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Closing Ceremony Pokes Fun At Opening Ceremony Blunder
Remember this? The Russians gave it an on-purpose reprise today. Clever!...

How To Watch The Sochi Olympics Closing Ceremony Live
Great news, everyone. You no longer have to wait up to 13 hours (we see you, Hawai'i!) to watch the Olympic Winter Games closing ceremony in the United States. NBC is offering a stream starting at 11:00 EST. If your television provider doesn't play nice with Comcast, though, you might need some othe...

NASCAR Drivers, Fans Issue Complaints About "Patriotic" Anthem Rendition
Yesterday's over-the-top performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by pro-war, anti-immigrant buttrockers Madison Rising left observers at Daytona International Speedway shaking their heads or outright insulted....

NBC Ad Interruption Almost Ruins Gold Medal Winner's Watch Party
Mikaela Shiffrin kept her nerve and won gold in ladies' slalom, but the same can't quite be said for her family members watching at home here in the U.S. As we noted in that piece, NBC Live Extra put up an ad that covered up the first part of her run; that ad affected everyone, and it's no surprise ...

Bare Ass Illustrates Again Why Not To Broadcast Live From Mardi Gras
Galveston, TX reminds us why Moon Pies are a traditional Mardi Gras snack. Here's reporter Samantha Ptashkin from Houston NBC affiliate KPRC getting butt-bombed on tonight's late local news....

Jim Boeheim Goes Nuts After Bad Call, Costs Team Chance At Beating Duke
After making it until Wednesday without a loss this season, top-ranked Syracuse has now been beaten twice in a row after a wild ending at Duke tonight assisted by the referees and an out-of-control, berserk Jim Boeheim....

"America's Most Patriotic Band" Plays America's Worst Anthem Rendition
NASCAR promoted these guys who performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" before today's Nationwide Series race at Daytona as "Madison Rising, America's Most Patriotic Rock Band." I guess the more patriotic, the less talented! (Things really get good, and by good I mean bad, around the one-minute mark.)...

Once Again Proving Olympic Hockey Is A Mickey Mouse Affair
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New Hampshire Basketball Team Ends Four Year Long Losing Streak
The Timberlane Regional High School boys' basketball team headed into tonight's season finale against Keene with an 0-17 record on the season. The Plaistow, NH squad didn't win any games last season, either, or the year before that; their last win was in January, 2010—81 games ago. The streak finall...

Upstart Program Defeats In-State Powerhouse, Celebrates Appropriately
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Russian Figure Skating Fans Applaud Gracie Gold's Fall
Jerks! You guys are jerks....

How Many Words Can You Spell Using Don Cherry's Jacket?
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Angry Russian Hockey Fan Wants To Send The Team To Siberia
He seems upset....

Ashley Wagner's Reactions Remain The Best
It's no "Bullshit!," but Ashley Wagner's response to another lower-than-expected score in today's ladies short program deserves our attention. It's almost as if she's so conscious of her reaction that she overcorrects toward glee. We like both parts....

USOC Issues Official Response To Canadian Claims Ice Dancing Was Rigged
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Olympian Has Interesting Underwear Choice
Reminder to Olympic skiers: your pants are probably see-through....

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Snowboard Cross Semifinal Features Nutshot, Photo Finish
Trevor Jacob did not have a very good semifinal in today's snowboard cross competition. First, he busted his ankle. Then he suffered a dickpunch from American teammate Alex Deibold. And finally, he missed out on qualifying for the final by hundredths of a second....

Jimmy Fallon's First-Ever <em>Tonight Show</em> Features Legendary Cameo Segment
We couldn't possibly run down all the dignitaries who appear in this bit, from tonight's first episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. We'll simply note surprise at Lindsay Lohan parting with $100 for anything that doesn't come in powder form, and Joan Rivers's return to NBC after being b...
