
In a fawning interview Bill Simmons conducted with Barack Obama for GQ, the president lets readers know the inside-baseball secrets of his sports-minded mind, including his desire to own an NBA franchise, his belief that he and Aaron Rodgers share a kindred unflappability, and his disbelief that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell makes $44 million a year.
by William Bigelow18 Nov 2015, 1:20 PM PST0

Former ESPN and now-HBO Sports’ Bill Simmons joined Boston 98.5 The Sports Hub radio show “Toucher and Rich” on Thursday to discuss his time at ESPN, as well as “Deflate-Gate.” Simmons said it was “obvious” the NFL leaked the report
by Trent Baker15 Oct 2015, 11:16 AM PST0

Bill Simmons, the former ESPN commentator let go by the network on May 8 one day after he ripped the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell for concealing the contents of the Wells Report regarding Deflategate, ripped his former employers on his new podcast.
by William Bigelow1 Oct 2015, 10:42 AM PST0

ESPN will fire between 200 to 300 employees in the next few months as its parent company Disney downsizes.
by William Bigelow22 Sep 2015, 9:49 AM PST0

ESPN reportedly told Keith Olbermann that if he wants to keep his sports program on ESPN then if he can no longer engage in commentary.
by Robert Wilde3 Jul 2015, 6:22 AM PST0

In an animated short done by Cleo the Dog Productions, former head of Grantland and host of the “B.S. Report” Bill Simmons faced down former ESPN colleagues that he had beefs with over the years in an old Western style format. In
by Trent Baker19 Jun 2015, 11:24 AM PST0

ESPN radio host and co-host of ESPN’s “Highly Questionable” Dan Le Batard appeared as a guest on “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” to discuss the departure from ESPN of Bill Simmons, who was an executive producer of ESPN’s hit series
by Trent Baker15 May 2015, 1:49 PM PST0

A week after former ESPN columnist and reporter Bill Simmons learned via Twitter that his contract would not be renewed in September by ESPN, it has been announced that ESPN and Simmons have worked out an agreement that formally ends
by Trent Baker15 May 2015, 1:40 PM PST0

Former Saturday Night Live cast member Horatio Sanz criticized his former show Thursday for being too “conservative” and complained public pressure had forced SNL to move away from its leftist roots.
by Kipp Jones20 Mar 2015, 8:30 AM PST0

It’s called “The B.S. Report.” But ESPN’s Bill Simmons never bothered to call B.S., or even ask a challenging question, during his hour-plus interview with “Girls” star and “Not That Kind of Girl” author Lena Dunham.
by Daniel J. Flynn14 Jan 2015, 12:17 PM PST0