Breathe. The top-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning got swept out of last year’s NHL Playoffs in the opening round by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Breathe. Those 2018-19 Lightning, who were the league favorite to win the Stanley Cup, ended up making Continue reading
My friend Milhouse is a gambling degenerate. That, plus so many other reasons, is why we get along, kindred spirits if you will. Considering he and I have been quarantined for a while (not together, that would be weird), he Continue reading
Five Boston Bruins fans walk into an Irish pub. I know this sounds like a bad joke that ends in either a bloody, chowder-spilled bar brawl or regrettable vomit stains all over someone’s vintage Bobby Orr jersey. You’ll be happy Continue reading
“There’s no comfort in the truth, pain is all you’ll find” -George Michael, Careless Whisper Please allow me to vent. And if you live in the Tampa Bay area and have just suffered through the highest of highs only Continue reading
It was the best of Sundays, it was the worst of Sundays. Waking up to bacon, cinnamon rolls and fresh-brewed coffee in bed is never a bad thing, especially when the hearty meal accompanies a day chock full of championship Continue reading
Three big tournaments are upon us and for the first time in a long time, there are three overwhelming favorites to win all three. March Madness is only days away with Zion Williamson and the Duke Blue Devils under a Continue reading
By J-Dub and SportsChump J-Dub doesn’t know what being a sports fan in Tampa means, but SportsChump has filled and entire corner of the interwebz with that angst. Imagine what your sporting fandom must be like with a steady diet Continue reading
Dubs: It’s often said that baseball imitates life. In this case, there’s an odd bit of truth to that because life, like baseball, is all about milestones. In baseball, it’s all about 3,000 hits, 500 home runs, or 300 wins. Continue reading
As you all know, SportsChump is a website of the people, by the people and for the people. Countless friends have contributed articles over the years. This post is no exception. I’ve known the one we call Heavy D for Continue reading
They promised this would be the one, that this time around would be different from all the others. That’s what you were led to believe. And you believed. This was something altogether new, the same moving parts as before with Continue reading