Category: Articles
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Lang’s World: Three Things We Learned This Week
Who would have thought Nick Saban would be the college football coach in an AFLAC commercial most likely to lose his job?
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Lang’s World: GCM SEC Power Rankings
As I mentioned in my recap of the weekend, don’t look now but it sure seems like the SEC might be coming back to earth, at least just a bit. I know, I know – it’s just one week and there’s plenty of time for teams to grow and learn and…
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Lang’s World: Three Things We Learned This Week
Deion Sanders is my favorite athlete of all time. Growing up in Atlanta in the ‘80s and ‘90s, Deion was not only the best player on the Atlanta Falcons, he also managed to end up on the Atlanta Braves, where he was the most exciting player on an otherwise pretty boring team.
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies’ gold standard for development shines as Jackson (USA), Aldama (Spain) advance in FIBA World Cup
For Santi Aldama, those valuable lessons are almost as good as gold now. The growing pains and breakthroughs from playing behind, alongside and – at times – in place of Jaren Jackson Jr. in the Grizzlies’ lineup the past two years are providing a boost.
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Lang’s World: GCM Power Rankings
After a long, hot summer, relief is finally upon us: FOOTBALL IS HERE! And if football is here, that of course means we need to decide which teams are better than the other teams.
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Lang’s World: Three Things We Learned This Week
The transfer portal and NIL cash have brought a touch of madness to college football, that makes it feel almost like free agency, and in a lot of ways it’s something that many fans have wanted for a while.
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MikeCheck: Jackson, USA teammates set aside NBA rivalries – for now – in quest for FIBA gold
The chemistry and camaraderie have formed remarkably fast. But don’t believe for a second that players on Team USA’s roster aren’t giving one another fits every chance they get along their global trek to the FIBA World Cup.
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MikeCheck: My 5 Can’t Miss Games at FedExForum as ‘locked-in’ Grizzlies embark on 2023-24 NBA season
Grizzlies fans won’t have to wait until opening night of the NBA season to see a couple of their key players in action on the court. Jaren Jackson Jr. and Santi Aldama have some global basketball business to attend to first.
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MikeCheck: 5 Takeaways from USA training camp as Grizzlies star Jackson thrives in FIBA prep
The all-world defensive accolades, seven-foot frame and immensely diverse game already made Grizzlies power forward Jaren Jackson Jr. a unique fit for the Team USA roster…
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies teammates Jackson, Aldama embrace FIBA quests for gold in gearing up for NBA season
For Jaren Jackson Jr., Team USA is a legacy play. It’s essentially history in the making. It’s the culmination of lifelong relationships established since birth, the evolution from a child basketball prodigy into one of the NBA’s most talented big men…