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
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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
2022-12-10 19:15
We’re going to keep this week’s intro short and sweet, as your favorite weary traveler/sports blogger just got back from New York City for seeing about a girl. The climate was co… Read More
2022-12-01 19:29
We are finally getting down to the nitty gritty in college football. While Georgia and Michigan are sitting pretty at one and two and can probably even afford a loss in their champions… Read More
2022-11-28 18:33
Every time I think about whether a franchise should keep a player, or perhaps more importantly whether a fan base has turned on a player, I can’t help but think about what went down in… Read More
2022-11-24 19:42
“Whoever wrote this paper doesn’t know the first thing about Kurt Vonnegut.” Every time I think of one of the 20th century’s most brilliant authors, I don’t thi… Read More
2022-11-19 18:27
We learned a lot this weekend. For example, we learned that Justin Jefferson is superhuman. We learned that previous coaching experience is not a prerequisite, nor is it all that… Read More
2022-11-15 19:13
Grandpa Jack would roll up his sleeve up to show us both his forearm. On his arm was permanently imprinted a bar code. As a child, this was not something you easily forget. At te… Read More
2022-11-10 22:03
Another revealing week in the NFL brought us an undefeated single Tom Brady, a still troubled Green Bay Packers team, an elbow injury to the potential MVP and a brand, new head coach in Indi… Read More
2022-11-07 06:15
Artificial turf has many uses and is very practical for areas where you need a durable yet soft surface. Thus, you can use it for yard landscaping, children’s playgrounds, sports field… Read More
2022-11-04 16:08
Major League Baseball once again made history while no one noticed. The Houston Astros had a no-hitter the other night! In the Game Four of the World Series no less! And we barely cele… Read More
2022-11-03 17:25
The Beatles once wrote “the love you take is equal to the love you make.” Chris Farley confirmed that notion one fateful night when he interviewed Paul McCartney in a Satur… Read More
2022-11-01 18:59
Accountability. It’s an attribute that’s hard to come by these days. It’s an admirable trait, the ability to admit you’ve made a mistake, that you own up to wha… Read More
2022-10-27 17:44
It is at this point of our little experiment that we should talk about… gambling. Last week, our guest prognosticator went a perfect 5-0. I looked over the past two years that w… Read More
2022-10-25 17:46
I chose the title of this post carefully because the quote holds special meaning. In 1999, I took three friends (you know them as Croshere, Partykiller and the Don Calvino) to the Swamp to w… Read More
2022-10-24 16:02
Dave Zirin is a sports fan. You’d do well to remember this as you watch, and not read, his latest work. That’s right, author and journalist Dave Zirin has flipped the… Read More
2022-10-21 15:13
Week Six was a difficult one for picking ball games against the spread. If you ended up breaking even, which we did here at the Chump, give yourself a hearty pat on the back. Mon… Read More
2022-10-19 16:46
I once read a book entitled “Necessities.” The book is no longer in print, which is a shame for its message resonates thirty years later. It drew its title from an ol… Read More
2022-10-18 17:54
I rarely review television series on the website. I spend most of my time discussing sporting events, recanting loosely based/grossly exaggerated fables of my life, and far too often i… Read More
2022-10-15 18:29
We learned a lot in Week 5. We learned that the NFL really likes to protect its quarterbacks, especially those named Tom Brady. We learned not to mess with Davonte Adams after a loss… Read More
2022-10-13 17:00
NFL Players are undoubtedly some of the most talented and dedicated athletes in the world. They possess an abundance of skills and heightened strength that is beyond admirable. NFL Players d… Read More
2022-10-12 18:47
The Tampa Bay Rays post-season came and went. If you blinked, you missed it. For their efforts, a fairly successful regular season in which they went 86-76, the Rays earned a wild card… Read More
2022-10-07 13:43
The streak continues. And no, I’m not talking about the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles. I hope you all have been paying attention to our picks because if you’ve been… Read More
2022-10-06 21:55
If you’re thinking of betting on a football parlay, there are a few things you should keep in mind before betting. First, know your team’s strengths and weaknesses. If you have a… Read More
2022-10-04 17:59
As an overly emotional football fan who also gambles on the sport, it’s hard not to be reactionary. Tempering expectations is a skill few possess. The rational we like to t… Read More
2022-10-01 17:36
The season is off to a solid start, or at least that’s what my sportsbook account is telling me. While my counterparts struggle with minus money, I’ve been able to choose k… Read More
2022-09-23 17:27
The NFL’s quest for parity is near complete… if you exclude the Buffalo Bills. What’s great about the NFL, and it’s a lengthy list, is that at the beginning of the s… Read More
2022-09-16 14:12
Since the rumors about Urban Meyer going to Nebraska keep swirling and since I recently posted on social media that said rumors are the ultimate cure for writer’s block, I figured I&rs&hell…Read More
2022-09-15 18:32
Most of us are still recovering from a frenetic Week One. Mine was exhausting. All I did was move from the bed (for the 1 o’clock games) to the sofa (for the 4 o’cloc… Read More
2022-09-14 17:38
Sometimes, a little self-ridicule is in order, so here goes nothing… A lot was made of certain players returning to play against their former teams last weekend, thanks to the never-e… Read More
2022-09-10 17:47
The gauntlet has been dropped, which is odd considering neither of us wear gauntlets. Golf gloves, perhaps, but not gauntlets. If we did wear gauntlets, however, I imagine they w… Read More
2022-09-07 20:49
We recently featured a new series here on SportsChump called Shut the Funk Up, within which we highlight those in professional sports we’d really like to tell to STFU and compare them… Read More
2022-09-05 17:27
A stocky, young gentleman walked into my bar the other evening, which as you know is always my favorite way to begin a blogpost. (Hey, cut me some slack. I tend bar for a living.) Hat… Read More
2022-09-03 17:08
Man, this seems like the end of an era. Or perhaps It’s the beginning of a new one. Either way, for at least a day, we stopped arguing and all got along. That’s becau… Read More
2022-08-26 16:04
I don’t know much about Len Dawson. I never saw him play football. By the time I started watching the game rather religiously, he was already well into the broadcast booth… Read More
2022-08-23 18:18
Regular readers of this website know I’m the first in line to sign up for some healthy, off-season drama. When NBA trade rumors bubble to the top of my summer stock, I morph into… Read More
2022-08-22 15:20
Once again, back by popular demand, we proudly present the chance to prove whether your NFL instincts are spot on… or whether you should stay far, far away from gambling. With all due… Read More
2022-08-18 15:06
There’s an older, British gentleman who comes into my bar every so often. He sits on the patio and smokes a cigar. Before settling into his comfort zone, he orders a Guinne… Read More
2022-08-07 18:54
Season after season, the National Football League continues to encounter pitfalls, thriving despite itself, only because all we want to do with our Sundays is drink beer and watch gladiators… Read More
2022-08-02 17:46
When my girlfriend and I argue (and for the sake of this article, let’s assume this happens infrequently), she and I have successfully adopted the practice of putting ourselves in each… Read More
2022-07-25 16:44
The best book I’ve read about baseball’s steroid era was Jose Canseco’s “Vindicated,” his follow up to the ground-breaking, tell-all tale “Juiced.”… Read More
2022-07-18 17:30
College football season hasn’t kicked off yet and we’re already seeing things we’ve never seen. Kids cashing checks for nine figures has set a new precedent all the w… Read More
2022-07-14 12:23
I tend bar in an Irish pub in Ybor City. For those of you unfamiliar with the area, Ybor is a relatively urban part of Tampa, deeply entrenched in rich Italian, Cuban and Spanish cultu… Read More
2022-07-12 09:59
The 2022 Colorado betting scene is looking very different than it did just a few years ago. With the advent of legal sports betting in the state, there are now numerous options for tho… Read More
2022-07-05 18:42
A gentleman walked into the bar the other day which is always my favorite way to start a blogpost. He works for the Tampa Bay Lightning as some sort of engineer who ensures the ice in the Am… Read More
2022-06-30 16:38
I watched this video the other day. It reminded me of a story, and pissed me off, all at the same time. I’ll wait until you’re done gawking before I elaborate. Go ahe… Read More
2022-06-23 19:53
In the 1970s, a rivalry league existed. I take that back. This league not only existed; it thrived. I am, of course, talking about the ABA. The American Basketball Association is… Read More
2022-06-17 14:39
“This one hits a little different.” -Steph Curry, Golden State Warriors, four-time NBA Champion With minutes left to play in Game Six of the NBA Finals, on the infamous parquet f… Read More
2022-06-13 16:45
“We are so spoiled,” she said to me from across the bar, cold pint in front of her, husband to her side. This woman has been a friend of mine for years. Having been raised… Read More
2022-06-03 16:57
The internet was set ablaze today with news that LeBron James had officially become… a billionaire. This, of course, came as shocking news to no one. With his multitude of… Read More
2022-05-28 16:31
I read some comments on Twitter the other day that got me thinking about two things. One is that I need to stay off the internet. The drivel that’s eroding cyberspace these days… Read More
2022-05-20 17:28
Falling squarely in the category of “If You Have Nothing Nice to Say, Go Ahead and Let It Fly,” we have Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Patr… Read More
2022-05-17 17:39
During a mid-game interview, smack dab in the middle of the third quarter of a Game Seven, with his team on the verge of ousting the Milwaukee Bucks, first year Celtics coach Ime Udoka took… Read More
2022-05-13 14:43
Some stories need to be told lest they be forgotten with time. Such is the story of a group of South Carolina Little Leaguers who, in the mid-1950s, wanted nothing more than to play baseball… Read More
2022-05-06 16:03
I’m a bartender at a whiskey bar, an Irish pub, Ybor City’s finest. Accordingly, there’s rarely a shift that goes by without me concocting an old-fashioned for a wanting cu… Read More
2022-04-28 15:49
Welcome to the umpteenth article, interview and soundbite you’ll encounter discussing the disaster that was the 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers basketball season. In a recent social media s… Read More
2022-04-26 08:25
“Urbanowicz_Krzysztof_GOLF” (CC BY 2.0) by Chris Urbanowicz The scheduling of the PGA Tour means that golf’s four Major tournaments are now crammed into a br… Read More
2022-04-24 17:37
I’m so disappointed in myself. Clearly, I have not been listening to enough Public Enemy. Once again, with the glacier-headed Titanic that is the Brooklyn Nets, I fell vict… Read More
2022-04-19 17:31
When it comes to gambling, we know how luck plays a huge role, and if you are not careful, you can lose more than you win. As a result, the goal is to increase your success rate through diff… Read More
2022-04-19 17:30
While pitchers no longer have reputations for throwing all nine innings, when one gets hot and they are allowed to exceed the 100-pitch limit to finish the job, there are few things like it… Read More
2022-04-19 17:29
Baseball season is officially underway and so are bets for the game of baseball. In 2021, the Houston Astros won the American League pennant for the third time in five seasons, but they lost… Read More
2022-04-19 17:28
The Toronto Blue Jays are once again trying to break through the glass ceiling in the competitive American League East. For the first time since the early 1990s, the Blue Jays are getting se… Read More
2022-04-18 17:14
As J-Dub and I were rubbing our sticks together trying to make fire, discussing the Brian Flores lawsuit as a potential impetus for change (or not), another black eye hit the NFL. Don… Read More
2022-04-17 09:24
Last November, only a few weeks before the Super Bowl, I hosted a pick ‘em contest to demonstrate the unpredictability of the NFL. It worked. I asked contestants to pick not only which… Read More
2022-04-14 04:58
After watching a season (or two, really) that have been characterized by disarray, with vaccine-refusing Kyrie Irving playing only half the season, James Harden being shipped to Philly for a… Read More
2022-04-13 03:18
The masters golfing event is one of the most popular sporting events around with millions of us tuning in to watch the golfing tournament and lots of us are placing bets on who will win the… Read More
2022-04-07 19:37
As you all know, I host an annual over/under NFL pick ‘em contest on this website. This year made it 11 years running. When all the dust settled, only one contestant remain… Read More
2022-03-31 15:02
Out of conflict, strife, and sheer determination, if we’re fortunate, comes greatness. Amongst our finest collections of art, music, and film, we often witness unparalleled beaut… Read More
2022-03-16 17:41
For those of you who grew up on classic rock, you’ll know this to be true. Any time Van Halen’s discography enters the conversation, one question is inevitably asked. … Read More
2022-03-09 19:17
There are two types of watershed moments. There are those that we don’t necessarily see as tipping points while they’re happening. Then there are those that, the mome… Read More
2022-03-07 18:20
Allow me to vent before we get back to our regularly scheduled programming. This year, the Florida Gators finished in ninth place (out of 14 teams) in the Southeastern Conference. Whil… Read More
2022-03-03 17:17
I’d like to preface this post by publicly stating I have nothing against Anthony Davis. I’d even go so far as to say it’s a bit unjust picking on the guy while he&rsq&hell…Read More
2022-02-24 21:08
We live amidst a changing game. As the memories of Super Bowl LVI fade into the mist, as most of us talk about the halftime show and the game’s final two minutes being the only thing w… Read More
2022-02-18 17:40
“If it weren’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have no luck at all.” – Albert King, 1967 If you are not yet familiar with my growing resentment for Luke List, you have… Read More
2022-02-17 17:17
I left for work the other afternoon to find police officers surrounding my apartment building. A fire engine drove slowly by, not in a hurry, no sirens blaring. There was no smok… Read More
2022-02-15 18:34
They may not be the most important piece in your collection, but your running shoes do play a critical aspect in your lifestyle. And this is taking into account the fact that they help you w… Read More
2022-02-12 09:56
Here we are, the moment of truth. We have three contestants still alive in our playoff pick ‘em, but before we get to them… A lot of people have asked me who I like in the… Read More
2022-02-05 08:57
I don’t like Mina Kimes. That doesn’t mean I don’t watch her. She’s on basically every one of ESPN’s numerous information outlets so she’s hard to a… Read More
2022-02-03 18:27
The day started out as delightful as any other: black coffee from my Kuerig, an everything bagel topped with nova and a text to Doctor Milhouse to review the day’s gambling lines. With… Read More
2022-02-01 19:00
We are proud to introduce a new series here at SportsChump called Shut the Funk Up. As we see fit, we will find someone prevalent in the world of sports who we would like to tell to &l&hell…Read More
2022-01-31 16:42
Purchasing sporting goods online is one of the most convenient ways to keep up with the latest styles and trends. While most consumers purchase smaller items online, more expensive sports eq… Read More
2022-01-31 16:38
Collecting sports cards has been a hobby for ages. Check with your parents, they must have some sports cards lying in an old shoebox. For ages, sports cards collecting was assumed as fun and… Read More
2022-01-28 16:39
I am still reeling from last weekend’s NFL Playoff action. Raise your hands if you woke up Monday morning wanting more football. To recap: Brady and Rodgers got bounced, as did b… Read More
2022-01-26 21:23
I experienced a moment of sheer nervousness scant minutes before the Magic game was about to start. Having arrived ninety minutes before tip-off to catch a glimpse of the five, future… Read More
2022-01-22 17:32
My favorite player growing up was Carl Yastrzemski. Hailing from New York City but having spent formative years in Providence, Rhode Island, the Boston Red Sox became my favorite team. … Read More
2022-01-21 07:19
In the category of “even a blind squirrel finds a nut,” the biggest, most curmudgeonly of all internet squirrels pitched a perfect six-for-six this wild card weekend thus putting… Read More
2022-01-19 09:56
I have a friend who has had double lung transplant surgery. To call him a best friend would be no understatement. He was recently featured on a Houston news broadcast, the same t… Read More
2022-01-14 15:15
Before we get started, please allow me to vent. I’m not particularly fond of only one team from each conference getting a bye after an elongated season, however, if it leads to three s… Read More
2022-01-12 18:36
“There’s a new sheriff in town… and his name is Reggie Hammond.” -Eddie Murphy, 48 Hours, 1982 In the grand scheme of things, most NBA regular season games are relat… Read More
2022-01-11 09:39
Well, I would call that a VERY successful NFL season. Of course, Colts and Saints fans might disagree, but I digress. Yet again, the NFL keeps us riveted until the final seconds of its… Read More
2022-01-08 19:59
My head is still spinning from all the drama of last weekend’s action. Trust me, if you live in Tampa Bay, you know exactly what I’m talking about. With the playoffs one we… Read More
2022-01-06 21:37
My favorite Peanuts character was, and has always been, Linus. Sure, Snoopy was the coolest, Schroeder landed the ladies (even though he was more interested in Beethoven), and Charlie… Read More
2022-01-04 19:26
There is a scene near the end of My Cousin Vinny that recently drew uncanny comparison to real live events, so much so that I thought I’d been planted smack dab in the movie set courtr… Read More
2021-12-31 17:29
“Too much information, running through my brain. Too much information, driving me insane.” – The Police, Ghost In The Machine I can’t tell you how many weeks th… Read More
2021-12-27 20:01
I came across an article the other day that really struck a chord. Vincent Jackson, former wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was found dead in a Brandon hotel room in February of 2… Read More
2021-12-25 04:39
In a nutshell, this fantasy football/wagering season has done to me what the Saints did to the Bucs last weekend. Knock them the hell out of commission. I’m not sure how many of… Read More
2021-12-21 09:25
Welcome, everyone. We are going to play a fun, little game we like to call “Find the Missing Marine” aka “Where’s Jackal?” If you play along at home… Read More
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