Archive for June, 2009
A Q&A With ESPN’s Josh Elliott
Posted June 19, 2009, 2:30 pm by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)
At last weekend’s Blogs with Balls shindig, we cornered Sportscenter anchor Josh Elliott, and after some cajoling, convinced him to do an interview with this site. Outside of his lust for all the LA sports teams, he’s a pretty fascinating guy who’s had quite a meteoric career rise in the last four years: writer at [...]
[ Read More... ]Kevin Love’s Tweet Heard ‘Round Minny: Kevin McHale is Out as T-Wolves Coach
Posted June 17, 2009, 9:30 am by Jason McIntyre (9 Comments)
Kevin Love: “Today is a sad day…Kevin McHale will NOT be back as head coach next season.” Oops. Are we really at the stage where, if you’re an athlete and you hear team news, the first thing you think to do is tweet it? We’re torn between this being an innocent mistake or a dumb [...]
[ Read More... ]So Can We Expect an Outcry Over Bryce Harper Now That He’s Leaving High School Two Years Early?
Posted June 15, 2009, 10:00 am by Jason McIntyre (56 Comments)
Bryce Harper, the recently anointed CHOSEN ONE according to Sports Illustrated, a 16-year-old who “does volunteer work, holds down a 3.5 grade point average and attends religious education classes nearly every morning before school” has made the decision – influenced by Scott Boras, perhaps? – to leave high school two years early, get his GED, [...]
[ Read More... ]A Q&A With Pittsburgh Pirates Signees Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel
Posted June 12, 2009, 2:39 pm by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)
We usually interview media members, and sometimes we talk to athletes (and even an actor!), but never before for this blog have we spoken with winners of a contest who put themselves on track to becoming pro athletes. Last night, we chatted briefly with Pirates Pirates prospects Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, the first Indian-born [...]
[ Read More... ]A Tiny Cachet of Photos of Richard Jefferson’s Cheerleader Fiance, Kesha Ni’Col Nichols
Posted June 8, 2009, 2:30 pm by Jason McIntyre (54 Comments)
In the roundup, we linked to an item about Milwaukee Bucks forward (and former Olympian) Richard Jefferson getting hitched next month. Couldn’t find a photo of his fiancee, Kesha Nichols, though. Thanks to a reader, problem solved (she’s second from the left). More after the jump.
[ Read More... ]What is Making Kevin Garnett’s Head Swell?
Posted June 5, 2009, 4:30 pm by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)
He embarrassed himself on the sidelines in the Bulls series, consistently dropping F-bombs when the camera was on him. And then there’s this photo of KG classlessly screaming at Ben Gordon following Boston’s lucky game five triumph. For a guy with a checkered history of picking on much smaller competitors, all of this likely vaulted [...]
[ Read More... ]An Interview with Fox Announcer/HBO Host Joe Buck
Posted June 3, 2009, 3:32 pm by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)
Joe Buck needs no introduction. He’s been FOX’s lead NFL announcer since 2002, and the network’s top MLB voice since 1996. Recently, HBO gave him a quarterly sports show, Joe Buck Live (premieres June 15th). He was kind enough to chat with us on the phone this morning.
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Tim Tebow vs. Tommie Frazier [bigleadsports.com]
KC Joyner: Romo is a Top 5 Quarterback [bigleadsports.com]
HS Player Attacked While Chasing Ball [usatoday.com]
Agassi on Olympics & The State of Tennis [bigleadsports.com]
Andre Dawson Talks Cubs, Biz of Baseball [bigleadsports.com]
Pat O'Brien Hosting Olympics Again [usatoday.com]
