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The Day In Sports (May 24)

The Day In Sports (May 24)
The Day In Sports (May 24)

The Day In Sports (May 24)

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Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder shoots against Draymond Green and Festus Ezeli during a 118-94 home victory. Here are some of the other images that caught our eye on Tuesday, May 24.

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Dion Waiters of the Oklahoma City Thunder celebrates during his team's 118-94 win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals.

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Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors looks to rebound against Kevin Durant and Enes Kanter of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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A general view in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City.

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Andy Murray reacts during a win over Radek Stepanek at the French Open in Paris.

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(AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton performs a drill during practice in Charlotte.

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Tak Fujita of Irving showed his excitement about the impending return of Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish as the Los Angeles Angels visited Globe Life Park on Tuesday. Darvish, coming off Tommy John surgery, is expected to make his season debut on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger jokes around linebacker James Harrison at practice.

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(AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson reacts as he is awarded the charity ambassador of IBF China during the weigh-in ceremony of the 2016 IBF World Championship Bout at the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China in Beijing. Tyson will attend the boxing matches held in the capital city on Wednesday.

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Phil Kessel of Pittsburgh shoots the puck for a goal against Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning during the Penguins' 5-2 win in Game 6.

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Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning dives to make a save against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning stretches but misses the save against Bryan Rust of the Pittsburgh Penguins during Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

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Australia's Samuel Groth got creative in returning the ball to Rafael Nadal during their first-round match at the French Tennis Open.

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Rafael Nadal hits a shot between his legs during his victory over Sam Groth in a first-round match at the French Open.

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Yangervis Solarte of the San Diego Padres throws from one to force out Brandon Belt of the San Francisco Giants at first base.

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(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jorge De La Rosa throws during the first inning of a game in Boston.

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(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

A foul ball hit by New York Yankees' Aaron Hicks drops into the stands as Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson slides against the tarp. The Yankees won 6-0.

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(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Yasiel Puig, left, gestures after scoring against Cincinnati Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart. Puig came away with a jammed thumb.

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On May 24, 1981, Bobby Unser won his third and last Indy 500 in what is considered one of the most controversial finishes in the event's history. Unser was stripped of the title a day after winning it on the grounds that he passed cars illegally in the pits, but he had the title restored in October via an appeals process.

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