Best Shots of the Year

Patrice Evra and Daniel Cousin

By now you've perused SI's Photos of the Year. Here are some of the year's best photos from some other photo agencies, beginning with Manchester United's Patrice Evra, top, vying with Hull City's Daniel Cousin, bottom, during their English Premier League match on Nov. 1.

Knowshon Moreno

Georgia running back Knowshon Moreno leaps over Vince Agnew of Central Michigan during the Bulldogs' 56-17 victory on Sept. 6.

Maviet Batirov and Vasyl Fedoryshyn

Mavlet Batirov of Russia gets his face planted while taking on Vasyl Fedoryshyn of Ukraine during the Beijing Games.

Shean Donovan

Jocelyn Thibault of Buffalo tries in vain to stop Ottawa's Shean Donovan from scoring during a January matchup.

Ahmad Bradshaw and Nick Collins

Nick Collins of the Packers knocks some paint off the front of Ahmad Bradshaw's helmet during last January's NFC Championship game.

Nebraska volleyball

Nebraska players (from left) Jordan Larson, Rachel Schwartz, Tara Mueller, Amanda Gates, Kayla Banworth and Sydney Anderson celebrate their five-set regional victory over Washington. Nebraska lost the first two sets 25-14 and 25-23, but won the last three 25-17, 26-24, 15-13.

Samantha Gandolfo

Samantha Gandolfo of Victoria takes off in the 50 meter backstroke at the Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne. She won the event with a time of 35.36.

Jordy Smith

Jordy Smith of South Africa rides through the tube of the wave at the Billabong Pro surfing tournament in Teahupoo, Tahiti.

Sage Rosenfels

Houston quarterback Sage Rosenfels flies over Indianapolis defensive end Dwight Freeney (93) after being hit by Raheem Brock (79) while trying to pick up extra yardage. Rosenfels fumbled the ball and the Colts returned it for a touchdown en route to a 31-27 victory.

Trent Sabo and Petar Stoyanov

Trent Sabo of the U.S. (175 pounds) prepares to tangle with Bulgaria's Petar Stoyanov (354 pounds) in the open weight competition at the Sumo Open in Los Angeles.

Dwight Howard

The Orlando's Magic's superman, Dwight Howard, gets ready to throw down at the NBA All-Star Weekend dunk contest in New Orleans.

Hisanobu Watanabe

Seibu Lions manager Hisanobu Watanabe and his players celebrate winning the Pacific League title, which sent them to the Japan Championship Series. They won that title too.

Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal won his first Artois Championship in 2008, defeating Novak Djokovic 7-6, 7-5, at the Queens Club in London.

LeBron James

In what has become a pregame ritual, LeBron James throws chalk in the air before taking on the San Antonio Spurs at the AT&T Center in Texas.

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods celebrates making a birdie on the 18th to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational on March 16 at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando.

USC Trojans

USC players before their January Rose Bowl game against Illinois.

Chinese gymnasts

Amid unfounded allegations that some members of the team were younger than allowed, China's gymnastics team of (from left) Cheng Fei, Yang Yilin, Li Shanshan, He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan and Deng Linlin won gold at the Beijing Olympics.

Chris Snyder

Arizona's Chris Snyder celebrates after tagging out Los Angeles Dodgers' Andre Ethier in the eighth inning of the Diamondbacks 2-1 victory.

Jiang Fuying

China's Jiang Fuying speeds to a silver medal in the 200 meters Individual Medley at the Beijing Paralympic Games.

Wayne Rooney and Emmanuel Pogatetz

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney and Middlesbrough's Emmanuel Pogatetz in action.

Japan Synchronized Swimmers

Japan's team performs in the team free routine final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Beijing Olympics

Opening ceremonies at the Olympic Games offered colorful pageantry and precision.

Hannes Reichelt

Hannes Reichelt of Austria on a training run in Wengen, Switzerland.

Carl Edwards

Carl Edwards does his trademark backflip celebration after winning NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas.

A.J. Graves

Not to be outdone, guard A.J. Graves does a cartwheel following Butler's 70-55 victory over Cleveland State to win the championship game at the Horizon League Conference tournament in Indianapolis,

Manchester United

Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar (green jersey) and Manchester United teammates celebrate after defeating Chelsea on penalty kicks in the UEFA Champions League Final in Moscow.