When things in Florida are not what they seem

I wore my Superman costume to work for Halloween the other night.  It was only a onesie but it got the point across.  For an evening, I was the Man of Steel… or at least a guy dressed in comfy Continue reading When things in Florida are not what they seem

SportsChump presents a contest… about hate

“If you have hate in your heart, let it out.” –          Dave Chappelle as Clayton Bigsby, Chappelle’s Show, 2003 Let’s talk about hate for a second. Oh?  You don’t want to because you’re all about the love?  Well, think again Continue reading SportsChump presents a contest… about hate

Pick college football winners, win fabulous prizes courtesy of SportsChump!  (Sounds easy, right?)

87-to-1. According to Las Vegas, that’s what the odds of California beating Washington State and Syracuse beating Clemson were in the same night. 87-to-friggin’-1! That means if they played those two games eighty-seven times, the two teams that won that Continue reading Pick college football winners, win fabulous prizes courtesy of SportsChump!  (Sounds easy, right?)

The three most common complaints about today’s professional athlete… and why they’re complete bullshit

I listen to a lot of sports talk radio… which is a shame because it’s starting to dull my senses.  Trust me when I tell you I can think of far more entertaining ways to erode brain cells. Whenever a Continue reading The three most common complaints about today’s professional athlete… and why they’re complete bullshit

If the US Men’s National Soccer team fell down in the woods, would anyone hear?

I’m going to go ahead and write about soccer for the 2.2% of my readers that actually care about it.  (Note: that figure’s probably high). It’s been a few years since I’ve touched upon the world’s most popular sport.  It’ll Continue reading If the US Men’s National Soccer team fell down in the woods, would anyone hear?

Beating a dead horse: Protests, ratings and the NFL experience

I went to a professional football game last Sunday.  The sky did not fall down. Hours before the game, a friend sent me a text asking me if I wanted to play golf that afternoon.  I politely declined, saying I Continue reading Beating a dead horse: Protests, ratings and the NFL experience

Rick Pitino ends coaching career with an ‘L’

I saw Rick Pitino coach in person quite a bit back in the early 1990s.  That was one of the perks of attending a school in the Southeastern Conference.  College athletics was a healthy, even historical, distraction. Back then, SEC Continue reading Rick Pitino ends coaching career with an ‘L’