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Seasoned gamblers have a rule: Never talk about a wager mid-wager. Readers of this site understand all too well that the jinx is real. Anyone who has ever gambled on a game knows that, as soon as they mention outcomes Continue reading Karma Strikes: Tyrique Stevenson and the Gaffe Heard ‘Round the Capitol
If I’m Devin Hester, I’m pissed. Most of you football geeks remember Devin Hester. He was the Chicago Bears return man who was on the verge of revolutionizing the game. Then came a 2011 rule change making Devin Hester’s path Continue reading Kick-offs, rule changes and the year Devin Hester became irrelevant
I have a confession to make. I fell for the banana in the tailpipe. Have you ever had one of those gut-wrenching, bankroll-busting weekends where every wager you placed, every hunch you had, every fantasy player you started, was drop Continue reading Week 2 College and NFL Pick ‘Em: SportsChump vs The Wife Hates Sports vs J-Dub
Hollywood is littered with some all-time, classic movies about revenge. Charles Bronson’s Deathwish series, the Kill Bill movies, Taken, Gladiator, Princess Bride, basically every Clint Eastwood western ever. And how could we forget Oldboy, the Korean original not the considerably Continue reading Lovie Smith: Ambassador of Vengeance
Just when we thought we were about to witness an old-school NBA scuffle, the internet stepped in to remind us we’re in 2021 and not 1981. In Tuesday night’s game between the Nuggets and the Heat, reigning MVP Nikola Jokic Continue reading A Serbian scuffle and the changing nature of NBA fisticuffs
College basketball’s March Madness isn’t the only dance craze sweeping the nation this month. In 32 cities around the country, NFL GMs, coaches and owners sit in their war rooms and discuss doling out higher salaries than those given to Continue reading Not only college teams dance this March, Twitter’s commentary on NFL free agency
I had a conversation with one of my more conservative readers the other day. It involved ESPN and the “repositioning” of Mike Ditka. We’ve engaged in such conservations before but considering this person sits firmly on the opposite end of Continue reading The Ditka Debate: A Dubsism-SportsChump production
Ah yes, the frustration of the Sunday afternoon for those of us who root for NFL teams that are, shall we say, lacking. I’m becoming convinced the reason so many of us play fantasy football is because the real-life teams Continue reading Twitter eases the pain of another sordid Sunday
So I get this email from a friend, you know the one, Dr. Everything will be alright. He proposes a collaboration between me and some of his other cyber-dwelling hoodlums. In said email, he asks us to list simply “the Continue reading The five worst fan bases in the NFL according to the six worst sports bloggers on the internet
How many times have you heard it? It’s the beginning of the football season and “every team starts with a clean slate.” That’s laughable. While it’s certainly mathematically logical to say that all 32 NFL teams have a chance at Continue reading Debunking the Clean Slate Myth
