http://thebiglead.com Sports, Media, Entertainment Sun, 27 May 2012 04:09:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/03/espns-bill-simmons-had-to-withdraw-nba-mvp-vote-over-lebron-james-bet/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/03/espns-bill-simmons-had-to-withdraw-nba-mvp-vote-over-lebron-james-bet/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 20:34:49 +0000 Ty Duffy http://thebiglead.com/?p=180213
Yes, betting on the MVP then voting for the MVP is probably a conflict of interest. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/03/espns-bill-simmons-had-to-withdraw-nba-mvp-vote-over-lebron-james-bet/feed/ 75 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/05/watch-young-bill-simmons-wave-to-an-injured-michael-cooper-at-the-boston-garden-in-1985/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/05/watch-young-bill-simmons-wave-to-an-injured-michael-cooper-at-the-boston-garden-in-1985/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:27:25 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=164797 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/05/watch-young-bill-simmons-wave-to-an-injured-michael-cooper-at-the-boston-garden-in-1985/feed/ 47 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/02/weekly-top-five-wilt-lebron-ucla-simmons-and-obama-and-other-stuff/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/02/weekly-top-five-wilt-lebron-ucla-simmons-and-obama-and-other-stuff/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:15:18 +0000 Tim Ryan http://thebiglead.com/?p=164168
Your weekly recap of the sports world’s most needle-moving moments.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/02/weekly-top-five-wilt-lebron-ucla-simmons-and-obama-and-other-stuff/feed/ 69 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/01/barack-obama-told-bill-simmons-hes-happy-with-a-4-team-playoff-but-an-8-team-playoff-would-be-better/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/01/barack-obama-told-bill-simmons-hes-happy-with-a-4-team-playoff-but-an-8-team-playoff-would-be-better/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:00:05 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=163821
Also, Obama's an Omar guy when it comes to The Wire.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/01/barack-obama-told-bill-simmons-hes-happy-with-a-4-team-playoff-but-an-8-team-playoff-would-be-better/feed/ 213 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/09/chris-paul-is-getting-his-own-roundup-because-nobody-can-stop-talking-about-chris-paul/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/09/chris-paul-is-getting-his-own-roundup-because-nobody-can-stop-talking-about-chris-paul/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:20:20 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=143756
Chris Paul's dad is not happy. Phil Jackson totally predicted this Chris Paul mess a year ago! Mark Cuban admits to blocking the Chris Paul deal. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/09/chris-paul-is-getting-his-own-roundup-because-nobody-can-stop-talking-about-chris-paul/feed/ 72 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/29/the-roundup-saints-pound-the-giants-the-rays-traded-for-a-criminal-who-really-won-the-254-million-powerball-lottery/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/29/the-roundup-saints-pound-the-giants-the-rays-traded-for-a-criminal-who-really-won-the-254-million-powerball-lottery/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:00:39 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=140331
Enjoy the dunk and the lacrosse fight.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/29/the-roundup-saints-pound-the-giants-the-rays-traded-for-a-criminal-who-really-won-the-254-million-powerball-lottery/feed/ 214 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/15/grantland-hall-of-fame-the-men-who-camped-out-for-twilight-a-photo-essay/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/15/grantland-hall-of-fame-the-men-who-camped-out-for-twilight-a-photo-essay/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:50:28 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=137724
If this post were a snake it would eat its own tail.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/15/grantland-hall-of-fame-the-men-who-camped-out-for-twilight-a-photo-essay/feed/ 67 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/16/is-bill-simmons-the-bloggissists-that-ticked-off-cavs-owner-dan-gilbert/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/16/is-bill-simmons-the-bloggissists-that-ticked-off-cavs-owner-dan-gilbert/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:39:53 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=122432
Dan Gilbert is sick of the internet pushing him around. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/16/is-bill-simmons-the-bloggissists-that-ticked-off-cavs-owner-dan-gilbert/feed/ 47 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/10/chuck-klosterman-and-carl-from-aqua-teen-make-their-nfl-pick-of-the-week/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/10/chuck-klosterman-and-carl-from-aqua-teen-make-their-nfl-pick-of-the-week/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 21:25:50 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=120785 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/10/chuck-klosterman-and-carl-from-aqua-teen-make-their-nfl-pick-of-the-week/feed/ 7 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/31/bill-simmons-angers-blue-jay-fans-with-jose-bautista-comment/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/31/bill-simmons-angers-blue-jay-fans-with-jose-bautista-comment/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:30:42 +0000 Tim Ryan http://thebiglead.com/?p=118461
Bill Simmons said something sports related that annoyed someone with sports related interests.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/31/bill-simmons-angers-blue-jay-fans-with-jose-bautista-comment/feed/ 36 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/11/mike-barnicle-fabricator-plagiarist-and-now-a-grantland-contributor/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/11/mike-barnicle-fabricator-plagiarist-and-now-a-grantland-contributor/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:06:01 +0000 Ty Duffy http://thebiglead.com/?p=106563
New England is probably familiar with Grantland contributor Mike Barnicle. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/11/mike-barnicle-fabricator-plagiarist-and-now-a-grantland-contributor/feed/ 127 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/30/bill-simmons-explains-movie-stars-and-the-mass-appeal-of-zookeeper/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/30/bill-simmons-explains-movie-stars-and-the-mass-appeal-of-zookeeper/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:10:05 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=104351
Bill Simmons wrote a 4,000 word opus on who is and isn't a movie star. Rotten Tomatoes is kind of the Sabermetrics of Hollywood. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/30/bill-simmons-explains-movie-stars-and-the-mass-appeal-of-zookeeper/feed/ 290 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/20/espn-ombudsman-tackles-grantland/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/20/espn-ombudsman-tackles-grantland/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:40:12 +0000 Ty Duffy http://thebiglead.com/?p=102051
The Poynter Institute weighs in on Grantland. Concerned about length, focus and gender. Offers some writing advice.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/20/espn-ombudsman-tackles-grantland/feed/ 114 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/19/bill-simmons-grantland-having-startup-troubles/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/19/bill-simmons-grantland-having-startup-troubles/#comments Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:19:28 +0000 Ty Duffy http://thebiglead.com/?p=101838
Down goes Grantland, apparently because of a server issue.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/19/bill-simmons-grantland-having-startup-troubles/feed/ 29 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/09/confession-i-read-bill-simmons-grantland/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/09/confession-i-read-bill-simmons-grantland/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:45:24 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=100053
Grantland debuted yesterday. Here's what I though about Bill Simmons' new site. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/09/confession-i-read-bill-simmons-grantland/feed/ 37 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/08/grantland-first-impressions/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/08/grantland-first-impressions/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:43:42 +0000 Ty Duffy http://thebiglead.com/?p=99917
Bill Simmons’ Internet land grant was unveiled today. Questions before the launch abounded. Answers after it remain in short supply. Perceived contradictions remain contradictions. Left open-ended by the architect, the focus remains unclear. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/08/grantland-first-impressions/feed/ 142 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/01/grantland-is-bill-simmons-on-the-verge-of-a-rick-reilly-like-sellout/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/01/grantland-is-bill-simmons-on-the-verge-of-a-rick-reilly-like-sellout/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:58:45 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=98104
Bill Simmons is featured in the New York Times Magazine this weekend as Grantland.com nears its debut. Simmons: 'I think I have one more big sellout contract in me.']]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/01/grantland-is-bill-simmons-on-the-verge-of-a-rick-reilly-like-sellout/feed/ 98 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/28/bill-simmons-poaches-ny-times-writer-for-grantland-com/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/28/bill-simmons-poaches-ny-times-writer-for-grantland-com/#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 14:00:35 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=97601
Bill Simmons and ESPN have their first significant poach for Grantland.com: New York Times NBA writer Jonathan Abrams.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/28/bill-simmons-poaches-ny-times-writer-for-grantland-com/feed/ 6 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/11/heres-the-first-serious-takedown-of-grantland-com-the-new-bill-simmons-espn-website/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/11/heres-the-first-serious-takedown-of-grantland-com-the-new-bill-simmons-espn-website/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 21:04:19 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=94799
Bill Simmons' new ESPN-owned website, Grantland.com, hasn't even debuted yet, and there's already been a serious, exceedingly well-written deconstruction of it by an anonymous (best I can tell) blogger who goes by the name of Mobutu Sese Seko. The blog post is so insidery and knowledgeable, it makes you wonder if someone at ESPN wrote [...]]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/11/heres-the-first-serious-takedown-of-grantland-com-the-new-bill-simmons-espn-website/feed/ 110 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/09/roundup-manny-pacquiao-won-chris-boshs-nerves/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/09/roundup-manny-pacquiao-won-chris-boshs-nerves/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 12:45:41 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=94059
Emmanuelle Chriqui... Truthful summer movie posters... Quite a ski jump.... new shot of the Milky Way... LeBron in Space Jam... Did The lakers Get Swept.com... open-air urinal... Bin Laden's herbal Viagra... Groupon and Live Nation.... Kim and Kourtney... You don't need to know real words to play Scrabble anymore. Your move, Words With Friends... Manny [...]]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/09/roundup-manny-pacquiao-won-chris-boshs-nerves/feed/ 146