Two months after Newsday.com decided to go to a pay model I’ve finally removed links to their site from the sports news pages. I stopped reading ESPN.com many years ago when all the good articles required me to sign-in / pay, Newsday.com is now in the same boat. I’ve also deactivated the IntenseDebate plugin. The concept behind ID is solid, but it’s a bit buggy for my taste. Also, the amount of spam on my site greatly decreased once it was deactivated.