Who doesn’t know the internet is the “wild west” for anonymous slander and blatant nastiness? Who wouldn’t figure out that even a Joe Blow opening a Twitter account with a “come and get me” invitation to every blowhard vitriol dealer with a keyboard is simply asking for trouble. Add to that the summer-long LeBron fest… Read More In 25 Words Or Less, LeBron James Is Either A Whiner Or An Idiot Because…
20) The Rose Bowl – Pasadena, California Much your grandfather who fought in World War II, The Rose Bowl is all about what once was. The fact that we keep sticking modern Super Bowls in this ancient edifice means once every few years is not reminder enough of how antiquated this stadium is. If it… Read More The 20 Worst Sports Venues In America
Here’s another case of somebody who while embroiled in controversy had my support up until the point when they said something SO stupid that I had no choice but to re-evaluate my position. I never faulted LeBron James for leaving the Cavaliers. As I wrote then, it was not James’ fault the Cavaliers never held… Read More Open Letter to LeBron James: Stop Letting Your Dog Crap In My Yard
Honestly, this is a hard piece for me to write as I really can’t understand it. I can enumerate the reasons, I can even understand how each of them can happen, but for the life of me, I cannot understand how somebody can blow a fortune worth millions and never have that alcoholic-like “moment of… Read More The Main Reasons Why Professional Athletes Become Bankrupt
Since the NBA season is fast approaching, it is time to look back at some of my all-time favorite NBA draft mistakes. In retrospect, some of these decisions were so bad they defy logic. Sure, I get that hindsight is 20/20, but take an honest look at this list and just try to say they… Read More My Favorite NBA Draft Disasters
Over on Listverse, there has been another great-yet-odd list compiled. While the subject doesn’t matter nearly as much as the fact that I found it comparable to a somehow-sports-related screed, it is really hard to resist a list of people who were killed by radiation. Just think, the same power that heats up your lunch in… Read More Ten Famous Deaths By Radiation Poisoning and Their Equivalent Sports Firings
When you are a kid, two things that get your juices going are music and sports. Face it, being good at either was the ticket to Chick-town, and since I was 14 with enough testosterone surging through my veins to kill a man in his 50’s, I got involved in both because I was taking… Read More The Deep Six: “Old School” Rhythm Sections and Their Sporting Equivalents
Remember the movie “Forrest Gump?” Despite the fact it’s one of the most-overrated movies of all time, it did give us the classic line “stupid is as stupid does.” Sometimes, it’s more like stupid is as stupid says. At first, I thought Cleveland Cavaliers’ owner Dan Gilbert had a lock on the stupid comments in… Read More This Week’s “Shut the Fuck Up” Moment: Jesse Jackson and Dan Gilbert
Let’s just start with the obvious. He’s gone; get over it. I understand this is hard for you, but now is the time for some honest self-assessment. Sadly, that will never happen if you keep listening to your owner, Dan Gilbert. Gilbert is doing a wonderful job of playing the dumped wife who can’t help… Read More Open Letter to Cleveland Cavalier Fans: Congratulations, You Sound Like an Ex-Wife
Remember the good old days when the arrest of a sports figure brought lurid tales of sex and/or drugs, or at least a slow-speed Bronco chase? Well, today’s athletes clearly lack that sort of panache when it comes to making the police blotter. In fact, this past week has shown us they’ve become downright lame.… Read More This Week in Silly Arrests
Two words: this picture. Not that there is anything wrong with the “less than masculine” pose, but here’s the deal, Glen “Fat Baby” Davis. You need to win the damn trophy before you get be all cute with it.
There are far too many of you under the age of 40 who have no idea what the world lost yesterday. Simply put, John Wooden was the greatest, both for his success on the court and for the legacy of leadership he leaves us. One of the reasons why many younger people never even heard… Read More John Wooden: The Greatest Coach in the History of Coaches
10) Michael Jordan Was the Greatest Athlete of the 20th Century You can thank ESPN for this exercise in the power of the present. Back at the turn of the century, the World Wide Leader published its list of the greatest athletes of the 20th century and placed Jordan at the top of that list. One… Read More The Ten Biggest Fallacies in Sports
As we are moments from the tip of Duke-West Virginia, it is time for another quick reminder why Duke should never get the support of right-thinking people anywhere. Today’s reason: Mike Krzyzewski is a humorless crybaby. The following ran in the Indianapolis Star on Friday: No, that’s not some post-production work done by a North… Read More Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For: The Duke Blue Devils
No matter what the NCAA does with the basketball tournament, this will always be the time of year where I break out my George Mason sweatshirt. Thanks to the miracle tournament run a few years back, this is the time of year we are reminded the name “George Mason” is synonymous with “lowest seed to make the Final… Read More Tony Skinn Will Still Destroy Your Manbits
So, here we are with Duke back in the Final Four. If you are like me, it matters little who they are facing. Regardless of what happens, I’ll be rooting against Duke. It’s not like I’m alone in this, America hates Duke. Some people simply won’t face up to this; many are out there thinking… Read More Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For: The Duke Blue Devils
Since the Final Four is now set and the odds say the team you were cheering is on the bus headed back home, we here at Dubsism feel compelled to keep you informed as to which teams you should not be behind. In today’s installment, we explore the reasons why the Duke Blue Devils don’t deserve your support. The… Read More Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For: The Duke Blue Devils
Who doesn’t love a funny name? Luckily the sports world is full of them. A while back we explored the hilarious monikers from the annals of college football. But when it comes to taking it to the next level, the bar has been raised by the Name of the Year tournament. Peruse the field of 64,… Read More More Stuff To Do Now That Your Brackets Are Toast
Since the Final Four is now set and the odds say the team you were cheering is on the bus headed back home, we here at Dubsism feel compelled to keep you informed as to which teams you should not be behind. In today’s installment, we explore the reasons why the West Virginia Mountaineers don’t deserve your support. … Read More Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For: West Virginia
Obviously, because you can’t anymore. But really, it’s time for all of us to be done with Kansas basketball and its history of Bradley, Bucknell, and now Northern Iowa-type debacles. I really expected I could wait until the Final Four before I needed to write about why Kansas wouldn’t win, but once again the Jayhawks… Read More Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For: The Kansas Jayhawks
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