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Leave a comment Posted on October 21, 2009October 20, 2009 by Steve Murray Link-Off

Wednesday Link-Off: Simply The Best

Kim Cloutier may not have been one of the most searched women on the internet this year but it’s only a matter of time. Did I mention she’s Canadian?

The most searched for woman on the internet is… And, prepare for a shock when you see who it is. (Asylum)

And the most liked sports figure in America is… (Forbes)

And the best hoaxes in the world of college football are… (Rumors & Rants)

After the jump, it all goes downhill. There’s the almost here Windows 7, hotel sign failures, and a previewing a future Lowdown radio commercial. Continue reading →

Leave a comment Posted on October 20, 2009October 19, 2009 by Steve Murray News

Not News of the Week

If it’s not worth talking about, then it must be time for another dose of the Not News of the Week.

A woman in Wisconsin tried a new way to get out of an arrest for shoplifting. The woman allegedly stole a bag of beef jerky and a lighter from a convenience store and went home. When police arrived at the woman’s house, she stripped down to her underwear in front of her three kids claiming that the officers couldn’t arrest a naked woman. Police seemed to think they could arrest a naked woman but when they tried to cuff her, she kicked one officer in the groin and spit in another’s mouth. When they finally got her into the squad car, she decided to moon everyone out the rear window. Naturally, she was very drunk when this all happened. Something tells me that she won’t win Mother of the Year this year. Continue reading →

Leave a comment Posted on October 19, 2009October 18, 2009 by Steve Murray Sports

F1 Brazilian GP: He Is The Champion

It’s been nearly inevitable since the start of the season. When he went on that run of six wins in the first seven races, Jenson Button’s first world title seemed a near certainty. And try as he might to give the championship away, even his mediocrity couldn’t prevent him from picking up the biggest prize in all of motorsports. It wasn’t just a good day for Button but for all of Brawn GP which clinched the Constructors Championship after it nearly didn’t even race this season. Continue reading →

Leave a comment Posted on October 18, 2009October 17, 2009 by Steve Murray Link-Off

Sunday Link-Off: Belated Boss Day Bonanza

Two for the price of one with Canadian exchange today. Here are Canadian hotties Trisha Helfer and Grace Park.

Diego Maradonna is what the Argentinians would call a footballing legend. However, his tenure as manager of the national team has been less than stellar. Now that his side scraped into the 2010 World Cup, he has a few kind words for his supporters in the press. (Deadspin)

Did you know that Friday was National Boss Day? So what should you get some of the worst bosses in the sports world? (Real Clear Sport)

But what do you do if your ex-boss is a lunatic obsessed with becoming famous? You sell your story to the media. (Gawker)

After the jump, Temco-ized football highlights, something else, and don’t quit your day job, Kareem. Continue reading →

Leave a comment Posted on October 16, 2009November 3, 2011 by Steve Murray Columns

The Humanoids: Thanksgiving Hangover

The Humanoids is back from another week off. Not that anyone missed it, I’m sure. Anyway, there’s no real rhyme or reason to this week’s column. Maybe it’s getting back to what I originally envisioned the column as: A weekly look at some compelling persons, places, and things. And I won’t be talking about that balloon kid. After all, he’s dominated CNN since it happened and likely will for the next couple of months. I’d rather talk about anything else. Has anyone else noticed that long weekends are good at the time but mess up the rest of the week? I’ve found myself completely lost this week because I’m working four instead of five days. I thought yesterday was Friday even though I knew it wasn’t because I still had to finish writing this column. Oh, the fun that the tryptophan in the turkey has with you.

By the way, did you catch last week’s episode of The Lowdown radio show? I don’t blame you if you didn’t. It wasn’t one of our best efforts ever. From the news onward, it was pretty good though. The next episode is lining up to be pretty good. We’re taping it tonight. We’ll have a The Beatles: Rock Band review and some Halloween related stuff too. If all goes well, it should be an instant classic. Continue reading →

1 Comment Posted on October 15, 2009 by Steve Murray Sports

2010 Vancouver Olympic Medals Unveiled

With just under four months until the opening ceremonies at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, the Vancouver Olympic Committee unveiled the designs for the Olympic and Paralympic medals. Each medal will be unique because it will feature an image cropped from the artwork of native artist Corrine Hunt. Continue reading →

Leave a comment Posted on October 14, 2009October 13, 2009 by Steve Murray Link-Off

Wednesday Link-Off: All Fun And Games

Here’s January Jones who is one of two reasons to watch Mad Men.

With the Yankees looking closer and closer to the AL Pennant, New York brass have told the Yankee WAGs to be nice to Kate. (Deadspin)

Probably the best story I’ve ever linked to: A look at the fad of everything being named after pseudo-political pundit Stephen Colbert. (LA Times)

The UFL has kicked off its inaugural season last week. If you missed it, then you missed the next evolution in sideline reporting… And it was for the best you missed it. (Tirico Suave)

After the jump, the Leafs coulda been a contender, the best school in the world, and we be talking about practice. Continue reading →

1 Comment Posted on October 13, 2009October 17, 2009 by Steve Murray Podcasts

The Lowdown Radio: October 13, 2009

The third episode of the third season was the fortieth new episode in the show’s almost two-year history. On tonight’s episode, Steve and Jackie debate what happened at Queen’s Fauxcoming weekend and the administration and police reaction to the planned party. They also talk about Homecoming and partying at Western. In the news, the guys discuss some dumb new laws/rules just enacted in America. Entertainment features a new single, Britney Spears making her Lowdown review on the Worst of Music and a review of Zombieland. Sports starts with Jackie breaking down the new look Toronto Raptors. The boys close off the show with the return of Role Play where they try to be Mats Sundin, Jim Balsillie, Jeff Garcia, and Barack Obama.

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On Lowdown Extra, the guys talk a little more about Homecoming and Fauxcoming. There are a couple more news stories dealing with law failures. Basketball is the theme (literally and figuratively) of this week’s It Came From YouTube segment. Jackie spends more time breaking down the 2009-10 Toronto Raptors. And there are a couple of more famous faces that turn up for Role Play. In all, there is an extra 15 minutes of Lowdown action on the Extra. As always, all the action comes to you uncut and uncensored.

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Leave a comment Posted on October 13, 2009October 12, 2009 by Steve Murray News

Not News of the Week

For the 15th time ever, it’s all the news that’s not fit for print. It’s time for the Not News of the Week.

How ridiculous have Ontario’s laws about smoking gotten? You can’t even smoke in your own car anymore… Assuming that your car is also your workplace. A truck driver on Highway 401 (Canada’s busiest highway) was fined for violating the Smoke-Free Ontario Act because he was smoking in the work place. Apparently, there is a national law that allows truck drivers to smoke in “designated smoking vehicles.” It also turns out that the ticketing officer may have been so busy trying to apply an unpopular law that he forgot to check who owned the vehicle. If the driver did own the vehicle himself, he was well within his rights to smoke. It looks like this is another case of an officer trying to meet his quota and this fine will go up in smoke. Continue reading →

2 Comments Posted on October 11, 2009October 10, 2009 by Steve Murray Link-Off

Sunday Link-Off: Fight It Out

Here’s Olivia Wilde. You can understand why Megan Fox would strangle a mountain ox to be with her.

Christiano Ronaldo is now a fan favourite of Man United fans. They got all that money for him and now he’s down with an injury… Caused by a sorcerer… Hired by Paris Hilton… You just can’t make this shit up. (The Spoiler)

Have we mentioned that the CBC has ripped off “Dancing with the Stars”? It’s called “Skating with the Stars” “Battle of the Blades” where retired hockey goons jump and twirl while beating the shit out of each other or something. (Deadspin)

Brock Lesnar isn’t what we thought he was. I think his next opponent will find out that taking a shot from a steel chair would be preferable to what will happen in the octagon. (Yahoo Sports)

After the jump, glorifying football violence, more eye candy and Seth Green goes nuts. Continue reading →