For the first half of the race, it seemed as though we were in for a season-long passing of the torch. Sebastian Vettel stormed away from the field in a race that quickly settled in as a procession. Then a funny thing happened. Vettel’s car fell well off the pace and Fernando Alonso charged by to win his first race in a Ferrari. Alonso may have won the day but the big winner was Felipe Massa who finished a solid second in his first race back from injury. McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton finished third but the result wasn’t what folks were talking about. Continue reading
Month: March 2010
Sunday Link-Off: In Theory
Seeing as we’re doing our WrestleMania countdown over the next couple of weeks, it’s only appropriate that we feature Stacy Keibler. The only real question is who was the hotter WWE Diva: Keibler or Stratus?
The folks at the Huffington Post would like to remind you that if your views don’t line up with their (or presumably their advertisers), they’ll pull your post. Even if you’re the former Governor of Minnesota and smarter than 99% of Washington. (Gawker)
They may not be favourites to host the Olympics any time soon but the professional athletes of the world love visiting Toronto. The drinking age has something to do with it. (Wall Street Journal)
They finally found Crosby’s gold medal winning stick and glove. The bad news is that the Commies have it. This means war! (Deadspin)
After the jump, Zamboni fail, sports stars having fun, and Gorilla and The Brain. Continue reading
Entertainment Link-Off: WTF
This Sunday marks the debut of the highly anticipated WWII drama The Pacific on HBO. With a price tag of over $150M (US), the miniseries has established itself as the most expensive TV production to ever take place in Australia. I normally enjoy watching war epics, so I was planning to check it out, but since Isabel Lucas is in it, there’s more incentive to tune in!
After the jump, some Tron Legacy stuff, a look at TV shows on the bubble, an excess of Youtube videos and a few links that will make people go “WTF!” Continue reading
F1 2010 Season Preview: Predictions
It’s time for the third and final part of our Formula One season preview. With the examination of the teams, drivers, and new rules out of the way, it’s time to put all of the information we have together for predictions for the 2010 season. Of course, the combination of the new rules, the new points system, and testing times not necessarily being an accurate portrayal of who’s fast make predicting the season an difficult proposition. However, as we like to say around here: We’re ambitious but rubbish. Continue reading
F1 2010 Season Preview: New Rules
Welcome to Part 2 of our preview of the 2010 Formula One World Championship. Today, it’s a look at the rule changes for this season. There aren’t as many new regulations going into effect this year as last year but they’re just as big. Cost reductions and safety are the reasons behind most of the rules changes but that doesn’t mean that the racing will be less interesting. Continue reading
WrestleMania: 25 Years, 25 Greatest Matches (Part 1)
In a little over two weeks, WrestleMania 26 will take place from the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. This year’s event will be 25 years after the original WrestleMania emanated from Madison Square Garden in front of a capacity crowd and a closed circuit television audience around America. To celebrate the real silver anniversary of the biggest wrestling show on the planet, we are counting down the 25 best matches to grace the squared circle at the granddaddy of them all.
Today, we start with #25 and count down to #16. Continue reading
Wednesday Link-Off: It’s Our Game
She may not have been nominated for an award but Elizabeth Banks was a winner at the Oscars in my books.
In the greatest feature written about the Olympic men’s hockey game of the century, the main players breakdown the final four seconds of the game fraction of a second by fraction of a second. (Toronto Star)
Canada (or at least Edmonton) has its priorities straight. During the gold medal hockey game, folks only when to the bathroom during the intermissions. (Pat’s Papers)
If you’re involved in Italian Serie A soccer, don’t blaspheme. It got Jesus crucified and a manager a touchline ban. (Goal)
After the jump, a Stephen Brunt column, dumb celebrity lawsuits, and The Three Stooges. Continue reading
F1 2010 Season Preview: The Teams
It’s that time of year again race fans. We’re days away from the V8 engines of the Formula One World Championship firing up in anger for the first time in 2010. This season is a whole new game. Last season, 20 cars started every race. This year, 26 cars are expected to be at most races but not all of them. Of course, that’s assuming that there will be a full grid at any race this season. To start our look at the 2010 F1 season, we look at the 12 teams that will be in the field and the other two that missed the cut. Continue reading
Lowdown Radio Classic: March 17, 2009
Today’s classic episode brings us back almost a year. While looking for inspiration for the next episode of the show, I looked at what we did 12 months prior. On this episode, the guys shamelessly plug themselves for CHRW awards with an epic highlight package. It almost worked because Steve won an award. The news included a look at the UWO Bus Pass referendum, a Oxford student newspaper spoof issue problem, and Stephen Colbert trying to take over outer space. Entertainment has the typical second season pair of singles, neither of which were terribly good. After an epic commercial break, the boys preview the 2009 Formula One season in sports and wrap the show with a profane version of toss-up.
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Not News of the Week
It’s time for a special treat for your Monday. It’s all the weirdest and wackiest stories from around the world. It’s the Not News of the Week.
Eat your heart out James Bond. A highly trained group of thieves in New Jersey were able to break into a Best Buy and make off with 20 Apple laptops without setting off an alarm. They climbed to the roof of the store using a 3-inch wide pipe that ran from the ground to the roof. Once there, they cut a hole in the roof in a part of the store that was obscured from security camera view. They lowered themselves down on ropes without touching the ground because that would have set off the alarm. Then, they made their way back up with the computers and left without anyone noticing until employees came in the next morning. Next stop: Hollywood… To steal any scripts that George Lucas may be working on for Indiana Jones 5. Continue reading
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