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It was your typical, atypical Monday afternoon shift at our friendly, neighborhood Irish pub. As any experienced bartender will tell you (there’s more than just me out there, right?), no two shifts are alike, which is what makes our job Continue reading The night the mariachi ghosted: A sleuth contest for misled readers
It began with a simple Tweet. One afternoon, while wasting time on the internet, I happened upon a Twitter (X) post that suggested the Orlando Magic should retire Dwight Howard’s number and sign him to a final contract that would Continue reading Debating the Second Superman: SportsChump and Michael Lortz discuss a Dwight Howard return to the Magic and the possible retirement of his number
SportsChump: The PC Police are at it again, Dubs. And this time they’ve got my coach in their sights. It’s at times like these, when someone’s comments ruffle someone else’s feathers, that I reach out to a man who has Continue reading Point-Counterpoint: The Pros and Cons of Goalies Wearing Skirts by SportsChump and J-Dub
Anthony Edwards is doing something nobody has ever done. Sure, Magic Johnson led his Lakers team to an NBA championship in his rookie season, but that team was stacked as is, we are slowly learning, Anthony Edwards’ talents. Nor am Continue reading Anthony Edwards: The bad guy, in more ways than one.
Few athletes in the history of sport have been as controversial as Pete Rose. Never has a conversation taken place between sports fans that hasn’t included the obligatory question: “Should Pete Rose be in the Hall of Fame?” His is Continue reading Book Review: Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball by Keith O’Brien
I began a post just the other day with the following words… “A funny thing happened on the way to these NBA playoffs.” That officially now includes not only the games we’re watching but also the post-game press conferences, for Continue reading Shut the Funk Up, Vol. 4: The Reporter at the Luca Doncic press conference-Mary Jane Girls Edition
“Oh, this baby loves the slop. Loves it, eats it up. Eats the slop. Born in the slop. His father was a mudder. His mother was a mudder.” – Michael Richards as Kramer, Seinfeld episode “The Subway,” originally aired, Jan. Continue reading SportsChump channels inner horse whisperer; Predicts winner of Kentucky Derby
A funny thing happened on the way to these NBA playoffs. You used to be able to set your clock to veteran teams winning playoff series. The greatest teams in NBA history, or at least recent history, had to pay Continue reading The NBA’s youth movement: A changing of the guards
Brody Wayne sets up along the left side of the court. Not at first, of course. Before that, we set up along the right side of the basket, attacking the rim as most right handers do, as most basketball teams Continue reading Franz Wagner and the Lost Art of the Left-Handed Lay-Up
