Beating the Rock, Vol 1.: Live Wagering and Foul Trouble

I may have found a glitch in the Matrix.  Either that, or I’m one step closer to losing my mind.  You be the judge. Now that you can legally gamble on sports in 38 of 50 states, as anyone who Continue reading Beating the Rock, Vol 1.: Live Wagering and Foul Trouble

History in the making: Patrick Mahomes remains safest play on board

I didn’t bet much in the 1990s.  Don’t get me wrong.  I’d sit at the occasional cruise line, blackjack table, or place a wager with a friend, but at that point in my life, I’d never been to Las Vegas Continue reading History in the making: Patrick Mahomes remains safest play on board

So much for free football

“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

Sanitary napkin nearly cancels golfing great

If you saw it, you saw it.  And how could you not?  With media outlets, both personal and professional (I use that term loosely), covering every star’s every move, this week bore witness to the tampon that shook up the Continue reading Sanitary napkin nearly cancels golfing great

Brotha E’s Split Decision: An exercise in the psychology of human fanhood

I have this friend.  Let’s call him Brotha E. While having moved around quite a bit professionally over his career, E’s family hails from Philadelphia.  Despite his liking of multiple teams, in multiple sports, one thing has always remained constant: Continue reading Brotha E’s Split Decision: An exercise in the psychology of human fanhood

SportsChump’s Free to Enter Super Bowl Contest

And then there were four. Suffice to say that the best four teams in the NFL are still playing football.  Sorry, Buffalo fans, but we’ve already detailed your demise at great length. The four remaining teams, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Continue reading SportsChump’s Free to Enter Super Bowl Contest

NFL Playoff Pick ‘Em Round Four: Super Bowl Edition

Here we are, the moment of truth.  We have three contestants still alive in our playoff pick ‘em, but before we get to them… A lot of people have asked me who I like in the Super Bowl.  In turn, Continue reading NFL Playoff Pick ‘Em Round Four: Super Bowl Edition

Kevin Harlan + Super Bowl streaker = best play-by-play call ever

Just when you thought I was done firing Super Bowl posts into cyberspace, I reel you right back in. There are great sports calls and then there are great sports calls, the calls you remember, the calls that have become Continue reading Kevin Harlan + Super Bowl streaker = best play-by-play call ever

SportsChump outdrinks G.O.A.T. at Buccaneers Boat Parade (a pictorial)

My phone rang late Tuesday evening, around 11 pm.  Busy at work, I didn’t get the chance to answer it. Minutes later, I received a text message with a fair amount of Jewish guilt.  It runs in the family. The Continue reading SportsChump outdrinks G.O.A.T. at Buccaneers Boat Parade (a pictorial)