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Bill Simmons leaving ESPN

ESPN president John Skipper announced on Friday morning that Bill Simmons is leaving the company. Skipper said in a statement that negotiations between Simmons and the Worldwide Leader were ongoing but he decided not to bring back “The Sports …

Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant tells Bill Simmons to ‘let it go’ about James Harden

Kevin Durant is sick and tired of hearing about the James Harden trade, and he’s not afraid to let people know that. The Oklahoma City Thunder hosting the Houston Rockets Sunday provided a perfect opportunity for some to rehash that storyline …

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Bill Simmons: NBA teams leaking info in attempt to sink Cavs

We are a mere two weeks into the NBA season, and already there has been speculation about the Cleveland Cavaliers’ current core of players spending just one year together. One report from earlier this week indicated that Kevin Love will opt out …

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Bill Simmons goes off on Mike Golic after Golic calls him out

Mike Golic on Thursday criticized Bill Simmons and one of The Sports Guy’s takes on LeBron James, and Simmons is not happy about it. On Wednesday, Simmons compared LeBron James and his slow start with the Cleveland Cavaliers to Albert Pujols …

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Bill Simmons appears to be enjoying his suspension

Bill Simmons’ three-week suspension from ESPN for his comments about Roger Goodell and for daring the company to suspend him encompasses all social media. That meant no Twitter, no Facebook, and we’re guessing no Instagram. But if …

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Bill Simmons podcast pulled by ESPN

ESPN suspended Bill Simmons for three weeks on Wednesday in response to comments the personality made on his podcast earlier in the week, and the powerful network even took the step of pulling the audio from the Grantland website. On his “BS …

Bill Simmons suspended three weeks by ESPN for Roger Goodell comments

Bill Simmons went off on Roger Goodell earlier this week and dared ESPN to reprimand him for it. He got what he asked for without even having to issue a double dare. ESPN announced on Wednesday that Simmons has been suspended three weeks for not …

Bill Simmons blasts Roger Goodell, dares ESPN to punish him

Bill Simmons went off on Roger Goodell during his weekly podcast on Monday, labeling the NFL commissioner a liar and calling for him to step down. He then dared ESPN to reprimand him for his remarks. Like many others, Simmons believes Goodell either …

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Bill Simmons fist-pumps after Celtics’ pick of James Young (Video)

Bill Simmons celebrated the Boston Celtics’ pick of James Young in the first round of the NBA Draft Thursday with a firm fist pump. Some were bothered that a draft analyst was showing an obvious bias, but they obviously were forgetting that …

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Sage Steele shakes her head at a frustrated Bill Simmons (Video)

Bill Simmons is a man with a lot to say, but he didn’t get the chance to say everything he had on his mind during ESPN’s postgame coverage for Game 4 of the NBA Finals Thursday. When he finally got the chance to talk, he made it known …

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Bill Simmons trolls J.R. Smith with NBA Green Week comment (Video)

The New York Knicks fell to the Miami Heat 102-91 on Sunday, but J.R. Smith set a couple of records during the process. Smith hoisted an NBA-record 22 three-pointers, making a Knicks-record ten of them on the way to 32 points. Sunday’s …

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Grantland’s Bill Simmons apologizes for errors concerning Dr. V’s Magical Putter story about transgender inventor

A story published by Grantland last week has captured the attention of the online journalism and LGBT communities, and it has sparked debate about the roles of writers, reporters and editors, and the media’s treatment of transgender people. …

Bill Simmons thinks someone at ESPN leaked Magic Johnson story to Deadspin

Magic Johnson revealed last week that he is leaving ESPN’s NBA Countdown this season due to his busy schedule and other commitments. The surprising thing about the announcement was that it came just one night before the start of the NBA season. …

NBA prospect Wayne Washington calls out Bill Simmons for comments about dreads

Kevin Durant and James Harden have teamed up with Nike to host a pickup basketball game this Friday. The promotion is called “Summer is Serious,” and it has involved thousands of players from across the country submitting their videos to …

Bill Simmons tells FOX Sports 1 to ‘settle down’

Bill Simmons is getting a jumpstart on the impending rivalry between ESPN and FOX Sports that is sure to heat up with the launch of the new FOX Sports 1 on Aug. 17. Simmons, in a way that only he would be bold enough to, told the upstart network to …

Bill Simmons’ Wimbledon joke backfires

The 2013 Wimbledon Championships have featured a number of unexpected upsets on the ladies’ singles side. The semifinal matches have been set, with 15th-seeded Marion Bartoli awaiting her Thursday meeting with 20th-seeded Kristen Flipkens and …

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