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/2011/09/23/i-a-a-f-to-women-marathoners-stop-keeping-up-with-men/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/23/i-a-a-f-to-women-marathoners-stop-keeping-up-with-men/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:15:10 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=124115
Accounting for stiff winds? Sure. Drugs and Flubberized footwear are easy to 86. The ban on music seemed unnecessary but, whatever, no one’s going to have a world record overturned because Daft Punk’s “Discovery” was on the earbuds. But with the I.A.A.F., which governs track and field and road races internationally, deciding that it’s going [...]]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/23/i-a-a-f-to-women-marathoners-stop-keeping-up-with-men/feed/ 97 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/2011/08/28/usain-bolt-disqualified-from-world-championships/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/28/usain-bolt-disqualified-from-world-championships/#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:29:37 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=117784 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/28/usain-bolt-disqualified-from-world-championships/feed/ 4 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/22/track-and-field-fist-fight/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/22/track-and-field-fist-fight/#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:12:29 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=109498 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/22/track-and-field-fist-fight/feed/ 30 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/27/roundup-video-of-a-shark-leaping-over-surfers-terrell-owens-injured-allegedly-taping-a-vh1-show-michele-bachmann-is-a-contender/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/27/roundup-video-of-a-shark-leaping-over-surfers-terrell-owens-injured-allegedly-taping-a-vh1-show-michele-bachmann-is-a-contender/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:01:59 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=103133
Among the highlights: The benefits of TCU football, Wimbledon coverage on ESPN, Los Angeles has given up on the Dodgers & RIP Nick Charles.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/27/roundup-video-of-a-shark-leaping-over-surfers-terrell-owens-injured-allegedly-taping-a-vh1-show-michele-bachmann-is-a-contender/feed/ 238 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/07/track-coach-fired-because-students-were-practicing-shirtless/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/07/track-coach-fired-because-students-were-practicing-shirtless/#comments Sat, 07 May 2011 18:30:46 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=94124 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/07/track-coach-fired-because-students-were-practicing-shirtless/feed/ 0 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/08/14/wolf-pack-athlete-arrested-for-prostitution/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/08/14/wolf-pack-athlete-arrested-for-prostitution/#comments Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:30:19 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=57551
Jackae Bridges, who ran sprints and jumping events for Nevada, was arrested for prostitution earlier this month in a sting operation. I'm pretty sure that's against the NCAA rules. See, this is one of those catch-22 situations. On the one hand, athletes don't get paid and aren't supposed to have jobs. On the other, they [...]]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/08/14/wolf-pack-athlete-arrested-for-prostitution/feed/ 18 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/08/06/tyson-gay-shocks-usain-bolt/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/08/06/tyson-gay-shocks-usain-bolt/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:30:40 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=56839 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/08/06/tyson-gay-shocks-usain-bolt/feed/ 10 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/27/christopher-lemaitre-the-new-usain-bolt-not-really-just-a-white-guy-who-broke-the-10-second-barrier/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/27/christopher-lemaitre-the-new-usain-bolt-not-really-just-a-white-guy-who-broke-the-10-second-barrier/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:00:35 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=55774 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/27/christopher-lemaitre-the-new-usain-bolt-not-really-just-a-white-guy-who-broke-the-10-second-barrier/feed/ 128 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/22/the-roundup-botched-circumcision-oaklands-massive-marijuana-farms-dead-jellyfish-stings-150/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/22/the-roundup-botched-circumcision-oaklands-massive-marijuana-farms-dead-jellyfish-stings-150/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:00:41 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=55241
Angelina Jolie ... "Oakland allows industrial-scale marijuana farms" ... if you watch House, you may care about the drugs and sex part of this ...what happened to 73,000 blogs? ... hope you're reading this brilliant "Top Secret America" series in the Washington Post ... "Burden of cots for obese may fall on taxpayers" ...man breaks [...]]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/22/the-roundup-botched-circumcision-oaklands-massive-marijuana-farms-dead-jellyfish-stings-150/feed/ 275 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/16/the-roundup-lebronhulk-hogan-nwo-video-rockets-keep-scola-bizarre-brawl-at-burger-king/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/16/the-roundup-lebronhulk-hogan-nwo-video-rockets-keep-scola-bizarre-brawl-at-burger-king/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:00:52 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=54821
Maria Menounos and Stacy Keibler ... women pregnant with babies due 1 week apart ... go spend some time at the Mel Gibson soundboard ...ax-wielding grandma kills mother of two ...overrated: Designer shades ... minor spoiler on the Office, you've been warned ... LeBron eying $49 million mansion in Coral Gables? ... Tyra back on [...]]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/16/the-roundup-lebronhulk-hogan-nwo-video-rockets-keep-scola-bizarre-brawl-at-burger-king/feed/ 355 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/08/gay-succumbs-to-dix-headline-intentional/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/08/gay-succumbs-to-dix-headline-intentional/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:45:17 +0000 Geoff Decker http://thebiglead.com/?p=53974
A big professional track & field meet - the Prefontaine Classic - took place in Oregon last weekend. Despite the dearth of  live mainstream sports on this weekend (post-US World Cup; opening stages of the Tour de France), however, this ambiguous non-sequitur of a headline is probably the only reason you're being made even remotely [...]]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/08/gay-succumbs-to-dix-headline-intentional/feed/ 96 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/06/the-roundup-bob-probert-died-caster-semenya-to-race-again-and-is-uruguay-really-cinderella/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/06/the-roundup-bob-probert-died-caster-semenya-to-race-again-and-is-uruguay-really-cinderella/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:00:38 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=53734
Blake Lively ... Anna Faris is getting nude for her new movie ... here's a grandma that knows karate ... debating the English-speaking world adopting American English ... tough times, financially, for Illinois ... Reggie Bush hung out with Kanye West's ex-girlfriend in the Hamptons ... man robs 92-year-old woman, flees on tricycle ... Lamar [...]]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/06/the-roundup-bob-probert-died-caster-semenya-to-race-again-and-is-uruguay-really-cinderella/feed/ 275 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2009/09/10/caster-semenya-amazingly-shes-a-man-and-a-woman/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2009/09/10/caster-semenya-amazingly-shes-a-man-and-a-woman/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:00:15 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=20636
Caster Semenya, the 18-year-old sprinter who made international headlines recently when she dominated at the World Championships, was forced to take a test to determine if she was a man or a woman. According to the Daily Mail, those results are in, and Caster Semenya is both a man and a woman. "... has no [...]]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2009/09/10/caster-semenya-amazingly-shes-a-man-and-a-woman/feed/ 49 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2008/05/27/female-athletes-and-the-dicey-posing-for-playboy-debate/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2008/05/27/female-athletes-and-the-dicey-posing-for-playboy-debate/#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 12:55:39 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=5986
It certainly isn't an easy decision females must grapple with: Do I pose for Playboy now, while I'm in the prime of my career, where I can probably cash a bigger check from Hugh Hefner and enjoy a slightly larger PR bump, or do I wait until my playing days are over (or my best [...]]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2008/05/27/female-athletes-and-the-dicey-posing-for-playboy-debate/feed/ 28