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[73] [79] His columns often mention trips to Las Vegas [80] or other gambling venues with his friends, including blackjack and sports gambling. [ 27 ] [ 81 ] In 2007, he was named the 12th-most influential person in online sports by the Sports Business Journal , the highest position on the list for a non-executive.
In 2009 Simmons wrote "Now that Jocks Talk Directly to Us, Press is Boxed Out," a column about athletes using social media and blogs to control their images. The discussion was so lively, so ...
Bill Simmons, founder of The Ringer, believes that the NBA will soon expand to two more cities. In the latest episode of the “BS Podcast,” Simmons spoke on why to journalist Ryen Russillo ...
As Bloomberg reported earlier this year apropos of Allegiant, "had the $1.9 billion stadium not been built at all, Las Vegas businesses wouldn’t have noticed the difference." And any time that ...
Now I Can Die in Peace is a collection of Simmons' articles from 1999 to 2004. It chronicles events such as Pedro Martínez's 1999 Cy Young season, the loss to the New York Yankees in the 2003 ALCS, and the 2004 ALCS, when the Red Sox won the last 4 games after they lost the first three games of the series.
The idea for the series began in 2007 from ESPN.com columnist and Grantland.com founder Bill Simmons and ESPN's Connor Schell. [1] The title, 30 for 30, derived from the series's genesis as 30 films in celebration of ESPN's 30th anniversary in 2009, with an exploration of the biggest stories from ESPN's first 30 years on-air, through a series of 30 one-hour films by 30 filmmakers.
The inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, if nothing else, will be a sensory. It was a pretty typical weekend in Las Vegas, with Adele performing at Caesars Palace, U2 at the newly opened largest ...
Connor Schell. Bill Simmons, John Dahl and Raúl Garza, 70th Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel May 23, 2011: Date: 23 May 2011, 13:13: Source: 30 for 30: Author: Peabody Awards: Other versions