Growing up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Matt Damon grew up as a fan of the Boston sports teams. So why in the world did he show up on the “Late Show With David Letterman” wearing a New Orleans Saints jersey? Continue reading →

The Kardashians are everywhere these days. They’ve got two shows on E!, Kim is dating New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush and Khloe is married to Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom. Now Kim is invading NASCAR. Continue reading →

For the second year in a row, ESPN sideline hottie Erin Andrews has won Playboy’s Sexiest Sportscaster of the Year. Is there any surprise to this?

Now if they could just get her to pose for the magazine.

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Yup you read that right. Joe Gannascoli, who played Soprano family member “Vito Spatafore” on the HBO series submitted a picture of his wife, his dog and him to WNYW TV’s True Blue fan forum. Turns out “Vito”, who liked getting with men in the show, maybe a little odd for real as he dyed his poor dog blue in honor of his favorite team, the New York Giants, making the Super Bowl.

Problem is he didn’t quite get the color right as the dog is far from the blue the Giants use and looks more pastel like an Easter egg. People all around the nation say Patriots fans are “asshats” for some of the get ups but I have yet to see a Pats fan dye their dog. And even if they did dye their dog at least a Pats fan is smart enough to get the color correct.

But ya know on second thought who am I compare fans?

While you’re at it take a gander over at the Yahoo Sports blog where the Mighty MJD went one on one with the poor pooch.

Heath Ledger, best known for his role in Brokeback Mountain, was found dead in his apartment today in New York City. He was 28 years old. His body was found by his housekeeper who was going to let him knew his masseuse had arrived. According to media reports, he was found face down on his bed naked with sleeping pills scattered around.

At this time, there is no cause of death but police did say it doesn’t look like foul play.

Ledger started his career in Hollywood back in 1992 when he had a role in Clowning Around. After that he had roles in Paws, Blackrock, 10 Things I Hate About You, Two Hands, The Patriot, Monster’s Ball, A Knight’s Tale, The Four Feathers, The Order, Ned Kelly and Casanova.

His big break came with his role opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. During filiming, he became involved with his co-star Michelle Williams. The pair ended up having a daughter, Matilda, back on October 28, 2005. The pair separated last summer.

Ledger finished filming The Dark Knight, the lastest entry in the Batman franchise late last year. He plays the Joker. Being a fan of Batman, I look forward to seeing his portrayal of the Joker in the film.

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Our condolences go out to his young daughter, family and friends.

To stay up to date on the saga, head over to TMZ.com for all the latest details.

We are going to take a quick break from the sports that we normally write about here at SOX & Dawgs to take a look at a video which premiered at the International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) this past week.

As many of you know, Bill Gates will be stepping away from his everyday role at Microsoft in July and focusing his efforts on his foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He will remain as chairman at Microsoft.

He is normally one of the keynote speakers at CES given his role with Microsoft. This year, Bill decided to have a little fun with this parody video about his life on his last day at Microsoft..

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Television mogul Merv Griffin has passed away at the age of 82 after a battle with prostate cancer. He is the man who brought you Jeopardy and The Wheel of Fortune.My condolences go out to his family and friends.

Paris Hilton was released from jail overnight after a strange 3 week stay. She originally had entered the jail on June 3rd only to be sent to home confinement a few days later than placed back in the pokey by the Judge who had sentenced her.

Paris now is on probation until March of 2009, if her driver’s license remains in good standing. Although that can be reduced to 12 months if she completes court-ordered community service and does a public safety announcement.

Paris Hilton was just ordered back to jail by the judge. She will have to serve out the reminder of her time at the jail but will get credit for time served. Head over to TMZ.com for all the latest on the saga.