So Bill Simmons and ESPN are splitting up. What the fuck?! We asked around at the Worldwide Leader to get water-cooler reactions to the news. This is what we got from our sources at ESPN and Grantland. —Four sources
14-year ESPN veteran and long-time pro wrestling fan Bill Simmons, who is quite possibly the most popular sports writer in history, was shockingly fired from ESPN last week. The WWE Universe Twitter account posted the following:
Bill Simmons and ESPN waged intense contract discussions over the last few weeks, and this became the sticking point on Bristol's end: It's difficult to justify paying Bill Simmons $6+ million a year for the revenue he was
Dan spilled the beans that he imparted this wisdom to Bill Simmons “a while ago,” who inquired about leaving along with “10 to 12 on-air [talents],” including Scott Van Pelt, who asked him about the conditions outside the walls of Bristol. When he
Richard Parsons, former chairman and chief executive officer at Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX), spoke with Bloomberg Television's Erik Schatzker and Stephanie Ruhle about the future for former ESPN columnist Bill Simmons, the challenge to build your own