Poker night at the synagogue: A study in unmenschlike activity
Posted By Chris Humpherys On Monday, February 22nd 2010. Under Other Sports
I played in a charity poker event last week, believe it or not, at the same temple where I had my Bar mitzvah so many years ago. Nothing like pocket tens and torahs to brighten up an evening. Before I took my seat, I wondered how the big man upstairs ... Continue Reading
2010 Winter Olympics Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament Preview
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Saturday, February 13th 2010. Under Other Sports Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Hockey, Sidney Crosby, Winter Olympics
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Arguably the most anticipated sport at the 2010 Winter Olympics is the men’s hockey tournament.
Not only is it a must-see event with the likes of Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, ... Continue Reading
Fantastic four: Mali’s four-goal comeback v. Angola at African Cup of Nations (VIDEO)
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Sunday, January 10th 2010. Under Other Sports Tags: African Cup of Nations, Angola, Mali, Seydou Keita, Soccer
However, if you were waiting until tomorrow and onward to see the likes of Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto’o in action for their respective nations at the 2010 African Cup of Nations, you missed on out on one amazing match that shouldn’t have been in today’s tournament opener between host ... Continue Reading
The 2010 McChumpies: A look to the future
Posted By Chris Humpherys On Sunday, January 3rd 2010. Under Baseball, Basketball, NCAA Football, NFL, Other Sports Tags: Brett Favre, Mark Mangino, Mike Leach, Raheem Morris, South Florida Bulls, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Rays, Tiger Woods
I’m not big on predicting the future. If I were any good at it, I’d be kicking back in a Las Vegas sportsbook, mango daiquiri in one hand, wad of hundreds in the other.
But when the good folks at Creative Loafing offered to publish the 2009 McChumpies and wanted ... Continue Reading
Presenting the 2009 McChumpies: The best and worst from the year in sports
Posted By Chris Humpherys On Friday, December 25th 2009. Under Baseball, Basketball, NCAA Football, NFL, Other Sports
After seeing Tiger Woods win AP Athlete of the Decade in light of his recent controversy and seeing Serena Williams win the AP Female Athlete of the Year with images of her berating a line judge still fresh in our minds, I thought to myself, why not have my own ... Continue Reading
How to host a successful poker game
Posted By Chris Humpherys On Thursday, October 1st 2009. Under Other Sports
Poker, specifically No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em, is a craze that is currently sweeping the nation. With the constant television coverage of the World Series of Poker and its rise in popularity, everyone and their mother has suddenly become a poker player. Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu and Doyle Brunson are ... Continue Reading
Random chumpservations about workout clothes and dress socks, poker tournaments and college football, solving the unemployment problem and sports and the proverbial we.
Since the inception of sportschump.net in April of 2009, I’ve written countless narratives about the world of sports. Yet the one piece that people remember most was not my detailed breakdown of the NBA Finals, the wild card races or my football season previews, but rather… the fact that, when ... Continue Reading
Is Usain Bolt human?
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, August 17th 2009. Under Other Sports Tags: Asafa Powell, Tyson Gay, Usain Bolt
That's a silly question, because he is, but in case you didn’t know already, Usain Bolt is very fast. Times a bunch.
Whether or not you did know, he further reaffirmed that fact yesterday by running a downright mind-blowing 9.58 to set a new world record and take ... Continue Reading
Tiger Woods misses British Open cut - is it that big of a deal?
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Friday, July 17th 2009. Under Other Sports Tags: British Open, Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods and ‘missed cut’ are two things that you’ll rarely ever see in the same sentence, but this is one of the rare times that you will, as rounds of 71 and 74 have seen Tiger miss out on being part of the British Open field this weekend. ... Continue Reading











