Category: Articles
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Lang’s World: Sending my (un)official application for Oklahoma’s defensive coordinator vacancy
I would like to throw my hat in the ring to be the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma. If you missed it, Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley dismissed Sooners defensive coordinator Mark Stoops over the weekend, not long after the Sooners gave up 48 points to the Texas Longhorns.
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MikeCheck: HBCU bragging rights in tradition rich Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic extend to Memphis
The days leading into the annual football showdown between Tuskegee and Morehouse – two of the nation’s most tradition-rich Historically Black Colleges and Universities – send shockwaves of pride through the country. And they reverberate to Memphis, where both schools have solid alumni bases.
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Lang’s World: Kentucky among those atop SEC standings – in football – is just so, uh, weird
The Kentucky Wildcats enter Week 6 undefeated, at 5-0. They’ve won all five games by double digits, are 3-0 in the SEC (including wins over Florida and South Carolina) and haven’t really shown any signs of looking troubled. In a land of high-speed spread offenses
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MikeCheck: Revamped Grizzlies ready for preseason quiz time as Bickerstaff gauges post-camp progress
After a week of training camp practices, numerous meetings, countless film sessions and a game-day walkthrough, coach J.B. Bickerstaff will be as eager as any player on the roster to see where the Grizzlies stand.
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MikeCheck: Revamped Grizzlies ready for preseason quiz time against Rockets as Bickerstaff gauges post-camp progress
After a week of training camp practices, numerous meetings, countless film sessions and a game-day walkthrough, coach J.B. Bickerstaff will be as eager as any player on the roster to see where the Grizzlies stand.
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MikeCheck: Gasol embraces latest coach’s challenge – this time Bickerstaff’s charge to rekindle 2013 D.P.O.Y impact
New season, new mission. Same motivated Marc.
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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.