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It’s been a while since I’ve taken off work. It’s been even longer than that since I’ve flown across the country. And it’s been even longer than that since I put my Stevie Ray Vaughn Rule into full effect, which Continue reading Going Back to Cali, Part One: The Statuesque Nature of Crypto.com Arena
A triumphant return. Picture this, if you will. A confident yours truly, red flowing cape, bejeweled crown, velvety trim, walking slowly, a kingly strut even, scepter tapping the marble floor as I spin to take my rightful place at the Continue reading 2024 Week One College and NFL Pick ‘Em: The Croshere Invite
Before we jump into this year’s contest, let’s briefly travel back in time to last year’s NFL Playoffs. Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Welcome to your Dallas Continue reading SportsChump’s 14th Annual Over/Under Contest
“Why are there women here dancing on their own? Why is there this sadness in their eyes?” -Sting, They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo), 1986 I saw a woman dancing in the gym today. She was dancing by herself. She was Continue reading On grieving and dancing
As sports fans, we all have our bucket list items. I’ve been to Augusta National three times. I’ve been to multiple Stanley Cup championship games and even saw the trophy hoisted in 2004. I’ve been to an NBA Finals game, Continue reading Sean Mo’s No-No: SportsChump correspondent witnesses history in Cincinnati
I love being right. I especially love being right after I’ve carefully broken down a game and wagered accordingly. Case in point: what will forever be known as the Steph Curry game against Serbia. As you all know by now, Continue reading Talking Out Wagers: The Steph Curry Olympics Edition
“Wishing I was somewhere else, having fun and acting cool. I just want to be myself, and I finally found a home where I’ll never be alone, right here where I belong.” -Huey Lewis, “Finally Found a Home”, 1983 My Continue reading Rays Finally Found a Home, Again, We Think
Skyway Park, Tampa Bay, Florida, 1980. I was twelve years old. I finally got the chance to play Little League. Having grown up in New York City prior to moving down south, I lived and breathed baseball but the closest Continue reading The Big Deal Over Bronny
Surely, I gest. It’s hard to find a commissioner other than David Stern who oversaw his sport during a period of such exponential and popular growth. Perhaps only the NFL’s Pete Rozelle presided over their sport during a time that Continue reading How David Stern ruined the NBA
“I don’t know anything about Angola, but I know they’re in trouble.” Charles Barkley, USA Gold Medalist, 1992 I don’t like action movies. Wait, allow me to rephrase. I don’t like action movies without a good plot. Having grown up Continue reading Team USA Men’s Basketball: A review, a preview and some international intrigue
