It’s the second half of our first back-to-back race weekend of this still young 2011 Formula One World Championship season. In the first two races, we’ve seen Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel dominate by scoring two wins and two poles. In fact, Vettel has been so dominant that a win at the Chinese GP would give him five straight dating back to last season. With that level of dominance, can anyone match Vettel’s pace this weekend? Continue reading
Month: April 2011
Wednesday Link-Off: In Charge
Time for another edition of the Wednesday links. Let’s kick off with Genevieve Morton.
Charl Schwartzel may have won The Masters but people were only talking about Tiger. Why were we back on the band wagon anyway? (Simmons)
Now that WrestleMania has come and gone and we can forget about wrestling for the next nine months, let’s look back at the good old days of the 1980s WWF. (Gunaxin)
A 59-year-old Florida man tried out for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He didn’t make the cut but it’s a fun story. (55-Yard Line)
After the jump, the FBI opens up on aliens, the latest addition to the Phallological Museum and the return of Wally Backman. Continue reading
NHL Western Conference Quarter Finals Preview
Ah the NHL playoffs are finally upon us after a long and difficult regular season we are ready to anoint a “true” champion. Although the regular season clearly showed that Vancouver was the best team by a wide margin, now they have to prove it the most random, impossible to predict playoff system that the NHL has. Don’t get me wrong I love it to death but if Vancouver doesn’t even get out of the first round I think it is unfair to say that they choked/suck/ whatever you want to say. Chicago won the Cup last year and once again is a very talented team (that almost wasn’t here). Sadly we measure the best team in one of the most inefficient ways possible but hey it’s damn exciting. Sometimes I think the EPL has it right (*gasp). Last year when the Sharks got to the Conference Finals and lost, people crowed how the choked once again but in reality they were at worst the 4 best team in the league and had an outstanding season. But anything less than a Cup winning season spells failure for every team.
There are four teams of the 16 in the playoffs that don’t have a realistic shot at winning the cup: Nashville, Phoenix, Montreal, and New York Rangers. If any of those teams win I would be surprised, anyone else can easily be explained why they won it. I have had Philadelphia and San Jose going to the Cup finals since 2006 and I see little reason to change that now given that anything can happen. Let’s break every series down to the nitty-gritty and I’ll give you some keys for teams to win. It goes without saying that goaltending is important and can swing any series. The physiological advantage of having a solid goalie behind you is immeasurable but has been proven again and again to be very important. Continue reading
Worst of Music: Black Eyed Peas – Just Can’t Get Enough
A day late and a dollar short, it’s time for us to declare another piece of musical crime as the Worst of Music. This week’s WoM winner isn’t exactly a stranger to the award. I’ve mentioned before that their song Boom Boom Bow was part of the inspiration behind the creation of the WoM. Their last two albums, The E.N.D. and The Beginning, have basically guaranteed them a place in the WoM Hall of Fame. But that’s not going to stop us from naming BEP’s latest single Just Can’t Get Enough as this week’s Worst of Music. Continue reading
2011 Name of the Year Bracketology
I’ve never been much of a bracketologist (as anyone that’s ever taken my money in a March Madness pool will confirm) but I feel compelled to give it a go for this. Somebody has put together a Name of the Year bracket and it’s sweeping the internet. But with all the talk about it, I haven’t actually seen anyone go through the bracket matchup by matchup to predict who will take home the top name of 2011. After all, if people can go this crazy over 68 college basketball teams, why not over 64 crazy names? Continue reading
2011 Name of the Year Bracketology (Part 2)
I’ve never been much of a bracketologist (as anyone that’s ever taken my money in a March Madness pool will confirm) but I feel compelled to give it a go for this. Somebody has put together a Name of the Year bracket and it’s sweeping the internet. But with all the talk about it, I haven’t actually seen anyone go through the bracket matchup by matchup to predict who will take home the top name of 2011. After all, if people can go this crazy over 68 college basketball teams, why not over 64 crazy names? Continue reading
Sunday Link-Off: Go Big
I know we’re still some weeks away from the premiere of Fast Five but here’s Jordana Brewster who is the only reason to watch it near as I can figure.
The gang at MLB Trade Rumors had one of the biggest finds of the year when they published a Major League Baseball contract. Here’s a look at the more fascinating points found on a standard contract. (Business Insider)
It looks like the Big Four North American sports leagues are going to go global sooner or later. But just how will they look when they go worldwide? (Unathletic)
Sex and politics haven’t really gone together since the political administration. That isn’t stopping one ex-staffer from telling all in an upcoming book. (Washington Post)
After the jump, all about cricket, Rick Rolling Oregon and NBA lockout attack ads. Continue reading
Entertainment Link-Off: Notorious
I’ve drawn in for Jackie for this week’s edition of the Entertainment Link-Off. To kick things off, here’s Esquire’s Sexiest Woman Alive Katrina Bowden. If you watch 30 Rock (which I haven’t since the first episode with the exception of the Night Court episode), you might have seen her.
The FBI don’t have a reputation for being the most open agency of the US government but they made an effort this week. They’ve made files from their investigation into the murder of Notorious BIG open to the public. (LA Times)
After the jump, Snooki goes to WrestleMania, the richest characters of all-time, and a Star Wars parody of Friday. Continue reading
The Best of That’s Why I Dumped You
It’s been a while since we’ve added a new website to our best of the interweb series. This new one is That’sWhyIDumpedYou.com. TWIDY compiles some great reasons why people have broken up with their significant others. We’ve all been there and know how stinging a breakup can be. However, in hindsight, they can be pretty good to laugh at. So let’s look at some funny breakup reasons to make us all feel a little better. Continue reading
F1 Power Rankings: Malaysian Grand Prix
One race into the nineteen race 2011 Formula One World Championship and I don’t think that the picture is any clearer. Some of the expect frontrunners were slow off the mark in Australia. Some of the midpack teams, like Sauber and Toro Rosso, had surprising runs which could have them thinking points in every race. So who looks good heading into this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix? This week’s Power Rankings takes a stab at it. Continue reading
The Lowdown 