Do you really know what happened to the Challenger?

We all think that we know what happened about twenty years ago to the Challenger shuttle, but there may be some things that you may not know. You know how they told you that the Challenger you saw explode was live, well it wasn't. It was actually a taped relay of the real thing. Some of the stations added sound effects to make it sound like it exploded when it really just ripped apart. Another myth that you may not have known is that the astronauts did not die when the ship tore apart. They died about two minutes later when the part with them it it fell back down to Earth after falling for 12 miles even though they may have been out cold they were still alive. The Challenger anniversery is just an example that space travel is not with out danger.

Tennessee Tanks Gators

Oooh, boy how 'bout them Vols. Tennessee downed the No. 2 gators in a surprising victory of 80 to 76. And where would UT be without Chris Lofton and his hot hand. Lofton with 29 points is a sophmore out of Maysville Kentucky. Another helpin' hand in the win was the crowd. It was the biggest crowd for men's basketball in Thompson-Boling Arena in a long, long time. It was just an amazing show of what Bruce Pearl can do.

AFC/NFC Championships

Man, hated to see the Colts lose last week. I really thought this was their year, but you move on. At least my Panthers are still in the hunt. Now I know that the Seahawks have Shaun Alexander, but Steve Smith and Jake Delhome aren't gonna be stopped. This should be an amazing game with two amazing teams. Watch out Super Bowl XL the NFC is ready to rock it.



Now, on to the AFC. I am pretty indifferent to either of these teams but, if I had to choose, even though they beat the Colts, I'd have to go with Pittsburg. The sole reason being that I absolutely love the blitz, and they have the best in the league. You can check out a great story on the Steelers at www.nfl.com. Thats all for now but I'll. be updating you if anything new comes in.

GILL

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