2024-04-18 05:52
I made the mistake of turning on the internet Monday morning to gauge public reaction to Scottie Scheffler’s running away with the Masters. I should have known better. The 27-yea… Read More
Blog Directory > Sports Blogs > Sportschump.net sports Blog >
Sportschump.net Blog
sportschump.net
Tags:
sportschump whirlwind comedy
whirlwind comedy tour
akshay
devin hester
whirlwind comedy
tale
kickoffs rule
mike
scottie
beating
An interactive, analytical and hopefully entertaining look at the world of sports and all things otherwise
2024-04-14 09:46
For those that didn’t watch the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship or maybe have been living under a rock and have never heard the names Caitlin Clark or Dawn Staley…I&r&hell…Read More
2024-04-11 15:23
Communication is the cornerstone of any successful relationship. Not only talking but listening. I’ve got this friend from whom I beg quality talk and yet, crickets. This time ar… Read More
2024-04-08 17:09
I didn’t catch the NIT Championship Game between Seton Hall and Indiana State, but I heard it was a doozy, especially the last few minutes. The family and I were out watching Dev… Read More
2024-04-05 03:31
Date: Friday, December 29, 2023 Time: 7:30 pm … Read More
2024-03-28 16:45
If I’m Devin Hester, I’m pissed. Most of you football geeks remember Devin Hester. He was the Chicago Bears return man who was on the verge of revolutionizing the game. The… Read More
2024-03-22 17:11
Let’s ruffle some feathers, shall we? Far be it from me to criticize the man who is commonly considered the greatest college football coach of all time, or at least of this generation… Read More
2024-03-12 18:35
“You don’t want the truth because deep down in places you don’t talk about at parties, you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall.” Jack Nicholson as Col Nath… Read More
2024-03-08 19:07
Date: Sunday, November 5, 2023 Time: 9:15 pm &n&hell…Read More
2024-03-06 19:15
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 stat… Read More
2024-02-23 17:37
Date: Sunday, October 29, 2023 Time: 7:00 pm &n&hell…Read More
2024-02-19 17:46
As we can all use a little more positivity in our lives, we here at SportsChump Manors would like to introduce you to a new series of posts called No Time for The Hate. Initially inspi… Read More
2024-02-12 15:48
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… Read More
2024-01-30 19:04
Implosion. There’s no other way to describe it. Collapse, perhaps? What we all witnessed Sunday evening was one man’s refusal to change his ways, one man’s belief in his ow… Read More
2024-01-26 18:29
Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Time: 9:15 pm  &hell…Read More
2024-01-16 09:05
As the world’s most popular sport, football has always held a special place in the hearts of fans. What was once a localized passion, bound by the geography of local clubs, has now evo… Read More
2024-01-07 10:25
2023 was a little difficult on the constitution, at least here at SportsChump Manor. It’s hard to put into words what last year did to me, how I grew, what I learned and how much I cri… Read More
2023-12-30 17:58
Meet Swoops, aka Balboa, aka Hall of Fame, aka Brandon. Brandon is pictured here holding his well-earned Louisville tumbler (he’s an alum) because he is the only person in this year&rs&hell…Read More
2023-12-23 18:47
Have you ever asked a friend for a favor, only to see them end up doing the exact opposite? Last week, I asked Bobby Kady to pick up the slack for the rest of you. With our celeb… Read More
2023-12-22 17:46
“I’m wondering is it time to start putting him as the best player of all time, in the conversation.” -Shaquille O’Neal on Steph Curry Shaq had some interesting things… Read More
2023-12-16 09:43
I had a 4-1 week and I’m shouting it from the rooftops!!! As I should considering it’s my first 80% week since October. This weekend, we’re back to picking college ga… Read More
2023-12-09 10:02
It’s Week 14 and despite all the bad to mediocre football we’ve seen this season, so far only one team, the Carolina Panthers, has been mathematically eliminated from playoff con… Read More
2023-12-03 16:02
“This is another fine mess you’ve gotten us into, Stanley.” -Oliver Hardy Have you ever felt like a dog chasing its own tail? I mean, not just about life in general… Read More
2023-12-01 14:56
It’s championship week, boys and girls, the weekend where the last remaining college football teams stake their claim to a playoff berth. Michigan, Georgia, Florida State and Was… Read More
2023-11-23 16:56
We’re going to keep this week’s intro short and sweet as most of you are probably traveling cross-country to spend time with family… which should give you plenty of time t… Read More
2023-11-20 17:12
You can have all the conversations in the world with a loved one, until you’re no longer able to have them, and you still want one more. What you wouldn’t give. One m… Read More
2023-11-18 07:04
Let’s keep this short and simple, shall we? There’s been a lot of talk about scoring in this year’s NFL. This just in. It’s down. Not substantially… Read More
2023-11-10 16:59
Well, we did it, Sunshine State sports gamblers. Now that gambling is finally legal for Florida residents (Hallelujah!), you might want to start paying closer attention to these weekly posts… Read More
2023-11-09 16:34
Can we please, for a moment, cut Caleb Williams some slack? The biggest news to come out of Los Angeles last weekend was not the Clippers signing James Harden nor the inevitable injury that… Read More
2023-11-04 08:46
I learned something from my counterpart this week and let’s be honest, if you’re not taking the time to learn every day, I’m not exactly sure what you’re doing with y… Read More
2023-10-28 08:55
Bigger picture. When picking your lines for the weekend’s action, it often helps to look at the season’s bigger picture. Let’s take a few games last weekend and how they tu… Read More
2023-10-26 18:35
17. The number just annoys me. For most of us, 17 represents the most fun we’ll ever have. Our last year of high school, responsibilities flying carefree into the wind as we coll… Read More
2023-10-21 17:05
How’s your gambling account doing, boys and girls? Off to a slow start? According to my records, you must be. Without tooting my own horn, yours truly has been on fire.&nbs&hell…Read More
2023-10-14 18:58
Which is larger? The amount of really good teams in the NFL, or the number of really good teams in the Pac-12? Think about it. You can count on one hand this year’s s… Read More
2023-10-06 05:42
Now that I’ve taken the lead in this contest, I can finally post the standings. SportsChump: 12-7-1 Against the Spread $230 Celebrity Guests: 12-8 Against the Spread $180 TheWifeHatesS… Read More
2023-10-05 12:53
I drafted Jared Goff on my fantasy team this year. I got him in the later rounds, he was the third quarterback I drafted. He had a breakout statistical season last year, at least… Read More
2023-09-30 08:19
This week, we introduce the first of this contest’s heavy hitters, hosts obviously excluded. His presence comes just in time as Kevin (10-5 ATS) and I (9-5-1 ATS) are running awa… Read More
2023-09-28 04:32
I have this friend. Let’s call him Anthony, mainly because that’s his name. Anthony is the kind of man who has neither the time nor the inclination for a pseudonym. H… Read More
2023-09-22 15:39
That’s a little more like it. Last week wasn’t the easiest week to pick games but there was some low-hanging fruit you could have taken advantage of. Look no further for pr… Read More
2023-09-14 23:10
I have a confession to make. I fell for the banana in the tailpipe. Have you ever had one of those gut-wrenching, bankroll-busting weekends where every wager you placed, every hunch you had… Read More
2023-09-12 17:11
In 1994, Major League Baseball cancelled its World Series. It was the first time in American history that had ever happened. Our national pastime reminded all those watching that… Read More
2023-09-07 22:41
We are at it again, as always, with a little help from our friends. Happy football season, everyone! Kevin Paul, the Oz behind the curtain at The Wife Hates Sports, has once again chal… Read More
2023-09-04 17:24
Back in my mid-20s, I participated in a recreational tennis league. It was just for fun, a reason to stay in shape and test my mettle against other casual tennis players around town.&n&hell…Read More
2023-08-24 17:42
I have these friends, you see? They work at the local Hard Rock casino and are strategically placed throughout the reservation grounds. They work at restaurants and bars. T… Read More
2023-08-21 16:43
This is the summer of our discontent, and we have quite the undercard to prove it. It’s been an unbearably hot summer right here in the Sunshine State. I say that because there&r&hell…Read More
2023-08-17 17:42
Ladies, gentlemen, and everything else in between, we have reached that point of the year where I ask if you are ready for some *&^*@%* football. I can only assume the answer is yes, oth… Read More
2023-08-12 18:17
“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… Read More
2023-08-10 19:12
Have you ever experienced one of those eerie, bigger-than-life moments where you suddenly and startlingly realize that everything is right and proper with the universe and that you are smack… Read More
2023-07-24 17:11
I just encountered my favorite, new sports story of the year. There’s a shift in the balance of power in both college and professional sports and it’s happening right before our… Read More
2023-07-20 05:04
Attention Football Shoppers and Captioners alike! Before we embark upon our latest soccerin’ succotash, I must give credit where full credit is due and that is to both my Cuban-America… Read More
2023-07-11 17:55
When you think of the times and places throughout history where sports and politics have intertwined, the first images that come to mind are probably presidents throwing out ceremonial first… Read More
2023-07-03 15:17
It’s been a momentous week for the NBA. The league that continues to be recognized as the most progressive in all professional sports has once again taken one giant step for player-kin… Read More
2023-06-28 17:08
I guess I’m confused. I recently read that Anfernee Hardaway, head basketball coach of the University of Memphis Tigers, was suspended for the first three games of the upcoming season… Read More
2023-06-26 15:43
Not long ago, guest poster and SportsChump significant other, BCole wrote about the night she took her youngest of four, who we’ve lovingly nicknamed LeBrode, to his first ever NBA gam… Read More
2023-06-20 18:09
When I first saw that Nick Taylor (no, not the one from Duran Duran) had sunk a 72-foot-putt on the fourth sudden-death hole to capture the Canadian Open, I didn’t think of how miracul… Read More
2023-06-15 13:16
The last player we saw truly revolutionize the NBA was Steph Curry. This wasn’t all that long ago. As soon as Curry started making three after uncanny three, NBA teams got smart… Read More
2023-06-09 15:51
Lo and behold, professional golf has, at least momentarily, embraced a truce. The Great Golfing Compromise of 2023 came to the shock of absolutely everyone, for not a single soul saw t… Read More
2023-06-01 15:28
“We mock what we don’t understand.” Dan Aykroyd as Austin Millbarge, Spies Like Us, 1985 There seems to be some confusion regarding my recent “Miami Heat future/Derri… Read More
2023-05-29 17:10
There’s a general rule of thumb amongst superstitious gamblers that you don’t talk about wagers while they’re still in play. Of course, logic would tell you that the… Read More
2023-05-22 17:09
At the beginning of these NBA playoffs, I was as excited as a kid in a candy shop. 16 teams, most with a legitimate chance to win it all. Some familiar faces, a smattering of new talen… Read More
2023-05-16 17:09
I owe Darvin Ham an apology. Not long ago, when the Los Angeles Lakers were looking for a head coach, I contacted my point/counterpoint partner in crime to engage in debate as to whom they s… Read More
2023-05-13 17:08
America has become so predictable. So has its media. As soon as it became evident that Joel Embiid, a Black male, would win his first MVP award, a handful of pundits brought up the rac… Read More
2023-05-08 15:22
I have a friend who subscribes to the conspiracy theory that LeBron James runs the NBA. It’s an idea that’s not all that farfetched. LeBron James is the most powerful playe… Read More
2023-05-04 17:35
Over the years, words processors have become exponentially more user friendly. Freshman year of college, I remember completing homework assignments on my old Apple II+, which boasted a… Read More
2023-04-26 18:36
The Toronto Raptors have fired Nick Nurse, which immediately ranks as one of the most inexplicable coach-cannings in recent memory. Four years ago, under Nurse, the Raptors won an NBA… Read More
2023-04-19 18:10
Maybe you’re one of those folks who, with equal parts confession, condescension, and irony, wears a “Go Sports Ball Team” T-shirt. Maybe, because of the traffic, distance… Read More
2023-04-18 18:15
People routinely ask me how I can stand working karaoke night. To these skeptics I reply with the same patented answer, which is “Are you kidding me? It was my IDEA to host… Read More
2023-04-17 18:03
A few high-profile sports figures are digging deep into their pocketbooks this week, having to pay the piper for not playing by the rules. The men in debt are not exactly strapped for… Read More
2023-04-15 17:22
A friend recently complained to me that this is the most boring time of the sports year, which runs counterintuitive to what I wrote just last week. The Masters, Final Four, start of t… Read More
2023-04-09 17:21
For ultimate sports weekend, Part One, click here. For ultimate sports weekend, Part Two, click here. Monday morning came bright and early. The drive from Charlotte to Augusta takes a… Read More
2023-04-07 15:44
Day Two came and went with a round of golf during the day and a night out in historic downtown Charlotte where, amongst bars full of Carolina fans, we watched the South Carolina women’… Read More
2023-04-06 17:03
The trip had been planned months in advance, my excursion to golf’s mecca, Augusta National, with the three best friends that anyone could have. All we needed to do was win the a… Read More
2023-04-02 05:49
When it comes to a pastime or hobby like surfing, a lot of us dream of being able to do it. Unfortunately, it’s actually pretty difficult to just pick up a surfboard and hop out… Read More
2023-03-28 18:30
Mike Greenberg has co-written another book. Most of us know Greenberg as long time SportsCenter anchor and avid (and as you’ll soon find out, opinionated) sports fan. He ha… Read More
2023-03-27 18:21
FAU, that’s Florida Atlantic University for those of you keeping track at home, has done the unthinkable. In their first ever invite to the field of 68 college basketball teams vying f… Read More
2023-03-23 17:53
I have this friend Jay. Jay and I talk a lot about basketball. Most of the time, he proves to be a sensible fellow and appears to know what he’s talking about. In fac… Read More
2023-03-16 16:13
Everyone’s talking about Aaron Rodgers, so I figured why not follow suit? If your off-season news feed has been filled with endless Aaron Rodgers updates, rest assured that’s jus… Read More
2023-03-09 02:50
I may not be the best mom in the world, but I can assure you that I rank amongst the champs for effort. After divorcing nearly 10 years ago, “single-momdom” has brought its many… Read More
2023-03-07 19:07
Dr. Garrison sat at the bar with his brother, both Memphis fans, both wearing Memphis shirts, cheering on their beloved Grizzlies as they faced the best team in the West: the Denver Nuggets… Read More
2023-02-28 19:21
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.&rdqu&hell…Read More
2023-02-27 17:52
There are many popular sports practiced around the globe. It probably doesn’t come as a surprise that soccer is number one on this list in most countries, especially in Europe and the… Read More
2023-02-20 19:12
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… Read More
2023-02-18 09:15
Basketball is among the most popular sports in the United States and worldwide. It has been played by millions since its invention in 1891 and continues to be a source of entertainment for p… Read More
2023-02-10 17:23
And so, it happened. The most anticlimactic ending in Hollywood history went down in Tinseltown Tuesday evening as LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul Jabbar as the NBA’s all-time scoring… Read More
2023-02-07 17:59
If you know anything about the Eagles, you know that their season was quite something this year, and any avid fan could see their Super Bowl appearance from a mile away. Their Super Bowl cha… Read More
2023-02-06 17:39
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 lik… Read More
2023-02-02 21:12
“Whenever you feel like you’re the underdog when you’re playing at Arrowhead Stadium, it gets guys ready to go.” – Chiefs quarterback, Patrick Mahomes “Do… Read More
2023-01-26 19:05
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 leng… Read More
2023-01-23 18:28
So, I’m sitting here trying to figure out what’s wrong with the Buffalo Bills, I mean, aside from the fact that they’re a cursed (albeit proud) franchise. I’m n… Read More
2023-01-20 18:43
College football has been a part of American culture since the late 1800s, but in recent years it has become one of the most popular sports in the country. With its thrilling plays, passiona… Read More
2023-01-18 19:57
And so, it is. The makeshift, occasionally exciting but mostly disappointing Tampa Bay Buccaneers season has come to an end. A shell of the team that won a Super Bowl two seasons ago n… Read More
2023-01-15 19:07
There are few generational talents playing in today’s NBA. I’d obviously include LeBron and KD on that list. Throw in Giannis and Steph for good measure. The yo… Read More
2023-01-08 22:40
Hollywood is littered with some all-time, classic movies about revenge. Charles Bronson’s Deathwish series, the Kill Bill movies, Taken, Gladiator, Princess Bride, basically ever… Read More
2023-01-08 10:15
I would once again like to thank all those who participated in this year’s weekly pick ‘em contest. I know each of you scoured over the lines your designated week… a… Read More
2022-12-30 20:51
Neither flu nor phlegm nor aches and pains can keep us from the swift completion of our appointed wagers. As both Kevin and I have been stricken with that debilitating, December bug th… Read More
2022-12-24 17:49
After witnessing the season-long success of our guest prognosticators, I have decided to put this faux-gambling experiment into its proper perspective. It is time to compare our result… Read More
2022-12-21 18:49
A couple of friends have messaged me asking if I was going to share my thoughts on the World Cup. Although I run this humble little website, I’m not so sure it’s my place… Read More
2022-12-17 18:09
It’s embarrassing when you run a sports-related website, host a sports-related contest, ask contributors to pick football games against the spread… and watch impatiently as they… Read More
2022-12-16 17:51
The Florida Men’s Basketball team took their show on the road this week, traveling ninety miles south to Tampa’s Amalie Arena to play an early season, out of conference game.&nbs&hell…Read More
2022-12-13 10:15
Whether you’re looking for a new way to spend your days on the water, or are simply considering purchasing a paddle board, you’ll want to be aware of the different types of paddl… Read More
Subscribe to Sportschump.net
Get updates delivered right to your inbox!