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Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 163: “Brewster's Millions”

Today’s Movie: Brewster’s Millions Year of Release: 1985 Stars: Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee Director: Walter Hill This movie is not on my list of essential films. Today’s installment of Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies is just one of many contributions to a cool event called the Back To 1985 Blog-A-Thon. Because co-hosts Hamlette’s Soliloquy and Midnite Drive-In hit a…

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Boyd Bergquist's 2025 Memorial Day Baseball Breakdown

EDITOR’S NOTE: Boyd Bergquist was the sports director at KETS-TV in East Tree Stump, Nebraska for almost 40 years.  Known across the Husker state as the voice of the Boy’s High School Basketball Tournament, Bergquist was a four-time winner of the Marv J. Butz “Golden Cob” Award For Excellence In Nebraska Broadcast Journalism. That background, along with his quick if not cliché-riddled wit and…

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BREAKING NEWS: Pope Leo XIV Appoints Donald Trump President of Catholic Church

EDITOR’S NOTE:  The Unknown Blogger has made several appearances here at Dubsism, and this probably won’t be the last.   For purposes of full disclosure, T.U.B. only pops up on this site from time to time as he left the world of professional sports journalism a few years back vowing never to return, but occasionally he can’t help but having a rant here.  ROME: Today, newly-elected Pope Leo XIV…

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Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 162: “The Legend of Bagger Vance”

Today’s Movie: The Legend of Bagger Vance Year of Release: 2000 Stars: Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron Director: Robert Redford This movie is not on my list of essential films. Today’s installment of Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies is just one of many contributions to a much larger exercise in flights of fancy called the Once Upon A Time Blog-A-Thon hosted by Hometown to…

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Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 161: “The Blue Lagoon”

Today’s Movie: The Blue Lagoon Year of Release: 1980 Stars: Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins, Leo McKern Director: Randal Klieser This movie is not on my list of essential films, Today’s installment of Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies is just one of many contributions to a much larger exercise in adventure aptly named the Adventure-A-Thon. As one would expect, such a great topic…

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Change My Mind: Mel Kiper Has Lost His

EDITOR’S NOTE:  The Unknown Blogger has made several appearances here at Dubsism, and this won’t be the last.  He has finally agreed to be a regular contributor here even though he left the world of professional sports journalism a few years back vowing never to return.  It’s OK because this blog is anything but professional.  Today’s Argument: Mel Kiper Has Lost His Mind In case you missed…

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Roasting The NBA With Haiku

By SportsChump and J-Dub SportsChump: I have a few friends that can’t stomach today’s NBA. Those in my inner circle who still watch the sport religiously, I can count on both hands, only if they’re balled up in a fist. That’s okay. I’m done convincing them. Either you like the NBA at this point, or you don’t. You can chalk the mass dislike up to any number of reasons. Today’s game has…

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RIP, Steve McMichael

When one thinks of the 1985 Chicago Bears, certain names spring to mind. Walter Payton was the heart and soul of the team; he was the best player. Jim McMahon was the star; the quarterback and the “face” of the Bears. But Steve “Mongo” McMichael was their guts. You would expect that from a guy head coach Mike Ditka called “the toughest son of a bitch I ever coached.” Say what you will about…

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Boyd Bergquist's 2025 Opening Week Baseball Breakdown

EDITOR’S NOTE: Boyd Bergquist was the sports director at KETS-TV in East Tree Stump, Nebraska for almost 40 years.  Known across the Husker state as the voice of the Boy’s High School Basketball Tournament, Bergquist was a four-time winner of the Marv J. Butz “Golden Cob” Award For Excellence In Nebraska Broadcast Journalism. That background, along with his quick if not cliché-riddled wit and…

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Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 160: “Heavy Metal”

Today’s Movie: Heavy Metal Year of Release: 1981 Stars: Richard Romanus, John Candy, Joe Flaherty (voices) Director: Gerald Potterton, John Bruno, John Halas This movie is on my list of essential films. NOTE: This installment of Sports Analaogies Hidden in Classic Movies is not being done as part of a blog-a-thon.  Instead, this is a monthly event hosted by MovieRob called Genre Grandeur. …

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Cooperstown Complaints: Episode 3 - The "Most Valuable" Argument For Dale Murphy

With the list of errors made by the National Baseball Hall of Fame getting so long as to rival the list of criminal charges fitting (insert politician of your choice here), we here at Dubsism decided there couldn’t be a better time to bring common sense back to Cooperstown. Let’s be honest. If you’re a baseball fan, you must have at least an inkling that the Hall of Fame is interminably broken.…

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The Sixteenth Annual "Lawrence Welk NCAA Basketball Bubble Bracket Bonanza" Is Here!

One thing remains the same: To win, you have to pick a better bracket than the most interesting independent sports blogger on the web!~J-Dub Selection Sunday is just days away, which means March Madness is here! The fun begins long before the first tip-off. If you’re like me, you’ve been watching the “Small” conference tournaments to see which bottom-end seed you think might pull off an upset.…

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The Sixteenth Annual Dubsy Awards

It’s the oldest tradition we have here at Dubsism…every January since this blog was created, we have given awards for achievements during the previous year in under-recognized categories in the world of sports. However, as we were buried under yet another onslaught of tremendous nominations, once again January became February. Thanks to all of you in the blog-u-verse, our award committee had…

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Point-Counterpoint - My Love/Hate Relationship With My Rickenbacker 4001

Some things have universal appeal. It’s rare for the beautiful girl to be rejected; not many pass on the keys to a hot sports car. For bassists, the Rickenbacker is just such a thing. Whether they admit it or not, at some point every serious thick-stringer has coveted one. This is my Rickenbacker. There are many like it, but this one is mine #SemperFi #IYKYK The trick to beauty is that whole…

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RIP, Bill Bergey

There’s not many players who could be in the Ring of Honor of two different teams, but Bill Bergey was one of them. Every word I’m writing here as a Philadelphia Eagles fan in the wake of Bergey’s passing is being echoed somewhere by someone in Cincinnati Bengals orange. The early 1970’s was a different era in the National Football League (NFL). Fresh off it’s merger with the rival American…

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RIP, Rickey Henderson

Baseball just lost one of it’s all-time greats. That’s a standard saying which bubbles up at times like this. But in the case of Rickey Henderson, not only is it inappropriately bland…it’s a massive understatement. He was one of the games great personalities…nobody could talk about Rickey Henderson in the 3rd-person quite like Rickey Henderson. More importantly, I believe he was the greatest…

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Change My Mind: Arni's Should Be The "Official Pizza" Of Purdue Football

Today’s Argument: Arni’s Should Be The “Official Pizza” Of Purdue Football I have a modest proposal for boosting Purdue’s football coffers. Fret not, you English Lit majors. This isn’t like Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal; I’m not about to suggest eating Irish children. This is far more disgusting. It’s no secret that Purdue gets mentions on this blog not because of my fandom; rather…