Wednesday, January 30, 2013 12:58:00 PM | by v-bafitz
Best sports photos of January
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Basketball
Basketball: Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce, right, and Charlotte Bobcats forward Hakim Warrick eye a rebound during an NBA basketball.
Charles Krupa/AP
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Tennis
Tennis: Serena Williams serves to Garbine Muguruza of Spain during their women's singles match at the Australian Open tennis tournament.
David Gray/Reuters
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Football
Football: Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens talks to reporters after the Ravens beat the Indianapolis Colts during a playoff game.
Patrick Smith/Getty Images
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Basketball
Basketball: Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics falls onto fans sitting in courtside seats.
Jared Wickerham/Getty Images
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Soccer
Soccer: Togo's Jonathan Ayite, top, avoids a tackle from Algeria's Rafik Halliche during a match.
Themba Hadebe/AP
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Football
Football: Atlanta Falcons kicker Matt Bryant reacts to his game-winning field goal against the Seattle Seahawks during a playoff game.
David Goldman/AP
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Basketball
Basketball: New York Knicks center Tyson Chandler holds the ball away from an Atlanta Hawks defender.
Kathy Willens/AP
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Soccer
Zambia's goalkeeper, left, celebrates after scoring a goal against Nigeria during their African Cup of Nations match.
Armando Franca/AP
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Tennis
Novak Djokovic celebrates after defeating David Ferrer in semifinal match at the Australian Open.
Andy Wong/AP
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Basketball
Tony Allen of the Memphis Grizzlies shoots against Eric Gordon of the New Orleans Hornets.
Joe Murphy/NBAE/Getty Images
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Football
Martel Moore of the Northern Illinois Huskies scores an 11-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter against the Florida State Seminoles during the Discover Orange Bowl.
Chris Trotman/Getty Images
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Handball
Domagoj Duvnjak of Croatia covers his face after his team took victory over France during the 23rd Men's Handball World Championships quarterfinal match.
Manu Fernandez/AP
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Football
The Gatorade bucket is dumped on head coach Charlie Strong of the Louisville Cardinals after their 33 to 23 win over the Florida Gators in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
Chris Graythen/Getty Images
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Soccer
Fiorentina's Giulio Migliaccio, right, and Udinese's Antonio Di Natale, jump for the ball during a Serie A soccer match.
Paolo Giovannini/AP
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Golf
Russell Henley celebrates as he sinks a putt on the 18th green, winning the Sony Open golf tournament.
Marco Garcia/AP
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Football
Alabama head coach Nick Saban is dunked with Gatorade in the final seconds of the championship college football game against Notre Dame.
Wilfredo Lee/AP
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Basketball
Brandon Bass, behind left, and Jared Sullinger, front, of the Boston Celtics, block a shot by Chandler Parsons, right, of the Houston Rockets, in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game.
Michael Dwyer/AP
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Basketball
Northern Iowa's Marc Sonnen struggles to get a loose ball away from Grant Gibbs, left, and Jahenns Manigat of Creighton during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game.
Nati Harnik/AP
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Motorbiking
Yamaha rider David Casteu of France rides on a stretch of fine, dusty sand called fesh-fesh during the 2013 Dakar Rally from Arequipa, Peru, to Arica, Chile.
Victor R. Caivano/AP
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Football
Ben Malena and Trey Williams of the Texas A&M Aggies celebrate a 41-13 win against the Oklahoma Sooners during the Cotton Bowl.
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
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Football
Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens shakes hands with Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning after the Ravens won a playoff game.
Jack Dempsey/AP
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Tennis
Maria Sharapova signs autographs after defeating Olga Puchkova at the Australian Open.
David Gray/Reugers
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Tennis
Novak Djokovic celebrates his win over Andy Murray at the Australian Open tennis championship.
Dita Alangkara/AP
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Tennis
An offical stands over Serena Williams after she fell over during a match at the Australian Open tennis tournament.
Daniel Munoz/Reuters
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Tennis
David Ferrer keeps his eye on the ball during a match against Tim Smyczek at the Australian Open.
Damir Sagol/Reuters
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Skiing
John Teller of the USA and Jouni Pellinen of Finland compete in the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup.
Michel Cottin/Agence Zoom/Getty Images
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Surfing
Greg Long competes in the Mavericks Surf Competition in Half Moon Bay, Calif.
Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP
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Football
Ray Lewis and Jacoby Jones of the Baltimore Ravens celebrate in the team's locker room after the NFL AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots.
Elise Amendola/AP
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Soccer
John Paintsil of Ghana reacts to the final, tied score of a game with Congo in the African Cup of Nations soccer match.
Rebecca Blackwell/AP
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Football
Stephen Nicholas of the Atlanta Falcons tries to grab the ball from Michael Crabtree of the San Francisco 49ers during the NFC Championship.
Dave Martin/AP
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Motorbiking
Cyril Despres of France, left, celebrates winning the 2013 Dakar Rally in the motorcycle category next to his teammate and second place winner Ruben Faria of Portugal.
Victor R. Caivano/AP
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Tennis
Nicolas Almagro focuses before making a forehand return to Jerzy Janowicz at the Australian Open.
Aaron Favila/AP
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Football
Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice goes in for a 2-yard touchdown run against New England Patriots outside linebacker Dont'a Hightower during the AFC Championship football game.
Matt Slocum/AP
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Rugby
Dimitri Yachvilli of Biarritz, center, evades Harlequins players during a Heineken European Cup rugby match.
Bob Edme/AP
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Basketball
Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin, left, goes up for a dunk as Washington Wizards center Nene, of Brazil, falls to the floor.
Mark J. Terrill/AP
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Rally racing
A car crosses a river during the 2013 Dakar Rally.
Victor R. Caivano/AP
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Football
New England Patriots outside linebacker Jerod Mayo tackles Baltimore Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta during the NFL AFC Championship game.
Elise Amendola/AP
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Soccer
Jerry Akaminko of Ghana, left, challenges Dieudonne Mbokani of Congo during an African Cup of Nations soccer match.
Rebecca Blackwell/AP
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Football
Sean Weatherspoon of the Atlanta Falcons leaps as he is introduced before the NFC Championship game against the San Francisco 49ers.
John Bazemore/AP
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Basketball
Devonta Pollard of Alabama falls onto Laurence Bowers of Missouri as they scramble for a loose ball.
L.G. Patterson/AP
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Tennis
Serena Williams fell during her match against Edina Gallovits-Hall at the Australian Open.
Rob Griffith/AP
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Basketball
Duke fans yell as K.J. McDaniels of Clemson inbounds the ball.
Gerry Broome/AP
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Golf
Mark Wilson peers out from under an umbrella as he waits for a rain squall to ease up before teeing off during the first round at the Tournament of Champions PGA golf tournament in Kapalua, Hawaii.
Elaine Thompson/AP
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Biathlon
Germany's Andreas Birnbacher, foreground, competes next to Bulgaria's Vladimir Jliev during the men's 10 km sprint competition at the Biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding, Germany.
Matthias Schrader/AP
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Surfing
Grant 'Twiggy' Baker competes during the fourth heat of the Mavericks Invitational big wave surf contest in Half Moon Bay, Calif.
Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP
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Basketball
Robert Gilchrist of Florida State lands on Reggie Johnson of Miami. Gilchrist was called for a foul.
Alan Diaz/AP
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Skiing
Maxime Laheurte of France soars through the air during the provisional competition round at the Nordic Combined FIS World Cup in Klingenthal, Germany.
Armando Franca/AP
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Tennis
Dominika Cibulkova makes a forehand return to Australia's Ashley Barty during their match at the Australian Open tennis championship.
Rob Griffith/AP
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Golf
Tiger Woods celebrates his victory in the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament.