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I had a conversation with Uncle of SportsChump over the phone the other day. For those of you who don’t know, Uncle of SportsChump is one of our nation’s, last remaining baseball fans. Having eaten, breathed and slept baseball all Continue reading Why football needs to use its head before it’s too late
The following story goes to show you just how out of touch with reality we are and how somewhere along the line, our priorities became severely out of whack, assuming they were ever in the right place to begin with. Continue reading Phelps, sharks, Tweets and the continued shallowing of America
“’’Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all” -Alfred Lord Tennyson, 1849 “Ain’t talkin’ about love.” -Van Halen, 1978 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame resides in Cleveland, Ohio. Perhaps the Cavaliers Continue reading What the Cleveland Cavaliers can learn from Van Halen
After a brief birthday hiatus and neglecting to post anything on the website for a few days, one dedicated reader politely requested I jot down something about SEC media week. I won’t lie. I missed the whole damn thing. A Continue reading Freeze’s Big Ole Miss
Were you looking forward to watching the NFL’s first ever game in China in 2018? That would presume that you are either a Chinese sports fans with a fervent desire to see a game live on your home soil or Continue reading First Game of NFL Centennial Season to be Played in China
I work in a bar. I know, I know. You’re all rolling your eyes and mumbling to yourself that you’ve heard this story before. Allow me to rephrase. I work in a bar where adults come to relax, have a Continue reading Zeke and the Bar-fighters, Episode One Million
“Triumph and disaster are the same. They’re both impostors because they are momentary. More important is becoming a man of conviction.” – John Wooden For some reason, whenever we debate who’s the greatest basketball player of all time, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Continue reading Book Review: Coach Wooden and Me by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Let’s talk about James Harden for a moment. On Saturday evening, the Rockets announced that they had signed James Harden to the richest contract ever awarded an NBA player. Harden’s “supermax” extension will pay him $228 million through 2023. If Continue reading Houston Hopes Handsome Harden Handshake Doesn’t Humiliate
“Take the money and run” -Steve Miller Band “This is a moral test of one’s self, whether or not you can maintain loyalty.” -John Travolta as Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction The most intriguing free agency signing this off-season is Continue reading And this most important free agency signing of the summer is…
As the dust settled on Saturday’s Horn-Pacquiao fight, all anyone could talk about was how Manny Pacquiaio was robbed of a victory. He led in points, he led in rounds yet after the fight, when the referees announced that the Continue reading Prime Time TV Bout Shouts Back to Yesteryear
