From The Big Lead on Friday:

Bill Simmons had a book signing in Beaverton, Oregon last night, and a reader who attended wrote in that he “overheard” ESPN’s Sports Guy telling a fan that he was “suspended from tweeting for two weeks” and that all…

A special thanks to “host” Matt Sebek who goes ahead and breaks down the film quite eloquently at JoeSportsFan.

Blogs with Balls After Dark With Matt Sebek from HHR on Vimeo.

Last week the HHR/BwB guys were on BlogWorld Radio with host Jim Turner last week. Audio is now online.

Yesterday, Yardbarker’s Alana G published her last in a series of posts she’s done on her personal site focusing on “what’s next for sports blogging?”

10 Q’s with: Jalen Rose

HHR’s Greg “Cadillac Mescallade” Mescall Reflects on the Recent New York Times Article on Bill Simmons (Writing a Sports Column Far From Print, and the Game), and the Writer’s Contributions to the Rise in Prominence of Sports Blogging.

For a few months now, the NFL has been trying to figure out how to corral its players online and develop a social media policy. Their formal stance, announced in August, allows for players to express themselves before and after games, “The NFL said…

When GQ hosted the After Party for BwB 1.0 in New York, some wondered why the noted men’s fashion magazine would want such a high-profile presence at a sports blogger gathering. With the recent launch of the GQ.com (away from Style.com), the puzzle…

Blogs With Balls Radio, Episode 11

This week’s Blogs With Balls Show on the JoeSportsFan Radio Network is now available.

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SB Nation Named 14th Most Valuable Blog

This week, 24/7 Wall St. released its latest edition of the Twenty Five Most Valuable…

Often, sports bloggers struggle to balance credibility and anonymity. Many lead normal, everyday lives, independent of journalistic aspirations and are unapologetic about their “Joe Sports Fan” approach to sports prognostication and analysis. Many, like Midwest Sports Fans’…

If you doubt that Blogs With Balls has been ahead of the curve in addressing the relationship between sports new media and marketers, Reuters sports business journalist Ben Klayman wrote a piece last week echoing much of the sentiment we are…

Blogs With Balls Radio, Episode 9

After a broadcasting layoff in the wake of BlogsWithBalls 2.0 in Vegas, we’re back.

Blogs With Balls Radio, Episode 10

This week’s Blogs With Balls Show on the JoeSportsFan Radio Network is now available.

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