Posts Tagged ‘Dwight Howard’

No NBA makes for a scary Halloween

October 20th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

With Halloween fast approaching, there’s only one thing more frightening than ghouls, ghosts and witches at your doorstep.  That’s the ever-growing reality of no NBA season. Read the rest of this entry »

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Hail or Rail Five: Indians, Mavericks, Lakers, Spurs, Magic, Rondo and the Prez

May 12th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

Welcome to Edition Five of Hail or Rail.  With the NBA and NHL playoffs in full swing and Major League Baseball well underway, it’s been a wild few weeks in sports.  This time around, we feature a few repeat offenders on our scale and we even get a little bit political.  Off we go… Read the rest of this entry »

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Final thoughts on Magic-Hawks: Orlando’s regression, Dwight’s plight and how Las Vegas got it wrong

May 2nd, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

This post has been four months in the making, the ultimate I told you so. Read the rest of this entry »

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Upset Central in the NBA Playoffs: Hawks and Hornets and Grizzlies, Oh My!

April 19th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

What a wild opening weekend for the NBA’s second season.  Is it just me or have these playoffs already taken on a March Madness feel?  We’ve even had Tyler Hansbrough and Shane Battier sightings!!!

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Eastern Conference Playoffs Preview: The Running of the Bulls, Scorching Heat and one big, old Leprechaun

April 15th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

As some of you may recall, at the beginning of this NBA season, I suggested that only three teams (Boston, Los Angeles, Miami) had a realistic shot of winning a title and that if you found someone to take the field while giving you those three teams, you should bet the house. Read the rest of this entry »

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Charlie Sheenisms and their equivalent in the world of sports

March 9th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

Like most Americans, I love a good train wreck and these days, we all have a ticket aboard the Charlie Sheen Express.  Every time the artist formerly known as Carlos Estevez appears on my boob tube, I find it hard to turn away from the spiraling descent that has become his career. Read the rest of this entry »

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Hail or Rail IV: Ray Allen, Aaron Rodgers, Ohio State, Otis Smith, Antawn Jamison, the NFL and fantasy baseball

February 11th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

Heeeeeeeeere we go again, people.

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Chumpservations, Vol. 19: Haunted houses, abdominal crunches, indiscreet Tweets and the trials of the nicknameless

January 20th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

It has been a brutal few weeks at work, so I apologize for the delay between posts… but one does have bills to pay.  Please don’t forget to enter our Super Bowl contest for fabulous prizes. Read the rest of this entry »

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Orlando Magic pull trigger on Gilbert Arenas trade.

December 20th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

Have you ever been watching a sporting event where your team is winning comfortably, you leave the room to grab a quick beverage, only to return and find your team down?

That’s kind of what happened with me and the Orlando Magic on Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »

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How Doc Rivers enjoyed his return to Orlando (and spoiled mine): Celtics down Magic in Game One

May 18th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

When I received word that the world’s biggest Helen Reddy fan had a spare ticket to Game One of the Magic-Celtics series, I jumped at the opportunity.  In retrospect, listening to “Delta Dawn” and “I Am Woman” for two-and-a-half hours would have been considerably less painful than watching the actual game. Read the rest of this entry »

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