Domingo German’s perfect game night no match for our family’s

Have you ever experienced one of those eerie, bigger-than-life moments where you suddenly and startlingly realize that everything is right and proper with the universe and that you are smack dab, exactly where you are supposed to be at that Continue reading Domingo German’s perfect game night no match for our family’s

Tennessee fights back as the sports revolution remains televised

I just encountered my favorite, new sports story of the year. There’s a shift in the balance of power in both college and professional sports and it’s happening right before our very eyes.  As recently as this year, nobody ever Continue reading Tennessee fights back as the sports revolution remains televised

SportsChump goes full TMZ Paparazzi with “Lionel Messi Shop ‘Til You Drop” caption contest

Attention Football Shoppers and Captioners alike! Before we embark upon our latest soccerin’ succotash, I must give credit where full credit is due and that is to both my Cuban-American brother Kid Sheraton, and my Serbian-American brother Marko, who combined Continue reading SportsChump goes full TMZ Paparazzi with “Lionel Messi Shop ‘Til You Drop” caption contest

Book Review: Power Players: Sports, Politics and the American Presidency by Chris Cillizza

When you think of the times and places throughout history where sports and politics have intertwined, the first images that come to mind are probably presidents throwing out ceremonial first pitches at baseball season openers, or commanders-in-chiefs quipping one-liners while Continue reading Book Review: Power Players: Sports, Politics and the American Presidency by Chris Cillizza

NBA Marijuana/Sports Gambling Contest: Free to Enter!

It’s been a momentous week for the NBA. The league that continues to be recognized as the most progressive in all professional sports has once again taken one giant step for player-kind.  Weed and gambling-kind too. According to the league’s Continue reading NBA Marijuana/Sports Gambling Contest: Free to Enter!

NCAA suspends Anfernee Hardaway for doing his job

I guess I’m confused. I recently read that Anfernee Hardaway, head basketball coach of the University of Memphis Tigers, was suspended for the first three games of the upcoming season. When I investigated why he was suspended, I found it Continue reading NCAA suspends Anfernee Hardaway for doing his job

The Milwaukee Bucks organization restores my faith in humanity

Not long ago, guest poster and SportsChump significant other, BCole wrote about the night she took her youngest of four, who we’ve lovingly nicknamed LeBrode, to his first ever NBA game. For months, she’d secretly planned and plotted his birthday Continue reading The Milwaukee Bucks organization restores my faith in humanity

The day that sports changed forever

When I first saw that Nick Taylor (no, not the one from Duran Duran) had sunk a 72-foot-putt on the fourth sudden-death hole to capture the Canadian Open, I didn’t think of how miraculous a sports feat this was.  I Continue reading The day that sports changed forever

Are the Denver Nuggets the NBA’s new trendsetters?

The last player we saw truly revolutionize the NBA was Steph Curry.  This wasn’t all that long ago. As soon as Curry started making three after uncanny three, NBA teams got smart.  Realizing the value of the well-planned, well-calculated three-point Continue reading Are the Denver Nuggets the NBA’s new trendsetters?

PGA Tour loyalists fall for banana in tailpipe

Lo and behold, professional golf has, at least momentarily, embraced a truce.  The Great Golfing Compromise of 2023 came to the shock of absolutely everyone, for not a single soul saw this group hug as a reality.  The PGA-LIV fissure Continue reading PGA Tour loyalists fall for banana in tailpipe