Since 2008, the biggest game of NHL season has been the New Year’s Day outdoor game called the Winter Classic. This year saw the Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin rivalry renewed on the NHL’s biggest stage. The game was originally scheduled to be played in the afternoon but weather pushed puck drop back to Saturday night. The result was a great game that looked spectacular under the lights of Heinz Field. Here are some of the best images of this year’s NHL Winter Classic. Continue reading
Month: January 2011
Sunday Link-Off: New Year’s Hangover
Let’s kick off the first Sunday linkdump of the year with Scarlett Johansson who was GQ’s “Babe of the Year.”
SI’s Richard Deitsch named his sports media award winners last week. The sports media person of the year is someone new to the game that completely revolutionized football commentary without being a commentator. (Sports Illustrated)
The Post takes a look inside the not so secret world of sports groupies and where they share their secrets and tactics online. (New York Post)
It’s time for Lake Superior State University’s annual list of words to be banned from the English language. It won’t stop anyone from saying these words but it should be taken under advisement. (CBC)
After the jump, how to kick ass at Monopoly, the drunkest cities in America and Argentina’s Dancing with the Stars sure is better than the US version. Continue reading
Entertainment Link-Off: Happy 2011!
The new year is here! Here’s the first Entertainment Link-Off of 2011. Kicking things off is Beau Garrett. You can catch her as Gem in Tron Legacy, though you may have some trouble recognizing her in the film. Speaking of Tron Legacy, looks like the film is still doing decent business at the box office.
After the jump, Patton Oswalt thinks geek culture is dead, sci-fi movies defies physics, Tron rules Twitter, 3D overload and Freddie Wong is at it again with another awesome short. Continue reading
The Best of The Lowdown Blog 2010
With the start of a new year today, let’s take a look back at the last 12 months on the blog. 2010 was an exciting year at Lowdown HQ with us blogging for a full year for the first time and leaving the comfort of campus radio at UWO for the wild world of podcasting. So let’s look back at the year with our most read posts from 2010, the most read posts overall in 2010 and our most listened to podcasts of 2010. Continue reading
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