It’s almost time for football! The season starts in ten days so we’re launching our first ever Lowdown Blog Fantasy Football Pool. The pool is hosted on ESPN.com and uses their scoring system. There are only 20 spots in the pool and it’s a public pool so anyone can join and spaces will go quickly. Each team can start the ESPN default 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 RB/WR, 1 TE, 1 Defence and 1 K.
The autopick draft takes place Thursday (September 1) so sign up now and set your picks.
Let’s kick off these links with Chrissy Teigen who is working her magic near the stove. Did you know that she has a food blog?
As often as we link articles about how much Grantland sucks, it does occasionally come through. For example, Malcolm Gladwell finally gets his first Grantland story up about how owning an NBA team isn’t about making money so the lockout is basically pointless. (Grantland)
Is the middle class dead or is it still possible to save them? (The Atlantic)
I’m sure you’ve seen the epic brawl between Georgetown and the Chinese professional team by now. But have you seen the world’s best breakdown of the fight and its winners and losers? (SB Nation)
After the jump, hockey fight club for kids, a Dell vs. HP slap fight and Healthy Meal Time. Continue reading
So Comic Con is over. The NFL lockout is over. CM Punk’s absence from the WWE seems to be over. And Olivia Wilde is starring in a movie that doesn’t look that good. It looks like everything is back to normal.
The NFL lockout is over. I guess we have the NBA which is locked out with their cocks out. (Literally in the case of Ron Artest.) Anyway, CBS casts the inevitable NFL lockout movie. (CBS Sports)
Meanwhile, 20th Century Fox is going to be making an ESPN movie. They’ve purchased the movie rights to the ESPN book. (Deadline)
Sources say that there is a non-salary cap and non-temporary insanity reason for Philly trading Mike Richards and Jeff Carter. Apparently, they partied too hard. Multi-millionaires in their 20s partying? Well, I’d never! (Philadelphia Daily News)
After the jump, George Lucas’ daughter is an MMA fighter, 30 years of Don’t Stop Believin’, and the return of CM Punk. Continue reading
Let’s kick off today’s linkdump with Miranda Kerr. Did you know that she had a kid in January? I don’t think you can tell.
UFC 129 will be Toronto’s first UFC show and it’ll be at SkyDome to make it the UFC’s biggest show ever. But since Toronto is really a hockey town, here’s a guide to the UFC for hockey fans. (Down Goes Brown)
Have you been on Hockey Night In Canada’s site lately? They’ve gone all in on social media integration for their new Hockey Night Pulse game companion thing. (Pension Plan Puppets)
And speaking of social media, Klout have released their ratings of the top athletes on Twitter. (CNBC)
After the jump, the NFL lockout is over, a royal wedding primer and the most random Walker, Texas Ranger clip ever. Continue reading
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. Shockingly, one member of Team Lowdown actually does have plans (I would assume). Not surprisingly, it’s neither Jackie nor me. Anyway, here’s Adriana Lima.
Since tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, it’s only appropriate that we start with a Valentine’s Day infographic. (Cool Material)
Tomorrow is also the first day of Ken Jennings vs. a computer on Jeopardy. The problem with that matchup is that Jennings has the deck stacked against him. (Esquire)
And we’re a little late with this story but he’s the not so much of a love story of New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez and a 17-year-old. (Deadspin)
After the jump, the luckiest Packers fan in the world, a pair of PlayStation-related fails, and more infographics. Continue reading
It’s game day! We’re just a few hours away from Super Bowl 45 at the house that Jerry built, Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. To help you get set for the big game, here are some of the outlandish fact and numbers about the Super Bowl. Continue reading
It’s Super Bowl Sunday, people! I’m not necessarily cheering for the Packers but Jaime Edmondson would make me consider it.
On Super Bowl Sunday, it’s only appropriate that we run this lengthy profile of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. (Sports Illustrated)
Ever wonder how that yellow first down line gets on the field for football TV broadcasts? Here’s a look at the technology at work. (Mental Floss)
Ever wonder what the week leading up to the Super Bowl is like for the players? Here’s a first-hand account of a player’s experience at the Super Bowl party scene. (Deadspin)
After the jump, the worst half-time show ever, what will Madden do and Super Bowl ad madness. Continue reading
I’ve seen people around the internet compare the WAGs of Super Bowl 45 and certain players’ hair. Now, Lil Wayne has given us another point to compare the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers: Fight songs. Yesterday, Lil Wayne dropped Green and Yellow, a Packers-centric cover of Black and Yellow by Wiz Khalifa. Black and Yellow itself is now the Steelers’ fight song. So let’s put these songs head-to-head in a fight song rap battle of Super proportions. Continue reading
We’ve never really feature a lot of Mila Kunis so here’s a small attempt to make up for it.
Thanks to an in-depth video-based investigation by the folks to Crossing Broad, we know Chris Pronger didn’t take the Stanley Cup winning puck from June. They also revealed the shortlist of who does have it. (Crossing Broad)
Gourmet Spud has done it again. He’s dug up the original unedited script of the Just For Men ad with the two kids trying to get their dad “back on the market.” (Food Court Lunch)
The old saying goes you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. But you can change yourself if you hack your brain. (Lifehacker)
After the jump, the most interesting man in the world, the most awesome jobs for men, and how the NFL is really socialist. Continue reading
Appropriately for a big day in sports and a linkdump heavy on sports, here’s 2010 SI Swimsuit cover girl Brooklyn Decker.
The big story of the NHL All-Star weekend isn’t the new format with drafted teams but the big Guardian Project thing that the NHL is paying Stan Lee is doing. Okay, I’m being just a bit sarcastic there. Anyway, here’s the story behind the Guardian Project. (Puck Daddy)
Remember 2010 World Cup legend Paul the Octopus? Well, his aquarium has unveiled a new two-meter tall statue in his honour. (Off The Bench)
The biggest news in the sports blogosphere this week was the GQ profile of Deadspin editor AJ Daulerio and his work at Deadspin since taking over from Leitch. (GQ)
After the jump, sports science, Mass Effect 2 hits the PS3, and an amazing Brett Favre parody ad. Continue reading
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