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It was another glorious day at the horse track, overcast, the slightest drizzle, a pleasant reminder that those of us here in Florida don’t constantly reside on the surface of the sun. Plus… it was opening day! Opening Day at Continue reading Cooler at the Track
What’s the point of running an award-winning blog if not to a) have a voice and b) call upon others with a voice to share their opinions. We’re in a fiery time and, while we can debate over exactly how Continue reading SportsChump Sound Off: Athletes, Coaches, Fans, Reporters and Lines Crossed
I am an East Coast guy through and through. Being three hours behind everything else makes me inherently anxious. While I still selfishly think New York City holds everything one would ever want to see, and that there is no Continue reading Going Back To Cali, Part Two: Oscars, Grammys and the Sunset Strip
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
I won’t lie. Heading into Monday of last week, I was more anxious than normal, for several reasons. I had a sort of surprise birthday party to co-plan, my mother’s __th. Days later, I had my first ever colonoscopy, a Continue reading Birthday Bashes, Buttholes, Flying Shovels and Brotherly Love: A Week in the Life, a Reminder of Gratitude
Now that I’ve taken the lead in this contest, I can finally post the standings. SportsChump: 12-7-1 Against the Spread $230 Celebrity Guests: 12-8 Against the Spread $180 TheWifeHatesSports: 12-8 Against the Spread $120 I’d like to take this moment Continue reading Week 5 College and NFL Pick ‘Em: SportsChump vs The Wife Hates Sports vs BCole
“What the hell are you talkin’ about: free? Free? There’s no free here. I’m the boss. No freedom. I’m the boss.” Danny Aeillo as Sal in Do The Right Thing, 1989 I don’t remember the first time I paid for Continue reading So much for free football
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
I may not be the best mom in the world, but I can assure you that I rank amongst the champs for effort. After divorcing nearly 10 years ago, “single-momdom” has brought its many challenges, ranging from affording to put Continue reading The Rollercoaster known as LeBrode’s First NBA Game
Remember when Biorhythms became popular in the late 1970s? They were supposed to be some new-age scientific phenomenon that explained your mood swings. For example, if you were having a down patch, that was because your biorhythms were low. If Continue reading 2021 Week Six: The Wife Hates Sports Takes on the Lovely and Talented BCole
