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Random YouTube Finding Of The Week
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?...

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What you missed while watching Jesus rise again ... • NBA Playoffs: May we all just pause a moment to quietly admire the concept of 10-for-13 shooting? Ah, thanks, Leandro Barbosa. Suns even series with Mavs 2-2. • MLB: Giambi's homer in the 11th leads Yankees to 11-6 win over Tigers, as we get thro...

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What you missed while at the library ... • NBA Playoffs: Heat go up 3-1 on Pistons, and we still don't know if they're a verb or a noun. • MLB: Wood gets first win in 10 months as Cubs top Reds 7-3. Repeat: The Curse of the Woodman is over. • Tennis: Rafael Nadal wins French opener, eclipsing Guille...

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• NBA Playoffs: Pistons 83, Heat 98. Dwyane Wade had 35, Shaq had 27, and the Pistons had better start thinking about being concerned. Tom Brady seemed to be enjoying himself in his pretty white suit, though....

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• MLB: Mets 1, Marlins 5. Rookie Josh Johnson got the better of Pedro Martinez. And speaking of Pedro and johnson, check out the note here about a nude Pedro offering his boxing gloves to a couple of reporters yesterday....

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What you missed while hanging upside down above a trampoline ... • NBA Playoffs: The Pistons we know and love are back, blowing sweet kisses to Shaq and the Heat ... • NHL Playoffs: The Ducks are not done! They need a couple more hours in the oven before the Oilers are ready to dig in. • MLB: Becket...

The Most Brilliant Thing You'll See All Day
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....

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What you missed while emptying the dishwasher and finding the Holy Grail ... • NBA Playoffs: The Sun Also Rises. Diaw's 34 lead Suns to 1-0 advantage over Mavericks. • NHL Playoffs: Sabres strike back, take 2-1 series lead over Global Warming-Induced Weather System. • MLB: Don't look now, but the Do...

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

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What you missed while telling everyone you meet "you're no Jack Kennedy." ... • NBA Playoffs: Introducing Antoine Walker, Gary Payton and Jason Williams; remember them? Heat beat Pistons to take Game 1. • Soccer: Well, this can't bode well. U.S. loses to Morocco 1-0, plus Claudio Reyna strains hamst...

Football, The Anime Way
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....

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What you missed while kissing Lilly, sending Eddie off to school and getting into another hair-brained scheme with Grandpa ... • NHL Playoffs: 'Canes Mutiny: Rampant Tropical Weather Systems even series with Sabres. • MLB: Richie Sexson and grand slam just kind of go together, don' they? Mariners be...

Many Japanese Baseball People Screaming
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....

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What you missed while consoling a sad Johnny Cakes ... • NBA Playoffs: Well, that took longer than it should have. Pistons pull plug on LeBron, Cavs 79-61. • MLB: Our long national nightmare is over. Abreu's five RBI help sink Red Sox, end Phils' five-game loss streak. • NHL Playoffs: Edmonton Fossi...

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• MLB: Marlins 3, Devil Rays 4. And the Marlins tie the MLB record for consecutive games blown after leading in the 9th. The previous record holder? Tampa Bay. So much at stake at 1:15 today....

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• MLB: San Francisco 0, Oakland 1. As you may have been able to figure out from the score, Barry Bonds did not homer. Yet, even after that night of baseball, it still led SportsCenter. If only there was a "Diop on Diop" series....

Hey, Kids, Let's Play Nintendo!
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....

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What you missed while taking 28 action photos of Bigfoot, all with the lens cap on ... • NBA Playoffs: Suns Branded — Elton scores 30 as Clippers force Game 7. Haven't we done this already? • MLB: Pujols has two hits and two RBIs to lead Cardin ... no wait, sorry, do-over. University of Illinois gra...

Yeah, This Guy's Brando
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....

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What you missed while rockin' in the free world ... • MLB: Posada decides to carry Yankees for awhile longer, gets key hit in 4-3 win over Rangers. • NBA Playoffs: Attention Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea. The Cavs have won in Detroit. We repeat, the Cavs have won! Please hold all bet...