Will Ferrell to Guest-Host SportsCenter on Thursday, December 5th
Will Ferrell will guest-host the 6 pm SportsCenter on Thursday, December 5th, two sources exclusively tell The Big Lead. The sources (...)
View ArticleRoundup: Remembering Nelson Mandela; WWE Network Sounds Amazing & Paulie...
It’s Friday. Get funky.
View ArticleCristiano Ronaldo Added Another Golazo to his Collection vs. Real Betis
Almost broke the netting.
View ArticleWill Ferrell Kicked a Field Goal With Pete Carroll Holding At USC Event
Pete Caroll spoke at a USC event. Will Ferrell showed up. The pair combined for a field goal attempt. The hold was perfect. The kick was good. It was just like old times. And, hey, Steve Sarkisian...
View ArticleRoundup: Man Catches Falling Baby From Window; Strange Horse Death at...
Nina Agdal … Crazy footage of a man in South China catching a baby that fell over a ledge. … Season-ending neck surgery for Prince Fielder. … University of Tennessee frat suspended for pouring hot...
View ArticleWill Ferrell: The Prosthetic Testicles from Step Brothers Are One of My...
Will Ferrell was a guest on the Dan Patrick Show earlier today. They started out discussing Ferrell’s avowed LA Kings fanhood — “It felt good to shut up Madison Square Garden last night” — and talk...
View ArticleWill Ferrell Inspires Rousing Rendition of 'I Believe That We Will Win' Chant
Will Ferrell made a surprise appearance at the American pep rally in Recife, Brazil last night, and he really got the people going. After pledging to bite every German player if he has to for the...
View ArticleMississippi State Uses Taylor Swift Song & Will Ferrell Reference to Prepare...
Mississippi State is the No. 3 team in the nation. Tomorrow the Bulldogs host No. 2 Auburn. The loser temporarily drops out of the Playoff race. Because it is Mississippi State, cowbells will be...
View ArticleRoundup: Canadian Town Bans Swearing; Darrelle Revis Can Afford An Actual...
Genesis Rodriguez … Actor Robert Carradine survived a brutal-looking car crash in Colorado. … License plate imprinted in snow helps police catch robbers. … Antrel Rolle signed with the Bears. … Jordan...
View ArticleJohn Madden Didn't Think Will Ferrell's Baseball Stunt Respected the Game
Perhaps, bear with me for a second, you may have noticed that yesterday Will Ferrell played 10 positions for 10 different teams in the Cactus League. Maybe you saw this if you use social media. Maybe....
View ArticleFrank Kaminsky Says Meeting Will Ferrell Was "The most nervous I've been in...
Frank Kaminsky interviewed Will Ferrell for an as-of-yet-unaired spot on Access Hollywood, and the Wisconsin Badgers’ YouTube account serendipitously was around for some behind-the-scenes footage....
View ArticleWill Ferrell Reprised His Harry Caray Character on Letterman
Will Ferrell made a surprise appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show Late Show With David Letterman on Monday night, and his Harry Caray character could barely conceal his excitement about this upstart...
View ArticleRoundup: Alison Brie Engaged, Donald Trump vs. Everybody, Big Ben's Clock is...
Alison Brie is engaged to James Franco’s brother, Dave … Donald Trump vs. Fox News enters its second round … The incredible story of a season stolen from one of New Orleans’ top high school football...
View ArticleWill Ferrell Raises $1 Million for Charity, MLB Hall of Fame Honors Him...
As you probably know by now: Comedian/Actor Will Ferrell documented his recent journey through the Cactus League, a minor league baseball system, where he played 10 different positions for 10...
View ArticleWill Ferrell Reinvented Santa Claus as a Bro on Jimmy Fallon's Show
The old Santa Claus, looks, according to Will Ferrell, like someone’s creepy grandpa. Consequently, the comedian reinvented the character with surfer shorts, no sleeves, bleached hair and soul patch,...
View ArticleWill Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg Traded Playground Insults, and It Got Kinda...
Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg (who co-star in the new movie Daddy’s Home) played the Playground Insults Game on Scott Mills’ BBC radio show. While it’s clear that these insults were good-natured and...
View ArticleWill Ferrell Buys into MLS Team, Says It's 'Not a Joke'
Get them out. Get them all out of your system — the “That escalated quickly,” the “If you’re not first, you’re last,” the “He’s so hot right now.” Will Ferrell bought a soccer team. You know you want...
View ArticleRoundup: Stephen Curry's Deep 3pt %, Will Ferrell's $7.8 Million Bird...
Beyonce … Three inmates escape max. security prison in CA by cutting through steel bars, rappelling … Stolen cheese haul in Wisconsin valued at $70k … Arkansas marine enlistee disqualified because of...
View ArticleGroupThink: Anchorman Leads Our List of the Best Comedy Films
Last week, we introduced GroupThink, where the Big Lead writers get together and provide wildly different opinions on a topic, and then the results are combined. First, it was ranking the NFL...
View ArticleRanking the NCAA Teams By Their Most Buzz-worthy, Notorious, or Famous Alumni
All the serious analysis is out of the way. The games have begun. So let’s turn to the important stuff: who went to your school. Here’s an arbitrary list of an alum at each school. Your school has a...
View ArticleBeyonce Might Want To Buy A Piece of the Houston Rockets
Beyonce Knowles, a native Houstonian and former member of 90s pop group Destiny’s Child, is considering buying a piece of her hometown NBA team, Bloomberg reports. The Rockets declined to comment....
View ArticleWill Ferrell Approached LeBron at the Gym, Told Him to Run for President
Will Ferrell joined Late Night with Seth Meyers on Wednesday. He told a story that he was staying in a hotel in Boston while filming Daddy’s Home 2, and it was where all the Celtics’ opponents stayed...
View ArticleVIDEO: Juju Smith-Schuster Reenacted the Snowball Fight from Elf for TD...
Juju Smith-Schuster caught an 18-yard touchdown from Ben Roethlisberger, and did a fantastic job recreating the snowball fight scene from Elf: RT if you knew what my celebration was...
View ArticleVIDEO: Roger Federer Takes Will Ferrell's Absurdity In-Stride
Captured by ESPN, Will Ferrell interviewed Roger Federer in front of an appreciative audience at the Australian Open, and essentially went into character as Ron Burgundy. Federer did a nice job of...
View ArticleRoundup: Bob Costas on Being Phased Out at NBC, Ugly Jerry Lawler Letter to...
Emily Ratajkowski … Kentucky Basketball has a show coming to Facebook … Why it’s so hard to touch your toes … These are the types of ‘annoying’ ads Google Chrome will be blocking out … “Not counting...
View ArticlePM Roundup: Mandy Moore; Will Ferrell Hospitalized; Kanye West The Author
The Big Lead’s PM Roundup, where we miss the old Kanye … Mountain tattoo: Mandy Moore got a new tattoo. Will Ferrell hospitalized: Actor Will Ferrell was involved in a two-car crash in California...
View ArticleWhich Monday Night Football Crew Would You Like to See?
For reasons beyond my own comprehension, this Saturday Night Live sketch skewering the new Monday Night Football crew of Al Michaels, Dennis Miller, and Dan Fouts came across my personal transom. And...
View ArticleDid An Old Bill Simmons Column Help Make Anchorman A Comedy Classic?
I don’t want to overreact to this or anything, but Adam McKay said something on Bill Simmons’ podcast last week that I can’t let go without notice. McKay, the director of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron...
View ArticleDeMarcus Cousins Injury Doesn't Change Warriors' Winning Script
The roof is crumbling in Golden State. The Warriors blew a 31-point lead against the Clippers. DeMarcus Cousins is injured and likely out the rest of the playoffs. Kevin Durant seems destined to leave...
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