Jon Stewart, Jason Collins and one awfully, funny presidential faux pas (video)
May 2nd, 2013 by Chris HumpherysI haven’t addressed Jason Collins’ recent announcement of his homosexuality, mainly because Mr. Collins’ sexual proclivities aren’t any of my business. Read the rest of this entry »
Confronting my phobias with video… or how Grind TV reminds us it’s still not safe to go back in the water
April 15th, 2013 by Chris Humpherys
There are few things that scare the shit out of me. Sharks and snakes are among them. Read the rest of this entry »
Hail or Rail Scale VII: Jay-Z, Kevin Ware, Auburn football, the Yankees, Lakers, Falcons and good old Mike Rice
April 10th, 2013 by Chris HumpherysHAIL
1 point – NBA Winning Streaks
I don’t recall that last time we saw double-digit winning streaks by four different teams in a single NBA season. Read the rest of this entry »
Great moments in golf history: Tiger says “fuck” then wins Bay Hill
March 27th, 2013 by Chris Humpherys
Golf is a four-letter word. So is fuck. When I’m on the golf course, those four-letter words go hand in hand as often as “Jack,” “Coke” and “FORE!” It’s the nature of the beast. This weekend, Tiger Woods showed us again why no one, not even the world’s greatest golfer, is immune to a little hissy fit. Read the rest of this entry »
Manti Te’o is a little slow and other reasons we sports fans need to reassess our priorities
March 5th, 2013 by Chris Humpherys“You may have never set foot in McDonald’s but you have your own McDonald’s. Maybe instead of buying a Big Mac, you read Us Weekly. Hey, that’s still McDonald’s. It’s just served up a little different.” Read the rest of this entry »
SportsChump and the The Wife Hates Sports talk writer’s block, Penn State football, Super Bowl predictions and the pros and cons of being single during football season
January 31st, 2013 by Chris Humpherys
I have this friend who perpetually suffers from writer’s block.
He’ll e-mail me from time to time, asking me for ideas or ways to generate more traffic to his site. Read the rest of this entry »
Whisked away by Whisker Wars
January 29th, 2013 by Chris Humpherys
I’ve been watching a fair amount of IFC lately.
By the time I get home in the morning, there’s always some sort of alternative programming on that’s worth the watch. Read the rest of this entry »
Family Guy rips University of Florida
January 22nd, 2013 by Chris HumpherysSeth MacFarlane has never been one for holding back. Family Guy, his crowning achievement, is not only the greatest adult cartoon to bless television’s airwaves over its 11 seasons and 200 episodes, the program has successfully managed to offend every race, creed and culture in the process. Read the rest of this entry »
Field goals count for three points and other important lessons in football
January 16th, 2013 by Chris Humpherys
A friend and I were driving around town last week listening to the local broadcast of the Outback Bowl. Even though I live in Tampa and he was just visiting, he and I determined that bowl game, which featured neither of our alma maters, was not worth the price of admission. Sure, we missed the nastiest hit of the decade but we made up for it by watching it repeatedly on SportsCenter afterwards. Read the rest of this entry »
Oprah set to clean house on Lance’s dirty shame
January 12th, 2013 by Chris HumpherysI’m suddenly overcome with this unclean feeling and it has nothing to do with the fact that I haven’t lifted myself off the couch to brush my teeth after last night’s red meat, wine and cigar-smoking extravaganza. Read the rest of this entry »
