





As the old adage goes, if a woman punches you in the arm, she’s totally into you. But what if she preferred to knock you the f-out? Would that scare you away, even if she was smoking hot? Women...




This year’s Lakers-Celtics NBA Finals matchup has Machochip Contributing Editor Alex Ferreyra wondering what ever happened to the tube socks and short shorts he donned as a child to emulate Lakers forward Michael Cooper for Halloween. [Ed. note: I’d...




Contributing Editor Alex Ferreyra has been playing Madden Football since his college days long… long time ago. That’s why he’s so concerned about the athletes that have been affected by the dreaded “Madden Curse” Well, except for that dog-killing...




So I’ve been playing fantasy sports with the same knuckleheads for about seven years now. They’re a couple of friends (and their friends) who don’t mind if we argue, pay our entry fee a little late or skip a...




Latinos dominate professional baseball more than any other sport in America, so what would happen if there was an entire team made up of Latinos? For almost a decade, Machochip contributing editor Alex Ferreyra has been playing fantasy baseball...




The Los Angeles Dodgers bid farewell to Vero Beach, Florida Spring training grounds this season, bound for the scorching oasis of Glendale, Arizona. But after spending a week in Vero Beach witnessing their last days first hand, Machochip editor...




True dynasties are few and far between. Contributing editor Alex Ferreyra has lived to see two of them—the New York Yankees and the Cuban… um, Cuba—change “ownership.” Now he wonders which new head of state can keep the legacy...




Sports are an important component of any country’s identity. Which is why when nations compete, passions erupt like a geyser. But which country’s sports fans hold the title of most passionate? Machochip Editor Alejandro De La Cruz risks your...




Hey y’all. Alex Ferreyra here. Hate mail is few and far between at the Machochip headquarters lately. That’s why when we got this email via our tip line, we were ecstatic. It seems a reader named Jesse found my...




Our Contributing Editor Alex Ferreyra was amazed to find that the Boston Red Sox were wearing ads on their uniforms for their exhibition games in Japan. This got him thinking about what ads teams should put on their uniforms...




Last week, when Pedro Martinez of the New York Mets was caught participating in a cockfight in his native Dominican Republic, it raised concerns all across animal-loving America. The question arose: who are the professional athletes involved in the...




The Super Bowl is not only a time of high excitement, but of major scrutiny. Any slip up will be remembered in the annals of Super Bowl lore. For this reason, Machochip contributing editor Alex Ferreyra is lending a...




Ever since former Maine Democratic Senator George Mitchell’s report on the state of steroid abuse in Major League Baseball came out, the sports world has been enthralled. And although we’ve found the report is really nothing more than one...




The saying goes: “There’s no such thing as bad publicity.” In the world of professional sports, that means no matter what an athlete does these days, a scandalous allegation or a life-altering conviction can propel them to mega-status. When...




When a football player does something stupid and violent outside the arena, we’re usually the first to call them out. When then-Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss drove into a meter maid five years ago and explained how he...

