Poker night at the synagogue: A study in unmenschlike activity
February 22nd, 2010 by Chris HumpherysI played in a charity poker event last week, believe it or not, at the same temple where I had my Bar mitzvah so many years ago. Nothing like pocket tens and torahs to brighten up an evening. Read the rest of this entry »
My second mom
February 1st, 2010 by Chris HumpherysWarning. This is not a post about sports. It is, but it’s not.
What you are about to read is not a breakdown of the upcoming Super Bowl XLIV, a spring training preview, a mid-season NBA review or a Tiger Woods where for art thou piece.
This is a post about love, life, family and passing. Read the rest of this entry »
Presenting the 2009 McChumpies: The best and worst of the year in sports
December 25th, 2009 by Chris HumpherysAfter seeing Tiger Woods win AP Athlete of the Decade in light of his recent controversy and seeing Serena Williams win the AP Female Athlete of the Year with images of her berating a line judge still fresh in our minds, I thought to myself, why not have my own awards ceremony. Read the rest of this entry »
Random Chumpservations featuring Ron Artest, Bill Belichick, Mark Mangino and Premature Bracketology
November 23rd, 2009 by Chris Humpherys
Premature Ebrackulation
I’m as big a college basketball fan as the next guy. Read the rest of this entry »
Pranks to play on passed out friends, Vol. 1: The slipcover
November 4th, 2009 by Chris HumpherysAs my friends continue to prove unable to handle their liquor, this hopes to become a series of helpful hints and amusing anecdotes which the more experienced party-goers can use to ridicule their friends who ill-advisedly drink beyond their means. It also sets up for some pretty good photography. Here’s hoping they’ll still hang out with me. Read the rest of this entry »
How to host a successful poker night
October 12th, 2009 by Chris Humpherys 
Poker, specifically No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em, is a craze that is sweeping the nation. With the constant television coverage of the World Series of Poker and its rise in popularity, everyone and their mother has suddenly become a poker player. Read the rest of this entry »
The dangers of playing ‘favorite hands’ in poker
October 12th, 2009 by Chris HumpherysI was playing multiplayer poker with the usual cast of characters the other night when someone said something aloud that I’m sure we’ve all heard at the poker table before. Read the rest of this entry »
Just another Florida-Tennessee weekend
September 22nd, 2009 by Chris Humpherys
The road trip to Gainesville had been planned for months.
Just as both Florida and Tennessee had earmarked September 19 on their calendar, my friends and I had done so as well. Read the rest of this entry »
Random Chumpservations
September 13th, 2009 by Chris HumpherysSince the inception of sportschump.net in April of 2009, I’ve written countless narratives about the world of sports. Yet the one piece that people remember most was not my detailed breakdown of the NBA Finals, the wild card races or my football season previews, but rather… Read the rest of this entry »
SportsChump.net presents “Things I Don’t Understand” feat. Jeremy Mayfield, Jermaine Dupri, PacMan Jones, Bud Selig, Phil Ivey and Deli Meats
July 19th, 2009 by Chris Humpherys
I must have Attention Deficit Disorder because I’m not quite sure I understand this whole Jeremy Mayfield story no matter how many times I hear the latest developments. It’s got more plot twists than “Deathtrap.” Read the rest of this entry »
