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 »
Ripping paper/laughing baby: A metaphor for modern sports
March 30th, 2012 by Chris HumpherysAside from being possibly the cutest thing you’ve ever seen on the internet, it occurred to me that the following video serves as the perfect metaphor for sports today. Read the rest of this entry »
Will the real Cal Ripken please stand up?
February 3rd, 2012 by Chris HumpherysWow, I can’t believe I just realized this. I guess I’m a little slow on the draw. Read the rest of this entry »
Busting out the STFU Meter for Donovan McNabb and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
May 19th, 2011 by Chris HumpherysWithout getting overly vulgar on this family-oriented website, I believe we all know what STFU stands for. If not, I’ll pause a second while you look it up.
( theme from Jeopardy plays softly in the background)
Okay, now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s move on. Read the rest of this entry »
Hail or Rail Five: Indians, Mavericks, Lakers, Spurs, Magic, Rondo and the Prez
May 12th, 2011 by Chris HumpherysWelcome 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 »
The 13 most memorable individual altercations in sports, Part One
March 4th, 2011 by Chris HumpherysWhen I first heard that Jerry Sloan, long time coach of the Utah Jazz, had retired due to an alleged altercation with point guard Deron Williams (which inadvertently led to both of them leaving Utah), I was immediately taken by surprise, even though we all know Coach Sloan never met a fight he didn’t like. Read the rest of this entry »
Presenting the “Who’s better, LeBron or Kobe?” caption contest
February 23rd, 2011 by Chris HumpherysTo paraphrase Herm Ewards, one of the great things about sports is the never-ending, and often unresolved, debates over “Who’s better?” Brady or Manning, Magic or the Big O, Boggs or Gwynn, Emmitt or Barry, Russell or Chamberlain. Read the rest of this entry »
A review of Freedarko’s The Undisputed Guide to Pro Basketball History
February 21st, 2011 by Chris HumpherysMost books written about sports are either compiled by pre-historic journalists out of touch with the modern era, former athletes who have their life story transcribed for them by another, or fans who have been able to piece together a few complete sentences well enough to impress their publisher. Read the rest of this entry »
NBA All-Star Game Live Chat – Sunday, Feb. 20, 8pm
February 19th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys
I have always loved the NBA All-Star Game.
I love it because it’s a collection of the world’s most talented athletes flying through the air with the greatest of ease.
I love it because it’s a slam-dunking free-for-all. Read the rest of this entry »
Chumpservations, Vol. 19: Haunted houses, abdominal crunches, indiscreet Tweets and the trials of the nicknameless
January 20th, 2011 by Chris HumpherysIt 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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