Pictures of the Year
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Pictures of the Year
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins the 100 metres final at the 2013 IAAF World Championships while a lightning bolt strikes in the sky. Bolt timed a season's best 9.77 seconds, with American Justin Gatlin claiming silver in 9.85sec and Nesta Carter, also of Jamaica, taking bronze in 9.95sec.
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Great Britain's Andy Murray celebrates championship point during the Wimbledon finals against Novak Djokovic of Serbia on July 7 in London. Murray won in straight sets.
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A windsurfer competes at the Red Bull Storm Chase at Brandon Bay, Ireland. Six of the 10 competitors advanced to the second mission, successfully battling 20-foot waves and wind gusts up to 74 knots (85 miles per hour) -- that's the same wind speed as Superstorm Sandy.
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USC wide receiver Marqise Lee celebrates after scoring a two-point conversion. USC upset 4th-ranked Stanford 20-17.
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France's Mathieu Valbuena (R) is challenged by Belgium's Marouane Fellaini (L) and Vincent Kompany (C) during their international friendly soccer match in Brussels on August 14, 2013. An optical illusion created by Valbuena leaning way back makes him look very short - when he's actually 5'6" tall.
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Australian Mike Webber of Infiniti Red Bull Racing makes a practice run for the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix.
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Angel Pagan slides home safely after hitting a two-run, walk-off, inside-the-park home run against the Rockies. Notice third base coach Tim Flannery in the background, who almost ran the full 90 feet with Pagan.
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Trey Burke was everywhere at once for the Wolverines offense, putting up 23 points and adding 10 assists, but none more important than his late three to force overtime.
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Serena Williams celebrates her first French Open title in 11 years after defeating Maria Sharapova in the final on June 8.
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Jason Benbow rides Planet Voyage across the line to win the Race 4 Sportingbet Handicap during Caulfield Race Day at Melbourne Racing Club on April 27.
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Home plate umpire Jim Joyce gets an assist from the Red Sox on his safe call on Jonny Gomes' scoring play in Game 6 of the World Series.
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Jacoby Jones had two of the biggest plays in the game, including this 108-yard kickoff return to start the second half.
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Shaun White soars above spectators in the snowboard SuperPipe final at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo. White won gold in the event for a record sixth straight year, giving him 15 all-time gold medals at the X Games.
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Louisville celebrates their Final Four victory as Michigan's Trey Burke walks off court.
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Brazilian big wave surfer Carlos Burle rides a wave in Nazare, Portugal, on Oct. 28. Burle was in Portugal in an effort to break the Guinness World Record for biggest wave surfed, a record held by Garrett McNamara.
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In a long time exposed photo taken through a safety fence, a skier races during the first run of the men's giant slalom at the alpine skiing world championships in Schladming, Austria. Ted Ligety won the event, becoming the first to win three individual gold medals at the world championships since Jean-Claude Killy in 1968.
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Rikke Moller Pedersen of Denmark competes during the breaststroke 200m final on day 14 of the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona on Aug. 2.
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Florida's DeVon Walker dribbles past midcourt in the Gators' first round game against Northwestern State.
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The puck flies over Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford in game 3 of the NHL Finals against the Bruins.
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Connecticut players celebrate as they carry their head coach Geno Auriemma after defeating Louisville 93-60 in the women's national championship game.
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Long snapper Morgan Cox happily gets swallowed by the sea of confetti after the Baltimore Ravens' 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII. The win was the Ravens' first Super Bowl title since the 2000 season.
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Adam Scott celebrates his birdie putt with caddie Steve Williams after clinching the Masters on the second playoff hole. Scott became the first Australian to win a Masters title.
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Special Edition kicks up some dust while trying to dislodge Joao Ricardo Vieira during the Professional Bull Riders Cooper Tires Invitational in Hollywood, Fla.
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The Chiefs run out on the field for the Super Rugby Final against the Brumbies at Waikato Stadium on Aug. 3 in Hamilton, New Zealand.
Auburn cornerback Chris Davis races down the sideline to return a missed Alabama field goal 100 yards for a touchdown. Davis' return on the final play of the game won the Iron Bowl and sent Auburn to the SEC Championship Game while likely costing Alabama a chance to defend its back-to-back national titles.
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Rafael Nadal smiles and hugs his trophy as the confetti rains down on him at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 17. Nadal rallied after losing the first set and trailing 1-3 in the second to defeat Juan Martin Del Potro 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the final at the BNP Paribas Open. The title was the Spaniard's third in four tournaments since returning from a seven-month layoff due to injury.
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Peter Mel rides a wave during the first heat of the 2013 Mavericks Invitational. Mel, 43, has competed in Mavericks since its first year in 1999, but won for the first time this year, even though he is no longer a full-time surfer.
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Costa Rica midfielder Cristian Bolanos and United States forward Herculez Gomez fight for the ball during the second half of the "SnowClasico" in Commerce City, Colo., which the U.S. won 1-0.
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Memphis's D.J. Stephens throws a dunk down over St. Mary's guard Matthew Dellavedova during the Tigers' 54-52 win over the Gaels.
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Pelicans guard Eric Gordon drives to the hoop for a layup against the Lakers.
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Graham Agassiz competes in the qualifying round of the Red Bull Rampage, an invitational-only freeride mountain bike competition in Virgin, Utah.
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Two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on a Monday afternoon April.
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China's Huang Xuechen performs in the solo synchronized swimming final at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona on July 24.
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Kobe Bryant throws down a dunk in the second half of the Lakers' matchup with the Clippers on Feb. 14. Despite 20 points and 11 assists from Bryant, the Lakers fell to their Los Angeles rivals 125-101.
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NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 race at Talladega Superspeedway on May 5 saw a dramatic collision as Brad Keselowski drove through a wreck involving Jamie McMurray (1), Kurt Busch (78) and Ryan Newman (39).
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Fans celebrate in a storm of confetti after the Kings' series-clinching 2-1 victory against the Blues on Friday in Game 6 of a first-round series.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. lands a left jab on Robert Guerrero in the fourth round of their WBC welterweight title fight on May 4.
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Dodgers shortstop Nick Punto dives for a ground ball in the fifth inning of LA's 2-1 loss to the Braves on June 8.
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Orb and his jockey Joel Rosario came from behind to claim victory by 2 ½ lengths at the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4.
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The Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder battle in the paint during a game in Oklahoma City on Sunday. Forward Kevin Druant sparked a 118-94 home win for the Thunder with 36 points and 10 rebounds.
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Alabama head coach Nick Saban receives his Gatorade shower as the Crimson Tide finish off a 42-14 victory over Notre Dame in the BCS National Championship Game in Miami.
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Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford sneaks into the end zone for the game-winning touchdown following a last-minute drive nearly the length of the field.
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Wideout Torrey Smith of the Ravens turns into a defender to try to keep Chris Culliver from making an interception in Super Bowl XLVII.
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Surfer Ion Banner loses control on a giant wave during the 2010 Mavericks Invitational surf contest. The 2013 Mavericks Invitational occurred at the famous Mavericks break for the first time since 2010, when waves reached the required 20 feet. Mavericks' thunderous waves have claimed the lives of two expert big wave surfers.
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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Diana Nyad, positioned about two miles off Key West, Fla., Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, is escorted by kayakers as she swims towards the completion of her 111-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys. Nyad, 64, is poised to be the first swimmer to cross the Florida Straits without the security of a shark cage.
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Jimmie Johnson celebrates in victory lane after winning the Daytona 500 on February 24.
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New Zealander Benjamin Comber soars across the sky during qualifications for the men's FIS Snowboard Slope Style World Cup at the US Grand Prix in Copper Mountain, Colo.
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New England Patriots defensive backs Devin McCourty (32) and Aqib Talib (31) go airborne to fight New York Jets receiver Stephen Hill for the ball.
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Eagles' Nick Foles gets set to pass in the snow against the Lions on December 8.
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Nick Diaz lands a blow to Georges St-Pierre in their bout at UFC 158. Although Diaz connected on this punch, the welterweight champion St-Pierre did the bulk of the damage, winning the fight by unanimous decision after a lopsided five rounds.
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Paris Saint Germain's midfielder David Beckham is thrown in the air by his teammate at the end of their French League One soccer match against Brest, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris.
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Former PBR World Champion Renato Nunes has trouble holding onto his ride, Arctic Blizzard, in the final competition of the PBR regular season. Nunes is ranked 23rd globally heading into the World Finals.
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New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera waves to the crowd in his final game at Yankee Stadium. Rivera retires as baseball's all-time saves leader.
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Alabama sophomore running back T.J. Yeldon fights through a tackle attempt by the helmet-less Alonzo Williams. Yeldon finished the day with 149 yards rushing and the Crimson Tide secured a 49-42 victory.
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Alex Rodriguez flips his bat after missing a pitch during a rehab game with Trenton on Saturday, Aug. 3.
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Andy Murray reads through the papers on July 8, the morning after he took home the Wimbledon title.
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Blake Griffin rises up for a huge slam in the Los Angeles Clippers' matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Jan. 22. Griffin got the poster, but the Thunder got the win, defeating the Clippers 109-97.
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Brandon Belt watches the ball come off his bat for a two-run double off Oakland A's pitcher Hideki Okajima in the sixth inning of a 5-2 win for the Giants on May 30.
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Christopher Froome of Great Britain, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, speeds down Val Louron-Azet pass during the ninth stage of the Tour de France.
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Danica Patrick greats the throng of fans on her way to her car before the 55th running of the Daytona 500 on Feb. 24. Patrick became the first woman to win the pole at a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event, and she finished eighth in the race. That was the best ever finish by a woman at the Daytona 500, and she made history as the first woman to lead a lap in the historic race.
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Danny Garcia lands a big hit on Zab Judah under the lights of the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn on his way to winning the WBA Super and WBC Super Lightweight title fight in 12 rounds on April 27.
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Kings forward DeMarcus Cousins wrestles a loose ball away from Lakers guard Jodie Meeks.
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Denny Hamlin (11) hits the wall as he wrecks with A.J. Allmendinger (back) and Dave Blaney (7), as Greg Biffle (16) drives past during the Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on July 6.
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Seahawks safety Earl Thomas (29) puts his shoulder into stopping Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams during Seattle's 12-7 defeat of Carolina on Sept. 8.
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Emirates Team New Zealand (red sail) surges past Oracle Team USA (blue sail) to the windward side of foggy Alcatraz Island en route to victory in race 3 of the America's Cup finals on Sept. 8. Through Wednesday, the Kiwis held a 4-1 lead in the best-of-17 series.
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Denver Broncos wide receiver Eric Decker loses his helmet as he makes a catch against the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts spoiled Peyton Manning's homecoming, topping the Broncos 39-33.
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Esteban Gutierrez of the Sauber F1 team races during Formula One winter testing in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain on Feb. 8.
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Fourteen-year-old Ayumu Hirano of Japan does a backside air in a practice run for the SuperPipe competition at the Winter X Games. The youngest competitor at the X Games, Hirano placed second in the SuperPipe with a score of 92.33 on his second run.
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Seattle Mariners left fielder Franklin Gutierrez leaps at the ball against the Texas Rangers in the seventh inning of the Mariners' 4-3 loss.
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Gemma Gracey-Davison, riding Nozic, clears the last obstacle to win the Racing Plus Chase Day at Kempton racecourse on Feb. 8 in Sunbury, England.
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Georgetown forward Otto Porter Jr. drives to the hoop for a layup against Syracuse on March 9 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Porter wasn't able to match his 33-point outing from the last time the Hoyas played the Orange, but he helped Georgetown shut down Syracuse's offense for a 61-39 victory.
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Isabel Van Buynder flies in the women's downhill at the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships in Schladming, Austria on Feb. 10.The Belgian struggled in the competition, finishing in 1:57.31, the second slowest time of the 36 competitors. Marion Rolland of France took the gold with a time of 1:50.00.
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With six NASCAR Cup championships now to his credit, Jimmie Johnson stands with Chad Knaus.
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Detroit Red Wings netminder Jimmy Howard spots the puck above his head during the first period of the Red Wings' game against the Los Angeles Kings on Feb. 27. A late goal from Anze Kopitar put the Kings ahead for a 2-1 final.
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Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith loses the ball while getting defended by Anthony Davis and Robin Lopez of the New Orleans Hornets in a Feb. 8 game. Smith, who has been the subject of trade rumors, led the Hawks with 23 points, but New Orleans earned the victory 111-100.
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Kyle Larson's car goes airborne during a multi-car wreck on the final lap of a NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 23. The wreck, which occurred one day before the Daytona 500, sent a tire, car parts and debris flying into the stands, injuring at least 33 fans, including two who were initially in critical condition.
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Japan players celebrate after winning the Little League World Series against California. Japan won 6-4.
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Milton's Ryan Soloman wrestles Chartiers-Houston's Garrett Vulacano in the 195-pound finals of the PIAA Class AA high school wrestling championships March 9. Soloman dominated Vulacano 7-0 on his birthday to repeat as state champion.
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Australia's Matt Targett plows through the water in the 100 freestyle semifinal during Day 4 of the World Swimming Championships on April 22.
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Nico Rosberg of Germany and Mercedes GP drives during practice for the United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas in Austin.
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Noemi Batki of Italy flips and rotates during her jump in the 10m Platform Diving preliminary round on July 24 in Barcelona.
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Orlando Duque completes a Flying back in front of the Statue of Liberty, a 75-foot dive, on Aug 19.
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Phil Mickelson drives a ball out of the rough during Round 2 of the U.S. Open.
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Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Infiniti Red Bull Racing drives on his way to finishing first during qualifying for the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix.
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Shane Victorino of the Red Sox leaps over the right field wall in an attempt for a foul ball in an Aug. 4 game against the Diamondbacks in Boston.
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Michal Handzus of the Chicago Blackhawks lifts the Stanley Cup during the Blackhawks' championship parade on June 28.
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Tiger Woods of the United States hits a shot during a practice round prior to the start of the 2013 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 9, 2013 in Augusta, Georgia.
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Tiger Woods takes his controversial drop during Friday's round at The Masters. Woods was eventually penalized two strokes for the drop after it was deemed he improved his lie.
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Tim Tindle's 1969 Camaro crashes and disintegrates during the first round of Pro Mod drag racing competition at the NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis on Sunday. Incredibly, Tindle walked away from the accident with no major injuries.
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The Grizzlies' Tony Allen drives to the basket for a contested layup during Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. The Spurs would eventually sweep the Grizzlies in four games.
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Tony Kanaan celebrates with the winner's milk (this year, it was 2-percent milk) after winning his first Indianapolis 500.
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Stanford quarterback Kevin Hogan throws an interception as he's wrapped up by USC defenders.
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The Dodgers' Yasiel Puig dives for a Vernon Wells single during a game against the Yankees on July 31 in Los Angeles.
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Gold-medal winner Yuliya Efimova of Russia finishes the 200m breaststroke final at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, on Friday, Aug. 2.
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A fan of Argentina's Lanus climbs a fence as fireworks explode outside the stadium before the Copa Sudamericana final soccer match against Brazil's Ponte Preta in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013.
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Marion Bartoli of France reacts after defeating Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium Women's singles semifinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Thursday, July 4, 2013.
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Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, eyes the ball as he returns to Mikhail Youzhny, of Russia, during the men's quarterfinal round at the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, in New York.
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Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring the opening goal during the World Cup qualifying playoff second leg soccer match between Sweden and Portugal in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday, Nov.19, 2013.
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Serena Williams in the Finals of the U.S. Open.
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Vitoria Guimaraes' Pedro Correia, left, fails to kick the ball and catches Olympique Lyonnais' Gael Danic, during their Europa League Group I soccer match at the D. Afonso Henriques Stadium, in Guimaraes, Portugal, Thursday Dec. 12, 2013. Lyon won 2-1.
