thearenablog.net - 10/22/2009
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Simmons, in mirth.
While a certain blog is waging war against ESPN’s PR department, the Worldwide Leader’s online franchise is giving interviews about The Book of Basketball , and other things .
And — surprise! — Bill Simmons is hinting at leaving ESPN again.
JP: As of ...
mgoblog.com - 10/22/2009
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mgoblog.com —
This is totally irrelevant to football and not
something I'd usually post during the season, but circumstances...
demand it. Who is this woman? I don't know. You don't know. AJ Daulerio doesn't even know ("Who? Exactly."). She turns out ...
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AJ Daulerio Is An Asshole
huffingtonpost.com - 10/22/2009
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huffingtonpost.com —
2009-10-21-image_s4.jpg It is not hyperbole to say that
Bill Simmons, aka The Sports Guy, is probably the...
most popular sportswriter in the country. And he got there via a path that, in the 1990's, was unconventional to say the least: he found an ...
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Jason Pinter: Interview with Bill Simmons, Author of ...
deadspin.com - 10/22/2009
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deadspin.com —
We'll end this scandal-ridden ride on the back
of the scorpion with a more general story about...
the behavior many ESPN employees past and present engage in as part of the "travel" crew. And where's there's road, there is beef. One former ESPN ...
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ESPN Horndog Dossier: The Glossary And Denouement (JED ...
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Simmons Mulls Own Site To Go Against ‘Big Guns’
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
As he makes the promotional rounds for his latest book, The Book of Basketball , Bill Simmons recently made an interesting statement to the HuffPo’s Jason Pinter - via THE ARENA BLOG : Bill Simmons ( Jared , Bill invite us to eat fresh) Part of me can’t shake the temptation of being the underdog again — like, launching my own sports site, hiring some talented writers and designers and trying to compete with the big guns. Like what Frank Deford did with the National. All right, the National lost $100 million. Bad example. But I could see ...
A Few Thursday Links
Fang's Bites —
... who's threatening to leave ESPN again. We've heard this all before, Bill. Either leave or shut up. Thanks to The Arena blog for the link. ...
The Roundup: The Return of the Duke Blue Devils
The Big Lead —
... to glory starting next year. (Yahoo)
A really, really long read on Joe Paterno, but it’s a good one. Like the Wolverines over the Nittany Lions this weekend. (SI)
John Feinstein takes a whack at the BCS pinata. (Feinstein on the Brink)
Jay Glazer is a fan of Cindy Crawford. (Twitter)
Kentucky fans holding their breath over John Wall’s eligibility. (ESPN)
Dissecting the latest Bill Simmons interview. (The Arena)
Tommy Bowden has a good sense of humor. (CGB) ...
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