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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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Q&A With Dan Wolken of The Daily

Posted August 26, 2011, 1:21 pm by Jason McIntyre (75 Comments)

Among the topics covered: Bruce Pearl, twitter cronyism, John Calipari’s future, Grantland and SEC nightlife.

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It’s tough: Mike Vaccaro’s Unsigned Obit for Colleague Mike Rodman

Posted July 27, 2011, 4:00 pm by Sam Eifling (74 Comments)

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.

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Stephen A. Smith on Skip Bayless: “He’s crazy. He’s not too far from the cuckoo’s nest.”

Posted June 17, 2011, 12:00 pm by Barry Janoff (83 Comments)

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.

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