Bill Simmons

Bill Simmons

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Bill Simmons writes for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine as "The Sports Guy." In this role, Simmons writes several columns each week for ESPN.com and one column every issue for ESPN The Magazine.

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Big Ten mailblog

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...from Novi, Mich., writes: Can any of the sports writers tell us, with a straight face, how...style mohawk. Certainly workin' out well for those guys this season, huh? Adam Rittenberg: You people spend...

Blog | November 20, 2009

Big Ten spotlight: MSU's Mark Dantonio, Part I

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...happen this year. Are you still confident that things are still headed toward that place where you guys can contend every year? MD: Absolutely. We're a young football team, and we're a few...

Blog | November 13, 2009

Iowa's Vandenberg ready for major mental test

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...in some of my classes," Stross said. "I can tell he's a smart kid." Which classes? "Sports psychology," Stross replied. "We compare grades and he kicks my butt." Vandenberg's first career start for...

Blog | November 12, 2009

Big Ten spotlight: Illinois' Juice Williams, Part II

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...Juice Williams: There haven't been any changes. Guys are still doing the same thing. We're...ve got to be very appreciative in this sport. Everyone's not given the opportunity to go...

Blog | November 06, 2009

Blogger debate: Cincinnati vs. Ohio State

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately sport, and it's hard to argue against the...backup Zach Collaros, who's a dual-threat guy himself? Rittenberg: Cincinnati knows exactly who it is...

Blog | October 30, 2009

For Hawkeyes, style points not their style

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...A.J. Edds: "It's refreshing and it keeps you grounded to have a head coach, the guy in charge of the whole operation, be that honest." Margin of victory doesn't factor into the...

Blog | October 29, 2009

Blogger debate: Iowa vs. Cincinnati

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...I think both teams are worthy, and before getting to each case, let's look at the sport as a whole. Who is really good this year? Florida has flaws, Alabama has flaws, Texas has...

Blog | October 27, 2009

Big Ten mailblog

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg More good questions over the weekend. Keep 'em coming. Jeremy from Tecumseh, Mich., writes: Adam, Certianly...

Blog | October 13, 2009

Gophers lay ground work vs. Cal

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN.com

As Minnesota geared up for its showdown with No. 8 Cal, ESPN.com tagged along for the final stages of game week.

Story | Conversation | September 22, 2009

Big Ten suspends Michigan's Mouton

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...bit I saw on the clip, I saw guys got tangled up together, and Jonas tried to...Mouton's behavior has no place in the sport of football or the Big Ten Conference." The...

Blog | September 18, 2009

Michigan LB Mouton to sit one game

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN.com

The Big Ten has suspended Michigan junior linebacker Jonas Mouton for one game for punching a Notre Dame player during last week's victory at Michigan Stadium.

Story | Conversation | September 18, 2009

Big Ten lunch links

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...no longer works, Chris Brown writes at Yahoo! Sports. Fixing the offensive line is Penn State's...need to put up points because of this guy, Marcus Fuller writes in the (St. Paul) Pioneer...

Blog | September 16, 2009

Buckeyes hope Shoe fits against Trojans

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...best home-field advantages in all of college sports. Matthew Emmons-US PRESSWIRE Jim Tressel's Buckeyes...can't relate. "We've got so many guys who haven't played in those games," Tressel...

Blog | September 08, 2009

Indiana's Fisher puts team's needs first

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Like many sports cliches, team player is used too liberally in...me playing the position. I'm a team guy and I know I can help a lot...

Blog | September 03, 2009

U-M to investigate allegations of NCAA violations

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...m. to 10 p.m. depending on if guys needed treatment. You were there daylight to nighttime...our coaching staffs and student-athletes [in all sports] to keep everyone informed of the rules. Also...

Blog | August 30, 2009