Tag: Lang’s World
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The Evil Empire of the Dodgers
Living in La La Land At the moment, baseball fans of every team other than the Los Angeles Dodgers are upset with the Los Angeles Dodgers. This is because the Dodgers have “ruined” baseball, splashing out ridiculous amounts of money to build a super franchise. This may be true, at least the super franchise part—after…
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Weekend Guide 🎬 Friday, July 31
The GCM newsletters you receive on Fridays are always my favorites to write, because it’s a chance to intentionally be all over the place.
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Are you ready for some football?
I played high school football for all of one day. I was in tenth grade, and while basketball was my primary focus, our hoops coach suggested we play a different sport in the fall—any sport—as a means to get in shape for basketball.
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Weekend Guide 🎬 Friday, July 24
Summer Lovin’ I suppose summer officially began back in May or June. For me as a parent, summer officially begins when school lets out. At least, that’s when my schedule dramatically shifts. No more daily routine of waking up, getting to school, home for dinner, then off to bed early. Summer is a more abstract…
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Summer League Ends, The Real Season Begins
The Grizzlies look for long-term gains It had been a while since I felt that kind of anger bubbling up inside me, the resentment that comes along with the feeling of being slighted. It was late Sunday night in the NBA Las Vegas Summer League championship game, and Grizzlies rookie Cameron Boozer had just successfully…
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Weekend Guide 🎬 Friday, July 17
It’s a cool summer Summer Breeze Let’s assume that you, like me, have been locked in on the NBA Summer Leagues over the last week or so, as the Grizzlies have provided some fun moments from Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. Yet for all the highlights and flash points, it has been one moment…
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Soccer rules! Now what?
So let me guess: You caught the fever? You’re not alone. It seems like soccer mania has swept across the United States over the last few weeks, as the World Cup has hosted all over North America. From LA to Seattle to Kansas City to Miami, we’ve seen the very best athletes the soccer world…
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Weekend Guide 🎬 Friday, June 26
Loving It and Leaving It Fri-Day! Yes! And as you roll into the weekend, here’s a quick guide with a few things and thoughts worthy of your precious free time. Finally, we can exhale. The NBA Draft is over, and after weeks of rumors, supposition and innuendo, we now have an idea of where teams…
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Lang’s Big Board
Let’s dive into the NBA Draft! I’ve spent the last few weeks immersed in all things NBA Draft. My Grind City Media colleague Gary Parrish and I have been cranking out our Draft Board Breakdown podcast, running through all the prospects and permutations that the 2026 NBA Draft might present. As I write this on…
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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…