It was Thursday night with the Western Conference last night. Vancouver looked to take a stranglehold of their series against Chicago. Meanwhile, Detroit was trying to put a controversial goal behind them and even up their series with Anaheim. Continue reading
Month: May 2009
World Hockey Championship Roundup: Collision Course
The second pair of quarter-finals was on the schedule at the world championships today. Latvia looked for a monumental upset of Canada while Sweden was battling the Czech Republic for a birth in the final four. Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: All Overtime, All The Time
The Eastern Conference was on the schedule last night in the NHL Playoffs. The four teams took the spotlight and ran with it longer than they were supposed to as both of last night’s games ended in overtime. Continue reading
World Hockey Championship Roundup: The Medal Round Begins
Only two games on the schedule today but they were big ones. The medal round started today with two of the four quarter-final games. Belarus looked for a Salt Lake City-sized upset of Russia while Finland and the US battled in a barnburner. Continue reading
Wednesday Link-Off: Twitterific
Another week, another linkdump. To celebrate the beginning of Indy 500 practice, here’s Danica Patrick. You might have heard of her. After the jump, a guy in a sweater learns not to mess with Larry Merchant when he’s conducting an interview.
All sorts of coaches, managers, owners, and players are on Twitter. Hell, even NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is on Twitter. Some sports leagues even have twittering policies. Or would it be tweeting policies? (USA Today) Did I mention that I’m on twitter at twitter.com/TheSteveMurray. And did I mention you can subscribe to The Lowdown Blog news feed by clicking here?
Speaking of Twitter, it turns out that it’s more of a fleeting thing for folks that sign up for it. Mind you, I’d like a 40% retention rate for visitors over here. (CBC)
Since we’re talking so much about Twitter, here’s your one stop shop for Twitter updates from sports personalities. (AthleteTweets.com)
This could be the greatest blog in the history of Canada. (Don Cherry Jacket Watch)
Grapes may condone hockey fights but I’m not sure what he’d think of softball brawls. (Busted Coverage)
Some athlete’s would be better than others for a night on the town. Amazingly, I think this bunch could make things end worse than my last night out. By worse, I mean the tab. (Fat Pickled)
An interview with the guy responsible for the seemingly endless playbooks in the Madden NFL video games. (Sports Prose)
As shocking as it seems, we missed Star Wars Day on Monday. To make up for the lack of geektacular goodness, here’s Geek Tyrant’s best Star Wars stories of the last year. (GeekTyrant)
My business school education tells me that laying someone off is best done on Wednesdays. Firing a reporter while he’s at the game might be pushing it, though. (The Big Lead)
The internet may be ending soon… again. Plan accordingly. (Times Online)
Some blogs and blog writers are getting book deals and are actually getting paid for it. How I envy them. (New York Times) Continue reading
Murky Details Around Phoenix Coyotes Bankuptcy
More details have emerged surrounding the bankruptcy filing by the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday. The NHL appears to be caught off guard by the bankruptcy petition and for good reason. It is believed that the league may have taken over operations of the team earlier in the year. Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Breaking The Deadlock
Both Western Conference semi-final series were in action last night. Vancouver and Detroit were on the road looking to avenge their losses in their respective Game 2’s and take the series lead. Continue reading
CW Cancels Sunday Primetime Programming?
Normally I would post a picture of someone for eye-candy purposes, but I’m doing things a little different today. The picture on the right is Dawn Ostroff, the head honcho of The CW right now. Why is there a picture of her? Well I want you to recognize the person that’s currently running a network to the ground! Yes, if you want a definition of epic fail when it comes to running a television network, look no further, she’s right there.
After a disasterous attempt to boost ratings by letting Media Rights Capital create primetime shows on Sunday night, the CW has decided to give up its Sunday lineup and focus on the five weeknights instead. Continue reading
Phoenix Coyotes Declare Bankruptcy
Breaking news this evening. The ownership group of the Phoenix Coyotes have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The bankruptcy filing also included a proposed sale to a group called PSE Sports & Entertainment, LP. The sale would involve the team moving to southern Ontario.
Say it with me: “Ladies and gentlemen, here is the starting line-up of your Hamilton Blackberries…”
For more details, click here.
UPDATE: The National Post confirms that RIM CEO Jim Balsillie is part of the PSE bid.
Western Mustangs Look To The Future With Recruiting Class
The 2009 OUA Football season looks to be a promising one for the Western Mustangs. After being to the 2008 Vanier Cup game with a relatively young and inexperienced team, the ‘Stangs are poised to go far again next season. However the Mustangs have lost some key players in DT Vaughn Martin, DB Matt Carapella, DB Corey McNair, DB Andrew Bain, OL Zach Pollari, and LB Jason Kozec. So how are the Mustangs filling in these vacancies and building toward the future? Continue reading
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