Tag: Lang’s World
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World Cup Heroes
A few futbol players to keep an eye on… You don’t have to be a fan of soccer to enjoy the World Cup. I think of it a little like the Olympics: I may not regularly watch alpine skiing, but for a few weeks every four years? Sure, I can be all in. The same…
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Lesson In Losing
The Spurs’ epic Game 4 loss hits close to home It was the winter of 2017, and the unthinkable was actually happening. I’d grown up in Atlanta, and my geographically-assigned NFL team, the historically hapless Atlanta Falcons, had somehow blown out the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game, earning a coveted spot in…
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Are You Ready For Some Futbol?
The World Cup is coming! A long time ago, in a city far, far away (New York), I was the editor-in-chief of a soccer magazine. Striker came from the same great minds that brought you SLAM magazine, and we tried to capture the excitement behind soccer’s global appeal, especially as it was bubbling in America. At the time, following…
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Weekend Guide 🎬 Friday, June 5
Are You Feeling A Draft? The Upside of Upside You may have heard that the NBA Draft is right around the corner, taking place on June 23rd and 24th. The Grizzlies enter the Draft with three of the first 32 picks (3, 16 and 32), and as such there’s a significant portion of Grizz Nation that…
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Your NBA Finals Preview
The Spurs and Knicks square off! ͏ Finally, the NBA Finals are set, as the New York Knicks will square dance with the San Antonio Spurs in a series that begins Wednesday night. The Knicks have been sitting at home patiently waiting for an opponent for about a week now, while the Spurs and Thunder…
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Weekend Guide 🎬 Friday, May 29
Let’s Hear It For New York 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… Empire State of Mind I have spent my adult life in three cities: Atlanta, where I was born; Memphis, where I moved almost a decade ago and…
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Weekend Guide 🎬 Friday, May 22
Wemby is here 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… Wemby Is Here Friends, I have seen some things in my days. I watched a young Shaq pull down whole baskets, shot clock and all. I saw a 40-year-old…
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Let Lang Cook
A Memphis weekend of smoke, sauce and friendship Mornings at Barbecue Fest are my favorite time, the calm before the storm. The tents are mostly empty, just hardcore cooks hanging around in latex gloves and aprons, getting their fires going, organizing their kitchens, listening to music, prepping for a long day ahead. Smells of various smoke drift…
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Lang’s World: GCM SEC Mascot Power Rankings
Mascots are a physical manifestation of the teams we root for. I guess that’s the best way to describe what a mascot is, right?
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Lang’s World: GCM Coach Power Rankings
Let’s close out the SEC season with a final power ranking, but like we always do this time of year, let’s end with a final coach’s poll, to see just how much power these guys have as we head into the offseason.