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SNL spoofs Stephen A. Smith (video)

May 22nd, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.  If that’s the case, I guess Stephen A. Smith has finally made the big time. Read the rest of this entry »

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Carmelo Anthony, the New York Knicks and whether chuckers win championships: A statistical analysis

May 21st, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

Fibbs walked into the bar that afternoon, his orange Knicks cap tilted backwards, gold chain around his neck and Amare Stoudemire jersey (sans cast) worn proudly.  He had been drinking all day and was smiling, giddy almost.  After all, why wouldn’t he be?  His Knickerbockers had just won their first playoff game in eleven years Read the rest of this entry »

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And down the stretch they come: Your NBA contest standings

May 17th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

And then there were eight:  Clippers, Lakers, Heat, Pacers, Spurs, Thunder, Celtics and Sixers. Read the rest of this entry »

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An ode to Kevin Garnett

May 16th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

“I’m a fucking wild man right now!!”

-          Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics

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Leading a debt-free existence

May 14th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

I shed a tear as I wrote the last check.

Pay to the order of Discover $817.35.

This feeling has been a LONG time coming, twenty or so years, the culmination of balance after transferred balance after transferred balance.

Today, I celebrate, for at 43 years old, I am officially debt-free.  Read the rest of this entry »

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To tank or not to tank: When winning just isn’t all that important

May 11th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

I was watching Lakers-Nuggets Game Five the other night.  You remember that game in Los the Staples Center where Kobe Bryant scored 43, yet his team still couldn’t close out the series? Read the rest of this entry »

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The next great NBA rivalry may be upon us

May 9th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

Magic versus Bird, Russell versus Chamberlain, Jordan versus everybody else.  These are the rivalries that molded the National Basketball Association into what it is today.  Read the rest of this entry »

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What if? The solo hole-in-one scenario

May 7th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

I’ve been hitting the links a little more regularly these days.  The weather here in the Sunshine State is beautiful, courses are abundant and greens fees are incredibly reasonable.  Clubhouses are practically giving the golf away. Read the rest of this entry »

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Blindsided by Quinton Aaron

May 3rd, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

You guys remember that movie The Blind Side?  A film based not too loosely on the book by Michael Lewis and the life story of Baltimore Raven offensive lineman, Michael Oher?  Blind Side won Sandra Bullock her first Academy Award and marked the big-time, acting debut of Quinton Aaron, who played Oher. Read the rest of this entry »

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Amare Stoudemire-Fire Extinguisher altercation sparks Twitter madness

May 1st, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

It’s the NBA Playoffs.  Tempers flare.  Players are already exhausted from an intense and accelerated season; they’re going to lose their cool.  Read the rest of this entry »

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