The YouTube top 10: because there's only so much work you can do

Sick dunks, lightening maximums and memorable goals – it’s that time of the week again.

10. We’re big fans of San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson around here. He’s nuts.

The picture, right, is the most suitable for publication, taken at his recent 29th birthday party. [Deadspin]

He has a mysterious friend called The Machine.

He was fined last season for apparently having ‘too much awesome’ on his feet (read: wearing orange footwear).

And now, he’s made a memorable appearance on another talk show. This time dressed as Captain Birdseye.

9. Leo Messi just refuses to dive or even let the laws of physics take their natural course. He would not go down against Shaktar.

8. Marry me, Derrick Rose, you magnificent bastard.

On Tuesday night in Madison Square Garden, the Chicago Bulls point guard made a statement dunk that said: give me the MVP.

[Action81]

7. The World Snooker Championships starts on Monday – and this morning we told you that fans’ favourite Ronnie O’Sullivan considered pulling out.

Let’s hope he gets himself right and, perhaps, does something like this again.

6. Charlie Davies ruins a perfectly good goal celebration – after a ovely Panenka spotter – by forgetting the car keys.

5. Dwight Howard. Jameer Nelson. Boom.

4. It’s FA Cup semi-final weekend. Anyone remember this goal from Ronnie Whelan in 1985?

[H/T Guardian]

3. Inexpliabkly, it’s not on YouTube yet, but they left Marty Morrissey loose in the The Restaurant kitchen this week. Playing Ring of Fire on a wooden spoon was a personal highlight for me.

Watch it on the RTÉ Player here. “It’s championship time guys,” as he says himself.

2. After Rafael van der Vaart warmed up by juggling his chewing gum, Spurs were tonked 4-0 in Spain.

[H/T Balls]

1. With apologies for the Razorlight soundtrack, this is why Rory will be back…