Bill Simmons

  1. 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 2 months ago 215 reads 1 comments

  2. 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 4 months ago 457 reads 2 comments

  3. 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 5 months ago 3,700 reads 7 comments

  4. 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 8 months ago 3,029 reads 8 comments

  5. Michelle Beadle to Bloggers to Jimmy Traina: Does Everyone Need a Podcast? Pt. 2

    Some people loved what I said, some people hated what I said, but thankfully, the majority of people were intrigued from what I said...

    Gene Zarnick Written by Gene Zarnick about 9 months ago 140 reads 0 comments

  6. Bill Simmons-Keith Olbermann Twitter Feud Symbolizes Bigger Problem with Society

    Bill Simmons -Keith Olbermann Feud Reignites, but There's More to This Than Just Jokes The feud between ESPN writer Bill Simmons and former ESPN personality turned MSNBC personality ...

    Sam Westmoreland Written by Sam Westmoreland about 9 months ago 7,120 reads 13 comments

  7. Not so Perfect: How Nostalgia and Technology Has Changed Sport

    This morning on ESPN radio, Colin Cowherd discussed Tiger Wood's continued use of profanity at yesterday's Masters Tournament. Cowherd and some of his callers expressed disappointment at Tiger's lack of self-control...

    Ryan Vooris Written by Ryan Vooris about 10 months ago 349 reads 6 comments