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/2012/05/24/ioc-rejected-2020-olympics-in-qatar-because-of-heat-fifa-still-plans-summer-world-cup/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/24/ioc-rejected-2020-olympics-in-qatar-because-of-heat-fifa-still-plans-summer-world-cup/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 23:15:17 +0000 Ty Duffy http://thebiglead.com/?p=184883
"They note that the air-conditioning systems promised by Doha are unproven, and that athletes would require weeks of expensive acclimatisation to prepare."]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/24/ioc-rejected-2020-olympics-in-qatar-because-of-heat-fifa-still-plans-summer-world-cup/feed/ 134 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/alex-morgan-happy-playing-soccer-in-seattle-with-boyfriend-servando-carrasco/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/alex-morgan-happy-playing-soccer-in-seattle-with-boyfriend-servando-carrasco/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:57:54 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=175611
One is famous, the other is just a professional soccer player.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/alex-morgan-happy-playing-soccer-in-seattle-with-boyfriend-servando-carrasco/feed/ 57 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/20/brazil-is-woefully-comfortably-behind-on-its-world-cup-2014-prep/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/20/brazil-is-woefully-comfortably-behind-on-its-world-cup-2014-prep/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:10:30 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=167823
Do you believe Brazil will be ready for the World Cup? The response is likely to sound a bit like the varying answers I’ve gotten when I’ve posed it to Brazilians lately: They’ll pull it together at the absolute last minute.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/20/brazil-is-woefully-comfortably-behind-on-its-world-cup-2014-prep/feed/ 33 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/01/bahrains-10-0-win-over-indonesia-in-asian-world-cup-qualifying-looks-fishy/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/01/bahrains-10-0-win-over-indonesia-in-asian-world-cup-qualifying-looks-fishy/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:20:50 +0000 Ty Duffy http://thebiglead.com/?p=163940 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/01/bahrains-10-0-win-over-indonesia-in-asian-world-cup-qualifying-looks-fishy/feed/ 11 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/10/the-roundup-joe-paterno-links-rick-perrys-embarrassing-gaffe-eddie-murphy-is-out-of-the-oscars/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/10/the-roundup-joe-paterno-links-rick-perrys-embarrassing-gaffe-eddie-murphy-is-out-of-the-oscars/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:00:55 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=135836
The Joe Paterno memorial Roundup featuring Candice Swanepoel, Artie Lange, Junior dos Santos, Stephon Marbury, Rick Reilly, Olympic posters, lots of idiots and, of course, Penn State.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/10/the-roundup-joe-paterno-links-rick-perrys-embarrassing-gaffe-eddie-murphy-is-out-of-the-oscars/feed/ 222 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/04/hope-solos-cha-cha/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/04/hope-solos-cha-cha/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:15:00 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=126919 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/04/hope-solos-cha-cha/feed/ 8 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/16/mls-player-proves-the-way-to-hope-solos-heart-is-through-poetry-and-rap/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/16/mls-player-proves-the-way-to-hope-solos-heart-is-through-poetry-and-rap/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:10:51 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=122478 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/16/mls-player-proves-the-way-to-hope-solos-heart-is-through-poetry-and-rap/feed/ 8 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/15/alex-morgan-threw-out-the-first-pitch-at-the-royals-game-tonight/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/15/alex-morgan-threw-out-the-first-pitch-at-the-royals-game-tonight/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 01:10:37 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=122298
The USWNT is reuniting in Kansas City for a friendly against Canada. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/15/alex-morgan-threw-out-the-first-pitch-at-the-royals-game-tonight/feed/ 10 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/10/usa-vs-mexico-klinsmann-makes-his-coaching-debut/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/10/usa-vs-mexico-klinsmann-makes-his-coaching-debut/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:30:38 +0000 Ty Duffy http://thebiglead.com/?p=113810
While fans may be thirsty for vengeance, Klinsmann, responsibly, will treat this match as a friendly. He wants to “get to know” the players and considers the result “no big deal.” It is Mexico, but it’s also meaningless as the U.S. does not face another competitive match until June.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/10/usa-vs-mexico-klinsmann-makes-his-coaching-debut/feed/ 208 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/03/u-s-world-cup-qualifying-may-be-around-the-corner-that-shouldnt-cause-anxiety/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/03/u-s-world-cup-qualifying-may-be-around-the-corner-that-shouldnt-cause-anxiety/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:30:36 +0000 Ty Duffy http://thebiglead.com/?p=111999
If this team fails to qualify, Klinsmann, Gulati and every last U.S. Soccer staff member should be tarred, feathered, paraded through the streets and run across the border with pitchforks. I’m only half kidding.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/03/u-s-world-cup-qualifying-may-be-around-the-corner-that-shouldnt-cause-anxiety/feed/ 40 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/01/what-will-the-usmnt-lineup-look-like-under-klinsmann/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/01/what-will-the-usmnt-lineup-look-like-under-klinsmann/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:45:20 +0000 Ty Duffy http://thebiglead.com/?p=111508
If you're expecting an immediate, radical departure from Bob Bradley's regime, you may be disappointed.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/08/01/what-will-the-usmnt-lineup-look-like-under-klinsmann/feed/ 38 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/31/top-european-clubs-threaten-to-break-from-fifa-could-force-radical-reform/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/31/top-european-clubs-threaten-to-break-from-fifa-could-force-radical-reform/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 18:45:49 +0000 Ty Duffy http://thebiglead.com/?p=111245
In 2014, European clubs could break from FIFA and UEFA, creating their own super league and refusing to release players for international duty. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/31/top-european-clubs-threaten-to-break-from-fifa-could-force-radical-reform/feed/ 7 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/29/its-official-jurgen-klinsmann-appointed-coach-of-the-u-s-mens-national-team/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/29/its-official-jurgen-klinsmann-appointed-coach-of-the-u-s-mens-national-team/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:29:44 +0000 Ty Duffy http://thebiglead.com/?p=110980
After extended, unrequited flirtation worthy of a Sandra Bullock romantic comedy, Sunil Gulati finally pulled the trigger. German legend Jürgen Klinsmann has become coach of the U.S. Men’s national team.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/29/its-official-jurgen-klinsmann-appointed-coach-of-the-u-s-mens-national-team/feed/ 142 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/28/bob-bradley-fired-as-usmnt-head-coach-who-replaces-him/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/28/bob-bradley-fired-as-usmnt-head-coach-who-replaces-him/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:17:39 +0000 Ty Duffy http://thebiglead.com/?p=110826
US Soccer fired Bob Bradley. Is the Klinsmann era finally upon us, or should we prepare for an underwhelming domestic replacement?]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/28/bob-bradley-fired-as-usmnt-head-coach-who-replaces-him/feed/ 101 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/23/boost-in-soccer-comes-as-soccer-budgets-may-be-cut/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/23/boost-in-soccer-comes-as-soccer-budgets-may-be-cut/#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2011 20:34:19 +0000 BigLeadSports http://thebiglead.com/?p=109600
Without the FIFa championship, critics are asking, How long will the U.S, Women's team moment in the spotlight last? Beyond endorsements, national sports groups are touting the real benefit of what the athletes did in Germany.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/23/boost-in-soccer-comes-as-soccer-budgets-may-be-cut/feed/ 1 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/22/weekly-top-5-2/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/22/weekly-top-5-2/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 20:00:03 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=109296
J.J. Barea's boys can swim! Plus Snooki, the lockout, young baseball fans, some athletes weddings and athlete dong.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/22/weekly-top-5-2/feed/ 73 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/20/ron-gardenhire-loses-bet-loves-japanese-soccer/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/20/ron-gardenhire-loses-bet-loves-japanese-soccer/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:30:25 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=108752
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire lost a bet. His punishment was a new t-shirt.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/20/ron-gardenhire-loses-bet-loves-japanese-soccer/feed/ 43 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/20/alex-morgan-hope-solo-and-abby-wambach-begin-media-tour/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/20/alex-morgan-hope-solo-and-abby-wambach-begin-media-tour/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:30:59 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=108643
How long will Hope Solo, Alex Morgan and Abby Wambach stay in the spotlight? ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/20/alex-morgan-hope-solo-and-abby-wambach-begin-media-tour/feed/ 67 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/19/the-roundup-rafael-nadal-went-to-the-beach-alex-trebek-mocked-a-jeopardy-contestant-for-thinking-cam-newton-went-to-ohio-state/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/19/the-roundup-rafael-nadal-went-to-the-beach-alex-trebek-mocked-a-jeopardy-contestant-for-thinking-cam-newton-went-to-ohio-state/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:02:02 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=108139
The zero-star basketball prospect who blew up this month, Rashard Mendenhall's lawsuit, a rough week for Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino & yes, one more Friday Night Lights link.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/19/the-roundup-rafael-nadal-went-to-the-beach-alex-trebek-mocked-a-jeopardy-contestant-for-thinking-cam-newton-went-to-ohio-state/feed/ 184 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/18/someone-please-ask-ali-krieger-about-that-terrible-horrible-very-bad-world-cup-goal/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/18/someone-please-ask-ali-krieger-about-that-terrible-horrible-very-bad-world-cup-goal/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:35:09 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=108238 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/18/someone-please-ask-ali-krieger-about-that-terrible-horrible-very-bad-world-cup-goal/feed/ 35