Bill Simmons

  1. Top 12 Funniest ESPN Men

    Who are the funniest men on ESPN right now? Sure, we all have our favorites, but who brings the laughs like no one else? Well, after several polls and some entertaining research, I've narrowed it down to the Top 12...

    Logan Rhoades Written by Logan Rhoades about 1 month ago 1,353 reads 0 comments

  2. ESPN's Bill Simmons Interviewed President Barack Obama by Lobbing Only Softballs

    Bill Simmons , the lead voice of ESPN's Grantland.com and one of the most popular online writers on the planet, had the unique opportunity to interview the President of the United States for the most recent episode of his podcast, The BS Report ...

    Dan Levy Written by Dan Levy about 3 months ago 1,810 reads 22 comments

  3. Bill Simmons: The Greatest Sports Writer of Our Generation

    In True Romance , Christian Slater's main character, Clarence Worely, imagines Elvis (played Val Kilmer) giving him advice. At a crucial juncture in the film, he asks Elvis if he is kissing an important character's ass...

    David DeRyder Written by David DeRyder about 6 months ago 292 reads 1 comments

  4. St. Louis Rams: Bill Simmons Says the Rams Should Pick Luck

    Bill Simmons is a very popular writer for ESPN. Simmons recently launched his own project called Grantland.com, where Simmons and some of his writer friends post some very interesting, often humorous weekly columns...

    David Heeb Written by David Heeb about 7 months ago 469 reads 2 comments

  5. Grantland, McSweeney's and the Last Frontier of the Printed Word

    A friend in the printing business sent me a link this week for Grantland: The Book . Now in book form. The ESPN side project is putting together a bound collection of some of its ...

    Dan Levy Written by Dan Levy about 8 months ago 3,767 reads 6 comments

  6. The Idyllic Grantland: Bill Simmons' Reinvention of the Sportswriting Wheel

    This article is featured on SoapBoxSportsByte . It's been less than a week since its launch, but it's already time to say that Grantland.com is the best thing that ESPN has ever done...

    Jesse Golomb Written by Jesse Golomb about 12 months ago 3,174 reads 8 comments