The 100 Wackiest Sports Photos of 2014

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SI Staff
Publish date:
Dec 17, 2014

The 100 Wackiest Sports Photos of 2014

The Ottawa 67's look on from the bench during their game against the Niagara Ice Dogs.

Roger Federer at a special event before the Australian Open.

A surfer dressed as a golfer rides a wave during the 7th annual ZJ Boarding House Haunted Heats Halloween surf contest.

Cara Bianca Frew of South Africa rides Leopold Pierreville during the Individual Jumping competition of the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games.

George Gachechiladze looks at the ring girl between rounds during his bout with Willy Casey.

Spain's Fernando Verdasco puts his fingers in his eyes as he plays Britain's Andy Murray during their fourth-round match at the French Open.

Cheerleaders perform during the 2014 FIBA World basketball championships group B match between Croatia and Puerto Rico.

A vegetarian festival devotee parades through the streets in Phuket, Thailand. Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of shifting evil spirits from individuals onto themselves and bring the community good luck.

The Southern University marching band performs during a Green Bay Packers-New Orleans Saints game.

A fan of Sampdoria is carried off by a steward after running onto the pitch during the Serie A match between UC Sampdoria and SSC Napoli.

Umpire Russ Pulley flips over during the Georgia-South Carolina game.

Cristiano Ronaldo looks to be about eight months, this after he scored a hat trick in his team's 5-0 victory over Athletic Club.

Tampa Bay Lightning fans wearing sumo outfits take part in a promotion during the game against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Jimmy Reyes wearing special blue and white contacts at an ALDS playoff game.

Sam Ang Dun (top) competing against Chin Heng.

Julian Edelman of the Patriots does a flip in the New England Patriots game against the Oakland Raiders.

A Kyrgyz stuntman performs during the first World Nomad Games in the Kyrchin.

Detroit Red Wings goalie Petr Mrazek gets the net flipped over his head during a preseason game against the Boston Bruins at the TD Garden in Boston.

Madison Bumgarner takes a bite out of his bat in Game 5 of the World Series.

Jim Furyk of Team U.S. poses for pictures during practice at the Ryder Cup.

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UFC lightweight Jeremy Stephens steps on the scale during The Ultimate Fighter Finale weigh-ins.

JaVale McGee of the Denver Nuggets jokes with a spectator after saving the ball against the New Orleans Pelicans.

Mohammed Ahmadzadeh celebrates with Amir Akbari Farthouni after scoring a goal at the Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Dubai 2014.

Robbie Ross, left, of the Texas Rangers and George Kottaras of the Cleveland Indians compete in a cow milking contest before their game on June 7.

A contestant waits for a run at the Madison Ave. Soapbox Derby.

Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas gets hung up in the fencing while trying to catch a foul ball in a game against the Red Sox.

Surfer Dog Joey rides a wave in the small dog division during the 6th Annual Surf Dog competition at Huntington Beach.

Coco Crisp loses his balance after going to the wall to make a catch.

Rueben Randle collides with teammate Larry Donnell while losing the ball in a game against San Francisco. He wasn't credited with a fumble on this play.

LeBron James at Media Day.

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Competitors head to the finish in the 2014 National Chuckwagon Race Championship

Norichika Aoki of the Kansas City Royals is hit by a pitch in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series.

Valentino Rossi of Italy at the MotoGP Tests in Phillip Island.

Valtteri Bottas (front) and Adrian Sutil go in different directions while practicing for the Formula One World Championship.

An Atlanta Falcons cheerleaders performs with mascot Freddie Falcon.

A jump doesn't go as planned.

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Ron Hainsey gets tangled with Columbus Blue Jackets forward Boone Jenner.

Katarina Witt with Prince Leopold von Bayern on a slide set up for Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany.

Matt Elam of the Baltimore Ravens gets kicked by Eddie Royal of the Chargers.

A big field with inflated hopes at London's Battersea Park.

Novak Djokovic at the 10th Anniversary Desert Smash at La Quinta Resort.

Bill Murray on the 12th fairway during the second round of the 2014 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

Where's Morgan Cipres's head as he skates with Vanessa James?

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Katherine Thomas gives dog Loo Loo a ride on her paddle board.

Despite its intimidating spider-like resemblance, OMRON Corp.'s three-legged robot is a relaxed ping pong playmate. With five motors to control paddle movement, it is programmed to serve the ball in a way that makes it easy for the player to return.

Phil Brown does a face-plant into a gate at the World Cup giant slalom in Beaver Creek.

A Colombian apprentice bullfighter jokes with the head of a bull. A ban on bullfighting in Colombia's capital was lifted this year by the country's highest court. Mayor Gustavo Petro had barred bullfighting nearly two years ago on grounds it was cruel to the animals.

Nevada's Kendall Brock takes a tumble after making a catch against Fresno State's Derron Smith and Karl Mickelsen.

Szymon Godziek of Poland backflips the Canyon Gap in Virgin, Utah.

Marshawn Lynch of the Seahawks dive into the end zone for a touchdown against the New York Giants.

Ram Singh Chauhan (61) displays his approximately 18-foot-long moustache, which has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records.

The Happiest race on the planet took place on Sept. 20 in Brighton, England.

The scene from World Animal Day in Manila.

Dallas Cowboys fans during their game against the Houston Texans.

Tiburon, a horse formerly trained for the Mexican rodeo, now pulls a garbage collection cart in a neighborhood on the outskirts of Mexico City.

Mario Williams of the Buffalo Bills wore red contact lenses during a game against Kansas City.

John Sutton lifts the trophy as the Rabitohs celebrate their victory during the 2014 NRL Grand Final match against the Canterbury Bulldogs.

The Shetland Pony Gold Cup at Plumpton racecourse was a funny sight.

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Felipe Massa flips his car going around the first corner at the the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim.

Competitors take part in the annual World Conker Championships in Southwick. The conker is the seed of the horse chestnut tree, and the aim of each match is to smash your opponent's conker by striking it with another conker that's attached to a lace or string.

Pablo Sandoval fans at Game 4 of the World Series.

Michael Strahan and Kelly Ripa dressed up for Halloween at the Live With Kelly & MIchael show.

The Wingsuit Flying World Championship in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province of China.

Mark McMorris of Canada rides a cloud during the slopestyle elimination at the Winter X-Games.

Cricketers practice on the ice-covered crater of the Kilimanjaro mountain, Tanzania. The game was an attempt to play the world's highest game of cricket, breaking the previous record set in 2009 on Mount Everest.

Motorcycling in a cylinder during the annual buffalo races in Chonburi.

Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda (the tiny red dot you can see in the dark sky) walks from Marina City's west tower to the top of the 671-foot-tall Leo Burnett building in Chicago. The walk, which spanned 454 feet, is the highest and steepest skyscraper walk in the history of the Flying Wallenda family.

Maria Sharapova celebrates match point during her match against Simona Halep at the French Open.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe with fans.

Mike Smith of the Arizona Coyoteshas the goal fall over on him in overtime during a 4-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.

A Chicago Blackhawks Ice-Crew girl slips next to goalie Jonathan Quick in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final.

Katherine Van Tuyl riding Double J Sunshine at the Puhinui International in Auckland, New Zealand.

Eric Hoenshell performs a wheelie during the No Limits Stunt Show in Long Beach, Calif.

Cristiano Ronaldo cuts an underwear cake to celebrate the first year anniversary of the global launch of his CR7 Underwear brand.

Trevor Bayne strolls away as the safety crew extinguishes flames on his car.

A Dallas Cowboys fan and Breast Cancer Awareness supporter.

A Pakistani farmer freaks out a little after the start of a race in which 200 bulls were competing on a 400-meter length field near the Pakistani capital city Islamabad.

Boca Juniors' fans cheer as fireworks explode before the start of the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana semifinal soccer match against River Plate.

A member of the Army parachute team enters The House That Ruth Built before the Black Knights' game against UConn. Army won 35-21.

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Bubba Watson and Victor Dubuisson are fitted out in traditional Thai clothing at the Queen Sirikit Textile Museum ahead of the Thailand Golf Championship.

An estimated 9,077 bears hit the ice during the annual Tedy Bear Toss game between the North Bay Battalion and the London Knights. The Knights defeated the Battalion 5-4 in overtime.

Models promote the first Ice and Snow Tourist Festival in Xining, Qinghai, China.

Leigh Broxham of Victory tests the strength of the net after scoring a goal against Adelaide United.

Santa impressively rides a wave on a stand up paddle board in Varazze, Italy.

The 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Tiger Woods on the fourth green during the first round of the Famers Insurance Open on Torrey Pines South.

The 2014 Australian Underwater Hockey Championships at Palm Beach Aquatic Centre.

Adam Jones smacks Caleb Joseph of the Baltimore Orioles with a pie.

Adrian Gonzalez of the Dodgers gestures towards teammate Brian Wilson with a cricket bat during a training session in Australia.

Grete Gaim of Estonia after she completed in the 7.5 km sprint at the Sochi Olympics.

Demetrious Johnson celebrates with a flip after defeating Chris Cariaso in their flyweight mixed martial arts title bout at UFC 178.

Brazilian dancers Luciana and Simone play football on the so-called 'WC-beach-Brazil.'

Rasmus Wurtz (left) vies with Renan Bressan during a UEFA Europa League Group J football match.

Dakota Fanning and a friend at a Miami Heat-New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden.

Babies held by sumo wrestlers during the "baby-cry sumo" competition in Tokyo.

The Dulles Day Plane pull at Dulles airport in Virginia. The event is a fundraiser for Special Olympics Virginia.

Climbers dressed as Santa Claus and two angels perform in an acrobatic dance show on the Kollhoff Tower in Berlin.

Cameron Zink during the Rampage free ride event in Virgin, Utah.

The Blind Football Bundesliga Season final match between MTV Stuttgart and BG Blista Marburg.

A surfer loses his board while at The Wedge in California.

The 100 Wackiest Sports Photos of 2014

The 100 Wackiest Sports Photos of 2014

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