Book Review: Wilt, 1962 by Gary M. Pomerantz
April 27th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys“In the history of professional team sports in America, there is no statistical equal of the Dipper’s hundred-point game, no other individual accomplishment in a single game so remarkable and out-sized.” Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Book Review, Darrall Imhoff, Etta James, Gary Pomerantz, James Brown, NBA, New York Knicks, Redd Foxx, Wilt Chamberlain
Posted in Featured, Hardwood | 22 Comments »
My journey to Augusta, Part Four: The course, of course and a pictorial
April 9th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys
The drive from Charlotte to Augusta, Georgia takes about three hours.
First take I-77 South for about an hour and a half, until you hit Columbia, South Carolina. Then take 20 West for another hour and change until arriving in Augusta. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Arnold Palmer, Augusta National, Ben Hogan, Bubba Watson, Cee Lo Green, Chic-Fil-A, David Toms, Fred Couples, Gary Player, Harrison Frazar, Highland Creek, Hunter Mahan, Ian Poulter, Ian Woosnam, Jack Daniels, Jack Nicklaus, James Brown, Justin Rose, Liar North, Mark O'Meara, Masters, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Mike Tirico, Padraig Harrington, PGA, Ryan Palmer, Uma Thurman
Posted in Featured, Life of Sports Chump, Screen, The Tee Box | 41 Comments »
The passing of Whitney Houston
February 13th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys“On and on the rain will say how fragile we are”
-Sting Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Donnie Moore, James Brown, Josh Hamilton, Michael Jackson, Oil Can Boyd, Sting, Whitney Houston
Posted in Featured, Life of Sports Chump, Screen | 39 Comments »
Chumpservations, Vol. 23: Roadside tapestries, shaving cream and other assorted sundries
November 4th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys
I consider myself to be a fairly competent person. I know my limitations, that there are certain things I can and cannot do. For example, I can’t hang a ceiling fan. In fact, I can’t really fix anything. But I can cook. I’m an independent thinker. And I can (sometimes) form a complete sentence. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Ban Roll-On, Barbasol, Chumpservations, Elvis Presley, James Brown, Marilyn Monroe, Speed Stick
Posted in Featured, Life of Sports Chump | 22 Comments »
SportsChump takes his talents to South Beach
June 30th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys
My sincerest apologies for neglecting my SportsChumpian duties lately, but if I told you that within two days time I shook hands with Reggie Bush, was fondled by an eight-foot python, hit the links with a rabbi, put on a karaoke rendition of “Sex Machine” inspirational enough to warrant a Rastafarian embrace and had a six-year old teach me how to Dougie, which one of those would you believe? Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Dougie, Edwin Rodriguez, Florida Marlins, Jack McKeon, James Brown, LeBron James, Miami Heat, Red Bull, Reggie Bush
Posted in Baseball Diamond, card table, Featured, Hardwood, Life of Sports Chump | 24 Comments »
Concert Review: Public Enemy
September 21st, 2010 by Chris Humpherys“You don’t like Public Enemy, man?” Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Chuck D, Dave Parker, Do The Right Thing, Eddie Murphy, Flavor Flav, hip-hop, James Brown, NWA, Parliament, Pittsburgh Pirates, Public Enemy, Richard Pryor
Posted in Featured, Life of Sports Chump, Music | 35 Comments »
Tweeting for the Super Bowl
February 8th, 2010 by Chris HumpherysSince I couldn’t make it to either Miami or New Orleans for Super Bowl XLIV, I decided to hunker down in front of the laptop and Tweet the night away. I was curious to see a) who else was doing so and b) what they were writing about during the most watched television event in history. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Around The Horn, Beatles, Boston Celtics, Don Imus, Drew Brees, Elvis Presley, Emmitt Smith, ESPN, Indianapolis Colts, James Brown, Jason Whitlock, Jerry Rice, Jimi Hendrix, John Travolta, NBA, New Orleans Saints, NFL, Orlando Magic, Pardon The Interruption, Peyton Manning, Ray Allen, Rich Eisen, Rolling Stones, Sean Payton, Skip Bayless, Stephen A Smith, Steve Winwood, Super Bowl, Tim Tebow, Twitter
Posted in Hardwood, Life of Sports Chump, Music, Pigskin, Screen | 37 Comments »
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