http://thebiglead.com Sports, Media, Entertainment Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:35:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/11/the-steelers-are-going-to-release-hines-ward/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/11/the-steelers-are-going-to-release-hines-ward/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:45:16 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=159662
Hines Ward's days in Pittsburgh may be over. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/11/the-steelers-are-going-to-release-hines-ward/feed/ 17 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/11/the-crying-patriots-fan-is-the-worst-person-alive/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/11/the-crying-patriots-fan-is-the-worst-person-alive/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:55:46 +0000 Tim Ryan http://thebiglead.com/?p=159679 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/11/the-crying-patriots-fan-is-the-worst-person-alive/feed/ 9 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/10/weekly-top-five-farewell-to-football-jeremy-lin-austin-rivers-will-ferrell-and-other-stuff/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/10/weekly-top-five-farewell-to-football-jeremy-lin-austin-rivers-will-ferrell-and-other-stuff/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:43:07 +0000 Tim Ryan http://thebiglead.com/?p=159398
Your weekly recap of the sports world’s most needle-moving moments.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/10/weekly-top-five-farewell-to-football-jeremy-lin-austin-rivers-will-ferrell-and-other-stuff/feed/ 107 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/10/2012-nfl-free-agency-nfc-east/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/10/2012-nfl-free-agency-nfc-east/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:06:48 +0000 Jason Lisk http://thebiglead.com/?p=159409
Giants want to get paid, the Cowboys want a new secondary, the Eagles have DeSean to deal with, while the Redskins still need a quarterback.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/10/2012-nfl-free-agency-nfc-east/feed/ 80 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/10/jeremy-lin-is-inspired-by-tim-tebow/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/10/jeremy-lin-is-inspired-by-tim-tebow/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:45:08 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=159436
Linsanity has reached a Tebow pitch. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/10/jeremy-lin-is-inspired-by-tim-tebow/feed/ 90 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/10/roundup-michigan-weatherman-has-swag-more-college-football-playoff-talk-the-fbi-file-on-steve-jobs/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/10/roundup-michigan-weatherman-has-swag-more-college-football-playoff-talk-the-fbi-file-on-steve-jobs/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:59:37 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=158798
There's no NFL this weekend, folks. Enjoy college hoops!]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/10/roundup-michigan-weatherman-has-swag-more-college-football-playoff-talk-the-fbi-file-on-steve-jobs/feed/ 211 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/09/alan-thicke-and-o-j-simpson-almost-owned-a-canadian-football-team-in-the-90s/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/09/alan-thicke-and-o-j-simpson-almost-owned-a-canadian-football-team-in-the-90s/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:36:22 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=158868
Man. One little brush with the law can ruin even the best laid plans. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/09/alan-thicke-and-o-j-simpson-almost-owned-a-canadian-football-team-in-the-90s/feed/ 54 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/09/a-measles-alert-has-been-issued-in-massachusetts-for-super-bowl-attendees/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/09/a-measles-alert-has-been-issued-in-massachusetts-for-super-bowl-attendees/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:15:11 +0000 Tim Ryan http://thebiglead.com/?p=159083
Public health officials in Massachusetts issued a measles alert yesterday for anyone who took a stroll through the Super Bowl Village in Indianapolis on February 3.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/09/a-measles-alert-has-been-issued-in-massachusetts-for-super-bowl-attendees/feed/ 30 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/09/peyton-manning-is-working-out-with-the-duke-football-team/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/09/peyton-manning-is-working-out-with-the-duke-football-team/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:29:39 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=159131
Current Duke coach David Cutcliffe was Manning's offensive coordinator at the University of Tennessee.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/09/peyton-manning-is-working-out-with-the-duke-football-team/feed/ 30 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/08/conan-sent-billy-eichner-to-the-super-bowl-to-ask-people-about-madonna/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/08/conan-sent-billy-eichner-to-the-super-bowl-to-ask-people-about-madonna/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:47:47 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=158467
These man on the street bits will always be funny.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/08/conan-sent-billy-eichner-to-the-super-bowl-to-ask-people-about-madonna/feed/ 2 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/08/destroying-the-wall-street-journals-silly-idea-that-the-nfl-regular-season-is-for-suckers/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/08/destroying-the-wall-street-journals-silly-idea-that-the-nfl-regular-season-is-for-suckers/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:00:44 +0000 Jason Lisk http://thebiglead.com/?p=158462
Does the regular season become meaningless because of playoff wins by teams like the Giants?]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/08/destroying-the-wall-street-journals-silly-idea-that-the-nfl-regular-season-is-for-suckers/feed/ 76 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/08/why-does-eli-manning-have-to-be-so-darn-likable/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/08/why-does-eli-manning-have-to-be-so-darn-likable/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:29:44 +0000 Ty Duffy http://thebiglead.com/?p=158527
We can root against Eli Manning. We can criticize his quarterbacking acumen, but he does not have that one annoying or sinister personality trait that fuels our animus. Our brains strain, trying to conjure something, anything grating before resigning in defeat.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/08/why-does-eli-manning-have-to-be-so-darn-likable/feed/ 341 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/08/with-an-eye-on-historic-super-bowl-l-what-is-the-future-of-the-nfls-big-game/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/08/with-an-eye-on-historic-super-bowl-l-what-is-the-future-of-the-nfls-big-game/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:31:12 +0000 Barry Janoff http://thebiglead.com/?p=158703
The NFL came out of Super Bowl XLVI with positive reactions to host city Indianapolis and host venue Lucas Oil Stadium, so much so that Commissioner Roger Goodell strongly implied that the league would return. But as the NFL sets its sites on an historic Super Bowl L in 2016 and Big Games beyond, which cities may or may not have the upper hand?]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/08/with-an-eye-on-historic-super-bowl-l-what-is-the-future-of-the-nfls-big-game/feed/ 1 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/08/roundup-kentucky-is-college-basketballs-team-to-beat-a-maria-menounos-bikini-gif-the-new-spiderman-trailer/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/08/roundup-kentucky-is-college-basketballs-team-to-beat-a-maria-menounos-bikini-gif-the-new-spiderman-trailer/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:30:56 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=158217
Also: Memphis is Big East-bound, there's video of a pretty sweet high school dunk, Ricky Williams has retired, and you might enjoy the Blake Lively slideshow. I'd mention the Jerry Sandusky link, but that sick bastard is just going to get you depressed.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/08/roundup-kentucky-is-college-basketballs-team-to-beat-a-maria-menounos-bikini-gif-the-new-spiderman-trailer/feed/ 227 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/07/brandon-jacobs-said-gisele-needs-to-continue-to-be-cute-and-shut-up/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/07/brandon-jacobs-said-gisele-needs-to-continue-to-be-cute-and-shut-up/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:50:21 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=158577
At least he didn't tell her to make Tom Brady a sandwich. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/07/brandon-jacobs-said-gisele-needs-to-continue-to-be-cute-and-shut-up/feed/ 15 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/07/bradying-is-the-new-tebowing/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/07/bradying-is-the-new-tebowing/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:55:29 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=158561
I'm over it. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/07/bradying-is-the-new-tebowing/feed/ 20 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/07/steve-deossie-host-of-patriots-post-game-show-went-on-a-rant-in-picking-the-giants-before-the-super-bowl/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/07/steve-deossie-host-of-patriots-post-game-show-went-on-a-rant-in-picking-the-giants-before-the-super-bowl/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:19:16 +0000 Jason Lisk http://thebiglead.com/?p=158516 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/07/steve-deossie-host-of-patriots-post-game-show-went-on-a-rant-in-picking-the-giants-before-the-super-bowl/feed/ 16 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/07/new-englands-2012-schedule-is-very-easy-so-theres-that-patriot-fans/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/07/new-englands-2012-schedule-is-very-easy-so-theres-that-patriot-fans/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:37:07 +0000 Jason Lisk http://thebiglead.com/?p=158436
The Patriots draw what appears to be about as good a draw as possible on the 2012 schedule, while the Giants will have to run a gauntlet again.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/07/new-englands-2012-schedule-is-very-easy-so-theres-that-patriot-fans/feed/ 231 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/07/girl-at-new-york-giants-super-bowl-parade-tells-tv-station-she-wants-to-see-sanchez/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/07/girl-at-new-york-giants-super-bowl-parade-tells-tv-station-she-wants-to-see-sanchez/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:51:24 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=158460 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/07/girl-at-new-york-giants-super-bowl-parade-tells-tv-station-she-wants-to-see-sanchez/feed/ 69 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/07/knowshon-morenos-dui-arrest-in-a-bentley-convertible-with-sauced-on-the-license-plate-helps-further-highlight-what-a-bust-hes-been/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/07/knowshon-morenos-dui-arrest-in-a-bentley-convertible-with-sauced-on-the-license-plate-helps-further-highlight-what-a-bust-hes-been/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:17:17 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=158433
Many picks from the 2009 NFL draft have already become stars. Denver had two picks in the first round, and neither player has done anything.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/07/knowshon-morenos-dui-arrest-in-a-bentley-convertible-with-sauced-on-the-license-plate-helps-further-highlight-what-a-bust-hes-been/feed/ 120