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The Ringer could soon be under new ownership. According to Anne Steele and Benjamin Mullin of the Wall Street Journal, Spotify is currently in talks to acquire Bill Simmons’ digital media network. Talks are said to be in the very early stages. …
Bill Simmons took some heat last week for his comments about Devin Booker not playing for Team USA in the FIBA Basketball World Cup, and the media personality is defending himself over it. On September 3, the United States beat Turkey in overtime for …
Team USA basketball has had a rough time getting players to commit to playing this summer, with most players preferring to rest and prepare for the upcoming NBA season. The latest name to withdraw from the USA Select Team was Landry Shamet of the Los …
Bill Simmons left ESPN three and a half years ago, and he believes the company still isn’t a fan of him. Simmons pointed out on Twitter Wednesday that ESPN cut him out of a video they aired earlier that day. The video clip, which was aired …
Bill Simmons has made a hobby out of ripping on ESPN since he left the network back in 2015, and Scott Van Pelt is one on-air personality that he seems to take aim at quite often. On Saturday night, Van Pelt appeared to have had enough. The Seattle …
It’s been three years since Mallory Edens lit the Internet ablaze at the NBA draft lottery, and now she has officially returned for Round 2. On Wednesday, a day after Milwaukee Bucks general manager John Hammond left the team to take the same …
The show Bill Simmons launched shortly after he signed a deal with HBO was a colossal failure, and it appears as though he will never live it down. Simmons, a die-hard New England Patriots fan, took one of his many shots at the New York Jets on …
Someone working at a Starbucks in Los Angeles sure has a sense of humor and knows their sports media personalities. Bill Simmons shared a photo on Instagram Wednesday that shows a humorous note a barista at Starbucks left on his cup: An unexpected …
Bill Simmons lit up Nick Saban on Friday with the hottest of hot takes that is sure to rile up fans in Alabama. On Episode 160 of “The Bill Simmons Podcast” which was released Friday, Simmons went hard after Saban, calling the Crimson …
Being that this is the month where his highly-anticipated HBO show was officially cancelled after it was a total bust, Bill Simmons might want to lay low for a while rather than trying to roast people on social media. Cris Collinsworth gave Simmons a …
Bill Simmons was trying to make a clever joke using a WWE reference on Sunday night, but he picked the wrong wrestler to call out. Although the Houston Texans came back to beat the Indianapolis Colts in a dramatic overtime win, Simmons felt …
Stephen A. Smith was one of the first people in line to blast Tom Brady on Wednesday after the New England Patriots quarterback’s latest suspension appeal was denied. Guess which of Smith’s former coworkers has come to Brady’s …
Bill Simmons has bashed ESPN on numerous occasions since the network decided to not renew his contract, and his former boss is finally firing back. Over the weekend, ESPN president John Skipper was asked about a theory Simmons has proposed regarding …
Stephen Curry’s latest shoe from Under Armour was released earlier this week and was roundly criticized on social media. That didn’t stop Bill Simmons from wearing a pair during a television appearance. Simmons was a guest on “Jimmy …
Bill Simmons took some more shots at ESPN in an interview that was published this week, and he made one remark that seemed particularly harsh. While chatting with The Hollywood Reporter about the way things ended at the World Wide Leader, Simmons …
From the moment it was revealed that ESPN would not be renewing his contract, Bill Simmons was courted by just about every media network and major internet venture out there. He ultimately struck a deal with HBO — a very lucrative one, at that. …
