On Nowness, Barkley and Race in Sports: an Interview with Mike Wilbon of the Washington Post

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Buzzer Beaters
Published 7/20/2007 by Ryan McNeill at Hoops Addict
... The boys from The Big Lead were able to secure Mike Wilbon for an exclusive interview. ...

Wilbon Q&A recommended reading
Published 7/20/2007 by Howard Burns at SPORTS COUCH POTATO
... Being a longtime fan of ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption," the Spud recommends you take a look at a provocative interview The Big Lead posted today with series co-host (and Washington Post columnist) Michael Wilbon. ...

Happenings and Mishappenings: ESPN Fantasy Baseball Is A Disaster
Published 7/20/2007 by Luke Halpert at Nyjer Please
... Mike Wilbon is the latest sportswriter to be interviewed by The Big Lead. - The Big Lead ...

Did an NBA Referee Fix Games?
Published 7/20/2007 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
... -Mike Wilbon on the infinitesimal possibility that Sir Charles leaves TNT for ESPN. ...

Blogdome: Your "Who's Now?" Voter
Published 7/20/2007 by Leitch at Deadspin
... • Michael Wilbon talks to The Big Lead. [The Big Lead] ...

Why Do You Hate ESPN, Bloggers?
Published 7/20/2007 by Dan Steinberg at D.C. Sports Bog
... . This entry was inspired by this week's Blog Show conference call, in which Steinberg gave an impassioned speech about how bloggers are unfairly predisposed to hate ESPN just b/c ESPN is big and powerful and an easy target, and that "Who's Now" isn't actually that bad, and that he (Steinberg) would rather watch "Who's Now" than boring baseball highlights 100 times out of 100. For more on "Who's Now," read the Michael Wilbon Q at The Big Lead . Anyhow, The Dude Abides writes below, and please provide extra comments to make him feel at home: Let me start by saying that I don't hate ESPN. ESPN is the reason I am able to sit in an office all day, looking at sports-related blogs, and pass it off as work. The World Wide Leader definitely produces some god-awful television, but they have also set the bar for all other sports television networks. Without ESPN, we would all still be watching George Michael do highlights in super-slow motion on the S ...