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Double Coverage: How Will USA Today-Big Lead Sports Impact The Evolution Of Sports Media?

Posted January 31, 2012, 10:13 am by Barry Janoff (5 Comments)

In the second of a two-part interview, Big Lead Sports spoke with Tom Beusse, who has been president of USA Today Sports Media Group since its inception, about the changing landscape and on-going evolution of sports media.

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Q&A: Why The Deal Between Gannett, Big Lead Sports Is A Full-Court Press

Posted January 30, 2012, 2:39 am by Barry Janoff (1 Comment)

On Jan. 24, media firm Gannett Co. announced that it had acquired Fantasy Sports Ventures/Big Lead Sports. In the first of a two-part interview, Big Lead Sports spoke with Tom Beusse, president of USA Today Sports Media Group, about the immediate and long-term impact on readers, marketers and media regarding the acquisition and integration of FSV/BLS.

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Q & A With Sports Illustrated’s Andy Glockner

Posted December 16, 2011, 3:00 pm by Jason McIntyre (17 Comments)

Glockner has a sports background: He walked onto the football team at Pennsylvania as the kicker. Years later, he started an Ivy League basketball blog with a buddy.

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LSU vs. Alabama: A Q&A With Former Tigers’ QB Josh Booty

Posted November 2, 2011, 12:29 pm by Jason McIntyre (37 Comments)

Josh Booty quarterbacked LSU in 1999 and 2000 – after a stint in the Florida Marlins organization – and his coach as a junior was Nick Saban.

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A Q&A with Spencer Hawes That Was Conducted on Twitter

Posted October 20, 2011, 5:45 pm by Jason McIntyre (11 Comments)

NBA center Spencer Hawes is an interesting, smart, engaging fellow. So I interviewed him. Did you know he went to high school with Amanda Knox?

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Minus Fox, Memphis Sports Talk Host Chris Vernon Hits Repeat

Posted October 17, 2011, 3:17 pm by Sam Eifling (17 Comments)

Vernon is the local shop around the corner in Memphis. The big chain has moved in and is trying to put a squeeze on the little guy. Fight the good fight, Chris.

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Q&A with Dave Zirin About His Book, The John Carlos Story

Posted September 21, 2011, 1:00 pm by Sam Eifling (84 Comments)

We talked about John Carlos, regrettable Brent Musburger quotes and what he believes is a resurgence of politics in sport.

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