The Big Lead

The Big Lead is a blog owned by USA Today that mainly covers sports but also touches on everything from politics to pop culture. It was started in February 2006 by Jason McIntyre and college friend David Lessa. McIntyre, a former sportswriter, enlisted the help of fellow bloggers Stephen Douglas (username Cousins of Ron Mexico), Tyler Duffy (tyduffy), Jason Lisk, and Tim Ryan (The Sports Hernia) in 2008 and 2009 to help contribute and added video editor Michael Shamburger in 2011. Currently, the site averages over 8 million monthly page views.

The Big Lead

The Big Lead is a blog owned by USA Today that mainly covers sports but also touches on everything from politics to pop culture. It was started in February 2006 by Jason McIntyre and college friend David Lessa. McIntyre, a former sportswriter, enlisted the help of fellow bloggers Stephen Douglas (username Cousins of Ron Mexico), Tyler Duffy (tyduffy), Jason Lisk, and Tim Ryan (The Sports Hernia) in 2008 and 2009 to help contribute and added video editor Michael Shamburger in 2011. Currently, the site averages over 8 million monthly page views.