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Ripping paper/laughing baby: A metaphor for modern sports

March 30th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

Aside from being possibly the cutest thing you’ve ever seen on the internet, it occurred to me that the following video serves as the perfect metaphor for sports today. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Barry Bonds, Bay Hill, Brandon Jacobs, Bud Selig, Dana White, Denver Broncos, Frank McCourt, Hall of Fame, Jamie McCourt, John Calipari, John Elway, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Los Angeles Dodgers, Louisville, Magic Johnson, Mark Sanchez, Miami Heat, MLB, NBA, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, NFC South, NFL, Peyton Manning, PGA, Rex Ryan, Rick Pitino, Roger Clemens, Roger Goodell, Sammy Sosa, San Francisco 49ers, Sean Payton, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tiger Woods, Tim Tebow, UFC, University of Kentucky
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Featured, Hardwood, Pigskin, Punches, The Tee Box | 16 Comments »

Shafting Tyson

March 12th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

I was watching some tribute to Muhammad Ali on television the other night. He had just celebrated his 70th birthday so some Las Vegas big wigs decided to honor the former heavyweight champion by basically booking every star imaginable for the occasion. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bill Russell, Bill Walton, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Chuck Wepner, Ernei Shavers, Ernie Shavers, George Chuvalo, George Foreman, Jeremy Schaap, Ken Norton, Lenny Kravitz, Leon Spinks, Lew Alcindor, LL Cool J, Manny Pacquiao, Michael Jordan, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Quincy Jones, Ray Mancini, Stevie Wonder, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Tiger Woods, UCLA
Posted in Featured, Music, Punches | 37 Comments »

SportsChump not so proudly presents the Danica Patrick Chart of Ever-Increasing Annoyance

March 5th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

Some people just drive me batty. I like to consider myself a pretty patient person but as I get a little longer in the tooth, I’m finding out there’s a lot more crap I won’t tolerate… and a lot of people that just annoy me. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Barry Bonds, Bud Selig, Coach K, Danica Patrick, DJ Steve Porter, ESPN, First Take, Floyd Mayweather, Jeremy Lin, John Calipari, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Manny Pacquiao, Michael Jordan, Mike Krzyzewski, NASCAR, NBA, Ryan Braun, Skip Bayless, Stephen A Smith, Tim Tebow, Tony Robbins, University of Kentucky
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Featured, Hardwood, Life of Sports Chump, Pigskin, Punches, Screen | 58 Comments »

Gratuitous Perpetuation of Racial Profi-Lin: Headlines we hope we’ll never see

February 20th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

We have repeatedly discussed on this website, the outright need for political correctness, Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Dave Chappelle, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwight Howard, ESPN, Eva Longoria, Floyd Mayweather, Fox, Ichiro Suzuki, Jason Whitlock, Jeremy Lin, John Rocker, Jr., Martin Luther King, NBA, New York Knicks, race, Rick Pitino, Ricky Rubio, Ryan Braun, Tony Parker, Walt Disney
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Featured, Hardwood, Life of Sports Chump, Punches | 29 Comments »

Who needs heavyweight boxing when we have Federer, Nadal and Djokovic?

January 30th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

Soon after his retirement, basketball junkies everywhere craved the second coming of Michael, so much so that we dubbed every player after him who could jump out of the gym “The Next Jordan.” Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Boston Red Sox, Don King, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, New York Yankees, Novak Djokovic, Phil Mickelson, Pittsburgh Steelers, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Tiger Woods
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Featured, First serves, Hardwood, Pigskin, Punches | 40 Comments »

The 13 most memorable individual altercations in sports, Part Two

March 8th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

Before I delve into Part Two of my most memorable altercations in recent sports memory, let me first say that we fans must be a bloodthirsty bunch. The previous post in this series brought a record amount of viewers to the Chump, meaning I’ll probably resort to posting a lot more blood and guts in the future. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Evander Holyfield, Golden State Warriors, Jeff Gilooly, John Calipari, John Chaney, Kermit Washington, Latrell Sprewell, Mike Tyson, Nancy Kerrigan, NBA, NFL, Olympics, PJ Carlesimo, Robin Givens, Rudy Tomjanovich, Shawn Eckardt, Temple Owls, Tonya Harding, UMass
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Featured, Hardwood, Punches, Screen | 22 Comments »

Hail or Rail Scale, Part II: LeRon McClain, Erik Spoelstra, Antonio Margarito, Cecil Newton, Lakers, Jazz, Steve Spurrier and Kevin Love

November 18th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

Last week’s Hail or Rail Scale was such a smash hit, I did my best to expedite the next episode. Never let it be said I don’t have my readers’ best interests at heart.

As you may recall, Randy Moss and Zenyatta topped (and bottomed) last week’s Hail or Rail. Let’s see who takes the honors this time around. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Andrei Kirilenko, Andrew Bynum, Antonio Margarito, Auburn Tigers, Bill Romanowski, Brad Childress, Cam Newton, Cecil Newton, Channing Crowder, Deron Williams, Erik Spoelstra, Florida Gators, Hail or Rail Scale, Hail or Rale Scale, John Hirschbeck, Kevin Love, Kobe Bryant, Le'Ron McClain, Los Angeles Lakers, Manny Pacquiao, Miami Heat, Moses Malone, Muhammad Ali, NBA, NFL, Pau Gasol, Randy Moss, Roberto Alomar, South Carolina Gamecocks, Steve Spurrier, Urban Meyer, Utah Jazz, Zenyatta
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Featured, Hardwood, Pigskin, Punches | 21 Comments »

The night I knocked out Brock Lesnar and other tall tales from the weekend in sports

October 27th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

This Saturday, I traveled to Gainesville to witness the marital vows of an old poker buddy, so before we even start talking about sports, I’d like to extend my most sincere and heartfelt congratulations to Damion 2.0 and his beautiful bride. Thanks for one blast of a weekend… and once again, you’re welcome for the lap dance. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: BCS, Boise State Broncos, Brett Favre, Brock Lesnar, Cain Velasquez, Chuck Liddell, Cliff Lee, Joe Louis, Josh Freeman, Josh Hamilton, LSU, Minnesota Vikings, MMA, Muhammad Ali, Oklahoma Sooners, Philadelphia Phillies, Poker Table, Raheem Morris, Randy Couture, Rocky Marciano, Sam Bradford, San Francisco Giants, St Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tim Lincecum, UFC, Vladimir Guerrero, World Series
Posted in Baseball Diamond, card table, Featured, Life of Sports Chump, Pigskin, Punches, Screen | 33 Comments »

Chumpservations, Vol. 16 Wishful Thinking Edition: Randy Couture takes out Brett Favre, Roger Goodell AND fantasy football

September 2nd, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

UFC sells out

Did anyone else find last weekend’s Randy Couture-James Toney match gimmicky Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Adrian Peterson, Brett Favre, Bud Selig, Chumpservations, Fantasy Football, Greg Camarillo, James Toney, Josh Freeman, Kimbo Slice, Mike Tyson, Minnesota Vikings, MMA, NFL, Percy Harvin, Randy Couture, Roger Goodell, Sidney Rice, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, The Expendables, UFC
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Life of Sports Chump, Pigskin, Punches, Screen | 30 Comments »

Things we would like to see in sports, Part 2: Roger Clemens tell the truth, a Kobe-LeBron Finals, Cy Young being bested, a college football playoff and the return of the heavyweight division

May 17th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

Roger Clemens telling the truth

Roger Clemens, the greatest pitcher of our generation, has gone into hiding. His defiance led him there. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Andy Pettitte, BCS, Big Ten, Boston Celtics, Boxing, College Football, Cy Young, Dwight Howard, Evander Holyfield, Jason Giambi, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Lennoz Lewis, Los Angeles Lakers, Mark McGwire, Mickey Rourke, Mike Tyson, MLB, MMA, Muhammad Ali, NBA, Nike, Notre Dame, Orlando Magic, Phil Knight, Randy Johnson, Rocky, Roger Clemens, Shaquille O'Neal, Tom Glavine, Wladimir Klitschko
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Hardwood, Pigskin, Punches, Screen | 22 Comments »

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