http://thebiglead.com Sports, Media, Entertainment Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:35:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 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 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/08/the-bill-simmons-and-keith-olbermann-feud-is-back-on-again/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/08/the-bill-simmons-and-keith-olbermann-feud-is-back-on-again/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 20:15:18 +0000 Ty Duffy http://thebiglead.com/?p=94248
Bill Simmons and Keith Olbermann are fighting again, as only swelled 21st Century media celebrities can, by subjecting their hundreds of thousands of twitter followers to petty personal attacks. Olbermann responded to Simmons’ Lakers-Kennedy Assassination joke by claiming Simmons had no taste in addition to having no talent. The barbs flew. Bill said he “should [...]]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/08/the-bill-simmons-and-keith-olbermann-feud-is-back-on-again/feed/ 68 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/04/29/weekly-top-five-nfl-draft-nba-playoffs-haynesworth-and-even-the-nhl/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/04/29/weekly-top-five-nfl-draft-nba-playoffs-haynesworth-and-even-the-nhl/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:15:24 +0000 Tim Ryan http://thebiglead.com/?p=92786
Each and every week, Stephen Douglas and I will recap some of the bigger stories from… the, uh… week. We’ve been very good about putting lots of thoughtestry and effort into this avalanche of a feature, and every time we post, someone tells Porky Pig to shut up. As always, please remember to be as [...]]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/04/29/weekly-top-five-nfl-draft-nba-playoffs-haynesworth-and-even-the-nhl/feed/ 81 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/04/28/bill-simmons-new-wesbite-grantland/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/04/28/bill-simmons-new-wesbite-grantland/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:32:06 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=92549
ESPN has announced the name and roster of writers for Bill Simmons' sports and pop culture mega-website - Grantland. The site is named after writer Grantland Rice because what the heck else would you possibly call it? Grantland Rice was dead before 98% of people who use the internet were born, but the Sports Guy [...]]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/04/28/bill-simmons-new-wesbite-grantland/feed/ 153 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/04/bill-simmons-destroys-nfl-owners-in-latest-column/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/04/bill-simmons-destroys-nfl-owners-in-latest-column/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:25:09 +0000 Ty Duffy http://thebiglead.com/?p=83408 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/04/bill-simmons-destroys-nfl-owners-in-latest-column/feed/ 55