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/2012/04/13/this-might-be-michelle-beadles-last-interview-as-an-espn-employee/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/13/this-might-be-michelle-beadles-last-interview-as-an-espn-employee/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:59:37 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=175066
Will she stay or will she go?]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/13/this-might-be-michelle-beadles-last-interview-as-an-espn-employee/feed/ 30 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/22/seven-questions-with-former-arizona-star-miles-simon/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/22/seven-questions-with-former-arizona-star-miles-simon/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:25:38 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=169263
With a fun story about the time Doug Gottlieb got eaten up by Scott Brooks, the current OKC coach.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/22/seven-questions-with-former-arizona-star-miles-simon/feed/ 33 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/24/an-interview-with-tim-brown-of-yahoo-sports/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/24/an-interview-with-tim-brown-of-yahoo-sports/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:15:53 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=162362
Tim Brown, who broke the Pujols and Fielder signings recently, talks about his career, breaking news, and Hall of Fame voting.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/24/an-interview-with-tim-brown-of-yahoo-sports/feed/ 32 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/14/yahoo-sirius-revive-memphis-sports-talk-host-chris-vernon/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/14/yahoo-sirius-revive-memphis-sports-talk-host-chris-vernon/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:19:07 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=160192
A triumphant story.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/14/yahoo-sirius-revive-memphis-sports-talk-host-chris-vernon/feed/ 41 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/31/double-coverage-how-will-usa-today-big-lead-sports-impact-the-evolution-of-sports-media/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/31/double-coverage-how-will-usa-today-big-lead-sports-impact-the-evolution-of-sports-media/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:13:14 +0000 Barry Janoff http://thebiglead.com/?p=156357
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.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/31/double-coverage-how-will-usa-today-big-lead-sports-impact-the-evolution-of-sports-media/feed/ 5 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/30/qampa-why-the-deal-between-gannett-big-lead-sports-is-a-full-court-press/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/30/qampa-why-the-deal-between-gannett-big-lead-sports-is-a-full-court-press/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:39:49 +0000 Barry Janoff http://thebiglead.com/?p=155898
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.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/30/qampa-why-the-deal-between-gannett-big-lead-sports-is-a-full-court-press/feed/ 1 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/16/q-a-with-sports-illustrateds-andy-glockner/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/16/q-a-with-sports-illustrateds-andy-glockner/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:00:01 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=145523
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.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/16/q-a-with-sports-illustrateds-andy-glockner/feed/ 17 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/02/lsu-vs-alabama-a-qa-with-former-tigers-qb-josh-booty/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/02/lsu-vs-alabama-a-qa-with-former-tigers-qb-josh-booty/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:29:16 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=134029
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. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/02/lsu-vs-alabama-a-qa-with-former-tigers-qb-josh-booty/feed/ 37 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/20/a-qa-with-spencer-hawes-that-was-conducted-on-twitter/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/20/a-qa-with-spencer-hawes-that-was-conducted-on-twitter/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:45:53 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=131136
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?]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/20/a-qa-with-spencer-hawes-that-was-conducted-on-twitter/feed/ 11 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/17/minus-fox-memphis-sports-talk-host-chris-vernon-hits-repeat/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/17/minus-fox-memphis-sports-talk-host-chris-vernon-hits-repeat/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:17:44 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=130227
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.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/17/minus-fox-memphis-sports-talk-host-chris-vernon-hits-repeat/feed/ 17 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/21/qa-with-dave-zirin-about-his-book-the-john-carlos-story/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/21/qa-with-dave-zirin-about-his-book-the-john-carlos-story/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:00:40 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=123258
We talked about John Carlos, regrettable Brent Musburger quotes and what he believes is a resurgence of politics in sport.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/21/qa-with-dave-zirin-about-his-book-the-john-carlos-story/feed/ 84 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/26/qa-with-dan-wolken-of-the-daily/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/26/qa-with-dan-wolken-of-the-daily/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:21:31 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=117451
Among the topics covered: Bruce Pearl, twitter cronyism, John Calipari's future, Grantland and SEC nightlife.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/26/qa-with-dan-wolken-of-the-daily/feed/ 75 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/27/its-tough-mike-vaccaros-unsigned-obit-for-colleague-mike-rodman/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/27/its-tough-mike-vaccaros-unsigned-obit-for-colleague-mike-rodman/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:00:27 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=110204
This month in northwest Arkansas a reporter by the name of Mike Rodman died, unexpectedly, at the age of 55. Stepping up to pen his obituary, which ran the local paper minus a byline, was author and New York Post sports columnist Mike Vaccaro, who worked with Rodman 20 years ago.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/27/its-tough-mike-vaccaros-unsigned-obit-for-colleague-mike-rodman/feed/ 74 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/17/stephen-a-smith-on-skip-bayless-hes-crazy-hes-not-too-far-from-the-cuckoos-nest/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/17/stephen-a-smith-on-skip-bayless-hes-crazy-hes-not-too-far-from-the-cuckoos-nest/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:00:11 +0000 Barry Janoff http://thebiglead.com/?p=101522
By his own admission, Stephen A. Smith agitates "75% of the people who listen to me. That's just the way it is." He spoke with TheBigLead.com about polarizing athletes, fans and other journalists.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/17/stephen-a-smith-on-skip-bayless-hes-crazy-hes-not-too-far-from-the-cuckoos-nest/feed/ 83 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/09/a-qa-with-sports-illustrateds-lee-jenkins/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/09/a-qa-with-sports-illustrateds-lee-jenkins/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:35:01 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=100130
Topics covered: The NBA's best interviews, why he went to Vanderbilt, stats and the NBA, and Russell Westbrook vs. Chris Paul.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/09/a-qa-with-sports-illustrateds-lee-jenkins/feed/ 216 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/26/qa-with-new-york-times-nfl-reporter-judy-battista/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/26/qa-with-new-york-times-nfl-reporter-judy-battista/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 18:25:56 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=97153
Judy Battista has been at the New York Times since 1998, and she's currently the paper's NFL reporter. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/26/qa-with-new-york-times-nfl-reporter-judy-battista/feed/ 119 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/22/a-qa-with-james-andrew-miller-author-of-the-new-espn-book-those-guys-have-all-the-fun/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/22/a-qa-with-james-andrew-miller-author-of-the-new-espn-book-those-guys-have-all-the-fun/#comments Sun, 22 May 2011 19:30:23 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=95959
The ESPN Book doesn't hit bookstores until Tuesday, but it's already gotten so much publicity that it has risen to No. 7 at Amazon. The media-types who received an advance copy are devouring the 700-page book and early reviews are positive. Author James Andrew Miller has already been interviewed by a plethora of outlets, and [...]]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/22/a-qa-with-james-andrew-miller-author-of-the-new-espn-book-those-guys-have-all-the-fun/feed/ 13 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/02/jason-sobel-leaves-espn-to-become-senior-writer-at-the-golf-channel/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/02/jason-sobel-leaves-espn-to-become-senior-writer-at-the-golf-channel/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 16:30:32 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=93154
Maybe you noticed that ESPN.com was lacking Jason Sobel's Masters live blog this year. Today we have the official answer - Jason Sobel has left ESPN to become a senior writer for The Golf Channel. Sobel was good enough to chat with me last week about his new home at The Golf Channel and reflect [...]]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/02/jason-sobel-leaves-espn-to-become-senior-writer-at-the-golf-channel/feed/ 20 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/04/27/a-qa-with-nfl-draft-prospect-christian-ponder/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/04/27/a-qa-with-nfl-draft-prospect-christian-ponder/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:15:53 +0000 Jason Lisk http://thebiglead.com/?p=92105
We had the opportunity to interview Florida State's Christian Ponder, one of the quarterbacks in this year's draft class. It was pretty easy to see in just a span of a short interview why teams would be drawn to Ponder's personality as they assess quarterbacks, and I hope it comes through in print. The interview was made possible by the [...]]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/04/27/a-qa-with-nfl-draft-prospect-christian-ponder/feed/ 32 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/04/26/interview-with-aaron-schatz-of-football-outsiders/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/04/26/interview-with-aaron-schatz-of-football-outsiders/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:10:22 +0000 Jason Lisk http://thebiglead.com/?p=91736
Aaron Schatz is the founder and President of Football Outsiders, Inc., a writer for ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine, and the Editor of Football Outsiders Almanac, which will be released in July (pending ownership and players getting along.) Aaron and I exchanged e-mails on a variety of topics, including Mark Sanchez, his business model, the [...]]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/04/26/interview-with-aaron-schatz-of-football-outsiders/feed/ 53