Using a panning motion and a slow shutter speed, a photographer captured this shot of NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer during the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, May 25, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Jimmie Johnson won the race, which traditionally takes place on Memorial Day weekend.
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Using a panning motion and a slow shutter speed, a photographer captured this shot of NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer during the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, May 25, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Jimmie Johnson won the race, which traditionally takes place on Memorial Day weekend.
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A shirtless Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a penalty for Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League final Saturday, May 24, in Lisbon, Portugal. Real defeated city rival Atletico Madrid 4-1, clinching a record 10th European Cup.
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A shirtless Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a penalty for Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League final Saturday, May 24, in Lisbon, Portugal. Real defeated city rival Atletico Madrid 4-1, clinching a record 10th European Cup.
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France's Kevin Staut takes part in the Nations Cup jumping competition at Rome's Piazza di Siena international horse show on Friday, May 23. Belgium won the team event.
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France's Kevin Staut takes part in the Nations Cup jumping competition at Rome's Piazza di Siena international horse show on Friday, May 23. Belgium won the team event.
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Multiple reflections of New York Rangers defenseman John Moore are seen on the boards as he warms up for Game 4 of the NHL's Eastern Conference finals Sunday, May 25, in New York. The Rangers defeated Montreal in overtime to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
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Multiple reflections of New York Rangers defenseman John Moore are seen on the boards as he warms up for Game 4 of the NHL's Eastern Conference finals Sunday, May 25, in New York. The Rangers defeated Montreal in overtime to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
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Venus Williams serves to Belinda Bencic in the first round of the French Open on Sunday, May 25. Williams won the match 6-4, 6-1.
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Venus Williams serves to Belinda Bencic in the first round of the French Open on Sunday, May 25. Williams won the match 6-4, 6-1.
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T.J. Dillashaw spreads his arms after knocking out Renan Barao in the fifth round to win the UFC bantamweight championship Saturday, May 24, in Las Vegas.
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T.J. Dillashaw spreads his arms after knocking out Renan Barao in the fifth round to win the UFC bantamweight championship Saturday, May 24, in Las Vegas.
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Adam Jones of the Baltimore Orioles prepares to hit teammate Steve Pearce with a pie after the Orioles' 4-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday, May 25, in Baltimore. A pie in the face has become a celebratory tradition after Orioles home victories, with the target often being the game's star player as he is interviewed on television. Pearce went 3-for-4 in Sunday's game.
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Adam Jones of the Baltimore Orioles prepares to hit teammate Steve Pearce with a pie after the Orioles' 4-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday, May 25, in Baltimore. A pie in the face has become a celebratory tradition after Orioles home victories, with the target often being the game's star player as he is interviewed on television. Pearce went 3-for-4 in Sunday's game.
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Paul George of the Indiana Pacers pulls down a rebound during Game 2 of the NBA's Eastern Conference finals, which the Pacers lost to the Miami Heat 87-83 on Tuesday, May 20.
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Paul George of the Indiana Pacers pulls down a rebound during Game 2 of the NBA's Eastern Conference finals, which the Pacers lost to the Miami Heat 87-83 on Tuesday, May 20.
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Freestyle motocross rider Levi Sherwood competes in the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour event in Osaka, Japan, on Saturday, May 24. Sherwood won the event, the second of the tour this season.
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Freestyle motocross rider Levi Sherwood competes in the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour event in Osaka, Japan, on Saturday, May 24. Sherwood won the event, the second of the tour this season.
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People compete Monday, May 26, in the annual cheese-rolling races at Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire, England. In the races, runners chase Double Gloucester cheese wheels down an extremely steep hill. The first person over the finish line in each race wins the cheese.
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People compete Monday, May 26, in the annual cheese-rolling races at Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire, England. In the races, runners chase Double Gloucester cheese wheels down an extremely steep hill. The first person over the finish line in each race wins the cheese.
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Ryan Hunter-Reay holds up his son, Ryden, at the finish line after winning the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 25. His wife, Beccy, is at left. Hunter-Reay held off Helio Castroneves to win the race by .06 seconds, the second-closest finish in Indianapolis 500 history.
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Ryan Hunter-Reay holds up his son, Ryden, at the finish line after winning the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 25. His wife, Beccy, is at left. Hunter-Reay held off Helio Castroneves to win the race by .06 seconds, the second-closest finish in Indianapolis 500 history.
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A slow shutter speed was used to grab this photo of gymnast Christopher Rem competing on the pommel horse Saturday, May 24, at the Australian Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne.
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A slow shutter speed was used to grab this photo of gymnast Christopher Rem competing on the pommel horse Saturday, May 24, at the Australian Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne.
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Los Angeles goalie Jonathan Quick makes a save against Chicago defenseman Brent Seabrook during Game 2 of the NHL's Western Conference finals on Wednesday, May 21. The Kings won the game 6-2 to tie the best-of-seven series at one game apiece.
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Los Angeles goalie Jonathan Quick makes a save against Chicago defenseman Brent Seabrook during Game 2 of the NHL's Western Conference finals on Wednesday, May 21. The Kings won the game 6-2 to tie the best-of-seven series at one game apiece.
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Ichiro Suzuki of the New York Yankees watches seagulls as they gather in the outfield during a game at Chicago's Wrigley Field on Wednesday, May 21.
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Ichiro Suzuki of the New York Yankees watches seagulls as they gather in the outfield during a game at Chicago's Wrigley Field on Wednesday, May 21.
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A surfer competes during the Red Island International Surfing Championship on Saturday, May 24, in Banyuwangi, Indonesia.
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A surfer competes during the Red Island International Surfing Championship on Saturday, May 24, in Banyuwangi, Indonesia.
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An Indiana Pacers fan is seen prior to Game 2 of the NBA's Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday, May 20.
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An Indiana Pacers fan is seen prior to Game 2 of the NBA's Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday, May 20.
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Ana Simic of Croatia stretches over the high-jump bar during the IAAF World Challenge event in Beijing on Wednesday, May 21. Simic won with a jump of 1.98 meters (nearly 6.5 feet).
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Ana Simic of Croatia stretches over the high-jump bar during the IAAF World Challenge event in Beijing on Wednesday, May 21. Simic won with a jump of 1.98 meters (nearly 6.5 feet).
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Rory McIlroy throws a golf ball to the crowd after winning the BMW PGA Championship, the European Tour's flagship event, in Virginia Water, England, on Sunday, May 25. It was McIlroy's first tournament win this year, and it came just days after he announced his breakup with tennis star Caroline Wozniacki.
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Rory McIlroy throws a golf ball to the crowd after winning the BMW PGA Championship, the European Tour's flagship event, in Virginia Water, England, on Sunday, May 25. It was McIlroy's first tournament win this year, and it came just days after he announced his breakup with tennis star Caroline Wozniacki.
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Russia's Maxim Chudinov, left, scuffles with Finland's Tommi Huhtala in the final of the Ice Hockey World Championship, which took place Sunday, May 25, in Minsk, Belarus. Russia won the game 5-2 for its fifth world championship since the breakup of the Soviet Union.
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Russia's Maxim Chudinov, left, scuffles with Finland's Tommi Huhtala in the final of the Ice Hockey World Championship, which took place Sunday, May 25, in Minsk, Belarus. Russia won the game 5-2 for its fifth world championship since the breakup of the Soviet Union.
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Formula One driver Nico Rosberg sprays champagne after winning the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, May 25. It was his second victory of the season, and it moved him into first place in the F1 standings.
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Formula One driver Nico Rosberg sprays champagne after winning the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, May 25. It was his second victory of the season, and it moved him into first place in the F1 standings.
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Hellen Onsando Obiri of Kenya runs in the women's 1,500-meter relay Saturday, May 24, at the IAAF World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. She and the rest of her team set a new world record in the 4x1500, with a mark of 16 minutes, 33.58 seconds.
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Hellen Onsando Obiri of Kenya runs in the women's 1,500-meter relay Saturday, May 24, at the IAAF World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. She and the rest of her team set a new world record in the 4x1500, with a mark of 16 minutes, 33.58 seconds.
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Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams, right, and San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili battle for the ball in Game 2 of the NBA's Western Conference finals Wednesday, May 21, in San Antonio. The Spurs won 112-77 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
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Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams, right, and San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili battle for the ball in Game 2 of the NBA's Western Conference finals Wednesday, May 21, in San Antonio. The Spurs won 112-77 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
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Sean O'Hara competes on the high bar Sunday, May 25, during the Australian Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne.
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Sean O'Hara competes on the high bar Sunday, May 25, during the Australian Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne.
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The peloton is seen in action Wednesday, May 21, during the 11th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race. Australian Michael Rogers won the stage, which spanned 249 kilometers (154.7 miles) between Collecchio and Savona in Italy.
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The peloton is seen in action Wednesday, May 21, during the 11th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race. Australian Michael Rogers won the stage, which spanned 249 kilometers (154.7 miles) between Collecchio and Savona in Italy.
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Golfer Soren Kjeldsen hits from a bush during the BMW PGA Championship on Thursday, May 22.
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Golfer Soren Kjeldsen hits from a bush during the BMW PGA Championship on Thursday, May 22.
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Xue Changrui of China competes in the pole vault at the IAAF World Challenge event in Beijing on Wednesday, May 21. He won with a mark of 5.8 meters (19.03 feet).
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Xue Changrui of China competes in the pole vault at the IAAF World Challenge event in Beijing on Wednesday, May 21. He won with a mark of 5.8 meters (19.03 feet).
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Rotherham goalkeeper Adam Collin is mobbed by his teammates after a penalty shootout victory over Leyton Orient on Sunday, May 25, in London. It was the playoff final of League One, the third division of English soccer, and Rotherham's win clinched the team's promotion into the second division.
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Rotherham goalkeeper Adam Collin is mobbed by his teammates after a penalty shootout victory over Leyton Orient on Sunday, May 25, in London. It was the playoff final of League One, the third division of English soccer, and Rotherham's win clinched the team's promotion into the second division.
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Ruben Tejada of the New York Mets slides into third base, but he is forced out by Eric Chavez of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, May 25. The two teams split a doubleheader Sunday at New York's Citi Field.
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Ruben Tejada of the New York Mets slides into third base, but he is forced out by Eric Chavez of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, May 25. The two teams split a doubleheader Sunday at New York's Citi Field.
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Chicago's Marcus Kruger, left, is checked by Los Angeles' Alec Martinez and Tanner Pearson during Game 3 of the NHL's Western Conference finals on Saturday, May 24. The Kings won 4-3 to take a 2-1 series lead.
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Chicago's Marcus Kruger, left, is checked by Los Angeles' Alec Martinez and Tanner Pearson during Game 3 of the NHL's Western Conference finals on Saturday, May 24. The Kings won 4-3 to take a 2-1 series lead.
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A dog catches a flying disc during the Disc Dog Challenge event Saturday, May 24, in Pforzen, Germany.
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A dog catches a flying disc during the Disc Dog Challenge event Saturday, May 24, in Pforzen, Germany.
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Mitchell Pearce of the Sydney Roosters tries to tackle Chase Stanley of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs during a National Rugby League match Friday, May 23, in Sydney. The Roosters won the game 32-12.
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Mitchell Pearce of the Sydney Roosters tries to tackle Chase Stanley of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs during a National Rugby League match Friday, May 23, in Sydney. The Roosters won the game 32-12.
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Workers in Covington, Kentucky, stretch out a billboard showing Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton on Thursday, May 22.
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Workers in Covington, Kentucky, stretch out a billboard showing Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton on Thursday, May 22.
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Handball player Marta Lopez Herrero celebrates after a play during the French Cup final on Saturday, May 24, in Paris. Her team, Fleury Loiret, defeated Issy Paris 20-18.
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Handball player Marta Lopez Herrero celebrates after a play during the French Cup final on Saturday, May 24, in Paris. Her team, Fleury Loiret, defeated Issy Paris 20-18.
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A man reacts Saturday, May 24, after being hit by the ball during a soccer game in the Tatuyo indigenous community near Manaus, Brazil. Manaus, in the Amazon rainforest, is one of the host cities for the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
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A man reacts Saturday, May 24, after being hit by the ball during a soccer game in the Tatuyo indigenous community near Manaus, Brazil. Manaus, in the Amazon rainforest, is one of the host cities for the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
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Brock McGinn of the Guelph Storm, right, watches a shot go by Jake Patterson of the London Knights during a Memorial Cup tournament game Wednesday, May 21, in London, Ontario. Guelph won the game 7-2 and advanced to the final of the tournament, which it lost 6-3 to the Edmonton Oil Kings. The Memorial Cup tournament brings together the champions of Canada's various junior hockey leagues.
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Brock McGinn of the Guelph Storm, right, watches a shot go by Jake Patterson of the London Knights during a Memorial Cup tournament game Wednesday, May 21, in London, Ontario. Guelph won the game 7-2 and advanced to the final of the tournament, which it lost 6-3 to the Edmonton Oil Kings. The Memorial Cup tournament brings together the champions of Canada's various junior hockey leagues.
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Kevin Pillar of the Toronto Blue Jays nearly collides with teammate Jose Bautista as he catches a ball during a home game against the Oakland Athletics on Friday, May 23. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F05%2F20%2Fworldsport%2Fgallery%2Fwhat-a-shot-0520%2Findex.html">See 36 amazing sports photos from last week</a>
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Kevin Pillar of the Toronto Blue Jays nearly collides with teammate Jose Bautista as he catches a ball during a home game against the Oakland Athletics on Friday, May 23. See 36 amazing sports photos from last week
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