Posts Tagged ‘Pau Gasol’

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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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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Timberwolves go artsy to support fragrant All-Star Kevin Love

February 1st, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

Athletes have been known to endorse the oddest things: blue jeans, panty hose, bug spray, even erectile dysfunction medication. So why not a fragrance, right? Read the rest of this entry »

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Live NBA Chat: Lakers-Celtics

January 30th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics are the NBA’s most storied rivalry.  After battling repeatedly in the 60s and 80s, the rivalry was renewed once again in the 2000s with the Lakers signing Pau Gasol and the Celtics adding Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to accompany Paul Pierce. Read the rest of this entry »

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Hail or Rail Scale, Part II: LeRon McClain, Erik Spoelstra, Antonio Margarito, Cecil Newton, Lakers, Jazz, Steve Spurrier and Kevin Love

November 18th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

Last week’s Hail or Rail Scale was such a smash hit, I did my best to expedite the next episode.  Never let it be said I don’t have my readers’ best interests at heart.

As you may recall, Randy Moss and Zenyatta topped (and bottomed) last week’s Hail or Rail.  Let’s see who takes the honors this time around. Read the rest of this entry »

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Defending the flop: A practical look at bending the rules in sports

August 16th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

So much of modern sport has boiled down to an athlete ‘selling the call.’  Read the rest of this entry »

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Who needs boxing? Heavyweights alive and well in NBA

June 13th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

I’ve often griped about the demise of the professional boxing’s heavyweight division.  It’s a sport, on which many of us were raised, that is now virtually non-existent.  After watching the slugfest that has taken place the first few games of these NBA Finals, I’ve recently come to another conclusion.  Who needs boxing?  The heavyweights are alive and well… in basketball. Read the rest of this entry »

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Caption Contest celebrates Dustin Hoffman, Jason Bateman and the kiss that sent shockwaves through the NBA Finals

June 6th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

It’s NBA Finals time.  Basketball’s biggest stage featuring the league’s most storied rivalry.

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Chumpservations, Vol. 11: Jon Gruden’s QB Camp, an NBA Playoffs update and would you trade for Ben Roethlisberger?

April 24th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

Chuckie Strikes Back Read the rest of this entry »

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NBA Playoffs Preview, Part Two: Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers

April 15th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

Welcome to Part Two of SportsChump’s NBA Playoff preview. Read the rest of this entry »

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