http://thebiglead.com Sports, Media, Entertainment Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:45:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/30/roundup-nesn-hired-a-sideline-reporter-tiger-choked-in-abu-dhabi-a-longtime-sports-columnist-retired/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/30/roundup-nesn-hired-a-sideline-reporter-tiger-choked-in-abu-dhabi-a-longtime-sports-columnist-retired/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:01:55 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=155312
If you're a recruiting nerd, this is your biggest week of the year. Also: Philly's Tony Battie was spotted as a strip club drinking Michelob Ultra.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/30/roundup-nesn-hired-a-sideline-reporter-tiger-choked-in-abu-dhabi-a-longtime-sports-columnist-retired/feed/ 151 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/20/china-australia-basketball-exhibition-ends-in-brawl/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/20/china-australia-basketball-exhibition-ends-in-brawl/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 01:07:12 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=131463 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/20/china-australia-basketball-exhibition-ends-in-brawl/feed/ 2 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/17/adam-morrison-is-getting-it-done-in-serbia/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/17/adam-morrison-is-getting-it-done-in-serbia/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:20:19 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=130256 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/17/adam-morrison-is-getting-it-done-in-serbia/feed/ 12 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/heres-video-of-adam-morrison-getting-ejected-from-a-serbian-basketball-game/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/heres-video-of-adam-morrison-getting-ejected-from-a-serbian-basketball-game/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:10:38 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=127929 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/heres-video-of-adam-morrison-getting-ejected-from-a-serbian-basketball-game/feed/ 23 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/05/the-roundup-watch-firefighters-survive-a-backdraft-video-of-the-couple-attacked-by-a-bear-in-their-home-joe-flaccos-members-only-jacket/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/05/the-roundup-watch-firefighters-survive-a-backdraft-video-of-the-couple-attacked-by-a-bear-in-their-home-joe-flaccos-members-only-jacket/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:00:56 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=126917
There's a significant college basketball injury in the Big 12, two NFL wide receivers have been amazingly dominant this year, and Theo Epstein rumors continue to percolate.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/05/the-roundup-watch-firefighters-survive-a-backdraft-video-of-the-couple-attacked-by-a-bear-in-their-home-joe-flaccos-members-only-jacket/feed/ 198 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/16/roundup-foodies-love-new-orleans-espns-john-saunders-injured-in-fall-newsman-mocks-the-kardashians/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/16/roundup-foodies-love-new-orleans-espns-john-saunders-injured-in-fall-newsman-mocks-the-kardashians/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:35:03 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=121870
Other highlights from a stacked Friday roundup: The masturbating cable guy, a fantastic breakdown of the most ridiculous scene in Salt, Oklahoma St. cheerleaders and Florida St. fans are idiots.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/16/roundup-foodies-love-new-orleans-espns-john-saunders-injured-in-fall-newsman-mocks-the-kardashians/feed/ 212 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/12/the-roundup-the-colts-arent-that-bad-video-of-tony-stewart-getting-angry-with-the-media-tony-romo-helped-the-jets-to-victory/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/12/the-roundup-the-colts-arent-that-bad-video-of-tony-stewart-getting-angry-with-the-media-tony-romo-helped-the-jets-to-victory/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:12:34 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=120911
Plus: Penn State's struggles against Top 5 teams continue, Deron Williams has gotten off to a good start in Turkey and the love story of Michigan coach Brady Hoke and his wife, Laura.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/12/the-roundup-the-colts-arent-that-bad-video-of-tony-stewart-getting-angry-with-the-media-tony-romo-helped-the-jets-to-victory/feed/ 134 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/05/video-and-image-of-edgar-sosas-broken-leg/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/05/video-and-image-of-edgar-sosas-broken-leg/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:10:15 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=119412
Edgar Sosa suffered one of the nastiest broken legs you will ever see in today's Dominican Republic - Panama game. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/05/video-and-image-of-edgar-sosas-broken-leg/feed/ 16 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/02/roundup-the-big-12-wants-air-force-jayson-werth-has-been-a-disaster-video-of-ronnie-fighting-the-situation/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/02/roundup-the-big-12-wants-air-force-jayson-werth-has-been-a-disaster-video-of-ronnie-fighting-the-situation/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:55:19 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=118294
You might be surprised by what Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi has to say about paying college football players. Other links of note: Ole Miss has the best looking campus and coeds, according to Newsweek; ESPN's Jenn Brown partners with Esquire, the Waffle House index, Rashida Jones and a great shark photo in San Diego. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/02/roundup-the-big-12-wants-air-force-jayson-werth-has-been-a-disaster-video-of-ronnie-fighting-the-situation/feed/ 210 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/30/roundup-chocolate-is-good-for-your-heart-cheerleader-eats-cupcakes-college-football-is-nearly-here/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/30/roundup-chocolate-is-good-for-your-heart-cheerleader-eats-cupcakes-college-football-is-nearly-here/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:03:49 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=117944
RIP veteran sportswriter Tom Kowalski. He was 51. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/30/roundup-chocolate-is-good-for-your-heart-cheerleader-eats-cupcakes-college-football-is-nearly-here/feed/ 148 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/10/the-roundup-kim-clijsters-is-cool-a-fantastic-seinfeld-brokeback-mountain-video-is-tim-tebow-entitled/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/10/the-roundup-kim-clijsters-is-cool-a-fantastic-seinfeld-brokeback-mountain-video-is-tim-tebow-entitled/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:45:41 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=113331
Ever wonder what Ryne Sandberg has been up to? There's a link for that. Also: a Texas Longhorns safety was arrested, a boy survived after being trapped underwater for 20 minutes, bar codes are going on the butts of bikini bottoms and Doc Rivers bought a Penthouse.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/10/the-roundup-kim-clijsters-is-cool-a-fantastic-seinfeld-brokeback-mountain-video-is-tim-tebow-entitled/feed/ 218 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/05/the-roundup-brandon-jennings-the-intern-the-economy-is-in-tatters-chris-webber-on-steak-sauce/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/05/the-roundup-brandon-jennings-the-intern-the-economy-is-in-tatters-chris-webber-on-steak-sauce/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:45:35 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=112110
Not sure how we missed Cristiano Ronaldo's sweet goal earlier this week. Might I suggest the video of a construction worker singing Frank Sinatra?]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/05/the-roundup-brandon-jennings-the-intern-the-economy-is-in-tatters-chris-webber-on-steak-sauce/feed/ 223 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/01/kobe-to-play-in-china-for-1-5-million-per-month/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/01/kobe-to-play-in-china-for-1-5-million-per-month/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:30:45 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=111381
Kobe Bryant turns 33 in a few weeks. What's wrong with the 5-time NBA champ going to play in China during the lockout? Nothing. The better question: What do NBA owners think of this?]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/01/kobe-to-play-in-china-for-1-5-million-per-month/feed/ 94 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/01/this-basketball-fight-between-bahrain-and-kuwait-starts-when-a-player-takes-his-shoe-off-to-use-as-a-weapon/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/01/this-basketball-fight-between-bahrain-and-kuwait-starts-when-a-player-takes-his-shoe-off-to-use-as-a-weapon/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:38:23 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=111464 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/01/this-basketball-fight-between-bahrain-and-kuwait-starts-when-a-player-takes-his-shoe-off-to-use-as-a-weapon/feed/ 40 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/26/the-roundup-a-planking-accident-on-a-golf-cart-a-baseball-trading-deadline-primer/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/26/the-roundup-a-planking-accident-on-a-golf-cart-a-baseball-trading-deadline-primer/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:30:04 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=109782
Things that may or may not interest you: SEC realignment, the Chicago Bulls made a smart trade on draft night, a former Kentucky Wildcat dies and video of a gas station clerk absorbing a stun-gun and fighting off a would-be robber. Also, Alex Morgan - can she be called a heartthrob? - scored a wicked goal over the weekend.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/26/the-roundup-a-planking-accident-on-a-golf-cart-a-baseball-trading-deadline-primer/feed/ 264 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/20/why-does-this-seem-so-serious-and-sad-beijing-watches-yao-take-a-huge-step-down/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/20/why-does-this-seem-so-serious-and-sad-beijing-watches-yao-take-a-huge-step-down/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:35:51 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=108584
With just one playoff series victory to his name in a 10-year career, Yao is going in the same file with Tracy McGrady, Elton Brand, Joe Johnson, Antawn Jamison and Rashard Lewis as 2000s-era unfulfilled stats guys.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/20/why-does-this-seem-so-serious-and-sad-beijing-watches-yao-take-a-huge-step-down/feed/ 44 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/15/roundup-video-of-a-shark-vs-a-man-on-a-kayak-video-of-an-18-foot-crocodile-in-australia-a-strange-cheerleading-story/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/15/roundup-video-of-a-shark-vs-a-man-on-a-kayak-video-of-an-18-foot-crocodile-in-australia-a-strange-cheerleading-story/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:03:02 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=107164
Elin Nordegren may be dating a billionaire. With tonight being the series finale of Friday Night Lights, there are two FNL links in the Roundup. And hey, look, a really terrific read on Grantland!]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/15/roundup-video-of-a-shark-vs-a-man-on-a-kayak-video-of-an-18-foot-crocodile-in-australia-a-strange-cheerleading-story/feed/ 256 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/13/and-the-award-for-best-basketball-warm-ups-goes-to-argentina/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/13/and-the-award-for-best-basketball-warm-ups-goes-to-argentina/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:55:01 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=106837 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/13/and-the-award-for-best-basketball-warm-ups-goes-to-argentina/feed/ 49 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/11/nba-talent-flight-still-catches-us-off-guard/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/11/nba-talent-flight-still-catches-us-off-guard/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:19:13 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=106346
I would have liked Jon Barry to remind me at least three times in every studio segment that we’d better savor each stepladder Nowitzki fallaway, every Michael-Bay-directed Wade drive to the rim, and every deferent LeBron swing pass in crunch time, because we’re heading for the Endless Summer of hooplessness.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/11/nba-talent-flight-still-catches-us-off-guard/feed/ 68 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/07/deron-williams-headed-to-turkey-to-play-for-besiktas-during-the-nba-lockout/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/07/deron-williams-headed-to-turkey-to-play-for-besiktas-during-the-nba-lockout/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:45:02 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=105468
In a major surprise, Deron Williams of the Nets appears headed to Turkey to play for Allen Iverson's old team during the NBA lockout.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/07/deron-williams-headed-to-turkey-to-play-for-besiktas-during-the-nba-lockout/feed/ 44