YouTube is buzzing tonight after the Lakers were crowned the 2010 NBA champions, beating the Celtics last night in a breathtaking game 7. Kobe Bryant, “the finals MVP, scored 23 points despite 6-of-24 shooting, dramatically rallying from a fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Celtics 83-79.” Videos after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
The Lakers are the first team to rally from a 3-2 deficit to win a finals since Houston did it in 1994, beating the New York Knicks.
The US Open Golf 2010 app has hit the iPhone and iPod Touch. Featuring “LIVE video from the U.S. Open Championship, including exclusive marquee group coverage; on demand highlights will also be available throughout championship week.” Best of all, it’s a free app. Click here to download now.
That’s right, ESPN3 enables existing AT&T, Comcast, Cox, etc. cable and broadband customers to watch all World Cup 2010 games online, and for free. Plus, “ESPN3 is available free to fans accessing the site from a college campus network in the United States or from a military base in the United States.” More information. For those who can’t watch on ESPN 360, continue reading for a highlight from the first game.
The FIFA World Cup TV schedule is now available online at ESPN. According to the site, “all 64 matches will be aired live and in high definition on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, and extensive coverage on ESPN360.com and ESPN Mobile TV.” Continue reading for a preview of the first match: South Africa vs Mexico.
In this amazing video, filmed by French freediver Julie Gautier, you’ll see world champion freediver Guillaume Nery fearlessly plunge into Dean’s Blue Hole, the deepest blue hole in the world. Continue reading to watch.
While Nery contends that no freediver can make it to the bottom of Dean’s Blue Hole, he spent four afternoons pulling off the stunts to simulate the effect while freediver Julie Gautier, just as impressively, filmed them.
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File this under: cool Google tricks. With the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa just 78-hours away, Google now lets you view information on the even by just typing in the search term “world cup”. Try it yourself here.
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In this Associated Press feature, “the Lakers and Celtics discuss the upcoming Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night after the Lakers won a rough Game 1.” Continue reading to watch.
Champion rollerblader Taig Khris jumped off the Eiffel Tower in Paris and set a new world record doing so. That’s right, the “34-year old launched himself from the 40-metre (131 foot) high first floor of the famous monument onto a giant sized quarter pipe ramp beneath.” Video after the break.
You know you’re focused, when funnyman Chris Rock is sitting right next to Kobe Bryant talking away and the NBA superstar doesn’t even look over once. The said video from the first NBA Finals game has now gone viral on YouTube, garnering over 50,000 views in just 24-hours. Continue reading to watch.
Missed the first game of the 2010 NBA Finals? There’s plenty of highlights and a few video recaps already uploaded to YouTube. For those who are at work and unable to view the videos (after the break, click here for a game summary — images via. Click here for first picture in gallery.