Bill Simmons

Bill Simmons Twitter Suspension: ESPN.com Writer Reportedly Suspended For Two Weeks

Posted 11.20.2009 | Sports


ESPN has punished Bill Simmons for writing tweets critical of Boston sports radio station WEEI. ESPN.com editor-in-chief Rob King wrote a blog post to...

Bill Simmons On Jimmy Kimmel VIDEO: "Sports Guy" Discusses Book, Porn Star And Ron Artest

Posted 11.11.2009 | Sports


Bill Simmons of ESPN.com continues his whirlwind tour to promote his new book, The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy. Last night...

WATCH: Bill Simmons Tells Stephen Colbert Why Baseball Is For People Over 50

Posted 10.30.2009 | Books


Bill Simmons was on The Colbert Report last night talking about his new book, The Book of Basketball. He talked to Stephen about why he thinks Wilt Ch...

HuffPost Game Changers: Who Is The Ultimate Game Changer In Sports?

Huffington Post | Posted 11.18.2009 | Sports


(VOTING IS NOW CLOSED) HuffPost's Game Changers celebrates 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders in 10 categories who are harnessing the power o...

Interview with Bill Simmons, Author of The Book of Basketball

Jason Pinter | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books


Jason Pinter

It is not hyperbole to say that Bill Simmons is probably the most popular sportswriter in the country. And he got there via a path that, in the 1990s, was unconventional to say the least.

Our Broncos bet with the Post's Dan Haley: 4-12 or 5-11?

Westword | Westword | Posted 11.11.2009 | Home


Last year, I wrote a blog needling Denver Post editorial page editor Dan Haley about a piece that took what I saw as cheap shots at the Den...

Bill Simmons, ESPN's Crack Cocaine Guy, picks Broncos to go 10-6, make playoffs

Westword | Westword | Posted 11.10.2009 | Home


If you're searching for some optimism for the forthcoming Broncos season, look no further than the NFL manifesto posted today by ESPN.com's ...

We Don't Blame Michael Jackson Because We Blame Ourselves

Etan Bednarsh | Posted 07.27.2009 | Entertainment


Etan Bednarsh

Yes, it is sad that Jackson died as broken shards of a person, but it's sadder that he was once one beautiful whole who cracked under the pressure of our glare.