early in training camp.
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MikeCheck: Between Anderson’s ambition and Parsons’ retribution, Grizzlies formulating unique plans to solidify small forward spot
The team fully expects Anderson to be an immediate impact player as an essential bridge between promising rookie lottery pick Jaren Jackson Jr. and veteran catalysts Mike Conley and Marc Gasol.
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MikeCheck: Tennessee State carries No. 1 HBCU ranking, prolific offense into crosstown clash with SEC’s Vanderbilt
Despite the daunting challenge of stepping up in competition to face the Commodores (2-2), Reed is simply eager to see his team get the chance to accomplish something it been unable to do so far: play consecutive weeks.
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MikeCheck: With shooting guard battle fierce at Grizzlies training camp, sophomore slump hardly an option for Brooks
The biggest position up for grabs entering the season is at starting shooting guard, where a fierce battle is expected from the moment the Grizzlies hit the court for the first of this week’s twice-daily practices.
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Lang’s World: Wagering on college football isn’t quite for me, but it can turn even blowouts into nail-biters
I understand why people bet on college football. It gives games another layer, gives people another reason to watch or not to watch. It’s legal now – at least I think it’s legal, thanks to a recent court ruling. So there’s no need to sneak around.
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MikeCheck: For Conley, methodical path back to health has been a mental, spiritual and physical journey
Good luck to anyone attempting to stay in front of Conley these days. Eight months removed from heel surgery that limited him to just 12 games and shut down his season, Conley is back on solid footing and eager for a bounce-back campaign.
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MikeCheck: Memories of record-setting receiver and Hall of Famer resurface as FAMU honors past football champs
FAMU is celebrating the anniversaries of three different championship teams from its storied football history over the course of this season. For last weekend’s home game against Jackson State, the school recognized the 40th anniversary of FAMU’s 1978 NCAA Division I-AA national champions, the only team in Black College football history to win a mainstream…
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Lang’s World: College football mascots and nicknames provide unique window into a program’s competitive soul
MEMPHIS – This past weekend, the University of Kentucky followed up their big upset of Florida with a game against Murray State. That would be the Murray State Racers, a small school in western Kentucky. Murray State lost the game 48-10, but that was really beside the point. Because moreover, Murray State lost a perception…
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Lessons from Lifelong HBCU Football Connections and 2018 Power Rankings
Michael Wallace previews his new HBCU Football article on grizzlies.com and explains why it means so much to him. Read the article at: http://bit.ly/MikeCheckHBCU Follow Mike Wallace on twitter for his latest posts and Grind City Media content: http://www.twitter.com/MyMikeCheck —-…
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MikeCheck: Lessons from lifelong HBCU football connections at heart of GCM new ‘Power Poll’
For me, Black College football is where it all started. Now 30 years later, it if feels only right, only natural, only complete that we circle back to the foundation on which my sports media career, social mindset and love of culture and history were nurtured.