Norman Chad
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Get your daily dose of Lon & Norm! Tune in every day after an online bracelet event for our special VLOG highlights directly from Lon McEachern and Norman Chad. Who knows, if you win a bracelet online they could be calling you. For a the complete WSOP Online 2022 schedule, visit www.wsop.com/2022/online/schedule/ September 12, 2022 September 11, 2022
Where Have You Gone, Ty Cobb? on Apple Podcasts
Norman Chad wants old-school baseball back. Plus the top 10 sports franchises, more disdain for the Nets and Sixers, a rare Cincinnati Bengals endorsement, a guide to tipping and an amiable chat with amiable poker wanderer Ari Engel. All this in another installment of Gambling Mad. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Top Podcasts In Sports
March Madness Should Be 350 Schools on Apple Podcasts
Norman Chad believes every D1 school should play in the basketball and football postseasons. Plus we celebrate Pete Weber and Walter Ray Williams Jr., we talk about women in poker, we make our UFC 260 pick and we discover that some cereals come with shrimp tails. All this in another installment of Gambling Mad. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here
What's Worse Than a Broadway Flop? An NBA Flop on Apple Podcasts
Norman Chad thinks James Harden needs to stand up, man up and play ball. Plus the Dodgers have a BIG win total, Kim & Kanye call it quits, Harry Caray & Howard Cosell might still be drinking and a chat with poker pro Ari Engel. All this in another installment of Gambling Mad. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here
WSOP commentator Norman Chad tests positive for COVID-19
“I’ve got COVID.” Three words that no-on wants to hear, but when they come from legendary World Series of Poker commentator Norman Chad, for poker fans everywhere, it’s worrying. Chad, whose legendary work on screen and behind the mic in poker has won the hearts of millions of fans may be struggling to ‘Do the Ooka Luka’ right now, but in daily broadcasts from his home with his doggy pal blue, he’s keeping everyone up to date on his condition… and still entertaining while he does it.
Couch Slouch: Simple typo opens up the dark world of sports social media
I made a typographical error in my column last week: I meant to say that we need more sports, not less. In my defense, I’d been washing and folding my American flag and wasn’t focused on my Samsung Galaxy Book S keyboard. Ugh. So I woke up midday to find 37 texts telling me I was trending No. 1 on Twitter. How could this be? I briefly thought I must’ve slept-walk and robbed a string of minimarts up and down the West Coast. No. I was just a victim of Fox Sports’ buffoonish enfant terrible, Clay Travis.
A playful look at sports media and dealing with Twitter mobs
I made a typographical error in my column last week: I meant to say that we need more sports, not less. In my defense, I'd been washing and folding my American flag and wasn't focused on my Samsung Galaxy Book S keyboard. Ugh. So I woke up midday to find 37 texts telling me I was trending No. 1 on Twitter. How could this be? I briefly thought I must've slept-walk and robbed a string of minimarts up and down the West Coast. No. I was just a victim of Fox Sports' buffoonish enfant terrible, Clay Travis.
Norman Chad: For fans demanding return of sports, have you heard of books?
A while ago – the exact year escapes me – I determined that someway somewhere in some manner or some fashion most of us in America had somehow lost our minds. Of late, the nation is on tilt because we must stay home for a long, long time due to the coronavirus pandemic, also known to Alabamans and Georgians as the Don’t Even Think of Messing with the SEC Football Schedule pandemic.
Norman Chad: Battling trolls a no-win situation
I made a typographical error in my column last week: I meant to say that we need more sports, not less. In my defense, I’d been washing and folding my American flag and wasn’t focused on my Samsung Galaxy Book S keyboard. Ugh. So I woke up midday to find 37 texts telling me I was trending No. 1 on Twitter. How could this be? I briefly thought I must’ve slept-walk and robbed a string of minimarts up and down the West Coast. No. I was just a victim of Fox Sports’ buffoonish enfant terrible, Clay Travis.
The need for sports isn't as dire as you might think
A while ago — the exact year escapes me — I determined that someway somewhere in some manner or some fashion most of us in America had somehow lost our minds. Of late, the nation is on tilt because we must stay home for a long, long time due to the coronavirus pandemic, also known to Alabamians and Georgians as the Don't Even Think Of Messing With The SEC Football Schedule pandemic.
Examining the need for more sports in our lives
A while ago – the exact year escapes me – I determined that someway somewhere in some manner or some fashion most of us in America had somehow lost our minds. Of late, the nation is on tilt because we must stay home for a long, long time due to the coronavirus pandemic, also known to Alabamians and Georgians as the Don't Even Think Of Messing With The SEC Football Schedule pandemic.
Perspective | The pandemic has reminded us: We don’t need more sports in our lives — we need less
A while ago — the exact year escapes me — I determined that someway, somewhere, in some manner or some fashion, most of us in America had somehow lost our minds. The nation is on tilt of late because we must stay home for a long, long time because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, also known to Alabamians and Georgians as the Don’t Even Think of Messing With the SEC Football Schedule pandemic.
Couch Slouch: The charmed life of Tom Brady continues, even in Tampa during a pandemic
I often daydream about Tom Brady. Yes, I am obsessed with TB12. Why wouldn’t I be? Who am I going to obsess over during this pandemic, Jay Cutler? So The Greatest Quarterback Who Ever Lived finishes his unparalleled two decades as a New England Patriot and now decides to spend his next two NFL decades as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer.
Super Bowls vs. super bowling
I often daydream about Tom Brady. Yes, I’m obsessed with TB12. Why wouldn’t I be? Who am I going to obsess over during this pandemic, Jay Cutler? So The Greatest Quarterback Who Ever Lived finishes his unparalleled two decades as a Patriot and now decides to spend his next two NFL decades as a Buccaneer. He’s in Tampa for, oh, 15 minutes, and already . . . • While working out in a park, he gets ejected because he is violating its coronavirus closure, but he receives an apology from Mayor Jane Castor.
Tale of the tape: Tom Brady vs. the slouch
I often daydream about Tom Brady. Yes, I am obsessed with TB12. Why wouldn't I be? Who am I going to obsess over during this pandemic, Jay Cutler? So The Greatest Quarterback Who Ever Lived finishes his unparalleled two decades as a New England Patriot and now decides to spend his next two NFL decades as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer.
Norman Chad: From Boston to Tampa Bay, Tom Brady still leading a charmed life
I often daydream about Tom Brady. Yes, I am obsessed with TB12. Why wouldn’t I be? Who am I going to obsess over during this pandemic, Jay Cutler? So The Greatest Quarterback Who Ever Lived finishes his unparalleled two decades as a New England Patriot and now decides to spend his next two NFL decades as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer.
Perspective | The charmed life of Tom Brady continues, even in Tampa during a pandemic
I often daydream about Tom Brady. Yes, I am obsessed with TB12. Why wouldn’t I be? Who am I going to obsess over during this pandemic, Jay Cutler? So The Greatest Quarterback Who Ever Lived finishes his unparalleled two decades as a New England Patriot and now decides to spend his next two NFL decades as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer.
Couch Slouch: The Olympics in North Dakota, the Boston Marathon at your gym and more on how sports will return
According to The New York Times the other day, “nearly every sporting event, major and minor, has been canceled, moved or postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.” I did not know that – largely because I have been lying prone on a foam mattress under my couch in self-isolation, awaiting word of life outside – but they are the paper of record, so I believe them.
An update on when all the sports will return
According to The New York Times the other day, "nearly every sporting event, major and minor, has been canceled, moved or postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic." I did not know that – largely because I have been lying prone on a foam mattress under my couch in self-isolation, awaiting word of life outside – but they are the paper of record, so I believe them.
Couch Slouch: Being forced to play poker online serves as another reminder of why we need human contact
I lost my regular poker game at Hollywood Park Casino in Los Angeles when the world shut down. Degenerates gotta degenerate, though, so most of us now find ourselves on the World Wide Web to get our gamble on. Thus, I am playing online poker for the first time – not loving it, but I’ll get back to that – on an unregulated site while breaking the law by participating from the state of California.
Norman Chad: A return to sports? Here's, well, a plan
According to The New York Times the other day, “nearly every sporting event, major and minor, has been canceled, moved or postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.” I did not know that – largely because I have been lying prone on a foam mattress under my couch in self-isolation, awaiting word of life outside – but they are the paper of record, so I believe them.
Perspective | The Olympics in North Dakota, the Boston Marathon at your gym and more on how sports will return
According to a report in the New York Times, “nearly every sporting event, major and minor, has been canceled, moved or postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.” I did not know that — largely because I have been lying prone on a foam mattress under my couch in self-isolation, awaiting word of life outside — but it is the New York Times, so I believe it.
Social distancing with online gambling? It's the end of the world as we know it
I lost my regular poker game at Hollywood Park Casino in Los Angeles when the world shut down. Degenerates gotta degenerate, though, so most of us now find ourselves on the World Wide Web to get our gamble on. Thus, I am playing online poker for the first time – not loving it, but I'll get back to that – on an unregulated site while breaking the law by participating from the state of California.
Perspective | Being forced to play poker online serves as another reminder of why we need human contact
I lost my regular poker game at Hollywood Park Casino in suburban Los Angeles when the world shut down. Degenerates gotta degenerate, though, so most of us now find ourselves on the World Wide Web to get our gamble on. Thus, I am playing online poker for the first time — not loving it, but I’ll get back to that — on an unregulated site while breaking the law by participating from the state of California.
Couch Slouch: To keep busy while sports are on hiatus, try foosball, Wii bowling and living-room wrestling
Nobody wants a pandemic, certainly not one that kills hundreds of thousands and delays the college football season. That was certainly the mindset last week of Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy, who indicated that May 1 would be a good time to get back to football and who wants his players on campus even if it’s deserted because “continuing the economy in this state” requires his team playing games.
Couch Slouch: Yearning for a simpler time
Nobody wants a pandemic, certainly not one that kills hundreds of thousands and delays the college football season. That was certainly the mindset last week of Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy, who indicated May 1 would be a good time to get back to football and who wants his players on campus even if it’s deserted because ‘‘continuing the economy in this state’’ requires his team playing games. ‘‘We’ve got to have a plan . . . so let’s just stay on schedule,’’ Gundy said.
Perspective | To keep busy while sports are on hiatus, try foosball, Wii bowling and living-room wrestling
Nobody wants a pandemic, certainly not one that kills hundreds of thousands and delays the college football season. That was the mind-set last week of Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy, who indicated that May 1 would be a good time to get back to football and who wants his players on campus even if it’s deserted because “continuing the economy in this state” requires his team playing games.
Norman Chad: Plenty of ways to pass the time in this time of social distancing
Nobody wants a pandemic, certainly not one that kills hundreds of thousands and delays the college football season. That was certainly the mindset last week of Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy, who indicated that May 1 would be a good time to get back to football and who wants his players on campus even if it’s deserted because “continuing the economy in this state” requires his team playing games.
Couch Slouch: A World Series game on Christmas and more ideas for a postponed, shortened baseball season
Have you ever tried to reschedule an Olympic Games? Sure, many of us have postponed weddings – and there are at least two I should’ve canceled altogether – but those are much smaller affairs to manage. The Olympics? That has to be the biggest event in the world, even larger than a “Duck Dynasty” Easter egg hunt. Meanwhile … Have you ever tried to push a Major League Baseball season back into autumn and winter?
Scheduling without a clue
Norman Chad, Couch Slouch April 6, 2020Updated: April 6, 2020 8:19 p.m. TOKYO, JAPAN - APRIL 01: A woman wearing a face mask has her photograph taken next to a Tokyo 2020 Olympics countdown clock that has been adjusted for the new start date of July 23rd 2021 after the Games were postponed because of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, on April 01, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.
Olympics, MLB try to get creative in rescheduling
Have you ever tried to reschedule an Olympic Games? Sure, many of us have postponed weddings – and there are at least two I should've canceled altogether – but those are much smaller affairs to manage. The Olympics? That's got to be the biggest event in the world, even larger than a "Duck Dynasty" Easter egg hunt. Meanwhile… Have you ever tried to push a Major League Baseball season back into autumn and winter?
Couch Slouch: Well, so much for schedules
Have you ever tried to reschedule an Olympic Games? Sure, many of us have postponed weddings — and there are at least two I should have canceled completely — but those are much smaller affairs to manage. The Olympics? That’s got to be the biggest event in the world, even larger than an Easter-egg hunt on ‘‘Duck Dynasty.’’ Meanwhile . . . Have you ever tried to push a Major League Baseball season back into the autumn and winter?
Norman Chad: IOC and MLB scrambling to figure out their schedules
Have you ever tried to reschedule an Olympic Games? Sure, many of us have postponed weddings – and there are at least two I should’ve canceled altogether – but those are much smaller affairs to manage. The Olympics? That’s got to be the biggest event in the world, even larger than a “Duck Dynasty” Easter egg hunt. Meanwhile… Have you ever tried to push a Major League Baseball season back into autumn and winter?
Couch Slouch: After years of opposing gambling, the NFL sounds ready to go all in
Money never sleeps, correct? Well, the sun never sets on the sports-betting empire either. What, there are no games right now? Recently, Bovada started allowing action junkies to place bets on the weather – that’s right, over/under wagers on the high temperature of, say, Philadelphia.*** Gambling never sleeps.
NFL shifts stance on bets
Norman Chad, Couch Slouch March 30, 2020Updated: March 30, 2020 6:28 p.m. FILE -- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during a media event before Super Bowl LIV in Miami, Fla., on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. The NFL playoffs could expand to include two extra teams as soon as this coming season under a proposed labor agreement now being reviewed by the owners and players. (A.J. Mast/The New York Times) Money never sleeps, correct? Well, the sun never sets on the sports-betting empire either.
If you bet on Roger Goodell completely changing his stance on gambling, cash your ticket
Money never sleeps, correct? Well, the sun never sets on the sports-betting empire either. What, there are no games right now? Recently, Bovada started allowing action junkies to place bets on the weather – that's right, over/under wagers on the high temperature of, say, Philadelphia.*** Gambling never sleeps.
I thought bet man was the NHL guy
Money never sleeps, correct? Well, the sun never sets on the sports-betting empire, either. What, there are no games right now? Recently, Bovada started allowing action junkies to place bets on the weather — that’s right, over/under wagers on the high temperature of, say, Philadelphia.* Gambling never sleeps.
Couch slouch: From pub darts to Keith Olbermann, some new ideas for ESPN programming
ESPN without sports is like NASA without space. But ESPN is smarter than NASA – it can still thrive even if its world explodes into the atmosphere. Here is a look at the new ESPN 24-hour coronavirus programming schedule: 5 a.m.: “Don’t Get Up!” 7:00: “Stephen A. Smith: Unfettered.” The real Stephen A. lets loose – unvarnished, unbridled and uninhibited – at a Brooklyn barbershop. 8:00: “Greatest NFL Coaches’ Challenges (Season 1).” 8:30: Stephen A.
Imagine filling ESPN’s programming void like this
ESPN without sports is like NASA without space. But ESPN is smarter than NASA — it can still thrive even if its world explodes into the atmosphere. Here is a look at the new ESPN 24-hour coronavirus programming schedule: 8 a.m.: “Don’t Get Up!” 10:00: “Stephen A. Smith: Unfettered.” The real Stephen A. lets loose — unvarnished, unbridled and uninhibited — at a Brooklyn barbershop. 11:00: “Greatest NFL Coaches’ Challenges (Season 1).” 11:30: Stephen A.
No sports? Have no fear, ESPN has lots of options
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 23: ESPN personality Chris Berman looks on before the last regular season game played at Candlestick Park between the San Francisco 49ers and the Atlanta Falcons on December 23, 2013 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 450315821 ESPN without sports is like NASA without space. But ESPN is smarter than NASA — it can still thrive even if its world explodes into the atmosphere.
A fun look at what ESPN is doing without sports
ESPN without sports is like NASA without space. But ESPN is smarter than NASA – it can still thrive even if its world explodes into the atmosphere. Here is a look at the new ESPN 24-hour coronavirus programming schedule: 8 a.m. ET: "Don't Get Up!" 10:00: "Stephen A. Smith: Unfettered." The real Stephen A. lets loose – unvarnished, unbridled and uninhibited – at a Brooklyn barbershop. 11:00: "Greatest NFL Coaches' Challenges (Season 1)." 11:30: Stephen A.
Norman Chad: Sports channels with no sports? No fun and games
ESPN without sports is like NASA without space. But ESPN is smarter than NASA – it can still thrive even if its world explodes into the atmosphere. Here is a look at the new ESPN 24-hour coronavirus programming schedule: 8 a.m. ET: “Don’t Get Up!” 10:00: “Stephen A. Smith: Unfettered.” The real Stephen A. lets loose – unvarnished, unbridled and uninhibited – at a Brooklyn barbershop. 11:00: “Greatest NFL Coaches’ Challenges (Season 1).” 11:30: Stephen A.
Perspective | From ‘Don’t Get Up!’ to pub darts to Keith Olbermann, some new ideas for ESPN programming
ESPN without sports is like NASA without space. But ESPN is smarter than NASA — it can still thrive even if its world explodes into the atmosphere. Here is a look at the new ESPN 24-hour coronavirus programming schedule: 8 a.m. Eastern time: “Don’t Get Up!” 10:00: “Stephen A. Smith: Unfettered.” The real Stephen A. lets loose — unvarnished, unbridled and uninhibited — at a Brooklyn barbershop. 11:00: “Greatest NFL Coaches’ Challenges (Season 1).” 11:30: Stephen A.
Couch Slouch: Making the bets of a dire situation
Bye, bye, all American sports/ Drove my Chevy to the ballgame, but it was out of sorts/ And those ‘‘First Take’’ boys were talking madness in March/ Singing no Duke-Kansas say it’s a lie/ That’ll be the day that sports die — Don McLean’s “American Pie II” What do we do now? Sports fans have put all their eggs in one basket for so long, they’ve tossed out every other basket in the house.
No sports, but bets still on
Bye bye all American sports/ Drove my Chevy to the ballgame but it was out of sorts/ And those "First Take" boys were talking madness in March/ Singing no Duke-Kansas say it's a lie/ That'll be the day that sports die — Don McLean's "American Pie II" What do we do now? Sports fans have put all their eggs in one basket for so long, they've tossed out every other basket in the house.
Do you miss the sports world? Here are some futures wagers to keep you entertained
Bye bye all American sports/ Drove my Chevy to the ballgame but it was out of sorts/ And those 'First Take' boys were talking madness in March/ Singing no Duke-Kansas say it's a lie/ That'll be the day that sports die -- Don McLean's "American Pie II" What do we do now? Sports fans have put all their eggs in one basket for so long, they've tossed out every other basket in the house.
Norman Chad: Learning to live in a sports-less void
Bye bye all American sports/ Drove my Chevy to the ballgame but it was out of sorts/ And those ‘First Take’ boys were talking madness in March/ Singing no Duke-Kansas say it’s a lie/ That’ll be the day that sports die — Don McLean’s “American Pie II” What do we do now? Sports fans have put all their eggs in one basket for so long, they’ve tossed out every other basket in the house.
Perspective | Feeling empty, sports fans? You can bet on the games returning — in 2021, perhaps.
Bye bye, all American sports/ Drove my Chevy to the ballgame, but it was out of sorts/ And those “First Take” boys were talking madness in March/ Singing, “No Duke-Kansas; say it’s a lie”/ That’ll be the day that sports die — Don McLean’s “American Pie II” What do we do now? Sports fans have put all their eggs in one basket for so long, they’ve tossed out every other basket in the house.
Looking at all the options for Tom Brady
Saturday's game between the Houston Roughnecks and the Seattle Dragons had everything you could have hoped for in an XFL game. It was close from start to finish and the Roughnecks ralied to defeat the Dragons in the fourth quarter. The Roughnecks' high-powered offense may have stalled coming out of the gate, but they stepped up when it mattered the most. The Good Welcome back Cam Phillips.
Perspective | Tom Brady can have any job he wants. Few NFL teams appear to be good options.
Tom Brady can take any job in America he wants. Sure, many NFL teams would love to have him for the next season or two, but I guarantee you almost any organization — big business, Wall Street, law firms, Hollywood, ad agencies, even Spirit Airlines — would hire him in a Foxborough heartbeat. What, if you’re BBDO trying to convince Coca-Cola to let you run its next TV campaign, you don’t think Tom Brady in the room can help you seal the deal?
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