What a shot! 39 amazing sports photos
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What a shot! 39 amazing sports photos

Updated 2044 GMT (0444 HKT) June 2, 2015
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FC Barcelona's handball team celebrates after winning the Champions League final Sunday, May 31, in Cologne, Germany. No team has won the European tournament more than Barcelona. This was its ninth title since 1991. Martin Meissner/AP
Jonathan Villar of the Houston Astros is tagged out by Carlos Sanchez of the Chicago White Sox during a Major League Baseball game in Houston on Saturday, May 30. David J. Phillip/AP
Triple Crown hopeful American Pharoah is seen outside a barn in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday, May 26. The horse, which has already won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness this year, could become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978 if he wins the Belmont on June 6. Mary M. Meek/Cal Sport Media/ZUMAPRESS.com
Houston's James Harden, left, reaches for a loose ball over Golden State's Festus Ezeli on Wednesday, May 27. Golden State won the game 104-90, clinching a spot in the NBA Finals. Ben Margot/AP
Andy Murray returns a shot while playing Nick Kyrgios in the third round of the French Open on Saturday, May 30. Murray won the match in straight sets. David Vincent/AP
New York Rangers defenseman Dan Boyle falls to the ice after being hit by the stick of Tampa Bay's Alex Killorn during Game 7 of the NHL's Eastern Conference Finals on Friday, May 29. Tampa Bay advanced to the Stanley Cup Final with a 2-0 victory in New York. Killorn had the game's first goal. Frank Franklin/AP
Michelle Wie putts during the first round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Friday, May 29. The tournament was played in Galloway Township, New Jersey. Mel Evans/AP
Sepp Blatter celebrates after being re-elected as FIFA president on Friday, May 29. He won a fifth term despite a week marked by arrests, investigations in the United States and Switzerland, and questions about whether he was the right man to rebuild the reputation of soccer's governing body. Four days later, he announced that he would be stepping down from the post. Matthias Hangst/FIFA/Getty Images
Japan's Mizuho Sakaguchi, right, and Italy's Cristiana Girelli compete for the ball during an international friendly match played Thursday, May 28, in Nagano, Japan. The Women's World Cup begins Saturday, June 6. Japan won the last tournament in 2011. Toru Hanai/Reuters/Landov
NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson is cheered by his team while he celebrates his Sprint Cup victory in Dover, Delaware, on Sunday, May 31. It was his fourth win of the season. Nick Laham/Getty Images
Serena Williams serves to Victoria Azarenka in the third round of the French Open on Saturday, May 30. Williams, the world's top-ranked player, advanced to the next round with a three-set victory. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
Rugby player Will Hopoate, of the New South Wales Blues, is tackled by Queensland Maroons during Game 1 of the State of Origin series Wednesday, May 27, in Sydney. Queensland won 11-10 to take the early lead in the best-of-three series. Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud celebrates with the FA Cup after his club defeated Aston Villa 4-0 in London on Saturday, May 30. With the victory, Arsenal has now won more FA Cups -- 12 -- than any club in English soccer. Paul Gilham/Getty Images
Skylar, an Australian Shepherd from Huntington Beach, California, competes in the Incredible Surf Dog Competition on Friday, May 29. Carlos Delgado/AP
Veszprem handball player Jose Maria Rodriguez Vaquero is tackled by Kiel players on Saturday, May 30, during the semifinals of the Champions League in Cologne, Germany. Sascha Steinbach/Bongarts/Getty Images
Ukrainian athlete Olha Saladukha competes in the triple jump Saturday, May 30, during the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon. Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images
Indiana's Nick Ramos looks at the umpire as Radford infielder Danny Hrbek leaps over him during an NCAA tournament game Sunday, May 31, in Nashville, Tennessee. Ramos was the second out of a double play. Mark Humphrey/AP
Denys Boyko, goalkeeper for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, reaches for a header by Sevilla's Carlos Bacca during the Europa League final Wednesday, May 27, in Warsaw, Poland. Bacca had two goals in the match as Sevilla won 3-2. It is the fourth time that the Spanish club has won the tournament, which used to be called the UEFA Cup. Maurizio Borsari/AFLO/Nippon News/Corbis
Alabama rugby player Matthew Lund poses for a portrait following a game at the Collegiate Rugby Championship on Saturday, May 30. Patrick Smith/Getty Images
Keegan Kincaid, left, and P.J. Jones hit a jump during an off-road race in Detroit on Sunday, May 31. Bob Brodbeck/AP
Boxer Deontay Wilder, who holds the WBC heavyweight title, works out at a gym in Northport, Alabama, on Thursday, May 28. He is training for his first title defense -- a bout against Eric Molina on June 13. Brynn Anderson/AP
LSU softball player Kellsi Kloss runs to home plate, where her teammates were waiting for her, after a home run in the College World Series on Thursday, May 28. Sue Ogrocki/AP
Maria Sharapova hits a shot during her third-round match at the French Open on Friday, May 29. Sharapova beat Samantha Stosur in straight sets. Splash News
Detroit's Miguel Cabrera falls to the ground after being hit by a pitch during a game in Anaheim, California, on Thursday, May 28. He was not injured on the play. Victor Decolongon/Getty Images
Players from the Blue Rockets, a Little League team from Rainier, Washington, yell "Play ball!" before the start of a Major League Baseball game in Seattle on Sunday, May 31. Ted S. Warren/AP
Tom Brady, left, and New England teammate Rob Ninkovich walk together after playing in a Best Buddies charity football game Friday, May 29, in Boston. Michael Dwyer/AP
Gilles Simon serves to Nicolas Mahut during the third round of the French Open on Friday, May 29. In a battle of two Frenchmen, Simon advanced with a hard-fought five-set victory. Virginie Bouyer/Newscom
American volleyball player Jennifer Fopma dives for a ball during the Moscow Grand Slam event on Friday, May 29. Harry Engels/Getty Images
Cincinnati's Marlon Byrd, bottom, collides with Washington's Wilson Ramos during a game in Cincinnati on Friday, May 29. John Minchillo/AP
Ukrainian high jumper Andriy Protsenko competes at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday, May 30. Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images
Jantel Lavender of the Los Angeles Sparks defends Alyssa Thomas of the Connecticut Sun during a WNBA preseason game in Uncasville, Connecticut, on Thursday, May 28. Brian Babineau/NBAE/Getty Images
Slovenia's Benjamin Savsek competes in the European Canoe Slalom Championships in Markkleeberg, Germany, on Saturday, May 30. He won gold in the singles competition. JANÊWOITAS/EPA/Landov
A man and his sled dogs take part in the Baltic Cup race outside St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday, May 31. Dmitry Lovetsky/AP
NASCAR driver Joey Logano takes part in qualifying Friday, May 29, for the Sprint Cup race in Dover, Delaware. Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Marina Erakovic knocks clay off her shoes during her first-round match at the French Open on Tuesday, May 26. Icon Sports/Cal Sport Media/ZUMAPRESS.com
Wade Miley of the Boston Red Sox competes in a cow-milking contest prior to a game in Arlington, Texas, on Friday, May 29. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
Noemi Bosques is punched by Heather Hardy during their junior featherweight bout in New York on Friday, May 29. Hardy won by split decision. Al Bello/Getty Images
Cleveland's J.R. Smith grabs a rebound during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday, May 26. The Cavaliers swept Atlanta for a spot in the NBA Finals. Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE/Getty Images
Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton and TV reporter Emily Jones are doused with Powerade by Hamilton's teammates Elvis Andrus, top, and Robinson Chirinos during a postgame interview on Sunday, May 31. Jones promised revenge on Twitter. See 40 amazing sports photos from last week Brandon Wade/AP