They may be at different teams than when they had their best years but Rubens Barrichello and Ross Brawn were winners again at Monza. Both were very successful at the historic Monza Circuit when they were with Ferrari. A few years after parting company with the Scuderia, they replayed the familiar scene of Ross on the pit wall guiding Rubens to the top step of the podium. The Brawn 1-2 allows everyone back at the factory to breathe easier after Red Bull had an atrocious day. Atrocious is also how we could describe the last couple of weeks for Renault, too. Continue reading
Author: Steve Murray
Lowdown Radio Preview: September 15th, 2009
The first episode of the third season is coming up this Tuesday evening. Steve and Jackie return to the London airwaves after their summer vacation. With both hosts out of town, there will be some changes to the show but that doesn’t mean the show won’t be any more fun. In tonight’s show, Steve reviews NCAA Football 10 and uses it to predict a Western Mustangs game. Then the guys tackle the latest news. Jackie previews a new single and Steve introduces the worst in music segment. Jackie previews the new TV season. And the show closes with a tour of London that doesn’t end well for Steve.
The show goes live at around 6:30 PM Eastern. If you’re in the London, ON, listening area, you can listen live on 94.9 FM. You can also listen online at CHRWradio.com/listen.
Saturday Link-Off: Ready For Some Football
Jackie has gone AWOL so I’ve had to step in to save the day. 
To celebrate the real start of the NFL season, here’s NFL WAG Jennifer Walcott.
One of the greatest videos ever in the history of the internet: Oregon Trail Meets the NFL. (Kotaku)
Speaking of great videos, Rick Reilly made his first ever appearance on SportsCenter. Just another reason why ESPN’s SportsCenter is better than TSN’s SportsCentre. (Deadspin)
The NFL season brings out all sorts of prognosticators, including those that read tarot cards. Maya Angelou has thrown her expertise into figuring out the 2009 season. (Splog)
After the jump, more football links, Canada’s next superstar, and the Detroit Lions got some special visitors at training camp. Continue reading
The Humanoids: Loose Ends
The theme behind this week’s Humanoids is tying up loose ends. Or at least that’s generally the idea. Everyone has loose ends that need tying up at some time or other. Most of my subjects of ridicule had some loose end that is being tied up or just coming to light. I know that I have some loose ends that need tying up. Actually, I can’t find enough time to tie up all of my loose ends. Despite their public loose ends being tied up, that’s probably just the tip of the iceberg for my victims.
Just a reminder that The Lowdown radio show returns next Tuesday at 6:30 PM on 94.9 FM in London, ON, and on CHRWradio.com. It’s going to be a fun half-hour of laughs and excitement that you don’t want to miss. We’ll have the downloadable versions of the show online around 7:00 PM including the first ever Lowdown Extra broadcast. Continue reading
Nelson Piquet Statement About Crash-Gate Leaks
The problems for Renault F1 seem to be far more serious than anyone might have first thought. As I had first predicted after the Belgian Grand Prix, it was Nelson Piquet Jr. who informed the FIA that Renault told him to crash to put Fernando Alonso in a position to win. In a four page statement made to the FIA, Piquet gave details of a pre-race meeting between himself, Flavio Briatore (Renault team principal), and Pat Symonds (director of engineering) that outlined their plan for the race. Piquet’s full statement and analysis after the jump. Continue reading
Wednesday Link-Off: Jumping Ship
Continuing our US Open hotties series, here is Caroline Wozniacki. If anyone can end Oudin’s run, it has to be her.
Danica Patrick may be running the IRL full-time next year but she’s looking at switching to NASCAR sooner rather than later. (ESPN)
Speaking of jumping ship, David Beckham might be bailing on the LA Galaxy and AC Milan to become an investor in the Montreal Impact’s bid to join the MLS. (Globe & Mail)
Michael Wilbon of Washington Post and Pardon The Interruption fame has jumping on the internet bandwagon. Now, he’s writing a blog for the Post. (The Big Lead)
After the jump, Emeril brings the BAM to Vegas, the story behind @shitmydadsays, and the funniest MMA knockout in history. Continue reading
Lowdown Radio Classic: September 16, 2008
With the Season Three premiere of The Lowdown coming up next week, we thought it would be a good time to look back at last season’s premiere. On this vintage episode, Steve and Jackie discuss the latest news from the world of sports and talk about a Muslim man with 86 wives. In the entertainment news, the guys look at McFly’s and Metallica’s new singles and look at some of the TV premieres that were upcoming. The big feature interview was a look at political spin with award-winning author and politics journalist Judah Freed. Steve closed the show by touring buildings on the UWO campus that frosh weren’t likely to go to including the Law Building, the D.B. Wheldon Library, the Ivey Business School, and the Thompson Engineering Building. He even managed to get a sneak peak at what was then the under construction Campus Recreation Centre. Needless to say, that part didn’t end well. Despite that, this is an all-time Lowdown classic.
Click here to download the 10 MB podcast version.
Click here to download the 26 MB high-quality version.
Monday Night Raw Live Blog – September 7, 2009
WWE’s Monday Night Raw comes live tonight from Chicago. The big news heading into tonight’s event is that coming on down to Raw tonight is guest host Bob Barker. The greatest game show host of all time will try his hand at hosting the bitter contestants on Monday Night Raw. Will someone leave Raw with a new car? Will someone leave Raw with some new gold? Only time will tell.
We’ll be live blogging tonight’s edition of Raw starting at 9:00PM with the preview show. Raw itself kicks off at 9:15PM. Continue reading
Not News of the Week
Welcome to the tenth edition of the Not News of the Week: Your weekly reminder that if it’s not worth talking about, then it’s definitely not news.
The Palin family feud is officially underway. Levi Johnston, the guy that knocked up Sarah Palin’s then 17-year-old daughter, is spilling the beans on the secret life of the former governor of Alaska and 2012 presidential hopeful. Johnston says Palin’s reputation as a outdoorsy person is all hype as he’s never seen her touch a fishing pole and claims she can’t identify guns, let alone knows how to fire one. He also tries to debunk the myth that Palin was a good family woman saying that the family rarely talked or ate dinner together and Sarah and Todd’s marriage was teetering on the brink of divorce. Even if these accusations aren’t entirely true, they’re still going to hurt Palin’s planned presidential campaign. That and the fact that she’s, as McCain campaign workers so eloquently put it, inept, ignorant, and egocentric. Continue reading
Sunday Link-Off: Welcome Back
Ana Ivanovic was dropped in the first round of the US Open. Let’s hope that Gisela Dulko lasts longer.
University and college is starting across Canada this week. Frosh Weeks are also kicking off today, tomorrow or they might be under way. So now’s the time for some advice on how not to need to not drop the soap. (Musings on Greenwood)
New York Mets star David Wright is back. He’s in that really safe helmet I mentioned ages ago. I can hear the sales pitch now: “The new super safe batting helmet. Fashion sense not included.” (The Sports Hernia)
I mentioned on Friday that Erin Andrews would be making an appearance on Oprah. Well, FOX Sports’ Jason Whitlock has uncovered the way that other sports media personalities are plotting to get on Oprah. (Sportress of Blogitude)
After the jump, embarrassing injuries, the best of Jeopardy, and The Beatles’ new video game. Continue reading
The Lowdown 