Sunday afternoon is devoted to Busted Coverage, apparently. The BC showed the initiative to reach out to the mysterious "Ampex 2000", author of the last four Berman videos that emerged online. Turns out the poster "was" in broadcasting for a few years.

Have you been holding the Berman vids since 2000? If so, why?

I saw the one that someone released that was a huge hit. I thought I was given the only copy years ago. At that point I said what the heck let's see how many hits can we get with the other ones. After all few see what some of these announcers are like and this is a perfect representation of what Chris is really like!

But, still, if the guy "was" in broadcasting, why no true identity? I'm still curious as to why these videos suddenly started surfacing recently.

Chris Berman YouTube Poster Talks to Busted Coverage [BC]

You may remember YouTube sensation Kige Ramsey's feral enthusiasm in this take on the Cincinnati Bengals. Kige is back, and good news: The lighting for his video has improved. Because he's in Wal-Mart. Talking about Michelle Wie. For YouTube.

Of course he is.

Kige outdid himself this time... [Sons of Sam Malone]

The past two days have been so much fun that they've reminded me of nothing if not... groin shots. One long string of groin shots. Now, I know this "too-hot-for-TV" beer ad has made the rounds, but — just like the genre was at the Springfield Film Festival — you simply can't get enough of it. I figured while you're waiting for Sopranos (or, OK if you insist, the NBA Finals), it'll give you something to occupy your time.

Thanks to Will for the chance to pinch-hit this weekend (and to MJD for taking a weekend off — though I look forward to his return next weekend with a renewed appreciation for his abilities). Mostly, thanks to the combination of tipsters, Commenters and readers who made the weekend one of the most enjoyable (if pressure-packed) I have experienced in a long time.

Hope to catch you at DanShanoff.com, where you can find much of this same type of shallow analysis I've given you all weekend on a daily morning basis. Otherwise, enjoy your evenings, and I'll catch you at my place (or at Deadspin in the Comments sections) sometime soon.
— D.S.

So a rockin' sports Saturday morphed into a pretty lazy sports Sunday that was redeemed only recently by an excellent Spurs/Suns game that featured over 215 points and several gallons of Steve Nash's blood. The Spurs did hang on to take Game One.

In case you missed tonight's line-up in "To Watch Tonight," it's a nearly barren Sunday sports evening. Thank goodness for people who make YouTube videos about Mario getting strung out on mushrooms and mistreating his princess.

If I did ever happen to find myself in a fight with Jimmy, he couldn't do anything to me worse than subject me to this woman's profane shrieking. Please, dude, can you stop whaling on Jimmy for a second, and Marty McSorley this broad?

This hockey mom is ANGRY [We Are The Postmen]
Hockey mom loses her cool [YouTube]

According to Sports by Brooks, this will be running at some point today on the NFL Network, which means that many of you will only see it here because you can't turn away from the intense beefcake appeal of Chris Berman. So enjoy it here.

I'm honestly wondering what would happen if a guy followed his advice for the 40, and took a zig-zag pattern. If I was a GM, I'd consider it a sign of character.

Will Ferrell as USC Strength Coach Sneak Preview [Sports by Brooks]
Will Ferrell As USC Strength Coach "Chuck Berry" [YouTube]

UFC fights don't traditionally get a ton of attention here on Deadspin, and that's probably not going to change anytime soon. Sorry. But I do think you'll enjoy this video of one huge man kicking another huge man really hard in the ear.

Note: You will become annoyed with Joe Rogan harping about the one guy's leg. But stick with it, eventually you'll be rewarded with the sight of a disfigured ankle.

UFC 70: Gabriel Gonzaga Knocks Out Mirko Cro Cop [FanHouse]
UFC 70 - Mirko CROCOP Gets KO'D By Gabriel GONZAGA - FULL KO [YouTube]

I'm not sure exactly what sport this is (I can find no evidence of a Shirtless Snow-Diving Jackass League), but it was under the category of sports on YouTube. Maybe there's a winter roof-diving subdivision of gymnastics. The flip is textbook, though I'm not sure he really stuck the landing.

It's like the guy who swam the Amazon, I guess. Just because I don't understand it, doesn't mean it isn't worthwhile.

no shirt [YouTube]

With the NCAA tournament gone, and CBS putting Billy Packer back in his cryogenic chamber for 11 months, I thought we were entitled to some commentators with more of a sense of joy.

I'm at a total loss to explain why this makes me laugh. I can't imagine why that happened, or why someone thought this was a good idea ... but they had a vision, they trusted it, and we're all winners here. I'm not sure I'd have been so brave.

2007 Fiesta Bowl [YouTube]

But it gets better. The law professor counterpetitioned — and we're sorry Deadspin is using the word "counterpetition" today — YouTube, saying the clip fell under fair use, and YouTube agreed, in a rare moment of being reasonable in these matters. The NFL, being the NFL again, demanded that the video (a copyright notification video, we might add) be taken down, which, as it turns out, was actually illegal.

We don't understand the law of these matters, but we do enjoy watching the NFL run around in circles. We want someone to post a video of an NFL lawyer filing a counterpetition and put it on YouTube, just to make our heads explode.

Is The NFL Abusing Copyright Law? [The Fanhouse]

This isn't new, but with the upcoming onslaught of ESPN tournament coverage, I thought it might be helpful to revisit some of the masturbatory habits of your favorite ESPN analysts. Majerus likes Ashley Judd, and in the absence of Ashley Judd, likes hotel room porno.

Because I, unlike Lewis Black, have the ability to hear that and not actually picture it happening, I can appreciate the coach's candor. But that has to be as far as it goes. You let Majerus get away with that, and the next thing you know, Dick Vitale's talking about the dipsy-doo dunkaroo he'd like to pull off with a Hooters waitress.

Rick Majerus [YouTube]

West Virginia isn't likely to hear their name called during this evening's NCAA Selection Show, so to cushion the blow, I thought we could check in with former Mountaineer stars Mike Gansey and Patrick Beilein and see what they're up to these days.

As it turns out, they spend their time walking through dark gyms and having jumpshooting contests for five West Virginia Lottery scratch-off tickets, and getting served by referees who shoot from their chest. I guess the West Virginia lottery people couldn't afford Kevin Pittsnogle.

I sincerely hope this is the last West Virginia-themed post of the weekend.

WV Lottery - Pat Beilein and Mike Gansey [YouTube]

You may hate soccer ... I know this. Still, I promise that these will be six enjoyable minutes internet minutes.

It's the 20 best goal celebrations of all-time, and there's brilliance in here. Robbie Fowler snorting the touch line, Ruud van Nistlerooy getting some poetic justice, and some guy going apeshit and kicking the hell out of the advertising boards (not a paid adidas endorser, I'm guessing). And whoever put this together made some inspired soundtrack choices.

Great Goal Celebrations [The Offside]

What better way to spend a weekend than getting some cheap laughs at the expense of a child? The Postmen dug up this YouTube clip of an unlucky youngster who had a very rough few seconds. The second bounce that him in the face... that was just unnecessary, God.

Weekend Fun: We leave you with this [The Postmen]
owned [YouTube]

I really went back and forth on whether or not I should post this. If it was any more explicit, I wouldn't have. You can't see any ding-dong here. There are four of these clips (be sure to check out Tim rubbing lotion on his ass in clip #2) on YouTube, and why they exist or how they got there, I haven't the foggiest idea. I just thought I'd pass it along.

It does call into doubt Will's headline from earlier this week, though: "Tim Hardaway Wants Only Straight Men To See His Penis." I think deep down, whether he can admit it or not... Tim Hardaway wants everyone to see his penis.

Tim Hardaway Naked In The Locker Room - (3 of 4) [YouTube]

While I'm trying to truly appreciate my favorite spam e-mail subject line of all-time — "Experience the outbreak of firmness in your pants with Viagra Soft Tabs" — here's something equally weird.

It's a YouTube tribute to the Super Bowl, and it's ... just strange, and oddly transfixing. I can't explain it's appeal. I kind of hate it, yet I watched the whole thing. I think the special cameo appearance at around the 30-second mark is what makes it.

I like orange sherbert, asshole.

The liveblog begins around 4:30.

'Peyton Paradise' Puts Li'l Ronnie to Shame, Talks Trash to Ravens [FanHouse]
Peyton Paradise [YouTube]

My concern is that if they keep producing videos like this one, propertly values are going to drop dramatically in their beloved Franklin (Countaaay!). To offset that, be sure to contribute by buying the CD and DVD single here.

Sleepy Rappers Store [SleepyRappers.com]

The back-up center for the Heat, of course, is an inspirational story as well, having come back from a life-threatening kidney disease. He doesn't play a ton of minutes these days, but his health doesn't appear to be a huge factor anymore. At least, it didn't, up until he suffered this massive seizure in the NBA Finals.

Mourning shuns Spurs, says he'll return to Heat [CBS Sportsline]

Those suffering through World Cup fatigue are invited to watch this famous "Simpsons" clip, from when Mexico and Portugal come to Springfield to "decide once and for all which is the greatest on earth!" Many, many big laughs, but our favorite comes at the end, with the different perspectives of the American announcer and the Spanish language announcer.

Mexico Vs. Portugal [YouTube]

For a little Monday morning pick-me-up, here's a famous Mr. Show sketch about college basketball recruiting. It always makes us laugh, mainly because we imagine Billy Donovan and, say, Mike Davis having conversations like this all the time.

Mr. Show Recruiters [YouTube]

The guy is in a workplace like any other, with an office like any other, wearing drab corporate garb like any other. But then his friends put a camera on him and shoot him some instructions ... and his hidden, and rather brilliant, talent is discovered.

We agree with the cameraman: The Greg Maddux is our favorite.

Skip Skansky [YouTube]

Many have said the reason YouTube — and its recent competitor Veoh — has become so popular is because you can watch clips of varying length and entertainment value. But the reason reason is, obviously, that people can point cameras at themselves and do incredibly stupid things.

Here's this week's entry: Some doofus peeling off clothing — don't worry; it's doesn't get as horrifying as you might fear — to "Meet The Mets." It's not as awful as it would be set to "Our Team, Our Time" ... but it's close.

Sorry for this. The Mets have just been playing so well lately ... we kind of feel like we had to.

We have made no secret of our obsession with Mike Tyson's Punch Out, and, specifically, our lifetime 1-2,419 record against the Tyson of the title. No excuses: We just weren't good enough.

But this week's random YouTube, using some sort of cheat program, captures the exact perfect, quickest way through the "Mike Tyson's Punch-Out" universe. The perfect way to defeat every character, mostly within the first minute or minute-and-a-half. (Strangely, the toughest opponent is Mr. Sandman.) If we had watched a kid do this when we were 12, he would have been our new best friend.

Mike Tyson's Punch Out, Live! [Deadspin]
Punched Out [The Black Table]

Here's something we missed from yesterday, via Philadelphia Will Do: It's Phillies catcher Mike Lieberthal attacking a little girl in the stands. Well, kind of. Poor kid: Guy didn't even apologize. Moral of the story: The seats at Dodger Stadium, they're way too close to the field, man.

The Phillies Are Assholes (And It's Awesome) [Philadelphia Will Do]

It's the end of the game, and you never know what's gonna happen if you just release a buzzer-beater heave from all the way across the court. What could possibly go wrong?

Oops.

A bunch of great YouTube findings, including this one, have been compiled right here. That's the Lord's work, right there.

Ten YouTube Vids You Gotta See [ArmchairGM]

So a local television station in Cleveland decided to put together an "investigative report" on the dangers of allowing your children to go to the public library. What did they do? They put a hidden camera in the computer room and waited for some poor sap to start "having sex with himself."

They found that man, and that man was an Ohio State fan. What happens next will change the way you see humanity. You're going to watch this and think it's some sort of sketch comedy troupe prank. It isn't.

So, you know, enjoy.

OSU Fans "Using The Library" [Every Day Should Be Saturday]

(BIG man hugs to Every Day Should Be Saturday for this. Earth cannot thank you enough.)

(UPDATE: As noted by a commenter, Carl Monday, CLEVELAND'S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER, has a blog post about this very story. You can email him at carlmonday@wkyc.com too. Life is beautiful.)

(SECOND UPDATE: Personally, we think Carl Monday is infinitely more terrifying than our phantom masturbator, but, nevertheless, we still present our OSU fan's MySpace page. Sorry.)

(THIRD UPDATE: They've taken down the video on YouTube — JERKS! — but you can find an expanded version (yes!) right here.)

(FOURTH UPDATE: We've got the video back up from YouTube now. Also, Carl Monday has a follow-up report. Get away from us, Carl Monday!)

Not excited enough for the Western Conference Finals tonight? Well, if this video doesn't pump you up, nothing will.

Apparently, it's Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki, back in their teammate days, singing a song to their friend Simon, whoever the heck that is. It just hasn't been the same since these guys were dorking it out together.

(BIG thanks to The Basketball Jones for this.)

Nash, Nowitzki Guitar Pals [The Basketball Jones]

Inspired by our scary Japanese baseball video yesterday, the gang at The Postmen dug up this apparent Japanese anime instructional video for how to play the game of American football.

Watching it, we were reminded again just how strange our obsession with football is. None of the rest of the world quite understands why we get so into it, and they probably get a little annoyed when we try to shove it down their throat. You know, like the World Cup.

By the way, they much more football in Japan than we knew about.

Anime And Football : It's A Winning Combo [We Are The Postmen]

Someone sent us this "video" that appears to be a commercial for a Japanese baseball ... something. We have no idea what it's about, what's going on, or what it means ... but we do know that we are truly philosophically scarred by the whole thing.

It's like baseball if baseball were turned into a video game and then turned back into real life again. We apologize for this video.

Japanese Baseball Commercial [YouTube]

Thanks to SporTech Matter for this beauty of a find: It's the actual original 1987 television commercial for RBI Baseball, the Nintendo game that we (and, we suspect, the majority of you) spent most our youth playing until we were yelled at to go to bed.

It's doubly funny to think that Vince Coleman was one of the major stars showcased in the commerical. Those were the days ... if only that game would have had a tarp ...

RBI Baseball Commercial [SporTech Matter]

So here's the deal: You're a college baseball player, and you need to get on base to get a rally started. There's an inside pitch, and it's somewhat close to you ... so you make the questionable decision to pretend that it hit you.

After that ... well, it doesn't go well.

Sometimes, you just can't let college kids play without their Ritalin.

Greatness [Lone Star Ball]

For anyone who doesn't understand the World Cup and isn't sure they're going to be able to get into it, this clip is unlikely to be much help.

Pointed out to us by resident soccer nut Mike Cardillo of That's On Point, who says "this is a truly, utterly one of the worst clips I've come across; it actually makes me hate soccer," it's a Pepsi commercial featuring various World Cup players and all kinds of repugnant shit.

After watching this, we implore you all to drink Coca-Cola. Or RC. Or turpentine. Anything but Pepsi, really.

Pepsifest [YouTube]

OK, so this is pretty much the very definition of a random YouTube finding.

These dudes, just driving around, looking to grab a bite to eat ... they look outside their car window and see the Atlanta Hawks mascot driving a scooter down the sidewalk. Apropos of nothing. And then he has some bike trouble ... aw, jeez, you just have to see it.

Atlanta Hawk On Motorcycle [YouTube]

For those people who like to watch their football games with all the good stuff taken out and only the boring parts left in, this is the video for you: It's every penalty in the Super Bowl last year, spliced together, one after another. It's, essentially, the product of a madman, and is what Mike Holmgren sees in his dreams, every night.

Super Bowl Officiating [YouTube]

We've never been to a game at Tropicana Field in Tampa, home of the Devil Rays, but we always imagined it would be like visiting an enormous Wal-Mart right before it closes. Gawker Media fly-in-the-ointment Andrew Krucoff visited the Trop on Wednesday and filed this brief, but very funny report just for us. Enjoy A-Rod doing the twist, the saddest autograph line and much more. We totally need to see a game in Tampa.

(CREDITS: Shot by Andrew Krucoff and starring his friend Mike Robb, aka "Fungo" of The Farmhands, baseball's greatest rock band.)

Evgeni Plushenko won the gold medal in men's figure skating earlier this year, and as this video proves, when you win the gold medal, you can pretty much do whatever you want after that.

We think this video just made us 15 percent more gay. Yipes.

Sex Bomb [YouTube]

We'd never seen this before, but it's pretty amazing: During an Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks game, a plane crashes just beyond the left field fence. We've watched this about four times in the last 20 minutes.

The best part has to be the announcer. You think you've prepared for everything. You've got your player notes, and your scoresheet, and your public service announcements Besides, it's Alaska. Nothing too crazy will happen, and nobody's watching anyway.

And then a plane crashes in left field.

For the record, all four people in the plane were fine.

Plane Crash At Baseball Game [YouTube]

Via Cardinals Diaspora, we present the happy dancing St. Louis Cardinals fan.

For the record, this is not our dad, so stop asking.

Guy Dancing At Cardinals Game [YouTube]
Get Down Tonight [Cardinals Diaspora]

This was mentioned in the comments yesterday, but we just saw it and found it so bizarre that we felt obliged to point it out. It's, for some reason, old footage of wrestler Hulk Hogan set to the dulcet tones of former Cubs manager Lee Elia's famous (and kind of brilliant) rant about Cubs fans ("the motherf—-ers don't even f—-ing work!").

We don't understand why these two things would go together, but they still kind of do, in a soothing, heartwarming way. But don't ask us to explain it. We can't.

Hulk Hogan/Lee Elia [YouTube]