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I’ve long billed SportsChump as a website “of the people, by the people and for the people, in order to form a more perfect union.” Now that I’ve bastardized our nation’s history by combining the Gettysburg Address with the Preamble Continue reading Sir William, Dickie and PNC Park
If (or rather when) the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder win their respective conferences, these will forever be referred to as the “Paul George Finals.” Not because Paul George will be playing in them but because the two Continue reading Welcome to the Paul George Finals, not starring Paul George
After the Toronto Maple Leafs coughed up a two-games-to-nothing advantage in these NHL Playoffs, losing four of their next five games, and the series, to the Florida Panthers, I thought about contacting some of my Leafs fans friends to see Continue reading New York Knicks do it again, the only way they know how
I’m not sure I understand. Why now? Pete Rose passed away in September 2024, his lifelong effort to become if not the greatest baseball player ever, at least its hardest working, was a feat he accomplished in the eyes of Continue reading Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson become Hall of Fame eligible… but why now?
Only seven teams in the history of the NBA have won 68 or more games in a regular season. In 2015-16, the Golden State Warriors, with Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and the shocking addition of Kevin Durant, made Continue reading Rebirth of the cool: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Credit The horse racing world will converge on Saratoga Springs, New York, on Saturday, June 7, 2025, for the 157th running of the Grade 1, $2 million Belmont Stakes. This prestigious race marks the third and final leg of the Continue reading Belmont Stakes 2025: Top Contenders and Betting Insights
We have a new Pope. For the casual Jew, that doesn’t mean much. For the proud Chicagoan, it means everything. That’s because Cardinal Robert Prevost, aka Pope Leo XIV, who on Thursday became the first ever American pope, hails from Continue reading Twitter celebrates new Pope the only way Twitter knows how
Picture Credit The 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs have unfolded spectacularly, and no matchup epitomizes intensity like the Florida Panthers versus Toronto Maple Leafs. Toronto secured Game 1 in a nail-biting 5-4 finish, but the Panthers are poised to strike back. Continue reading Panthers vs. Maple Leafs: A Clash of Titans in the 2025 Playoffs
“Of course there is always resistance, always a drag on movement toward better things. The dead hand of the past clutches us by way of living people who are too frightened to accept change.” ― Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry Continue reading The Transition: Out with the old, in with the new
