Posts Tagged ‘Michael Jordan’

Who needs heavyweight boxing when we have Federer, Nadal and Djokovic?

January 30th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

Soon after his retirement, basketball junkies everywhere craved the second coming of Michael, so much so that we dubbed every player after him who could jump out of the gym “The Next Jordan.”  Read the rest of this entry »

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How Chris Paul and Dwight Howard proved the NBA lockout resolved absolutely nothing

December 12th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

It was bound to happen.  Read the rest of this entry »

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The “I Wanna Be Like Mike” Caption Contest

July 19th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

We’re going to try something new here at SportsChump.

Many of you have sent in interesting photos for caption contests in the past.  None of you have ever submitted photos of yourselves… until now. Read the rest of this entry »

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Here we go again: LeBron is to Michael as Rory is to Tiger

June 21st, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

Over this past weekend, 22-year old Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy coasted his way to a US Open victory, leading by nearly double-digits for most of the tournament.  He became the youngest player to win a major since Tiger Woods, and set a number of Open records in the process, including most strokes under par (-16).

The comparisons became inevitable.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Mark Cuban pays it forward

June 17th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

“These people depend upon tips for a living!”

-Charles Grodin as Jonathan Mardukas in Midnight Run

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Miami Hate: Trying to make sense of our feelings for LeBron

June 13th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

I had an interesting conversation with a reader the other day.

He asked me if I could believe all the hatred that had developed for LeBron James since last summer.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Chumpservations, Vol. 21: The Fighter, Spencer Whipple, Barry Bonds, spam and having fun with parallel parking

April 7th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

NOT JUST ANOTHER CANNED MEAT PRODUCT Read the rest of this entry »

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A review of Freedarko’s The Undisputed Guide to Pro Basketball History

February 21st, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

Most 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 »

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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 »

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Hail or Rail Scale Christmas Edition: Big Ten, Falcons, Tom Brady, Gene Chizik, Greg Oden, Tony Parker, Kyle Brotzman and the Vikings

December 24th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

Welcome to edition three of our Hail or Rail Scale.  In the past, we’ve honored (and dishonored) Steve Spurrier, Zenyatta, Cecil Newton and Randy Moss among others.

This time around we’ve compiled a brand new list of inductees who will either be opening freshly-wrapped presents under the SportsChump Channukah bush or receiving their very own bag of coal. Read the rest of this entry »

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