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It is at this point of our little experiment that we should talk about… gambling. Last week, our guest prognosticator went a perfect 5-0. I looked over the past two years that we’ve hosted this weekly event and only twice Continue reading The Wife Hates SportsChump 2022 Weekend Pick ‘Em: Week Eight
I chose the title of this post carefully because the quote holds special meaning. In 1999, I took three friends (you know them as Croshere, Partykiller and the Don Calvino) to the Swamp to watch the Florida Gators play Alabama. Continue reading “What’s wrong with this younger generation of Gators?”
Dave Zirin is a sports fan. You’d do well to remember this as you watch, and not read, his latest work. That’s right, author and journalist Dave Zirin has flipped the script on us yet again with his latest project, Continue reading Documentary Review: Dave Zirin’s “Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL”
Week Six was a difficult one for picking ball games against the spread. If you ended up breaking even, which we did here at the Chump, give yourself a hearty pat on the back. Monster upsets included the Jets beating Continue reading The Wife Hates SportsChump 2022 Weekend Pick ‘Em: Week Seven
I once read a book entitled “Necessities.” The book is no longer in print, which is a shame for its message resonates thirty years later. It drew its title from an old Al Campanis quote where, on live television, the Continue reading Book Review: Rise of the Black Quarterback by Jason Reid
I rarely review television series on the website. I spend most of my time discussing sporting events, recanting loosely based/grossly exaggerated fables of my life, and far too often intertwining the two. But every so often a TV show comes Continue reading Review: The Bear, Season One
We learned a lot in Week 5. We learned that the NFL really likes to protect its quarterbacks, especially those named Tom Brady. We learned not to mess with Davonte Adams after a loss. And we learned that the NFC Continue reading The Wife Hates SportsChump 2022 Weekend Pick ‘Em: Week Six
NFL Players are undoubtedly some of the most talented and dedicated athletes in the world. They possess an abundance of skills and heightened strength that is beyond admirable. NFL Players dedicate their entire lives to playing the sport, which is Continue reading 5 NFL Players Who Played Both Offense and Defense
The Tampa Bay Rays post-season came and went. If you blinked, you missed it. For their efforts, a fairly successful regular season in which they went 86-76, the Rays earned a wild card berth, just not a prime-time game (small Continue reading Three strikes and you’re out… of home games: The inequity of Major League Baseball’s new but not improved post-season format
The streak continues. And no, I’m not talking about the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles. I hope you all have been paying attention to our picks because if you’ve been betting alongside mine this season (12-7-1 ATS), you’d have enough coin to Continue reading The Wife Hates SportsChump 2022 Weekend Pick ‘Em: Week Five
