http://www.thebiglead.com Sports, Media, Entertainment Wed, 22 May 2013 04:18:22 +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/espn-rant/ 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/2012/10/01/homer-bailey-wishes-espn-would-pay-attention-to-the-2012-cincinnati-reds/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/homer-bailey-wishes-espn-would-pay-attention-to-the-2012-cincinnati-reds/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:16:38 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=211430
Pitcher pops off.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/01/homer-bailey-wishes-espn-would-pay-attention-to-the-2012-cincinnati-reds/feed/ 47 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/22/espns-kirk-herbstreit-voiced-his-displeasure-with-auburn-fans/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/22/espns-kirk-herbstreit-voiced-his-displeasure-with-auburn-fans/#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2012 18:13:25 +0000 Michael Shamburger http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=209580 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/22/espns-kirk-herbstreit-voiced-his-displeasure-with-auburn-fans/feed/ 15 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/24/dan-mullen-rips-espns-joe-schad-over-mississippi-state-car-investigation-report/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/24/dan-mullen-rips-espns-joe-schad-over-mississippi-state-car-investigation-report/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:25:39 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=203855
Their rocky relationship dates back to last year, when Schad linked Mullen to the Penn State coaching opening.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/24/dan-mullen-rips-espns-joe-schad-over-mississippi-state-car-investigation-report/feed/ 11 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/03/nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-to-be-shown-on-tape-delay-because-espn-hates-america/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/03/nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-to-be-shown-on-tape-delay-because-espn-hates-america/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:37:18 +0000 Stephen Douglas http://thebiglead.com/?p=193344
That's Un-American. ]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/03/nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-to-be-shown-on-tape-delay-because-espn-hates-america/feed/ 25 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/01/roundup-barry-sanders-is-getting-divorced-girl-gets-knocked-out-in-birthday-cake-rapper-rips-skip-bayless/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/01/roundup-barry-sanders-is-getting-divorced-girl-gets-knocked-out-in-birthday-cake-rapper-rips-skip-bayless/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:00:15 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=163764
Heavy on the NCAA tournament bubble talk. Also, my favorite Monkees song.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/01/roundup-barry-sanders-is-getting-divorced-girl-gets-knocked-out-in-birthday-cake-rapper-rips-skip-bayless/feed/ 150 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/01/bruce-feldman-leaves-espn-for-cbs-sports-then-goes-on-the-dan-patrick-show-and-unloads-on-espn/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/01/bruce-feldman-leaves-espn-for-cbs-sports-then-goes-on-the-dan-patrick-show-and-unloads-on-espn/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:50:01 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=118669
Bruce Feldman has left ESPN after 17 years and taken a job with CBS Sports. Feldman, who was involved in a major dust-up with ESPN brass this summer due to his participation in a book with former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach, went on the Dan Patrick radio show and unloaded on his former employer.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/01/bruce-feldman-leaves-espn-for-cbs-sports-then-goes-on-the-dan-patrick-show-and-unloads-on-espn/feed/ 84 Bruce Feldman has left ESPN after 17 years and taken a job with CBS Sports. Feldman, who was involved in a major dust-up with ESPN brass this summer due to his participation in a book with former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach, Bruce Feldman has left ESPN after 17 years and taken a job with CBS Sports. Feldman, who was involved in a major dust-up with ESPN brass this summer due to his participation in a book with former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach, went on the Dan Patrick radio show and unloaded on his former employer. Big Lead Sports no http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/30/rick-reilly-imagines-himself-as-a-reporter-and-brett-favre-as-a-waffler/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/30/rick-reilly-imagines-himself-as-a-reporter-and-brett-favre-as-a-waffler/#comments Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:45:28 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=111067
Problem is, when you’re Rick Reilly and you have a reputation for writing news, people think you might be serious when you write about a real person from a real place and mention actual NFL teams.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/30/rick-reilly-imagines-himself-as-a-reporter-and-brett-favre-as-a-waffler/feed/ 13 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/04/15/lawyers-laughed-and-ripped-espns-lester-munson-for-his-barry-bonds-trial-analysis/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/04/15/lawyers-laughed-and-ripped-espns-lester-munson-for-his-barry-bonds-trial-analysis/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:25:17 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=90099 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/04/15/lawyers-laughed-and-ripped-espns-lester-munson-for-his-barry-bonds-trial-analysis/feed/ 31 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/12/29/kevin-ding-of-the-oc-register-accuses-espn-anchor-of-plagiarism/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/12/29/kevin-ding-of-the-oc-register-accuses-espn-anchor-of-plagiarism/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:00:08 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=74479 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/12/29/kevin-ding-of-the-oc-register-accuses-espn-anchor-of-plagiarism/feed/ 35 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/09/08/espn-30-for-30-review-one-night-in-vegas/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/09/08/espn-30-for-30-review-one-night-in-vegas/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:30:40 +0000 Stephen Douglas http://thebiglead.com/?p=60249
Mike Tyson and Tupac Shakur were friends. This is the basic premise of the latest episode of ESPN’s 30 For 30 documentary series. One Night In Vegas was a random mixtape of angry spoken word poetry, comic book illustrations and seemingly random interviews that were all tied together using stories we’ve already heard and footage [...]]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/09/08/espn-30-for-30-review-one-night-in-vegas/feed/ 115 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/25/yahoos-charles-robinson-the-latest-human-furious-with-rick-reilly/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/25/yahoos-charles-robinson-the-latest-human-furious-with-rick-reilly/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:16:37 +0000 Tim Ryan http://thebiglead.com/?p=55556
The latest intrepid installment of the aptly named “Riled Up” by ESPN’s Rick Reilly has quite obviously caught the ire of Yahoo’s Charles Robinson. The segment in question entailed Rick Reilly taking his assman parade to Pamplona, Spain, where he ran with the bulls. As highly expected, it was wilder than Craig Sager’s suits. Video [...]]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/25/yahoos-charles-robinson-the-latest-human-furious-with-rick-reilly/feed/ 49 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/09/because-not-enough-people-have-hammered-lebrons-decision/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/09/because-not-enough-people-have-hammered-lebrons-decision/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:30:56 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=54135 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/09/because-not-enough-people-have-hammered-lebrons-decision/feed/ 40 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/04/20/todd-mcshay-of-espn-responds-to-alleged-backlash/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/04/20/todd-mcshay-of-espn-responds-to-alleged-backlash/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:30:22 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=45742
It’s been a rough few months for ESPN football analyst Todd McShay. He’s been one of the most vocal critics of Florida QB Tim Tebow, and it just so happens the former Gators’ QB is the most popular college football player of this generation. McShay has sparred ad nauseam with ESPN’s Mel Kiper over another [...]]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/04/20/todd-mcshay-of-espn-responds-to-alleged-backlash/feed/ 83 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/04/19/how-is-the-mel-kiper-jr-bill-tobin-video-not-on-youtube/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/04/19/how-is-the-mel-kiper-jr-bill-tobin-video-not-on-youtube/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:45:41 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=45597
Mel Kiper Jr: Here’s the first of many profiles this week on the poofy-haired draftnik. Obviously, this epic moment is going to get mentioned: “Who is Mel Kiper? He’s never been a player, he’s never been a coach, he’s never been a scout, he’s never been an administrator and all of a sudden he’s an [...]]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/04/19/how-is-the-mel-kiper-jr-bill-tobin-video-not-on-youtube/feed/ 78 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2008/07/07/jenn-sterger-is-not-impressed-with-erin-andrews/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2008/07/07/jenn-sterger-is-not-impressed-with-erin-andrews/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:55:07 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=6552
Jenn Sterger, the busty co-ed made famous by Brent Musburger three years ago, and whose improbable rise to … whatever you want to call it … has included a stint at SI.com and a pictorial in Playboy (NSFW), made some surprisingly catty remarks about ESPN’s Erin Andrews last week on  ESPN 1470 in Tampa. Maybe [...]]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2008/07/07/jenn-sterger-is-not-impressed-with-erin-andrews/feed/ 0