http://www.thebiglead.com Sports, Media, Entertainment Thu, 23 May 2013 02:02:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1Sports, Media, Entertainment Big Lead Sports no Sports, Media, Entertainment http://www.thebiglead.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpghttp://www.thebiglead.com http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/12/08/espns-you-dont-know-bo-reminds-us-how-true-that-was/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/12/08/espns-you-dont-know-bo-reminds-us-how-true-that-was/#comments Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:00:54 +0000 Sam Eifling http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=228603
Must see. ]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/12/08/espns-you-dont-know-bo-reminds-us-how-true-that-was/feed/ 14 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/30/review-espns-ghosts-of-ole-miss-a-southern-reckoning/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/30/review-espns-ghosts-of-ole-miss-a-southern-reckoning/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:15:35 +0000 Sam Eifling http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218367
The South continually has to reckon with its past, not least because, as Faulkner would remind you, the past there isn’t even past. ]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/30/review-espns-ghosts-of-ole-miss-a-southern-reckoning/feed/ 78 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/17/the-professor-who-resigned-the-paterno-chair-explains-why/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/17/the-professor-who-resigned-the-paterno-chair-explains-why/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:53:46 +0000 Sam Eifling http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=215397
'Penn State's football program did not corrupt the university's academic mission. On the contrary, Penn State became a far stronger institution academically over the course of Paterno's years here, and partly as a result of his efforts.']]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/17/the-professor-who-resigned-the-paterno-chair-explains-why/feed/ 9 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/16/weed-is-probably-the-least-of-honey-badgers-problems/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/16/weed-is-probably-the-least-of-honey-badgers-problems/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:20:23 +0000 Sam Eifling http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=215353
Sports Illustrated this week goes in search of the “ENDANGERED” Tyrann Mathieu, alias Honey Badger, and finds that he is very much in danger of becoming a highly compensated NFL player yet.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/16/weed-is-probably-the-least-of-honey-badgers-problems/feed/ 17 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/03/wes-welker-admits-hes-one-of-the-bitches-tom-brady-was-referring-to-during-the-bills-game/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/03/wes-welker-admits-hes-one-of-the-bitches-tom-brady-was-referring-to-during-the-bills-game/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:12:58 +0000 Sam Eifling http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=212008 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/03/wes-welker-admits-hes-one-of-the-bitches-tom-brady-was-referring-to-during-the-bills-game/feed/ 20 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/02/indians-perez-after-acta-firing-most-of-the-problems-walked-out/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/02/indians-perez-after-acta-firing-most-of-the-problems-walked-out/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 22:33:49 +0000 Sam Eifling http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211981
Chris Perez hates everyone.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/02/indians-perez-after-acta-firing-most-of-the-problems-walked-out/feed/ 8 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/02/espns-30-for-30-is-back-with-broke-and-its-money/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/02/espns-30-for-30-is-back-with-broke-and-its-money/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:01:02 +0000 Sam Eifling http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211943
ESPN tonight begins rolling out its next batch of 30 for 30 documentaries in a few hours, beginning with “Broke,” a film about athletes and money does the impossible by fostering sympathy for Andre Rison’s financial straits.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/02/espns-30-for-30-is-back-with-broke-and-its-money/feed/ 50 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/24/author-the-south-has-risen-again-but-only-because-of-espn/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/24/author-the-south-has-risen-again-but-only-because-of-espn/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:15:29 +0000 Sam Eifling http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=203169
Again, everyone needs to know ESPN didn't make the SEC.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/24/author-the-south-has-risen-again-but-only-because-of-espn/feed/ 80 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/21/dunks-cause-concerns-says-least-convincing-espn-story-ever/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/21/dunks-cause-concerns-says-least-convincing-espn-story-ever/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:36:24 +0000 Sam Eifling http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=203046
Some athletics coaches are not particularly fond of athletic displays.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/21/dunks-cause-concerns-says-least-convincing-espn-story-ever/feed/ 27 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/06/chinas-brand-of-dominant-crazy-makes-it-americas-new-great-olympic-foil/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/06/chinas-brand-of-dominant-crazy-makes-it-americas-new-great-olympic-foil/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:20:01 +0000 Sam Eifling http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=200045
A proper rival requires a country that geeks out on the Olympics to the degree that America does. Turns out China makes a great sparring partner in this proxy Cold War, because it not only pursues athletic excellence with a fervor, we’re increasingly learning in these games that it brings its own distinct brand of crazy.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/06/chinas-brand-of-dominant-crazy-makes-it-americas-new-great-olympic-foil/feed/ 105 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/02/taxing-olympians-medals-may-soon-be-outlawed-because-why-not/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/02/taxing-olympians-medals-may-soon-be-outlawed-because-why-not/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:23:12 +0000 Sam Eifling http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=199587
Currently athletes are on the hook for taxes on the bonuses they receive for medaling.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/02/taxing-olympians-medals-may-soon-be-outlawed-because-why-not/feed/ 55 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/30/state-trooper-to-running-back-michael-dyer-during-a-traffic-stop-dumbass/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/30/state-trooper-to-running-back-michael-dyer-during-a-traffic-stop-dumbass/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:10:24 +0000 Sam Eifling http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198715
Former Auburn star has been kicked off the Arkansas State team just months after transferring to the Sea Wolves.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/30/state-trooper-to-running-back-michael-dyer-during-a-traffic-stop-dumbass/feed/ 23 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/12/when-snakes-board-bass-boats-a-tale-of-levitation/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/12/when-snakes-board-bass-boats-a-tale-of-levitation/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:46:26 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=194903
That's a big, harmless, snake.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/12/when-snakes-board-bass-boats-a-tale-of-levitation/feed/ 70 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/06/arkansas-tech-wins-college-bass-fishing-title-worlds-collide/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/06/arkansas-tech-wins-college-bass-fishing-title-worlds-collide/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:59:43 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=193634
This college thing is fairly recent, even if professional bass fishing as we know it in ‘muricuh goes back a couple of generations.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/06/arkansas-tech-wins-college-bass-fishing-title-worlds-collide/feed/ 30 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/john-l-smith-arkansas-football-coach-says-hes-close-to-bankruptcy/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/john-l-smith-arkansas-football-coach-says-hes-close-to-bankruptcy/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:45:13 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=193688
The real estate bust has nearly busted the new Arkansas football coach.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/john-l-smith-arkansas-football-coach-says-hes-close-to-bankruptcy/feed/ 6 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/15/sportscentre-with-an-re-recalls-old-school-sportscenter-with-an-er/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/15/sportscentre-with-an-re-recalls-old-school-sportscenter-with-an-er/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:23:35 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=189885 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/15/sportscentre-with-an-re-recalls-old-school-sportscenter-with-an-er/feed/ 23 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/11/qa-with-ted-geltner-on-his-jim-murray-biography-last-king-of-the-sports-page/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/11/qa-with-ted-geltner-on-his-jim-murray-biography-last-king-of-the-sports-page/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:43:50 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=187529
Even if you don’t know the name Jim Murray you may be able to recite a line he wrote.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/11/qa-with-ted-geltner-on-his-jim-murray-biography-last-king-of-the-sports-page/feed/ 9 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/01/following-bert-sugars-death-nostalgia-for-a-bygone-age/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/01/following-bert-sugars-death-nostalgia-for-a-bygone-age/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 19:25:51 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=171577
Sugar lived the character that was Bert Sugar — always wearing a Panama hat or a fedora, always chomping a stogie the size of a chair leg. ]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/01/following-bert-sugars-death-nostalgia-for-a-bygone-age/feed/ 0 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/28/ny-times-american-racetracks-mass-murder-horses-and-maim-jockeys/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/28/ny-times-american-racetracks-mass-murder-horses-and-maim-jockeys/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:39:25 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=170633
But there’s simply no reason the United States should kill 24 horses a week on racetracks, not when the England, which has tougher anti-doping laws, sees just half that breakdown rate]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/28/ny-times-american-racetracks-mass-murder-horses-and-maim-jockeys/feed/ 20 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/26/derek-fishers-trade-shows-the-high-price-of-unproductive-leadership/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/26/derek-fishers-trade-shows-the-high-price-of-unproductive-leadership/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:00:11 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=170384
His new jersey number in Oklahoma City is 37, all the better to remind the Lakers, if they do play the Thunder in the playoffs, that they’re losing to an antique. ]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/26/derek-fishers-trade-shows-the-high-price-of-unproductive-leadership/feed/ 30