So long, Ballhype

Much to my surprise, blog networking site Ballhype is "no longer being supported". It had been a fun place to get together and find other, likeminded blogs, blogs for teams you support and had been a good place for fun little games and activities early in it's life time.
Eventually, it became a good source for breaking news and a mouthpiece for all things MMA, and was purchased by Daily Radar. Unfortunately for anyone still interested in blog related networking, and are doing so at the beginning of your blogging career, you are going to have to find a new resource.
On that same note, what the hell happened to Awful Announcing?