Tag: Lang’s World
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Weekend Guide š¬ Friday, July 17
Itās a cool summer Summer Breeze Letās 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? Youāre 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, weāve seen the very best athletes the soccer world…
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Weekend Guide š¬ Friday, June 26
Loving It and Leaving It Fri-Day! Yes! And as you roll into the weekend, hereās 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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Langās Big Board
Letās dive into the NBA Draft! Iāve 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 onā¦ You donāt 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 Spursā epic Game 4 loss hits close to home It was the winter of 2017, and the unthinkable was actually happening. Iād 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.Ā StrikerĀ came from the same great minds that brought youĀ SLAMĀ magazine, and we tried to capture the excitement behind soccerās global appeal, especially as it was bubbling in America. At the time, following…
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Weekend Guide š¬ 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 thereās a significant portion of Grizz Nation that…
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Your NBA Finals Preview
The Spurs and Knicks square off! Ķ 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 š¬ Friday, May 29
Let’s Hear It For New York Fri-Day! Yes!Ā And as you roll into the weekend, hereās 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…