Sports Chump News Updates

We’re at the point of the NFL season where we ask ourselves, “Can you believe it’s already Week 11?”  If you haven’t asked a friend that lately, you’re clearly not as obsessed as you should be about football and should Continue reading Week 11 College/NFL Pick ‘Em: D Gets Heavy→ Read more »

There are very few authors whose releases I count down the days for.  Chuck Klostermann is one of them.  Shea Serrano is undeniably the other. I’ve been familiar with Serrano’s work for a while now, his trilogy on basketball, hip-hop Continue reading Book Review: “Expensive Basketball” by Shea Serrano→ Read more »

Bloodbath. That bad Vin Diesel superhero movie. Oh no, wait, that’s Bloodshot. Bloodbath, that super cheesy ‘80s action film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Wrong again, that’s Bloodsport. Bloodbath, that Sylvester Stallone movie where he’s a forest-dwelling Vietnam veteran who just Continue reading Week 10 College/NFL Pick ‘Em: Swoops Sweeps In→ Read more »

Source The NFL doesn’t just dominate the sports calendar; it defines it. Every fall weekend in America often revolves around the schedule of kickoffs, tailgates, and primetime games. However, in recent years, the way fans experience football has undergone a Continue reading The NFL’s Grip on America: Why Fans Love… Read more »

“Does Chauncey Billups know about this poker game?” I asked jokingly as I walked into the clubhouse.  The old men sitting around the table looked up at me, briefly, not all of them, as if they couldn’t be bothered. Every Continue reading Conversations from the Course: Chauncey Billups, Florida Coaches… Read more »

I’m proud of myself.  Pats self on back. Last week, I took my time to delve through a limited slate of games.  I found wagers I liked, placed them and struck gold.  It was my third most accurate, and profitable, Continue reading Week 9 College/NFL Picks: TJ’s Turn to Tussle→ Read more »

Let’s discuss “the hook” for a moment, shall we? It’s generally annoying to hear an amateur gambler use this expression, offering up verbiage like “seven-and-the-hook” or “I lost by the hook,” so what does it mean when they say that? Continue reading Week 8 College/NFL Picks: The Wife and the… Read more »

My entire batch of college buddies are wholeheartedly, unabashedly and unashamedly delirious, and not solely because of all the partying we engaged in during our undergrad years and beyond.  No, my fellow fan base, without a single exception other than Continue reading Lose, Rinse and Repeat: Entitled Gator Football Program… Read more »

I’ve had a few requests for updated standings so here we go. So far, our celebrity guests are holding their own, while Kevin is scrounging up spare change to pay off his bookies before they send Moose and Rocco. This Continue reading Week Seven College NFL Picks: Long Lost Lisa… Read more »

“Every time he goes to a different team, it seems like he learns more about the league and more about himself” – Nate Burleson on Baker Mayfield When I think about Baker Mayfield, I inevitably think of Colin Cowherd.  Those Continue reading MVP Candidate Baker Mayfield Still Putting People in… Read more »