http://www.thebiglead.com Sports, Media, Entertainment Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:30:28 +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/index.php/category/bill-simmons/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/06/14/stephen-a-smith-wants-to-be-on-nba-countdown-he-could-get-his-wish-if-bill-simmons-leaves/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/06/14/stephen-a-smith-wants-to-be-on-nba-countdown-he-could-get-his-wish-if-bill-simmons-leaves/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:38:01 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=285532
Last summer, ESPN shook up NBA Countdown by adding Bill Simmons and Jalen Rose.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/06/14/stephen-a-smith-wants-to-be-on-nba-countdown-he-could-get-his-wish-if-bill-simmons-leaves/feed/ 62 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/06/14/bill-simmons-is-mad-espn-edited-his-joke-about-dwyane-wade-visiting-germany-before-game-4-from-a-sportscenter-replay/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/06/14/bill-simmons-is-mad-espn-edited-his-joke-about-dwyane-wade-visiting-germany-before-game-4-from-a-sportscenter-replay/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:40:01 +0000 Stephen Douglas http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=285353 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/06/14/bill-simmons-is-mad-espn-edited-his-joke-about-dwyane-wade-visiting-germany-before-game-4-from-a-sportscenter-replay/feed/ 87 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/06/12/grantland-at-two-what-has-bill-simmons-built/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/06/12/grantland-at-two-what-has-bill-simmons-built/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:35:26 +0000 Ty Duffy http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=283652
"Long-form can be articulate, fully-formed analysis. It can also be torturing straw men while meandering toward a mundane, self-evident point."]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/06/12/grantland-at-two-what-has-bill-simmons-built/feed/ 84 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/31/ryan-lochte-bro-takedown-vice-confessions-of-a-strip-club-bathroom-attendant/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/31/ryan-lochte-bro-takedown-vice-confessions-of-a-strip-club-bathroom-attendant/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 12:00:04 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=281144
It's Friday and we'll try to have the 'Movie Fridays' post before you go home early because it's summer.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/31/ryan-lochte-bro-takedown-vice-confessions-of-a-strip-club-bathroom-attendant/feed/ 205 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/30/bill-simmons-linked-martin-luther-kings-assassination-and-memphis-sports-fans-and-the-internet-will-probably-freak-out/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/30/bill-simmons-linked-martin-luther-kings-assassination-and-memphis-sports-fans-and-the-internet-will-probably-freak-out/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 13:49:05 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=281120
Bill Simmons says something, internet braces for DEFCON 3.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/30/bill-simmons-linked-martin-luther-kings-assassination-and-memphis-sports-fans-and-the-internet-will-probably-freak-out/feed/ 207 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/16/bill-simmons-jalen-rose-spud-webb-help-tosh-0-spoof-30-for-30-with-nerf-dunking-documentary-video/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/16/bill-simmons-jalen-rose-spud-webb-help-tosh-0-spoof-30-for-30-with-nerf-dunking-documentary-video/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:20:01 +0000 Stephen Douglas http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=276308 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/05/16/bill-simmons-jalen-rose-spud-webb-help-tosh-0-spoof-30-for-30-with-nerf-dunking-documentary-video/feed/ 8 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/21/jalen-rose-f-yo-couch-bill-simmons-rembert-browne/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/21/jalen-rose-f-yo-couch-bill-simmons-rembert-browne/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:46:15 +0000 Stephen Douglas http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=259281
Grantland.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/21/jalen-rose-f-yo-couch-bill-simmons-rembert-browne/feed/ 65 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/15/roundup-man-drops-pants-gets-tasered-by-police-dumb-dumber-the-shining-mash-up-pete-rose-is-in-a-bizarre-furniture-ad/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/15/roundup-man-drops-pants-gets-tasered-by-police-dumb-dumber-the-shining-mash-up-pete-rose-is-in-a-bizarre-furniture-ad/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:46:59 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256164
Weather falls from trick name while reading out birthdays, and a columnist in Tampa thinks the Revis deal isn't happening.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/15/roundup-man-drops-pants-gets-tasered-by-police-dumb-dumber-the-shining-mash-up-pete-rose-is-in-a-bizarre-furniture-ad/feed/ 249 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/08/bill-simmons-slams-richard-sherman-skip-bayless-tv-disaster-everyone-lost-including-espn/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/08/bill-simmons-slams-richard-sherman-skip-bayless-tv-disaster-everyone-lost-including-espn/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:32:34 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=254662 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/08/bill-simmons-slams-richard-sherman-skip-bayless-tv-disaster-everyone-lost-including-espn/feed/ 170 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/19/bill-simmons-manti-teo-joke-espn-video/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/19/bill-simmons-manti-teo-joke-espn-video/#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:00:48 +0000 Stephen Douglas http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238975 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/19/bill-simmons-manti-teo-joke-espn-video/feed/ 11 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/26/kenyan-orphans-reenacted-the-larry-bird-steal-from-game-5-of-the-1987-celtics-pistons-series-video/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/26/kenyan-orphans-reenacted-the-larry-bird-steal-from-game-5-of-the-1987-celtics-pistons-series-video/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:20:09 +0000 Stephen Douglas http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=224295
Why does this exist? It doesn't matter.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/26/kenyan-orphans-reenacted-the-larry-bird-steal-from-game-5-of-the-1987-celtics-pistons-series-video/feed/ 5 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/18/espn-confirms-our-story-jalen-rose-and-bill-simmons-have-joined-nba-countdown/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/18/espn-confirms-our-story-jalen-rose-and-bill-simmons-have-joined-nba-countdown/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:41:48 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=215678
A good mix of old media (Wilbon), new media (Simmons), a Hall of Famer (Magic) and a recently-retired former player everyone can relate to (Rose).]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/18/espn-confirms-our-story-jalen-rose-and-bill-simmons-have-joined-nba-countdown/feed/ 66 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/15/bill-simmons-said-tony-romo-had-one-of-the-biggest-boners-of-all-time/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/15/bill-simmons-said-tony-romo-had-one-of-the-biggest-boners-of-all-time/#comments Sat, 15 Sep 2012 12:48:50 +0000 Stephen Douglas http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=208148 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/15/bill-simmons-said-tony-romo-had-one-of-the-biggest-boners-of-all-time/feed/ 1 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/23/bill-simmons-being-strongly-considered-as-addition-to-espns-nba-countdown/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/23/bill-simmons-being-strongly-considered-as-addition-to-espns-nba-countdown/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:40:25 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=203573
Shake up on the set of NBA Countdown?]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/23/bill-simmons-being-strongly-considered-as-addition-to-espns-nba-countdown/feed/ 106 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/30/isabelle-gullden-is-bill-simmons-favorite-female-handball-player/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/30/isabelle-gullden-is-bill-simmons-favorite-female-handball-player/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:27:40 +0000 Stephen Douglas http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198759
Simmons also wants to change some rules of this new sport.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/30/isabelle-gullden-is-bill-simmons-favorite-female-handball-player/feed/ 34 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/16/mark-cuban-vs-bill-simmons-over-the-ancient-lottery-bound-mavericks/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/16/mark-cuban-vs-bill-simmons-over-the-ancient-lottery-bound-mavericks/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:16:44 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=195875
Cuban takes twitter insults pretty hard.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/16/mark-cuban-vs-bill-simmons-over-the-ancient-lottery-bound-mavericks/feed/ 49 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/29/bill-simmons-removes-joke-about-michael-kidd-gilchrists-interview-from-his-draft-diary-after-learning-mkg-has-a-stuttering-problem/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/29/bill-simmons-removes-joke-about-michael-kidd-gilchrists-interview-from-his-draft-diary-after-learning-mkg-has-a-stuttering-problem/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:01:36 +0000 Jason Lisk http://thebiglead.com/?p=192711
An exchange with a friend in Simmons' diary was removed after it was published.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/29/bill-simmons-removes-joke-about-michael-kidd-gilchrists-interview-from-his-draft-diary-after-learning-mkg-has-a-stuttering-problem/feed/ 172 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/03/espns-bill-simmons-had-to-withdraw-nba-mvp-vote-over-lebron-james-bet/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/03/espns-bill-simmons-had-to-withdraw-nba-mvp-vote-over-lebron-james-bet/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 20:34:49 +0000 Ty Duffy http://thebiglead.com/?p=180213
Yes, betting on the MVP then voting for the MVP is probably a conflict of interest. ]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/03/espns-bill-simmons-had-to-withdraw-nba-mvp-vote-over-lebron-james-bet/feed/ 75 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/05/watch-young-bill-simmons-wave-to-an-injured-michael-cooper-at-the-boston-garden-in-1985/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/05/watch-young-bill-simmons-wave-to-an-injured-michael-cooper-at-the-boston-garden-in-1985/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:27:25 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=164797 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/05/watch-young-bill-simmons-wave-to-an-injured-michael-cooper-at-the-boston-garden-in-1985/feed/ 47 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/02/weekly-top-five-wilt-lebron-ucla-simmons-and-obama-and-other-stuff/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/02/weekly-top-five-wilt-lebron-ucla-simmons-and-obama-and-other-stuff/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:15:18 +0000 Tim Ryan http://thebiglead.com/?p=164168
Your weekly recap of the sports world’s most needle-moving moments.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/02/weekly-top-five-wilt-lebron-ucla-simmons-and-obama-and-other-stuff/feed/ 69