<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>The Big Lead &#187; Frauds</title> <atom:link href="http://thebiglead.com/index.php/category/frauds/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://thebiglead.com</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 04:09:01 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1</generator> <item><title>Ryan Braun Hit Three Home Runs and a Triple Against the Padres</title><link>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/01/ryan-braun-hit-three-home-runs-and-a-triple/</link> <comments>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/01/ryan-braun-hit-three-home-runs-and-a-triple/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 15:51:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tim Ryan</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Baseball]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Frauds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=179419</guid> <description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/01/ryan-braun-hit-three-home-runs-and-a-triple/"><img title="Ryan Braun Hit Three Home Runs and a Triple Against the Padres" src="http://thebiglead.fantasysportsven.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Ryan-Braun-sweats-steroid-ugly-shirt-rumors.jpg" alt="Ryan Braun Hit Three Home Runs and a Triple Against the Padres" width="156" height="200" /></a></span><br/>Well let's start the insanity.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/01/ryan-braun-hit-three-home-runs-and-a-triple/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>95</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oklahoma City Website Finds That Skip Bayless&#8217; Claim He Was A Shoot-First Guard Who Started For State Finalist Does Not Add Up</title><link>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/09/oklahoma-city-website-finds-that-skip-bayless-claim-he-was-a-shoot-first-guard-who-started-for-state-finalist-does-not-add-up/</link> <comments>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/09/oklahoma-city-website-finds-that-skip-bayless-claim-he-was-a-shoot-first-guard-who-started-for-state-finalist-does-not-add-up/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:05:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Lisk</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Frauds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Media Gossip/Musings]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173981</guid> <description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/09/oklahoma-city-website-finds-that-skip-bayless-claim-he-was-a-shoot-first-guard-who-started-for-state-finalist-does-not-add-up/"><img title="Oklahoma City Website Finds That Skip Bayless&#8217; Claim He Was A Shoot-First Guard Who Started For State Finalist Does Not Add Up" src="http://thebiglead.fantasysportsven.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/150_Skip.jpg" alt="Oklahoma City Website Finds That Skip Bayless&#8217; Claim He Was A Shoot-First Guard Who Started For State Finalist Does Not Add Up" width="200" height="133" /></a></span><br/>Skip Bayless scored 21 points in 15 games, and did not play in 7 others, for his senior year.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/09/oklahoma-city-website-finds-that-skip-bayless-claim-he-was-a-shoot-first-guard-who-started-for-state-finalist-does-not-add-up/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>70</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>This Alabama-Prostitutes-Dorms Story Has to be a Hoax, Right? [UPDATE]</title><link>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/14/this-alabama-prostitutes-dorms-story-has-to-be-a-hoax-right/</link> <comments>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/14/this-alabama-prostitutes-dorms-story-has-to-be-a-hoax-right/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:36:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason McIntyre</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Frauds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hookers]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=160339</guid> <description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/14/this-alabama-prostitutes-dorms-story-has-to-be-a-hoax-right/"><img title="This Alabama-Prostitutes-Dorms Story Has to be a Hoax, Right? [UPDATE]" src="http://thebiglead.fantasysportsven.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ESUGa.jpg" alt="This Alabama-Prostitutes-Dorms Story Has to be a Hoax, Right? [UPDATE]" width="149" height="200" /></a></span><br/>Nice try, internet, but nobody believes this. Nevertheless ... ROLL TIDE!]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/14/this-alabama-prostitutes-dorms-story-has-to-be-a-hoax-right/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>16</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Floyd Mayweather Jr. Calls Out Manny Pacquiao on Twitter, Might We Get The Fight On May 5th?</title><link>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/10/floyd-mayweather-jr-calls-out-manny-pacquiao-on-twitter-might-we-get-the-fight-on-may-5th/</link> <comments>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/10/floyd-mayweather-jr-calls-out-manny-pacquiao-on-twitter-might-we-get-the-fight-on-may-5th/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:30:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stephen Douglas (CRM!)</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Boxing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Frauds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=150549</guid> <description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/10/floyd-mayweather-jr-calls-out-manny-pacquiao-on-twitter-might-we-get-the-fight-on-may-5th/"><img title="Floyd Mayweather Jr. Calls Out Manny Pacquiao on Twitter, Might We Get The Fight On May 5th?" src="http://thebiglead.fantasysportsven.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/125486896.jpg" alt="Floyd Mayweather Jr. Calls Out Manny Pacquiao on Twitter, Might We Get The Fight On May 5th?" width="200" height="132" /></a></span><br/>Manny Pacquiao wants the fight and Floyd Mayweather has an open date. Will greed and stupidity again prevent this fight from happening? ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/10/floyd-mayweather-jr-calls-out-manny-pacquiao-on-twitter-might-we-get-the-fight-on-may-5th/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>33</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Roundup: Remembering Joe Frazier, Tiger Woods Says Stevie Williams Isn&#8217;t Racist &amp; Everyone Wants Joe Paterno to Resign</title><link>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/08/roundup-remembering-joe-frazier-tiger-woods-says-stevie-williams-isnt-racist-everyone-wants-joe-paterno-to-resign/</link> <comments>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/08/roundup-remembering-joe-frazier-tiger-woods-says-stevie-williams-isnt-racist-everyone-wants-joe-paterno-to-resign/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:14:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason McIntyre</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Baseball]]></category> <category><![CDATA[College Basketball]]></category> <category><![CDATA[College Football]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Former Athletes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Frauds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Horse Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Media Gossip/Musings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Race]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sad.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tiger Woods]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=135497</guid> <description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/08/roundup-remembering-joe-frazier-tiger-woods-says-stevie-williams-isnt-racist-everyone-wants-joe-paterno-to-resign/"><img title="Roundup: Remembering Joe Frazier, Tiger Woods Says Stevie Williams Isn&#8217;t Racist &#038; Everyone Wants Joe Paterno to Resign" src="http://thebiglead.fantasysportsven.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/joanna_krupa_and-her-sister_-594x1024.jpg" alt="Roundup: Remembering Joe Frazier, Tiger Woods Says Stevie Williams Isn&#8217;t Racist &#038; Everyone Wants Joe Paterno to Resign" width="116" height="200" /></a></span><br/>The most cringe-worthy thing you'll see in the Roundup that isn't Penn State-related: Watch a woman try to slip through a closing gate, only to get her leg crushed.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/08/roundup-remembering-joe-frazier-tiger-woods-says-stevie-williams-isnt-racist-everyone-wants-joe-paterno-to-resign/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>202</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>So Lance Armstrong and a Friend Who Ratted Him Out on 60 Minutes Bump Into Each Other at a Bar &#8230;</title><link>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/15/so-lance-armstrong-and-a-friend-who-ratted-him-out-on-60-minutes-bump-into-each-other-at-a-bar/</link> <comments>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/15/so-lance-armstrong-and-a-friend-who-ratted-him-out-on-60-minutes-bump-into-each-other-at-a-bar/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:20:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason McIntyre</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Frauds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=101021</guid> <description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/15/so-lance-armstrong-and-a-friend-who-ratted-him-out-on-60-minutes-bump-into-each-other-at-a-bar/"><img title="So Lance Armstrong and a Friend Who Ratted Him Out on 60 Minutes Bump Into Each Other at a Bar &#8230;" src="http://thebiglead.fantasysportsven.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/50950195.jpg" alt="So Lance Armstrong and a Friend Who Ratted Him Out on 60 Minutes Bump Into Each Other at a Bar &#8230;" width="200" height="161" /></a></span><br/>Witness tampering? Stiffing a waitress on a tip? An encounter among old friends in a bar that may have been construed as threatening? This is totally turning into a Lifetime Movie of the Week script.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/15/so-lance-armstrong-and-a-friend-who-ratted-him-out-on-60-minutes-bump-into-each-other-at-a-bar/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>33</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The National Enquirer Claims OJ Simpson Got His Ass Kicked in Prison [UPDATE: FALSE!]</title><link>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/02/15/the-national-enquirer-claims-oj-simpson-got-his-ass-kicked-in-prison/</link> <comments>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/02/15/the-national-enquirer-claims-oj-simpson-got-his-ass-kicked-in-prison/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:45:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason McIntyre</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[1-liner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fighting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Former Athletes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Frauds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Prison Rules]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=80880</guid> <description><![CDATA[OJ Simpson: The former Heisman winner and murderer got jacked up in prison according to the National Enquirer. "Inmates cheered as a muscular young skinhead knocked him to the ground, punching and kicking him to a bloody pulp and inflicting injuries so severe he secretly spent nearly three weeks in the infirmary before he recovered [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/02/15/the-national-enquirer-claims-oj-simpson-got-his-ass-kicked-in-prison/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>49</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lenny Dykstra Isn&#8217;t Living in an Airplane Hanger Anymore, So There&#8217;s That</title><link>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/10/06/lenny-dykstra-isnt-living-in-an-airplane-hanger-so-theres-that/</link> <comments>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/10/06/lenny-dykstra-isnt-living-in-an-airplane-hanger-so-theres-that/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:40:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason McIntyre</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[1-liner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Former Athletes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Frauds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=63918</guid> <description><![CDATA[Lenny Dykstra: Checking in on that giant fraud ... "When not in court, the retired center fielder spends most of his time in his living room staring at two flat-screen computer monitors, firing off e-mails to people involved in his case, plotting a financial comeback and chugging Red Bull energy drinks ... Dykstra said he [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/10/06/lenny-dykstra-isnt-living-in-an-airplane-hanger-so-theres-that/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>72</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mark McGwire Seems So Friendly and Approachable</title><link>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/09/30/mark-mcgwire-seems-so-friendly-and-approachable/</link> <comments>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/09/30/mark-mcgwire-seems-so-friendly-and-approachable/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:45:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason McIntyre</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[1-liner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Baseball]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Former Athletes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Frauds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=63041</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mark McGwire: The admitted steroid user, now the hitting coach on the about-to-miss-the-postseason St. Louis Cardinals, remains friendly and approachable. "Former slugger Mark McGwire at Rosebud Steakhouse on Walton Saturday night eating alone at the bar, while wearing earphones and ignoring fans who tapped him on the shoulder."]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/09/30/mark-mcgwire-seems-so-friendly-and-approachable/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>70</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Feds Are Coming For LeFraud Armstrong</title><link>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/08/05/the-feds-are-coming-for-lefraud-armstrong/</link> <comments>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/08/05/the-feds-are-coming-for-lefraud-armstrong/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:45:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason McIntyre</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Drugs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Frauds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=56627</guid> <description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/08/05/the-feds-are-coming-for-lefraud-armstrong/"><img title="The Feds Are Coming For LeFraud Armstrong" src="http://thebiglead.fantasysportsven.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/lance-armstrong-sheryl-crow.jpg" alt="The Feds Are Coming For LeFraud Armstrong" width="200" height="166" /></a></span><br/>Lance Armstrong is being hotly pursued by federal prosecutors in a criminal investigation that he and his cycling team participated in systematic doping. The Feds - led by special agent Jeff Novitzky, aka, the dumpster diver who nailed Marion Jones and Barry Bonds - have interviewed Armstrong's former teammates and they're closing in on the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/08/05/the-feds-are-coming-for-lefraud-armstrong/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>187</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lenny Dykstra and Jim Cramer Were a Shady Pair (Allegedly!)</title><link>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/06/28/lenny-dykstra-and-jim-cramer-were-a-shady-pair-allegedly/</link> <comments>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/06/28/lenny-dykstra-and-jim-cramer-were-a-shady-pair-allegedly/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:30:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason McIntyre</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[1-liner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Former Athletes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Frauds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=53148</guid> <description><![CDATA[Lenny Dykstra &#38; Jim Cramer: "Dykstra took money—$250,000 worth of secretly issued stock—in exchange for recommending that stock to TheStreet.com subscribers. He also promised access to Cramer in exchange for the stock, which he apparently hid under his brother-in-law's name." Jon Stewart exposed Jim Cramer as a fraud last year, but hopefully this one will [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/06/28/lenny-dykstra-and-jim-cramer-were-a-shady-pair-allegedly/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>47</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Floyd Landis Admits Doping, Accuses Lance Armstrong of EPO Use and Blood Doping</title><link>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/05/20/floyd-landis-admits-doping-during-cycling-career/</link> <comments>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/05/20/floyd-landis-admits-doping-during-cycling-career/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 13:05:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ty Duffy</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Frauds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jerks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tour de France]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=48923</guid> <description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/05/20/floyd-landis-admits-doping-during-cycling-career/"><img title="Floyd Landis Admits Doping, Accuses Lance Armstrong of EPO Use and Blood Doping" src="http://www.thesunblog.com/sports/archives/landistoast.jpg" alt="Floyd Landis Admits Doping, Accuses Lance Armstrong of EPO Use and Blood Doping" width="200" height="183" /></a></span><br/>Floyd Landis finally came clean about performance enhancement.  I guess it wasn't a French lab conspiracy.  He wanted to “clear his conscience,” which means he’s broke and probably has a book coming out in the near future.  Landis admitted his own use in a telephone interview with ESPN.com.  According to The Wall Street Journal, Landis sent [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/05/20/floyd-landis-admits-doping-during-cycling-career/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>96</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mark McGwire&#8217;s a Fraud, and So is Tony LaRussa (Can We Toss Bob Knight in There, Too? Cool.)</title><link>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/01/12/mark-mcgwires-a-fraud-and-so-is-tony-larussa-can-we-toss-bob-knight-in-there-too-cool/</link> <comments>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/01/12/mark-mcgwires-a-fraud-and-so-is-tony-larussa-can-we-toss-bob-knight-in-there-too-cool/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:05:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason McIntyre</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Baseball]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cheating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ESPN]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Frauds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Media Gossip/Musings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=34182</guid> <description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/01/12/mark-mcgwires-a-fraud-and-so-is-tony-larussa-can-we-toss-bob-knight-in-there-too-cool/"><img title="Mark McGwire&#8217;s a Fraud, and So is Tony LaRussa (Can We Toss Bob Knight in There, Too? Cool.)" src="http://thebiglead.fantasysportsven.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/mlb_g_mcgwire_larussa_600.jpg" alt="Mark McGwire&#8217;s a Fraud, and So is Tony LaRussa (Can We Toss Bob Knight in There, Too? Cool.)" width="200" height="200" /></a></span><br/>Mark McGwire's steroid "apology" was going well ... and then he said that steroids never helped him. "I did this for health purposes. There's no way I did this for any type of strength purposes ... There's no way a pill or an injection will give you hand-eye coordination or the ability or the great [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/01/12/mark-mcgwires-a-fraud-and-so-is-tony-larussa-can-we-toss-bob-knight-in-there-too-cool/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>98</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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