The Big Lead (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bill Simmons continued his book tour in Seattle, where the WNBA’s Seattle Storm presented him with his very own, customized WNBA jersey, which I’m sure he’ll be wearing to the Kimmel house on Sunday. On a related note, I am on page 551 of The Book of Basketball. My new puppy has only destroyed three [...]
Vikings Gab (Free subscription) | yesterday
There isn’t much that I find entertaining about ESPN. Bill Simmons is the exception. His recent Power Rankings almost had me in tears with laughter (okay, the bottle of scotch may have helped that part out) and I encourage you to check them out. In addition to the following excerpt, Simmons also discusses Brett Favre’s skeptics accusing him [...]
SPORTSbyBROOKS (Free subscription) | yesterday
Chris Mottram of SBNation.com points out an interesting coincidence between an ESPN.com Bill Simmons piece today and a post written by SBNation’s Andrew Sharp the previous day. Sharp noted on Thursday that Titans’ running back Chris Johnson would probably be enjoying more celebrity if he had a more unconventional name. Simmons the next day? Same. Graf [...]
Blogcritics: Sports (Free subscription) | yesterday
News Bulletin: Richie Allen is no longer the only superstar athlete we can call a dick!
It's Just Sports (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Getting all the way through Bill Simmon's NBA epic will not be easy, but you can do it.
WaitingForNextYear (Free subscription) | yesterday
When discussing the NFL, Page 2’s Bill Simmons opted to group all three Cleveland franchises into the mix. Listed at the very bottom of the league… First, the Cavs choke in the 2009 playoffs. Second, the best two starters on the 2008 Indians start Game 1 of the 2009 World Series for two teams not named [...]
Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Bill Simmons Talks Portland On BS Report In the latest edition of his BS Report podcast, BIll Simmons briefly discusses his Portland book signing, tells a funny story from Jake's Crawfish and excitedly describes his tour of the Nike Campus. Just fast-forward through a half hour of offseason baseball talk. The Portland talk begins around the 29 minute mark. -- Ben Golliver...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Some think Bill Simmons is the blogosphere's bard; other folks feel he's a human filibuster. But the author and ESPN online columnist has compiled a must-read for any NBA fan (even if you're not a fan of Simmons').
Deadspin (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Dan Shanoff fantasizes about a world in which Comcast-NBC is an "online sports juggernaut" and Bill Simmons, Darren Rovell, and Tommy Craggs do trust falls at the company picnic. [Dan Shanoff / Pic...
It's Just Sports (Free subscription) | yesterday
Our look back at the week that was in It's Just Sports, along with our commenter of the week.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Books on basketball by Bill Simmons and Chris Ballard illustrate a new approach to sportswriting.
SerandEz (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hat tip: Amir, BinnyFrom Bill Simmons' latest NFL Power Poll: 32. ClevelandFirst, the Cavs choke in the 2009 playoffs. Second, the best two starters on the 2008 Indians start Game 1 of the 2009 World Series for two teams not named "Cleveland." Third, the Browns clean house and hire Eric Mangini, who takes that same house and sets it on fire with a flame thrower. Fourth, what...
The Kindle Reader (Free subscription) | yesterday
... plain funny..." - Amazon. The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to the Sports Guy , by Bill Simmons. ESNP. NONFICTION. EW's slant: "In his...702-page hoops history and personal memoir, ESPN's Sports Guy dissects Pistol Peter, pop culture, and porn." Amazon customer rating: 4 stars (64 reviews). Kindle edition $9.60. Text-to-Speech: Disabled. "Author Bill...
kottke (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
I can't remember if it was Bill Simmons or my friend David who wanted a fantasy league for everything, but Sam Arbesman has come up with some ideas about a fantasy league of nations . How does it work? First, you draft your countries. There are about 200 countries in the world, so in a league of 10 players, each player chooses 15 countries. To keep things fair, there are distribution...
Fanster - All Sports. All Phoenix. (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
I’ve read through enough of “The Book of Basketball” from Bill Simmons to get to the good stuff, or what is better known as the :07 or Less era of Suns basketball. While I’m a bit disappointed there isn’t more about those teams in this incredibly verbose tome, there’s more than enough to look at [...]
