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We were very excited to hear that there were plans to rename a park in Brooklyn after the late Beastie Boy, Adam Yauch. Especially when we had heard that Adam learned to ride a bike there many years ago! It's so fitting for such a cool dude!

Well, we're happy to announce that the ceremony has been held, and that the park is now officially known as Adam Yauch Park!

On hand to speak was Adam's mom, and also his fellow band-mate Ad-Rock (who spoke in the video above!)!

If was a small and relaxed ceremony, and it's the perfect way to remember someone who had been taken too soon!

RIP MCA!

[Image via Twitter.]

Tags: adam yauch, beastie boys, honored, memory, passed away, playground

At 54 years old, Brad Lesley had already enjoyed a few years of MLB play and being a part of a bunch of 90s sports movies — but that doesn't make his passing any less sad. 54 is waaaay too young!

His death has stemmed from kidney issues, and according to his ex-wife, he had been living in a nursing home for the past seven months. He had been getting dialysis, but succumbed to kidney failure in the end.

Such a bummer. Who could forget his goatee in Little Big League??

Our hearts go out to his friends and family.

[Image via Topps.]

Tags: baseball, brad lesley, died, kidney, little big league, passed away

How sad!

Pat Summerall was a legendary NFL announcer for many decades, but he died today of cardiac arrest.

After playing as a pro himself for nearly a decade, Pat joined the CBS broadcast team in 1964 and quickly became a legend!

He most famously worked for years in tandem with John Madden — the iconic pair called many memorable football games together!

In a statement, John said:

"Pat was my broadcasting partner for a long time, but more than that he was my friend for all of these years. Pat Summerall is the voice of football and always will be."

Aww!!

Ch-ch-check out Pat's final broadcast performance with John from Super Bowl XXXVI…AFTER THE JUMP!!!

Tags: 82, cardiac arrest, cbs, cheri summerall, dead, died, john madden, nfl announcer, passed away, pat summerall, rip, sad sad, super bowl, super bowl xxxvi

This is just sickening!!

As information continues flowing in about the unthinkably tragic events that occurred in Boston this afternoon, we're sad to report one of the two confirmed victims who died in today's explosion was an 8-year-old boy!

The Boston Globe is dispensing information on Twitter as quickly as it can — it reported

Tags: 8 year old boy, barack obama, bomb, boston, boston marathon, death, died, explosion, passed away, president obama, rip, sad sad

We don't know about you, but the news of Roger Ebert's passing hit us hard.

As big movies buffs, we're really feeling the loss of our foremost film critic.

So we thought the best way to honor the man was to have a movie marathon of his favorite films of all time!

Ch-ch-check out the pics (below) to find out which movies the king of reviewers chose as the best of the best!

Have U seen them all? We haven't… yet!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: dead, favorite movies, passed away, rip, roger ebert, top ten

Well, this is incredibly sad news.

Joe Weider, the fitness icon largely responsible for discovering and mentoring Arnold Schwarzenegger during his years as a teen bodybuilder, passed away from heart failure yesterday afternoon.

He was 93 years old.

In a statement, the actor and former Governator said of the man behind Muscle & Fitness, Flex, Shape and Men's Fitness:

Tags: arnold schwarzenegger, fitness, flex, heart failure, joe weider, mens fitness, mentor, muscle and fitness, passed away, r.i.p., shape

Noo, this is super sad!

Bonnie Franklin, from One Day At a Time fame, has passed away.

She was 69 years old.

The death stems from complications with pancreatic cancer — which she was diagnosed with in September 2012.

During her career, Bonnie later went on to The Young and the Restless and Hot in Cleveland, which reunited her with One Day pal Valerie Bertinelli.

We're so sad over this! We hope her family and friends can cope with this as best they can.

[Image via Adrianna M. Barraza/WENN.]

Tags: bonnie franklin, cancer, death, died, passed away