Archive for February, 2007

Steve Rushin is Done at Sports Illustrated

Posted February 17, 2007, 5:02 pm by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)

Multiple sources have confirmed to The Big Lead that Sports Illustrated columnist Steve Rushin is out at Sports Illustrated. Sources told The Big Lead late Friday night that Sports Illustrated approached Rushin this week and wanted him to stop writing his colum. He refused, and he is no longer with the magazine. It’s unclear whether [...]

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Tim Hardaway Didn’t Mean It … He Really Likes Gay People

Posted February 15, 2007, 1:42 pm by Jason McIntyre (30 Comments)

Trying to make sense of Tim Hardaway’s hatred of gay people , we’re going to have a Q&A with … that little voice in our head. Q: How do Hardaway’s comments stack up to what Jeremy Shockey said on the Howard Stern show a couple years ago? A: Not even close. Shockey was trying to [...]

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Barry Zito Snares Another Hollywood Starlet in His Glove

Posted February 9, 2007, 7:48 pm by Jason McIntyre (29 Comments)

Well, well, well. What do we have here. Why look, its San Francisco Giants pitcher Barry Zito making time with yet another celebrity. This time, its 19-year-old singer/actress/cutie Hilary Duff. (Zitos 28 and has previously canoodled with Alyssa Milano.) Zito is one of the most interesting characters in sports and just signed a $126 million [...]

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John Amaechi-is-Gay Reaction: ‘Gayness’ and ‘Sick Perverted Stuff’

Posted February 9, 2007, 3:23 pm by Jason McIntyre (10 Comments)

We brought you the news early Tuesday that former Utah Jazz reserve center John Amaechi was coming out of the closet. On Wednesday, he did. Players are getting grilled more about Amaechi’s announcement than they are about All-Star weekend in Vegas (debauchery is only eight days away!). And predictably, with the questioning comes boneheaded answers [...]

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Bad Grades? Former Steeler Greg Lloyd Has a Remedy

Posted February 7, 2007, 4:35 pm by Jason McIntyre (1 Comment)

Remember when Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Greg Lloyd was one of the most feared defensive players in all of football? For the better part of the 1990s, quarterbacks were terrified of his hulking 6-foot-2, 235-pound frame. Apparently, his son – a prized college football recruit – was terrified of him, too. She says it’s scary because [...]

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