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Dear Bill Simmons, Please Stop Feeling My Pain For Me

Click here to read Dear Bill Simmons, Please Stop Feeling My Pain For Me

I know many of you find Simmons bashing a tiresome pursuit, so I will keep this as civil as I possibly can. More »

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By Drew Magary

Click here to read Sports Fella Summons His Inner Black Guy For LeBron James Column, With Humorous Results

Sports Fella Summons His Inner Black Guy For LeBron James Column, With Humorous Results

Bill Simmons watched LeBron James play basketball in person and he's very excited about it. We're talking 3,144 words of excitement and awe and Witnessing. Then he some how managed to go overboard beyond his usual overboarding. More »

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By DAULERIO

Click here to read Former Late Night Talk Show Writer Reveals Insider News About Conan O'Brien

Former Late Night Talk Show Writer Reveals Insider News About Conan O'Brien

"ESPN columnist Bill Simmons tweeted earlier this morning, "FYI: Next week is Conan's final week hosting the Tonight Show. His staff is trying to book big guests so he goes out with a bang. It's true." [MSNBC]

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By DAULERIO

The Year In ... Sports Fella

Click here to read The Year In ... Sports Fella

Just like last year, we're showcasing the people, ideas and memes that made Deadspin 2009 shine. Today: Bill Simmons. More »

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By Tommy Craggs

#mediameltdowns

Click here to read Bill Simmons Sports Some Questionable New Facial Growth

Bill Simmons Sports Some Questionable New Facial Growth

I've adopted this look a couple times this year. I dubbed it "The Spanish Armada." I love it. [Sports Fella Twitter]

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By DAULERIO

#blinddumbitems

Click here to read Which Former NBA Star Had An Affair With Some Guy Malcolm Gladwell Met At A Party?

Which Former NBA Star Had An Affair With Some Guy Malcolm Gladwell Met At A Party?

And no, it is not the guy in the picture, I am fairly certain. But the beauty of Malcolm Gladwell is, I now know who Adonal Foyle is! More »

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By Moe

Click here to read Excavating Bill Simmons: NY Mag Writers Take On That Big Ol' Book Of Basketball

Excavating Bill Simmons: NY Mag Writers Take On That Big Ol' Book Of Basketball

Jonathan Lethem; Sam Anderson; Sherman Alexie; Bethlehem Shoals. Oh, and Tommy Craggs, who takes off his angry pants for a little bit but manages to somehow squeeze in a reference to Astral Weeks. [NYmag]

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By DAULERIO

#fin

November: Fin.

Click here to read November: <em>Fin</em>.

We produce a lot of posts every month. Most of them disappear quickly. Some of them don't. Here are the 10 most popular posts from November, ranked low to high. More »

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By Tommy Craggs

#notafraidtobeservicey

Click here to read An Angry Message For The Sports Fella, From The Star Of TV's <em>Brooklyn Bridge</em>

An Angry Message For The Sports Fella, From The Star Of TV's Brooklyn Bridge

Not long ago, Knicks fan Danny Lanzetta, the child lead in one of those pleasant 1990s-era CBS shows, sent Bill Simmons an e-mail debunking his Ewing Theory. Simmons ignored him. So Danny did the next best thing: He e-mailed us. More »

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By Tommy Craggs

#mediameltdowns

Click here to read Sports Fella "Suspended" Over Angry Tweets, Not Allowed To Watch TV, Talk On Phone For Two Weeks

Sports Fella "Suspended" Over Angry Tweets, Not Allowed To Watch TV, Talk On Phone For Two Weeks

Bill Simmons was suspended for letting his 1, 010, 999 Twitter followers know how he feels about about certain WEEI talk show hosts, but he's still able to talk about his book tour. Rob King, WWL.com's courageous editor, offers explanation. More »

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By DAULERIO

The One Where The Texas Rangers Inform Us Their Six-Shooters Are Not Whores

Click here to read The One Where The Texas Rangers Inform Us Their Six-Shooters Are Not Whores

We get a massive amount of tips in our inbox each week. Some are pretty interesting, but don't get published for one reason or another. More »

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By DAULERIO

You Are Not The Cosmos: A Review Of Bill Simmons' Book Of Basketball

Click here to read You Are Not The Cosmos: A Review Of Bill Simmons' <em>Book Of Basketball</em>

You've read Will Leitch's essay about the Sports Guy. Now here's Charles P. Pierce, sportswriter and author, with a somewhat different take. More »

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By Charles P. Pierce

Click here to read And Here's One Of The People Who Helped Establish Bill Simmons

And Here's One Of The People Who Helped Establish Bill Simmons

Count Courtney Cummz as one of those of Us who've had their life altered by the plucky wit and sporty wisdom of Sports Fella through the years. Yes, Courtney works in the adult entertainment industry. How could you tell? (NSFW) More »

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By DAULERIO

Click here to read Breaking: World Frantically Googling The Sports Guy's Wife, Bruno Kirby

Breaking: World Frantically Googling The Sports Guy's Wife, Bruno Kirby

As Leitch noted earlier, the fascination with the Sports Fella extends, a little creepily, to his wife. And now look: She's the No. 11 Google hot trend, two notches below "sammy sosa bleached" and 19 sports ahead of "bruno kirby." More »

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By Tommy Craggs

Bill Simmons, Establishment

Click here to read Bill Simmons, Establishment

For those of who have seen his popularity swell into the stratosphere the last few years, it wasn't a surprise to see Bill Simmons atop the bestseller list. But it should have been. More »

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By Will Leitch

Click here to read <em>Boston Herald</em> Loves Hometown Sports Fella For His Zaniness

Boston Herald Loves Hometown Sports Fella For His Zaniness

I guess Simmons is searching for the stock Reilly®-esque friendly choke-fight pose during this book tour to better showcase his personality. He calls this one "wacky lobster clawed stroke victim." [BH]

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By DAULERIO

Deleted Scenes From The Sports Guy Book Tour

Bill Simmons' book tour continues apace (NY Times #1 bestseller!) and we also continue to get dispatches from fans of overweight literature. Enjoy these tales of long lines, blurry photographs, and some guy who likes autographed meat. More »

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By Dashiell Bennett

Sports Fella Just Threw Up In His Mouth

[Twitter, via Jon Greenberg of Team Marketing Report]

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By Tommy Craggs

Click here to read The Sports Fella Reveals His Plans For The Next Great American Novel

The Sports Fella Reveals His Plans For The Next Great American Novel

So far, with the hundreds upon hundreds of interviews, self-promotional dog-and-pony crap the Sports Fella's been through pimping The Book Of Basketball, his interview (s) with Leitch have all been refreshingly honest. And full of cursing. More »

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By DAULERIO

Waiting In Line For The Sports Guy

ESPN's Bill Simmons brought his "The Book of Basketball" signing tour to annoying East Village bar Professor Thom's last night and our NYC Deadspin operatives waited in line so we wouldn't have to. Bless their little hearts. More »

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By Deadspin I-Team

Click here to read I-TEAM Assemble! Assignment: Sports Fella

I-TEAM Assemble! Assignment: Sports Fella

Going to the Bill Simmons book signing in NYC tonight? Pictures, stories, and other nonsense welcome. We'd do it ourselves, but ... um. Yeah. [Photo via]

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