Posts Tagged ‘Mark McGwire’

The biggest eff yous in sports: 2011 edition

August 8th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

“I see you drivin’ ‘round town with the girl I love, and I’m like….”

-Cee Lo Green

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Memorable moments of 2010: The SportsChump Year in Review

December 31st, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

The final days of 2010 are upon us, which means that SportsChump has completed its first full calendar year.  Thanks to all who have come and gone and ahem… come again.

SportsChump first went viral in April, 2008 which means we’re rapidly approaching our terrible twos.  Consider that fair warning. Read the rest of this entry »

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Things we would like to see in sports, Part 2: Roger Clemens tell the truth, a Kobe-LeBron Finals, Cy Young being bested, a college football playoff and the return of the heavyweight division

May 17th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

Roger Clemens telling the truth

Roger Clemens, the greatest pitcher of our generation, has gone into hiding.  His defiance led him there. Read the rest of this entry »

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A juicing Big Mac: Mark McGwire’s steroid use leaves more questions than answers

January 13th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

I don’t like movies that are predictable. Like the typical romantic comedy where the couple who despises each other falls in love in the end or the true-crime thriller where we know the killer’s identity from scene one. Scriptwriters may try to pull the wool over our eyes but the American public is not stupid. Read the rest of this entry »

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Deny, deny, deny: Mistruths and fabrications in professional sports

August 11th, 2009 by Chris Humpherys

 

“Would I lie to you?  Would I lie to you, honey?  Now would I say something that wasn’t true? Read the rest of this entry »

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Steps Towards a Less Steroid-Phobic Society: Everybody Grab a Syringe

May 9th, 2009 by Chris Humpherys

 

What’s all this fuss about steroid use? So what if Manny Ramirez recently tested positive for estrogen and fertility drugs? Who cares if Alex Rodriguez lied… then lied… then lied again about ingesting some unknown, under-the-counter, Dominican growth hormone? Performance enhancing drugs have so thoroughly permeated our national pastime that fans of the sport, if there are any left, have become numb to any new scandals. Read the rest of this entry »

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