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Editor’s Note: Thanks to the Movie The King’s Speech, George VI came back into the view of the American populace. If it weren’t for that movie, most Yanks had long since forgotten George VI’s role as a wartime leader and the fact he ruled sovereign over a quarter of the world. Much as he did through the Second World War, His Majesty George the Sixth, King of Great Britain, Ireland and the…

By J-Dub and SportsChump Introduction by SportsChump: Blog brothers from another mother…born on the 13th of July Let’s start this whole thing off with a joke. Two men walk into a bar. One is named SportsChump, the other J-Dub. They run up a hearty tab. At closing time, which one of us reaches for the check first? The obvious answer would be SportsChump as he’s the resident bartender and…

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.  Look…this won’t take long. I’ve been a…

Joe McGrath Editor’s Note: Mr. McGrath has long and storied history in the management of professional sports franchises, most notably as the general manager of the Charlestown Chiefs of the now-defunct Federal League. That’s why we here at Dubsism rely on Mr. McGrath’s insights into the the world of sports management. Today’s Take: The National Hockey League would be making a huge mistake…

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…

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…

By J-Dub and SportsChump Introduction by SportsChump: Blog brothers from another mother…born on the 13th of July The PC Police are at it again, Dubs. And this time they’ve got my coach in their sights. It’s at times like these, when someone’s comments ruffle someone else’s feathers, that I reach out to a man who has had enough of it all. When it comes to the long, corrective arm of political…

By J-Dub and SportsChump Introduction by SportsChump: Blog brothers from another mother…born on the 13th of July I have these friends, you see? They work at the local Hard Rock casino and are strategically placed throughout the reservation grounds. They work at restaurants and bars. They deal at card tables, working hard for the man at a venue that takes in an inconceivable amount of money…