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Onion SportsDome was a satirical sports news program that aired on Comedy Central in 2011. The show was a parody of various sports news programs and focused on delivering absurd news stories and over-the-top commentary about current events in the sports world. The show was hosted by two anchors, Alex Reiser (Matt Walton) and Mark Shepard (Matt Oberg), who delivered the news with a deadpan seriousness that made the ridiculousness of the stories even funnier. The show also featured a variety of correspondents and guests, including fictional athletes and coaches, real-life athletes playing exaggerated versions of themselves, and comedians playing various characters.

The format of Onion SportsDome was similar to that of other sports news programs, with segments like "Headlines," "Top Story," and "Fast Break" focusing on news stories of the day. However, the stories themselves were often completely fictional, such as a report on a high school track meet that ended in a massive brawl between the coaches and the officials.

In addition to the news segments, the show also featured a number of recurring segments and parodies of real-life sports shows. One of the most popular segments was "SportsCenter Top 4 Plays of the Millennium," which featured ridiculous clips like a high school basketball player throwing a ball from the stands and sinking a buzzer-beating three-pointer.

Another memorable segment was "FIFA: Quest for the Holy Goal," a parody of the popular soccer video game in which the hosts played as religious figures trying to score goals against various famous historical figures, such as Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein.

Throughout the show, there was a sense of absurdity and playfulness that made it clear that the show was meant to be taken as a joke. However, the satire also had a sharp edge, calling attention to the often ridiculous antics of real-life sports figures and the absurdity of the media coverage that surrounds them.

Overall, Onion SportsDome was a hilarious and irreverent take on sports news that managed to find the absurdity and humor in even the most serious sports stories. With its talented cast and consistently funny writing, the show will be remembered as a classic of sports comedy.