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/2012/01/29/x-games-heath-frisby-landed-the-first-ever-snomobile-front-flip-in-competition/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/29/x-games-heath-frisby-landed-the-first-ever-snomobile-front-flip-in-competition/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:23:32 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=155841
Guy just broke his arm on a snowmobile? Try a front flip! ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/29/x-games-heath-frisby-landed-the-first-ever-snomobile-front-flip-in-competition/feed/ 1 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/27/roundup-andrew-boguts-hurt-again-boxing-announcer-gaffe-espn-ombudsman-on-tim-tebow-coverage/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/27/roundup-andrew-boguts-hurt-again-boxing-announcer-gaffe-espn-ombudsman-on-tim-tebow-coverage/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:05:36 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=154931
Nice win for the Badgers, nice signing for the Nationals, a college football arrest, a tennis player's encounter with police and lastly, Ricky Rubio.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/27/roundup-andrew-boguts-hurt-again-boxing-announcer-gaffe-espn-ombudsman-on-tim-tebow-coverage/feed/ 260 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/01/rising-stars-list-headed-by-nfl-nhl-and-one-nba-surprise/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/01/rising-stars-list-headed-by-nfl-nhl-and-one-nba-surprise/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:43:47 +0000 BigLeadSports http://thebiglead.com/?p=141350
NFL and NHL players dominate the new list of “Rising Sports Stars” for the month of November, although the lockout did not prevent one NBA player from coming in at No. 3.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/01/rising-stars-list-headed-by-nfl-nhl-and-one-nba-surprise/feed/ 2 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/19/michael-boley-celebrates-touchdown-by-hitting-two-men-in-the-face-with-the-football/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/19/michael-boley-celebrates-touchdown-by-hitting-two-men-in-the-face-with-the-football/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:45:25 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=123231 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/19/michael-boley-celebrates-touchdown-by-hitting-two-men-in-the-face-with-the-football/feed/ 7 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/19/musclepharm-signs-on-with-ufc-to-get-primetime-exposure/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/19/musclepharm-signs-on-with-ufc-to-get-primetime-exposure/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:16:22 +0000 BigLeadSports http://thebiglead.com/?p=123051
Nutritional supplement company MusclePharm, which recently made headlines by signing NFL quarterback Michael Vick to an endorsement deal, continues to expand its sports marketing territory via a deal with Ultimate Fighting Championship.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/19/musclepharm-signs-on-with-ufc-to-get-primetime-exposure/feed/ 0 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/13/peyton-hillis-continues-endorsement-run/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/13/peyton-hillis-continues-endorsement-run/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:00:14 +0000 BigLeadSports http://thebiglead.com/?p=121391
Earlier this year, Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis won a fan vote that put him on the cover of Madden NFL 12. Now, Hillis has scored a deal with Shamrock Farms to endorse Rockin' Refuel, described as a “protein-fortified, low-fat chocolate milk that helps athletes' muscles recover after exercise.”]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/13/peyton-hillis-continues-endorsement-run/feed/ 1 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/13/can-cliff-lee-strike-out-spongebob/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/13/can-cliff-lee-strike-out-spongebob/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:23:33 +0000 BigLeadSports http://thebiglead.com/?p=121372
Robinson Cano, Josh Hamilton, David Ortiz and Cliff Lee may be en route to the MLB post-season, but first they’ll have to face another hurdle: A team from Nicktoons led by SpongeBob SquarePants, Stimpy and other animated athletes.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/13/can-cliff-lee-strike-out-spongebob/feed/ 2 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/13/study-ncaa-has-created-black-market-system-to-exploit-college-athletes/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/13/study-ncaa-has-created-black-market-system-to-exploit-college-athletes/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:39:34 +0000 Barry Janoff http://thebiglead.com/?p=121345
As the NCAA investigates college sports programs from the University of Miami to Fresno State and various places inbetween, a new report states that “big-time college sport is about big business” and focuses blame for the on-going and seemingly burgeoning situation on a “black market created by unethical and unpractical NCAA restrictions on college athletes.”]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/13/study-ncaa-has-created-black-market-system-to-exploit-college-athletes/feed/ 3 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/07/stoudemire-says-hes-back-on-track/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/07/stoudemire-says-hes-back-on-track/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:02:14 +0000 Barry Janoff http://thebiglead.com/?p=119985
Amar’e Stoudemire was in New York on Sept. 7, not to play basketball for the New York Knicks, but to speak to a full room of students and parents at the Polo Grounds Community Center in New York.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/07/stoudemire-says-hes-back-on-track/feed/ 3 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/02/rob-ryan-rexs-brother-has-already-started-talking-trash-in-dallas/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/02/rob-ryan-rexs-brother-has-already-started-talking-trash-in-dallas/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:30:17 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=111684
I'm guessing Jerry Jones loves Rob Ryan running his mouth - before the preseason even begins.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/02/rob-ryan-rexs-brother-has-already-started-talking-trash-in-dallas/feed/ 77 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/27/one-year-countdown-to-2012-olympics-gets-gold-marketing/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/27/one-year-countdown-to-2012-olympics-gets-gold-marketing/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:44:07 +0000 BigLeadSports http://thebiglead.com/?p=110156
Most of the official marketing partners of the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Committee and the London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games are marking the one-year to go date of the 2012 Summer Games with marketing and/or activation.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/27/one-year-countdown-to-2012-olympics-gets-gold-marketing/feed/ 0 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/21/serena-williams-is-ready-for-the-open-with-help-from-above/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/21/serena-williams-is-ready-for-the-open-with-help-from-above/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:06:42 +0000 BigLeadSports http://thebiglead.com/?p=108765
Serena Williams made her intentions for the summer clear. “Yeah I’ll be ready to play at the Open, God willing. I have to make sure I am fit and will be ready to go.”]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/21/serena-williams-is-ready-for-the-open-with-help-from-above/feed/ 3 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/11/curb-your-enthusiasms-love-of-sports-continues/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/11/curb-your-enthusiasms-love-of-sports-continues/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:35:22 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=106380
Larry David continues to work his love of sports into Curb Your Enthusiasm. Before we look forward to Bill Buckner's appearance this season, let's look back at some past Curb sports stories.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/11/curb-your-enthusiasms-love-of-sports-continues/feed/ 37 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/06/nba-getting-testy/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/06/nba-getting-testy/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:12:48 +0000 Barry Janoff http://thebiglead.com/?p=105050
Most companies want people to know how well they are doing. The NBA, in the midst of a financially driven lockout, wants people to know how poorly it is doing – with the emphasis on “poor.”]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/06/nba-getting-testy/feed/ 1 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/14/is-an-aging-david-beckham-still-hot-on-the-pitch/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/14/is-an-aging-david-beckham-still-hot-on-the-pitch/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:18:42 +0000 Barry Janoff http://thebiglead.com/?p=100647
He may not be scoring goals like he used to. And he likely won’t be on the pitch for Great Britain during the 2012 Summer Games in London. But you will be seeing a lot of David Beckham as a major player pitching products between now and next July. But the question is: Are consumers still buying into whatever he's selling?]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/14/is-an-aging-david-beckham-still-hot-on-the-pitch/feed/ 9 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/13/nba-finals-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-marketing/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/13/nba-finals-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-marketing/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:37:39 +0000 Barry Janoff http://thebiglead.com/?p=100107
The Dallas Mavericks are the 2010-11 NBA champions. That’s good news for Mark Cuban, Jason Terry, American Airlines, the cities of Dallas and Cleveland and the NBA. Not so good news for the Miami Heat, LeBron James’ marketing partners and Chris Bosh.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/06/13/nba-finals-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-marketing/feed/ 14 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/11/30/roundup-a-rod-hits-the-beach-with-cameron-diaz-danny-woodheads-going-to-dominate-the-jets/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/11/30/roundup-a-rod-hits-the-beach-with-cameron-diaz-danny-woodheads-going-to-dominate-the-jets/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:15:13 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=70567
Cheryl Cole ... mom slaps referee at youth soccer match ... this guy won't win Dad of the year ... Lil' Kim's boobs popped out (NSFW) ... an X-mas present to avoid ... golf course covered with pyroclastic flow from a Volcano ... two-legged dog finds home! ... looks like a helluva thunderstorm ... that's [...]]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/11/30/roundup-a-rod-hits-the-beach-with-cameron-diaz-danny-woodheads-going-to-dominate-the-jets/feed/ 208 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/05/05/dez-bryant-stuns-jeff-ireland-pimps-out-chevy-tahoe/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/05/05/dez-bryant-stuns-jeff-ireland-pimps-out-chevy-tahoe/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 11:50:54 +0000 Tim Ryan http://thebiglead.com/?p=47438
I would say seeing a car like this reminds of this Jay-Z jingle, but that would be completely inappropriate given the recent trials and tribulations of Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant. Still, a Chevy Tahoe? Probably would've gone with a Hyndai Excel. [via Big 12 Journal]]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/05/05/dez-bryant-stuns-jeff-ireland-pimps-out-chevy-tahoe/feed/ 29 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2007/12/10/breaking-mike-vick-sentenced-to-23-months-in-prison/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2007/12/10/breaking-mike-vick-sentenced-to-23-months-in-prison/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:49:15 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=3873
A verdict was just rendered in the Mike Vick dogfighting case: 23 months in prison. Ouch. We don't know what pound-me-in-the-ass prison he'll be reporting to, but we should soon. Fallen NFL Star Mike Vick to learn of his fate (NBC 12) Vick's house of dogfighting is home to cruelty (USA Today)]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2007/12/10/breaking-mike-vick-sentenced-to-23-months-in-prison/feed/ 51 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2007/11/21/death-threats-from-jose-lima-and-a-writer-who-enjoys-blogs-an-interview-with-yahoos-jeff-passan/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2007/11/21/death-threats-from-jose-lima-and-a-writer-who-enjoys-blogs-an-interview-with-yahoos-jeff-passan/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:55:19 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=3734
Consider this an appetite to turkey - an interview with Yahoo baseball writer Jeff Passan. Prior to venturing into the online world, he interned at the Washington Post and worked in Fresno and Kansas City. He's into Scrabble, In-and-Out Burger, and of course, is against a salary cap. Q: Fresno, Washington, Kansas City. Three cities [...]]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2007/11/21/death-threats-from-jose-lima-and-a-writer-who-enjoys-blogs-an-interview-with-yahoos-jeff-passan/feed/ 36