{"id":3002,"date":"2026-03-02T16:23:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T22:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/?p=3002"},"modified":"2026-03-13T20:31:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T01:31:35","slug":"the-jccc-sports-podcast-talks-basketball-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/2026\/03\/02\/the-jccc-sports-podcast-talks-basketball-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"The JCCC Sports Podcast Talks Basketball &amp; Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Viewers! Welcome back to another episode of JCCC Sports. In today\u2019s episode, Prince and Jay will discuss the current standings for our JCCC men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball teams, and how close we are to winning it all. After, join them as they also talk about other local teams and how they are doing, and even some information about the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JCCC Sports S1E2 - Close to the Championships\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eSGA27Lnjak?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The podcasts have their own YouTube channel now! All future episodes will be posted on there instead of the Main Channel. Please check us out at https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheMessengerMicdUp and don\u2019t forget to subscribe!<\/p>\n<p>To find all of our episodes, please go to <a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/jccc-the-messenger\">https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/jccc-the-messenger<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have any stories, please email <a href=\"mailto:themessengerjccc@gmail.com\">themessengerjccc@gmail.com<\/a>, or find us on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/themessenger.jccc\/?hl=en\">@themessenger.jccc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for tuning in!<\/p>\n<p>Intro\/Outro music made by Caden Asher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Viewers! Welcome back to another episode of JCCC Sports. In today\u2019s episode, Prince and Jay will discuss the current standings for our JCCC men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball teams, and how close we are to winning it all. 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