Posts Tagged ‘Steroids’

National League Hit Leaders by Team: My shot at redemption

August 19th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

As I mentioned in part one of our all-time hit leaders trivia contest, I had a significantly easier time naming the greatest hitters of the 16 National League teams than I did with the American League. Read the rest of this entry »

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Steroid use in cycling and marketing: Floyd Landis, Lance Armstrong and the Michelin Man

May 27th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

Professional cycling continues to prove it’s a shady business.

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The pay-per-view event we would ALL like to see

January 15th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

“I’m an idea man, Chuck”

-Michael Keaton as Bill Blazejowski in Night Shift

Hey, I have ideas too. Good ones sometimes. And just like every other sports fan, I have unanswered questions. 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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This week’s caption contest featuring Sammy Sosa

November 11th, 2009 by Chris Humpherys

It’s rare that we at SportsChump.net are blessed with a photo that needs no doctoring or no explanation. It stands alone on its own freakish merit. Read the rest of this entry »

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November Chumpservations, Part Two: Tim Lincecum, Las Vegas, the NFL and Hall & Oates

November 10th, 2009 by Chris Humpherys

sportsbook1Wanna bet?

Las Vegas sports books have been taking a bath lately and I don’t mean comfortably inside a lavish Bellagio hot tub. Read the rest of this entry »

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Happy Manny Returns… an All-Star?

June 3rd, 2009 by Chris Humpherys

 

Major League Baseball is about to face yet another controversy involving one of its biggest names and the use of banned substances.

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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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Cheating in Sports: Do Fans Still Care?

May 6th, 2009 by Chris Humpherys

 

Close your eyes and think back.

You’re nine years old.  You’re playing Risk or cards or chess with a friend.  He leaves the room for a minute and you are suddenly left alone with the opportunity to give yourself a distinct advantage by moving a piece, changing the roll of your dice or switching cards without him ever knowing.  Read the rest of this entry »

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