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The Big Lead
Type of site
Blog
Available in
English
Owner
Minute Media
Created by
Jason McIntyre David Lessa
URL
www.thebiglead.com
Commercial
Yes
Registration
Optional
Launched
February 24, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-02-24)
Current status
Active
The Big Lead was an American news blog. The website mainly covered sports news, although it also touches on a varying degree of other news topics ranging from politics to pop culture. Launched on February 24, 2006, it was co-founded by former sportswriter Jason McIntyre and his college friend David Lessa. In June 2010, McIntyre sold the site to Fantasy Sports Ventures for "low seven figures."[1] Gannett purchased Fantasy Sports Ventures on January 24, 2012, integrating the site into the digital network of USA Today.[2] The site published its last article in May of 2024 after weeks of decreasing volume. No announcement was made.
As of 2009[update], the site averaged over 8 million monthly page views.[3] Since 2012, McIntyre has hosted a weekly radio program on Fox Sports Radio named after the website, The Big Lead With Jason McIntyre.[4]
In March 2019, Gannett sold The Big Lead to Minute Media, owner of 12up.com; McIntyre and several other writers were laid off.[5]
^Weprin, Alex (June 2, 2010). "The Big Lead Sold to Fantasy Sports Ventures". Adweek. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
^"Gannett Buys Big Lead Sports Owner Fantasy Sports Ventures". AllThingsD. January 24, 2016.
^Bryan Armen Graham (December 11, 2009). "Best of the Decade: Movies, TV Shows, Books, Blogs". Sports Illustrated. Time Inc. – via CNN.
^"The Big Lead with Jason McIntyre". Premiere Networks.
^Marchand, Andrew (March 14, 2019). "Sale of The Big Lead leaves website founder Jason McIntyre out". New York Post. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
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