Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews whips his hair during an NFL game at San Francisco on Sunday, October 4.
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Alex Rodriguez celebrates after the New York Yankees defeated Boston to clinch a spot in the American League playoffs on Thursday, October 1.
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Pro golfer Graeme McDowell gives a piggyback ride to his amateur playing partner, former jockey Tony McCoy, while practicing Wednesday, September 30, for the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in St. Andrews, Scotland. Both men are from Northern Ireland.
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Horses turn into the back straightaway at the Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, England, on Friday, October 2.
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Alabama running back Derrick Henry breaks a tackle at Georgia on Saturday, October 3. Henry had 148 yards rushing as the Crimson Tide rolled to a 38-10 victory.
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Canadian beach volleyball player Jamie Lynn Broder dives into the sand as she plays a shot Thursday, October 1, at the World Tour event in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Tonga's national rugby team performs the Sipi Tau war dance before playing Namibia at the Rugby World Cup on Tuesday, September 29.
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Figure skater Mao Asada competes at the Japan Open team competition in Saitama, Japan, on Saturday, October 3.
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St. Louis Rams running back Todd Gurley is tripped up by Arizona's Calais Campbell during an NFL game in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday, October 4. The rookie had 146 rushing yards for the Rams, who won 24-22.
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Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero kisses the ball Saturday, October 3, while celebrating one of his five goals against Newcastle in Manchester, England.
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Bergischer goaltender Bjorgvin Gustavsson, right, collides with Kiel's Rune Dahme during a handball match in Kiel, Germany, on Wednesday, September 30.
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Washington's Ryan Kerrigan and Trent Murphy corral Philadelphia quarterback Sam Bradford during their 23-20 home victory on Sunday, October 4.
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Tyler Flowers, catcher for the Chicago White Sox, takes a foul ball off his mask during a home game against Kansas City on Thursday, October 1.
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Johnathan Thurston, captain of the North Queensland Cowboys, holds his daughter, Frankie, after his team won the National Rugby League's grand final Sunday, October 4, in Sydney. Images of the two went viral on social media after people noted Frankie's dark-skinned doll.
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Oregon running back Royce Freeman is met by four Colorado defenders during a college football game in Boulder, Colorado, on Saturday, October 3. Oregon won 41-24. Freeman had 163 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
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Viktor Postol celebrates his knockout victory over Lucas Matthysse, which came in the 10th round Saturday, October 3, in Carson, California. The two were fighting for the WBC's vacant title in the 140-pound weight class.
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Michael Conforto, a rookie for the New York Mets, catches a fly ball as he hits the outfield wall in Philadelphia on Wednesday, September 30.
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Julian Savea scores a try for New Zealand as he is tackled by Georgia's Giorgi Aptsiauri at the Rugby World Cup on Friday, October 2. New Zealand won 43-10, becoming the first team to qualify for the quarterfinals.
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Flames fly from the car of drag racer Tony Schumacher during the Keystone Nationals event in Mohnton, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, October 4. It is common to see fire under drag racing vehicles as their engines are pushed to the limit.
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Chicago Bears head coach John Fox celebrates a fumble recovery with defensive end Sam Acho on Sunday, October 4.
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Pehlwani wrestlers compete in Noida, India, on Friday, October 2.
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Clayton Kershaw, ace pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, is sprayed with champagne after the Dodgers beat San Francisco to clinch the division title on Tuesday, September 29.
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The ball bulges the net after Porto's Andre Andre (not pictured) scored a goal against Chelsea during a Champions League match Tuesday, September 29, in Porto, Portugal. Porto won the match 2-1.
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Buffalo Bills running back Karlos Williams is tackled by New York Giants during an NFL game Sunday, October 4, in Buffalo, New York. The Giants stifled the Bills' offense for a 24-10 victory.
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Indiana's Erlana Larkins, left, guards Minnesota's Sylvia Fowles during Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday, October 4. Indiana won 75-69 to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series.
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Fans try to catch a foul ball during a Major League Baseball game in Milwaukee on Friday, October 2.
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Clemson's Cordrea Tankersley, right, tackles Notre Dame's Corey Robinson during a college football game in Clemson, South Carolina, on Saturday, October 3.
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Barcelona forward Luis Suarez celebrates after he scored the game-winning goal against Bayer Leverkusen during a Champions League match played Tuesday, September 29, in Barcelona, Spain.
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Tampa Bay defensive tackle Gerald McCoy runs onto the field before an NFL game in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday, October 4.
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Australia's Bernard Foley scores a try against England during their Rugby World Cup match in London on Saturday, October 3. Australia smashed the host nation 33-13 to advance to the quarterfinals. England was eliminated.
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A man runs for cover after heavy rain stopped a soccer match in Nice, France, on Saturday, October 3. The Ligue 1 match between Nice and Nantes was suspended at halftime because the field was waterlogged.
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Los Angeles forward Gyasi Zardes, left, battles for the ball with Seattle's Osvaldo Alonso during a Major League Soccer match in Seattle on Sunday, October 4.
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Brazilian beach volleyball player Bruno Oscar Schmidt dives for the ball during the gold-medal match at the World Tour event in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday, October 4. Schmidt and Alison Cerutti defeated Americans Nicholas Lucena and Phil Dalhausser. Schmidt is the nephew of Brazilian basketball legend Oscar Schmidt.
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Camila Giorgi returns a shot Saturday, October 3, while playing in the China Open in Beijing.
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Cincinnati safety Reggie Nelson knocks Kansas City's Jason Avant out of bounds during an NFL game in Cincinnati on Sunday, October 4.
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Edmonton's Anton Slepyshev eyes the puck during an NHL preseason game in Edmonton, Alberta, on Thursday, October 1.
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Connecticut's Noel Thomas tries to bring in a catch as he's defended by BYU's Micah Hannemann during a college football game Friday, October 2, in Provo, Utah.
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Chen Meng focuses on the ball Friday, October 2, during the women's final at the Asian Table Tennis Championships. An injury later forced her to withdraw from the match against fellow Chinese player Zhu Yuling.
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New York Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall is tackled by Miami's Brent Grimes during an NFL game in London on Sunday, October 4. The NFL has been holding some regular-season games in London since 2007.
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Baltimore's Lardarius Webb upends Pittsburgh's Darrius Heyward-Bey during an NFL game in Pittsburgh on Thursday, October 1.
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Amateur players finish their round while practicing Tuesday, September 29, at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in St. Andrews, Scotland.
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The ball falls between CSKA Moscow's Ahmed Musa, left, and PSV Eindhoven's Santiago Arias during a Champions League match in Moscow on Wednesday, September 30. See 43 amazing sports photos from last week
