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Bill Simmons

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Tony Wroten Enters 2012 NBA Draft; Are Huskies Better Off Without Him?

    Tony Wroten, UW's mercurial young point guard, announced yesterday his plan to hire an agent and enter the 2012 NBA draft, following teammate Terrence Ross' move to the pro ranks. The two departures seemingly leave the cupboard bare for Lorenzo Romar and Co. next year, but there's a chance Wroten's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    The 16 Sweetest Names of the 2012 NCAA Tournament

    The Washington Huskies did not score a date to Big Dance this year. The Pac-12 regular season champs had their bubble burst by the selection committee, which chose the likes of Iona, BYU, and even conference runner-up Cal over the disappointing Dawgs. Alas, the Golden Bears have a player named Bak B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Could This Season Be Lorenzo Romar's Best Performance as UW Basketball Coach?

    It has been a rollercoaster year for Husky basketball, with the team losing to the likes of South Dakota State on some nights, and trouncing talented teams like Arizona on others. And yet despite the inconsistency, it's possible to make the argument that this has been Lorenzo Romar's finest coaching ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    Mike Tanier Doesn't Think Pete Carroll Is Long for Seattle, Compares Tarvaris Jackson to a Pumpkin Catapult

    ​Nobody reads the New York Times for its Sunday morning NFL previews. This explains why a guy like Mike Tanier is permitted to write them, in addition to the Gray Lady's Fifth Down (also the title of the aforementioned print preview column) blog.

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    Why Doesn't Seattle Have an NBA D-League Team?

    Image source​Former Washington Husky Justin Dentmon is dominating the NBA's Developmental League right now. In 34 games, the point guard is averaging just over 19 points, 4 assists, and 3.7 rebounds per game for the Texas Legends, the Dallas Mavericks' B-team based in the bustling metropolis o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Five Reasons The Seahawks Would've Been Better Off Losing to the Rams

    Image via​Seahawks fans took a lot of heat for a Seattle Times poll, in which more than half of respondents said they'd rather have the home team lose to their division rivals, the St. Louis Rams, at home to end the season than make the playoffs with a losing record. The Hawks ended up winnin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    Sports Guy Bill Simmons Shocked to Find Love for the Sonics Can't Get Him Out of a Speeding Ticket

    The Sports Guy is beloved by Sonics fans, less so by state troopers.​Celebrities expect to be treated differently than non-celebrities. That's part of why they're famous. But it's one thing to expect favorable treatment. Bitching publicly about not getting it is quite another. Bill Simmons is ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 11, 2009

    Bill Simmons

    The Sports Guy is beloved by Sonics fans, less so by state troopers.​Celebrities expect to be treated differently than non-celebrities. That's part of why they're famous. But it's one thing to expect favorable treatment. Bitching publicly about not getting it is quite another. Bill Simmons is ... More >>

  • Arts

    November 4, 2009

    Books: Nothing but Net

    ESPN.com's Sports Guy opens his brain and dumps it into a 700-page book.

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Jan Drago's Missed Opportunity: America's Rocky IV Nostalgists

    ​It's no secret than Jan Drago shares a surname with that fearsome fictional pugilist from Rocky IV, Soviet machine Ivan Drago. Played by Dolph Lundgren, Ivan was a scientifically tuned boxer who killed Carl Weathers' Apollo Creed (with his fists) before battling Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Bal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    Rick Reilly Advocates for Tiger Woods to Stop Doing the One Thing That Makes Him Human

    ​ I've been waiting for an excuse to tee off on Rick Reilly's Tiger Woods column, and by virtue of its being discussed on Seattle's longest-running sports-radio station, KJR, now I have it! Reilly recently devoted an entire British Open column -- and let's get this out in the open: since his m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Finally, the Rashard Lewis We All Knew and Didn't Love Reveals Himself

    Former Sonic Rashard Lewis has been playing out of his shoes all playoffs long for the Orlando Magic, knocking down huge late-game shots and displaying an all-around game that has left many a Supe fan wondering where that was when he was here. But last night, Sonic fans who remember Lewis' ability ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2009

    Who Will Be the Next Sonics?

    On Saturday, Seely speculated that the financially strapped Sacramento Kings might migrate up the coast and settle in Seattle, giving us an NBA team once again. And as Bill Simmons noted, they're not the only NBA team losing money. While the Sonics' move to OKC had everyone up to the New York Times ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2009

    The Long, Slow, Sweet Fall of Aubrey McClendon

    If you believe in such things, you might think that team-stealing, gay-hating former-Sonics owner Aubrey McClendon is the antichrist. But that would make the antichrist comically inept. Those of you who have been wishing ill on this Jerry Springer doppelganger are seeing that wish granted repeatedl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    Joel McHale Talks Reality TV, Sonics with Sports Guy

    Mercer Island native and The Soup host Joel McHale is on Bill Simmons' podcast today. (Listen on Simmons' page or download.) The two discuss the evolution of McHale's show (from daily to weekly, from a focus on talk-shows to a focus on reality-shows), McHale's stint as a walk-on with the UW footbal ... More >>

  • News

    August 29, 2007

    Kevin Durant: Best Reason to Bring Short Shorts Back to the NBA

    Henceforth, he shall be known as "Crazy Legs."

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