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Bill Simmons Is Leaving ESPN, Network Says It Was ‘Time To Move On’
Getty Image Since he was hired by ESPN in 2001, Bill Simmons has become one of the most popular media personalities in America. His brand of unabashed fan enthusiasm mixed with pop culture references...
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What Happens To All Of Bill Simmons’ Projects Now That He’s Leaving ESPN?
In the 14 years that Bill Simmons has worked at ESPN, he’s helped to create some of the giant corporation’s most beloved properties. For years, he kept Page 2 afloat when it was the home for his...
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A Complete Timeline Of Bill Simmons Feuding With ESPN
Getty Image In 2001, ESPN hired “The Boston Sports Guy” to write a handful of guest columns for them. Years later, Bill Simmons would become their most power force in online media, first with Page 2...
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Did You Spot Bill Simmons At The Clippers Game?
TNT TNT cameras pulled off a “Where’s Waldo?” of sorts, spotting Bill Simmons in the crowd at the Rockets-Clippers game on Sunday night. Simmons, of course, was let go by ESPN on Friday after 15 years...
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WWE’s Already Wink-Winking And Nudge-Nudging About The Possibility Of Hiring...
WWE The Sports Guy is dead, long live The Sports-Entertainment Guy. In case you missed it, the contentious relationship between ESPN and personality Bill Simmons finally came to an end last week when...
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Bill Simmons Learned Via Twitter That ESPN Was Dropping Him
How would you feel if you learned through social media that your employer wasn’t keeping you around? Well, that’s exactly what ESPN’s Bill Simmons went through last Friday, as the network’s president...
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John Daly Is Getting A ’30 For 30′ Documentary And It Should Be Awesome
Youtube Bill Simmons may be leaving ESPN soon, but the 30 for 30 documentary series he co-created will live on, and one of the subjects of its upcoming third season has revealed himself: John Daly....
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Bill Simmons Will Reportedly No Longer Appear On Any ESPN Platforms Effective...
Getty Image Exactly one week ago, we learned that Bill Simmons would be leaving ESPN after not coming to terms on a new contract. At the time, we wondered what would happen with all of his current...
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Jalen Rose And Jacoby Pour One Out For Bill Simmons On Their Latest Podcast
With the ousting of Bill Simmons, ESPN created a firestorm and gave all of his colleagues with a platform under the ESPN banner the opportunity to air out their grievances on Disney’s dime. Today two...
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With Bill Simmons Out At Grantland, Chris Connelly Is Named Interim...
Getty Image ESPN has announced that Chris Connelly has been named interim Editor-in-Chief of Grantland. He replaces Bill Simmons, whose contract with ESPN was not renewed earlier this month, and who...
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Rick Reilly Came Back From Vacation And Immediately Tweeted Something Stupid...
Youtube Hey, did you notice that lots of young, smart *straightens tie* sportswriters on the internet had been a lot happier and less angry at the world the last four months? You say you hadn’t? Well,...
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Is HBO Trying To Land Bill Simmons?
Getty Image Bill Simmons’ exit from ESPN roiled the sports world and excited media insiders when company president John Skipper announced that they were essentially firing him in May. The long-time...
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ESPN Denies And Then Possibly Confirms A Report They’ve Silenced Keith...
YouTube Keith Olbermann is outspoken. He’s a genius. He’s also a pain in the ass. When he’s on his game, he might be the best sports host out there. His commentary is some of the best sports commentary...
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Bill Simmons Will Host A Weekly Show On HBO
ESPN Bill Simmons is headed to HBO. It was announced that the former Editor-in-Chief of Grantland would leave ESPN earlier this year after Simmons and ESPN were unable to agree to terms on a new...
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Did Chris Mortensen Finally Delete His Deflategate Tweet Because Of Bill...
Getty Image January 21, 2015 was a Wednesday, three days after the Patriots smacked around the Colts in the AFC Championship. Such heady times, when we were just discovering that some sort of...
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