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lympic opening ceremonies
Fireworks explode during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics at the National Stadium in Beijing on Aug. 8.
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Phelps, U.S. win relay gold
U.S. swimmers Michael Phelps, right, and Garrett Weber-Gale celebrate after winning the men's 400-meter freestyle relay Aug. 11. The U.S. had trailed until the final length of the pool when teammate Jason Lezak pulled ahead of the French team at the Beijing Olympics.
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Phelps wins butterfly gold
Michael Phelps shows his gold medal form in winning the 200m butterfly at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 17.
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Phelps wins gold by a fingertip
U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, left, touches home for gold just ahead of Milorad Cavic from Serbia in the Olympic men's 100-meter butterfly final on Aug. 16. It was Phelps' seventh gold medal of the Games, and his closest race in his record eight victories.
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Phelps: Olympic center of attention
Photographers swarm Michael Phelps as he tries to reach the stands to see his sisters, Whitney and Hilary, and mother, Debbie, on Aug. 17. The media storm started when Phelps won his eighth gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, this one in the men's 4x100 medley relay.
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U.S. wins Paralympic Games gold
Team USA celebrates after winning gold in wheelchair basketball during the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing on Sept. 15.
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Jamaica's Bolt sets 3 world records
Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates winning the men's 200m final Aug. 20 at the Olympic Games. Bolt won three gold medals and set three world records in Beijing.
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Cape Town surfing
Anthony Tashnick of the U.S. goes airborne during the 2008 Big Wave Africa surfing event at Dungeons Reef off Cape Town's Hout Bay on July 26.
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Sand blast at Boise Open
Darren Angel hits out of a bunker on the 9th hole during the first round of the Albertson's Boise Open at the Hillcrest Country Club in Boise, Idaho, on Sept. 11.
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Spanish bullfighting
Spanish matador Enrique Ponce prepares to perform a pass during a bullfight Feb. 28 in Coliseo de Atarfe bullring in Atarfe, near Granada.
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Horses jumping in England
Riders jump the last fence during the Wesley Celebration Handicap Steeple Chase Race in Huntingdon, England, on Oct. 29.
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in Spain
The pack cruises along a desolate stretch of road Aug. 31 during the second stage of the Spanish Vuelta '08 from Granada to Jaen.
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Big waves in Australia
Kerby Brown rides a huge wave in an undisclosed location southwest of Western Australia on July 6.
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Ski race in Switzerland
Thousands of cross country skiers make their way from Maloja to S-Chanf near St. Moritz, Switzerland, in the annual Engadin skiing marathon March 9.
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Flying high in Mixed Martial Arts
Delson Heleno flies through the air to land a punch on Brad Blackburn during their International Fighting League match April 4.
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Flying at Turkish F1 Grand Prix
Giancarlo Fisichella flies through the air as he crashes into Kazuki Nakajima at the start of the Turkish Formula One Grand Prix on May 11.
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Rough soccer play in Australia
Linda O'Neill is tackled by Kirstyn Pearce during a W-League match between Sydney FC and the Newcastle Jets in Sydney, Australia, on Nov. 15.
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Klitschko pounds Peter
Samuel Peter absorbs a punch from Vitali Klitschko during their WBC heavyweight boxing fight Oct. 11 in Berlin. Klitschko won in nine rounds due to technical knockout.
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Danger in MotoGP
Italian rider Valentino Rossi is thrown from his bike during a MotoGP preseason test session at the Sepang International Racing Circuit on Jan. 22.
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Painful knockout
Gustavo Mejia lies on the mat after being knocked out by Demetrio Soto 58 seconds into the first round of their super lightweight bout in Atlantic City, N.J., on June 7.
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Phillies win World Series
Brad Lidge, left, and Carlos Ruiz celebrate the Philadelphia Phillies' World Series win against the Tampa Bay Rays on Oct. 29 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. It was the city's first championship of any kind in 25 years.
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Limping Tiger wins U.S. Open
Tiger Woods celebrates a birdie on the 18th hole of the U.S Open. Woods' putt on June 15 forced a playoff against Rocco Mediate, which Woods eventually won at Torrey Pines in San Diego.
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Celtics win NBA title
The Boston Celtics and forward Kevin Garnett, left, defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on June 12 en route to winning the title and completing the league's biggest one-season turnaround.
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Nearly a Triple Crown for Big Brown
Co-owner Michael Iavarone hugs Big Brown as he is sponged down at his barn after finishing last at the Belmont Stakes on June 7. Big Brown had hoped to be the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978.
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Favre leaves, then returns
Quarterback Brett Favre is tearful while announcing his retirement from football March 6, and few knew on that day the Green Bay Packers legend would later return and be traded to the New York Jets.
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Giants stun Patriots in Super Bowl
New York Giants receiver David Tyree celebrates his five-yard touchdown reception in his team's 17-14 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII on Feb. 3. Tyree later made a circus catch on the game-winning drive that kept the Patriots from finishing undefeated.
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Strange triple at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon falls to the field as he watches a ball hit by Boston Red Sox batter Kevin Youkilis on July 4. The ball eventually fell off the wall and back into the field of play, with Youkilis legging out a triple and the Red Sox won, 6-4.
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Red Sox popular in Japan
Boston Red Sox pitcher Hideki Okajima signs autographs in front of the outfield fence before a game against the Oakland Athletics on March 26 in Tokyo. The Red Sox and A's played a three-game series abroad to start the 2008 season.
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A blast in the long jump
Thailand's Jakkrit Punthong competes in the men's long jump at the Paralympic Games on Sept. 15.
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Crazy Duke basketball fans
Duke students, known as the "Cameron Crazies," try to intimidate Boston College's Tyler Roche as he prepares to inbound the ball during Duke's 90-80 victory in Durham, N.C., on Feb. 9.
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Packers, Seahawks play in the snow
The Green Bay Packers huddle during their 42-20 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Jan. 12 in the NFC divisional playoffs in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers won the game.
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Hoop dreams
Eighteen-month-old Andrew Whyte Jr., of Windsor Locks, Conn., sizes up his chances for a basket in Coventry, Conn., on Oct. 4.
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