My father sent this along to me and this is too funny not too share with y’all. I know it’s got nothing to do with sports or anything but it’ll give you a good laugh.

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Connecticut native and legendary actor Paul Newman has passed away at the age of 83 after a long battle with cancer.

Besides being an actor, Newman was known as an activist, race car driver and owner and the founder of the “Newman’s Own” brand of food products. All of the “Newman’s Own” profits were given to charity.

His film credits include Hud, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and The Verdict among countless others.

He is survived by his wife Joanne Woodward and their 3 daughters Elinor, Melissa and Clare. He is also survived by two daughters, Susan and Kendall and a son, Scott, from a previous marriage.

Our condolences go out to his friends and family on the passing of Newman.

Please take a moment sometime during the day today to remember the victims and countless heroes of the fateful day known as 9-11-01.

Happy Birthday to all those born on this date. Let our celebration of life be a reminder to those that attempted to break us that we are still standing proudly and believe that America is the best place to live!!

Please don’t forget our troops who are overseas defending our great country and those who gave their lives.

I found this very moving video on YouTube aptly named “9-11 World Trade Center Memorial – Jeff Buckley/Hallelujah”

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And even though my mom doesn’t celebrate her birthday anymore on this date, I am still going to wish her a Happy Birthday.

We are back in business here and will start to update the site as things go. Thank you for your patience while we moved to a new host.

With my hosting contract set to expire and my unhappiness with them, I have decided to switch hosts. Due to this, we will not be updating the site for a few days. With things starting to pick up on the coverage of the Boston Red Sox, UConn Huskies and New England Patriots and the site having some issues, this is the best time to do it in the middle of the week.

I have turned off the comments on all the posts so that when I do one final backup of the site, we haven’t lost any comments or posts at all.

I do apologize for the inconvenience to everyone who stops by and makes what we do worthwhile. Your readership is very important to us and I do hope you return when the site relaunches in a few days.

We are not making any changes to the site at all other than moving the blog to a new host. My understanding of things is that the domain transfer will take 24-48 hours and hopefully with the prep I plan to do today, the site will be back up on Thursday.

If I am able to provide updates to everyone I will. If you any have questions, you can always email me at http://tinyurl.com/57djcu.

Once again, I apologize for the downtime but it’s our best interests to move to a reliable host which I know I have found.

Written by Steve Hofstetter, Keith Alberstadt, Adam Hofstetter, Cody Marley, Ryan Murphy, Elliot Steingart, and Chris Strait

Dan Marino’s cell phone went off twice on a CBS’ Sprint Halftime Report. Turns out it was Tom Brady and Eli Manning, calling to rub it in.

The Super Bowl is set with the Giants and the Patriots. It’s about time New York and Boston had some kind of rivalry.

Muhammad Ali Enterprises is launching an official online store. Details are still shaky.

The good news is that Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova battled at the Australian Open. The bad news is they were both fully clothed.

NCAA Division II will expand to Canada, in a new division known as the N-C-Eh-Eh.

Bobby Knight has become the first men’s Division I coach to reach 900 victories. Knight thanked IKEA.

The Lakers’ injury list continues to grow. Pretty soon, Kobe Bryant will run out of people to not pass to.

And Miami baller Alonzo Mourning announced he may not retire after this year. Just what Florida needs: more old people who can’t drive. Why not stick around? The team’s doing great with him. How bad are the Miami Heat? In comparison, the Dolphins are now just mediocre.

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My apologies for the site being temporarily down. My hosting company, Hostmonster, was running an apache upgrade. Things should be back to normal any time now.

Written by Steve Hofstetter, Keith Alberstadt, Adam Hofstetter, Cody Marley, Ryan Murphy, Elliot Steingart, and Chris Strait

The Bejing Olympic torch will make an appearance in Tiananmen Square, before being crushed by a tank.

Knicks coach Isiah Thomas has said that all of his players are “untouchable.” Much like plague victims and lepers. Despite this, Thomas believes that the women in the organization are plenty touchable.

New Jersey Net Jason Kidd is having a child with his girlfriend. Kidd is excited to be credited with the assist.

Congress called a special hearing to tell Major League Baseball to crack down on steroids. Because they’ve really got that whole war issue wrapped up.

Sprinter Marion Jones has been sentenced to six months in prison. But with her speed, she’ll be out in three.

And double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius has said he will appeal his ban from competing in the Beijing Olympics. It’s nice to hear he’s still stumping for change. It’s a nice gesture, but legally the guy doesn’t have a leg to stand on. When reached for comment, Pistorious said, “arrrrr!”

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Just had to take a moment here to wish Steve a Happy Birthday! So leave your birthday greetings in the comments.

Many thanks to Steve for bringing the blog to another level. Enjoy the day!

Written by Steve Hofstetter, Keith Alberstadt, Adam Hofstetter, Cody Marley, Ryan Murphy, Elliot Steingart, and Chris Strait

Maria Sharapova claimed that Women’s Tennis is free from corruption. However, there are financial bonuses for grunting.

The already retired Martina Hingis has been inexplicably banned for two years for testing positive for cocaine. That’ll show her. Officials learned of her cocaine problem after she snorted the service line.

New York Jets safety Kerry Rhodes is dating one of the team’s offensive lineman. I’m sorry – he’s dating Jennifer Hudson.

Grambling head coach Rod Broadway denied the rumor that he’s leaving the school. He admitted, however, that he is named after a gay porn star.

The Dolphins fired coach Cam Cameron, just 16 games too late. The Knicks have already made an offer.

81-year-old Penn State coach Joe Paterno said he planned to honor his two-year contract. Mother Nature has yet to sign the deal.

Floyd Mayweather is mulling over a move to Mixed Martial Arts, and Roy Jones worked out with the New York Knicks. The two were no longer content with boring fans to tears in just one sport.

And Former All-Star pitcher Gerry Staley has died at the age of 87. The Yankees have since offered their condolences and a two-year contract.

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