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That Paul MacLean, um, news conference
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Please click the video below. Please don't blink more than once or twice.
Because, if you do, you'll miss the entirety of Paul MacLean's post-game news conference after his Senators lost to the Penguins, 7-3.
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Read more »Mickael Pietrus and the greatest videobomb ever
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Somewhere along the line, photobombing became popular again. You know, making a funny face or gesture in the background while a photo is being taken of other people who possess no knowledge of the goings on behind them.
It's been all the rage ever since cameras were invented, but with the proliferation of cell phone cameras, it has become an Internet phenomenon and a clickable headline buzzword.
We'll...
Read more »Perception not reality for Wizards announcer on last-second shot
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Geography makes all the difference for announcers, regardless of whether they are focusing on the basketball court or looking at a TV monitor to see a play.
Washington's Trevor Ariza put up a three-point shot in the final seconds Wednesday night, and if you were watching on television, it looked like it went in.
And from the vantage point of broadcaster Steve Buckhantz, it looked the...
Read more »Ray Lewis speeches will endure, as this video proves
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Ray Lewis will play his last game on Sunday in Super Bowl XLVII, and in the weeks and year afterward, folks will talk about his legacy.
That's nice.
But let's talk about the here and now for a moment -- and that is the pregame speech he recorded for Madden 13.
Watch below and enjoy.
(Newsday app users can watch it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HsDZULKFm2I...
Read more »Soccer brawl, anyone?
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Read more »Giants' uniform evolution
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Ever wonder why the Giants' colors are blue, red and white?
Well, this video from the NFL doesn't entirely answer that question, but it does give you a look into the evolution of the team's uniforms from the 1930s through 2012.
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Read more »Can really tall people dance Gangnam style?
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You be the judge of that question in the headline as you watch Lakers center Dwight Howard -- all six feet and 11 inches of him -- dance with Ellen Degeneres on her show.
Awkward, right?
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Read more »'Saturday Night Live' mocks NFL replacement officials
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Thursday night's episode of "Saturday Night Live" makes as much sense calendar-wise as, say, bringing in Division III and former Lingerie Football League referees to run a real NFL game.
Alas, both have occurred.
And last night, both occurred in the same space as "SNL" Weekend Update's Thursday edition (that usually occurs during the prime Presidential election season)...
Read more »Amar'e Stoudemire on 'The Daily Show'
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Knicks power forward Amar'e Stoudemire was the guest on Thursday night's edition of "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart.
Watch the segment below. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Those of you viewing this on Newsday's apps can copy and paste this URL into your browser to watch: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-september-27-2012/amar-e-stoudemire...
Read more »A topless Tim Tebow video two-fer
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Jets backup quarterback Tim Tebow, the most talked-about man in New York sports circles despite just 12 plays this season, has again been photographed sans shirt.
This time, it was for a photo shoot for Vogue Magazine.
The above video, courtesy of our partners at News 12, shows some of the Tebow footage. The video embedded below, via Celeb TV, has more on the extremely important issue...
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