Sports Chump News Updates

If you’re looking for baseball these days, and let’s be honest, why would you be, you may want to skip past the self-proclaimed Worldwide Leader.  After next season, the only baseball highlights you’ll be seeing on that network will be Continue reading ESPN tells MLB No Soup for You, Cuts… Read more »

I remember exactly where I was when I watched Saturday Night Live’s 40th Anniversary special. I was lying in a hospital bed, a stretch of partying Belushi and Farley-style had finally caught up with me.  That week-long stint under medical Continue reading Saturday Night Love→ Read more »

I don’t normally dabble in film reviews on this website.  While I love (and I mean LOVE) movies, I don’t generally understand the art of moviemaking and prefer to keep things from a fan’s perspective. I did, however, catch a Continue reading Becoming Led Zeppelin: A film review→ Read more »

Every one of us has that special Lions fan in their life.  I happen to have a few. With the wounds still open and bloodied, the season-ending loss to the Washington Commanders perplexing if not nausea-inducing, I asked dear friends Continue reading Detroit Lions fans sound off→ Read more »

Wild night at work, wild night in the NBA.  Just another day at the office. All NBA geeks remember where they were when blockbuster trades went down.  In the past, I’ve written about where I was when I heard Shaquille Continue reading Because one must write about trades: The Luka… Read more »

Poor Jonathan Isaac. And by poor, I don’t mean in the literal sense of the word. Jonathan Isaac is a God-fearing young man who makes $25 million a year playing for the Orlando Magic. I mean poor in the proverbial Continue reading The night we saw the greatest basketball player… Read more »

There’s been plenty of discussion lately about the worthiness of the NBA mid-season tournament.  Are teams more interested in winning this thing or would they rather skip out on the trip to Vegas and get a week’s rest? Clearly, the Continue reading Angry Gambler, Part II:  Hawks Roll Knicks; Trae… Read more »

Despite the magic of this NFL season, with Josh Allen continuing to amaze, Saquon Barkley flirting with the all-time single season rushing record while hurdling defenders backwards and the Chiefs once again locking up a one-seed while rarely shifting into Continue reading The inexact science of the NFL quarterback→ Read more »

As with any change in command, I reached out to Kevin at The Wife Hates Sports, giving him a conciliatory and congratulatory phone call for his season’s success.  He edged me out in this year’s pick ‘em contest, the bastard. Continue reading The Most Important Football Draft Ever: A Playoff… Read more »

Well, our regular season has come to an end.  I’d like to thank all those who took the time to participate in this contest once again.  We will undoubtedly be back to do it again next year.  I will post Continue reading 2024 Week Eighteen College and NFL Pick ‘Em:… Read more »