Category Archives: Other Sports
Fantastic four: Mali’s four-goal comeback v. Angola at African Cup of Nations (VIDEO)
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 country Angola and Mali. It [...]
The 2010 McChumpies: A look to the future
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 me to take a look [...]
Presenting the 2009 McChumpies: The best and worst from the year in 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 awards ceremony. After all, my [...]
How to host a successful poker game
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 becoming household names. Poker rooms [...]
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 I go to the deli, [...]
Is Usain Bolt human?
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 the 100-meter world title in Berlin, which [...]
Tiger Woods misses British Open cut – is it that big of a deal?
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. It’s only the second time that [...]
Federer beats Roddick in Wimbledon classic to claim Grand Slam record
Andy Roddick gave his all and then some, but in the end, Roger Federer came up with the clutch points to claim his 15th Grand Slam title and break Pete Sampras’ record for Grand Slam titles, as the Swiss outlasted Roddick in a four-plus hour marathon 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 16-14. Roddick won [...]
Roddick outlasts Murray, sets up Wimbledon final vs. old nemesis Federer
Oh, the Williams sisters are facing off against each other in another Wimbledon women’s singles final. Ho-hum, here we go again. Now here’s something to really cheer about for American tennis fans. Andy Roddick advanced to the third Wimbledon final of his career and his first Grand Slam final since the 2006 U.S. Open with [...]
