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- The Fighter Pilot, a Belated Father’s Day CardThis week, I walked into the same antique store I’d walked into with my father about two years ago. The memory raced through my head of that day as it had in so many days past, Dad now gone, my Continue reading The Fighter Pilot, a Belated Father’s Day Card→ Read more »
- A Freakish NBA Trade Rumor Spurring That I Can Get BehindIt’s never too early to discuss NBA off-season trade rumors. I mean, everybody else has, and some have even begun, so let’s get this party started, shall we? Ten teams failed to make the playoffs, all except for two have Continue reading A Freakish NBA Trade Rumor Spurring That I… Read more »
- Ima Miss Sly (A Thank You)It’s been a while since I’ve cried over the passing of an artist but this week, we lost an icon, and I was shook. We throw the term “musical genius” around far too often but in this case, it fits Continue reading Ima Miss Sly (A Thank You)→ Read more »
- Youth not wasted on the young: Meet your Western Conference (and perhaps NBA) Champion Oklahoma City Thunder“Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.” -Aristotle “I believe the children are our future.” -Whitney Houston I don’t think we’re talking about this enough. If the 2024-25 Oklahoma City Thunder continues at this pace, they will become Continue reading Youth not wasted on the young: Meet your… Read more »
- Thunder thrive, Pacers prosper, Knicks kick rocks and the Magic sew what?It’s a big week for the NBA. The Finals are upon us, Tom Thibodeau got fired and the Magic… have new uniforms. While television ratings may dip with new fresh faces and no recognizable names on the 22nd and 26th Continue reading Thunder thrive, Pacers prosper, Knicks kick rocks and… Read more »
- Sir William, Dickie and PNC ParkI’ve long billed SportsChump as a website “of the people, by the people and for the people, in order to form a more perfect union.” Now that I’ve bastardized our nation’s history by combining the Gettysburg Address with the Preamble Continue reading Sir William, Dickie and PNC Park→ Read more »
- Welcome to the Paul George Finals, not starring Paul GeorgeIf (or rather when) the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder win their respective conferences, these will forever be referred to as the “Paul George Finals.” Not because Paul George will be playing in them but because the two Continue reading Welcome to the Paul George Finals, not starring… Read more »
- New York Knicks do it again, the only way they know howAfter the Toronto Maple Leafs coughed up a two-games-to-nothing advantage in these NHL Playoffs, losing four of their next five games, and the series, to the Florida Panthers, I thought about contacting some of my Leafs fans friends to see Continue reading New York Knicks do it again, the only… Read more »
- Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson become Hall of Fame eligible… but why now?I’m not sure I understand. Why now? Pete Rose passed away in September 2024, his lifelong effort to become if not the greatest baseball player ever, at least its hardest working, was a feat he accomplished in the eyes of Continue reading Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson become Hall… Read more »
- Rebirth of the cool: Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOnly seven teams in the history of the NBA have won 68 or more games in a regular season. In 2015-16, the Golden State Warriors, with Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and the shocking addition of Kevin Durant, made Continue reading Rebirth of the cool: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander→ Read more »
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