Must-see photos of the week: Feb. 21-Feb. 27

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Best photos of the week

A vivid look at the best photos of the week, including the best images from the NBA, college basketball, soccer and more as compiled by the Sporting News photo department. (Getty Images)

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Clutch

After scoring the winning three-point shot Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors celebrates during the overtime period of a NBA game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on February 27, 2016 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Warriors won 121-118 in overtime. (J Pat Carter/Getty Images)

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Flames

Aric Almirola bursts into flames during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 28, 2016 in Hampton, Georgia. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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Slam

Allonzo Trier of the Arizona Wildcats slams in a basket in front of Jakob Poeltl and Dakarai Tucker of the Utah Utes in the second half of the Wildcats 70-64 loss at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on February 27, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)

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Claws

Victor Dubuisson of France poses with Sunshine the koala during day two of the 2016 Perth International at Karrinyup GC on February 26, 2016 in Perth, Australia. (Paul Kane/Getty Images)

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Fanatics

Liverpool's Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho celebrates with the crowd after scoring their first goal to equalise 1-1 during the English League Cup final football match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in London on February 28, 2016. (BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)

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Face

German boxer Marco Huck punches Britain's Ola Afolabi during their IBO cruiserweight title fight on February 27, 2016 in Halle (Westfalen), western Germany. Marco Huck won the fight by a technical knock-out. (GUIDO KIRCHNER/AFP/Getty Images)

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Hold me

Pitcher Mat Latos of the Chicago White Sox catches outfielder Courtney Hawkins as he jumps in his arms during spring training photo day at Camelback Ranch on February 27, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. (Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)

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Geese

A family of geese hold up play as hey march accross the ninth fairway during the final round of the 2016 Honda Classic held on the PGA National Course at the PGA National Resort and Spa on February 28, 2016 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (David Cannon/Getty Images)

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Happy

Manchester CIty's Argentinian goalkeeper Willy Caballero celebrates on the shoulders of Manchester City's Ivorian striker Wilfried Bony (C bottom) after he saved three penalties in the penalty shoot-out to help Manchester City win the English League Cup final football match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in London on February 28, 2016. (GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images)

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Leg

Aled Davies of Cardiff in action during the Mens Shot Putt Final during day two of the Indoor British Championships at English Institute of Sport on February 28, 2016 in Sheffield, England. (Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

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Tongue

Sophie McKinna in action during the Womens Shot Putt Final during day one of the Indoor British Championships at English Institute of Sport on February 27, 2016 in Sheffield, England. (Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

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Little Messi

Afghan boy five-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi, a young Lionel Messi fan, plays football as he wears a donated and signed shirt by Messi on a field in Kabul on February 26, 2016. Argentine football star Lionel Messi has sent not one, but two jerseys to the five-year-old Afghan boy who became an Internet sensation last month when he was pictured wearing a plastic bag with "Messi" scrawled on it in marker pen. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)

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Magic

Andrew Board celebrates with ESPN College GameDay host Jay Williams after making a half-coart shot for $18,000 during a live broadcast of ESPN College GameDay before a basketball game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and Virginia Cavaliers at John Paul Jones Arena on February 27, 2016 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

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Face mask

Ailis Egan of Ireland looks on during the Women's Six Nations match between England and Ireland at Twickenham Stadium on February 27, 2016 in London, England. (Michael Steele/Getty Images)

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Blood

British fighter Michael Bisping cut and bloody during his fight with Anderson Silva of Brazil in their middleweight bout at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Fight Night event in London on February 27, 2016. Bisping beat Silva on a judge's decision over five rounds. (NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP/Getty Images)

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Have a seat

Derrick Gordon of the Seton Hall Pirates is grabbed by an official as both land in the front row of seats after Gordon attempted to save a ball from going out of bounds against the Xavier Musketeers defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on February 28, 2016 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Seton Hall defeated Xavier 90-81. (Rich Schultz /Getty Images)

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Facial

Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers is fouled by Jared Dudley of the Washington Wizards during the first half at Verizon Center on February 28, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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Flip

Jordan de Goey of the Magpies is tackled by Andrew Mackie of the Cats during the 2016 NAB Challenge match between the Geelong Cats and the Collingwood Magpies at Simonds Stadium on February 26, 2016 in Geelong, Australia. (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

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Blur

Andy Greene of the New Jersey Devils skates in warm-ups prior to the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Prudential Center on February 26, 2016 in Newark, New Jersey. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Slap

Jake Layman of the Maryland Terrapins has his face blocked by A.J. Hammons of the Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena on February 27, 2016 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

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Lunch

An osprey carries a fish during the second round of The Honda Classic at PGA National Resort and Spa - Champion Course on February 26, 2016 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

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Kobe fan

A Los Angeles Lakers fan hold up a sign for Kobe Bryant before game against the Milwaukee Bucks at BMO Harris Bradley Center on February 22, 2016 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Mike McGinnis/Getty Images)

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Hector Bellerin and Neymar

Arsenal's Hector Bellerin grabs Barcelona's Neymar during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 1st leg football match between Arsenal and Barcelona at the Emirates Stadium in London on February 23, 2016. (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

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J.T. Miller and Sergey Kalinin

J.T. Miller of the New York Rangers and Sergey Kalinin of the New Jersey Devils fight during the second period at the Prudential Center on February 23, 2016 in Newark, New Jersey. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Jordan Oesterle and Nick Paul

Jordan Oesterle of the Edmonton Oilers trips up Nick Paul of the Ottawa Senators on February 23, 2016 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Codie McLachlan/Getty Images)

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Hugo Parisi

Hugo Parisi pf Brazil practices before the men's 10m platform preliminary during the 2016 FINA Diving World Cup at Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre on February 23, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 2016 FINA Diving World Cup is a test event for Rio 2016 Olympic Games. (Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

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Frank Mason III and Johnathan Motley

Frank Mason III of the Kansas Jayhawks is fouled by Johnathan Motley of the Baylor Bears during the second half at Ferrell Center on February 23, 2016 in Waco, Texas. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Spanish Tommy Robredo during their ATP tennis match on the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on February 22, 2016. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)

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Marco Belinelli and Joffrey Lauvergne

Marco Belinelli of the Sacramento Kings and Joffrey Lauvergne of the Denver Nuggets battle for rebounding position at Pepsi Center on February 23, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. The Kings defeated the Nuggets 114-110. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

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Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors walks down the tunnel after their 102-92 win over the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on February 22, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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Diver

An athlete practices before the men's 10m platform preliminary as part of the 2016 FINA Diving World Cup at Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre on February 23, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 2016 FINA Diving World Cup is a test event for Rio 2016 Olympic Games. (Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

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Jake Muzzin and Deryk Engelland

Jake Muzzin of the Los Angeles Kings collides with Deryk Engelland of the Calgary Flames during the first period at Staples Center on February 23, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Harry How/Getty Images)

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Surfers

Surfers ride waves at Coolangatta ahead of next month's Gold Coast Quiksilver Pro, on February 23, 2016 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Matt Roberts/Getty Images)

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Dortmund during the UEFA Europa League Round of 32 second leg match against FC Porto at Estadio do Dragao on February 25, 2016 in Porto, Portugal. (Octavio Passos/Bongarts/Getty Images)

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Ian Kennedy and Luke Hochevar

Pitcher Ian Kennedy of the Kansas City Royals poses for a portrait as Luke Hochevar steps in during spring training photo day at Surprise Stadium on February 25, 2016 in Surprise, Arizona. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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Trey Lewis

Trey Lewis of the Louisville Cardinals takes a shot while falling against Jamel Artis of the Pittsburgh Panthers during the game at Petersen Events Center on February 24, 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

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David Pastrnak and Marc-Andre Fleury

David Pastrnak of the Boston Bruins collides with Marc-Andre Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first period at TD Garden on February 24, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

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Kobe fans

Young fans of the Los Angeles Lakers hold up jerseys autographed by Kobe Bryant prior to a game against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum on February 24, 2016 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)

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Sunrise

A general view as runners circle at the start at Lingfield racecourse on February 24, 2016 in Lingfield, England. (Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

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Brice Johnson

Brice Johnson of the North Carolina Tar Heels battles BeeJay Anya, Caleb Martin and Lennard Freeman of the North Carolina State Wolfpack for a rebound during their game at PNC Arena on February 24, 2016 in Raleigh, North Carolina. North Carolina won 80-68. (Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

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Myles Davis

Myles Davis of the Xavier Musketeers celebrates after the 90-83 win over the Villanova Wildcats at Cintas Center on February 24, 2016 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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David Lee and Serge Ibaka

David Lee of the Dallas Mavericks gets tangled up with Serge Ibaka of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first half at American Airlines Center on February 24, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

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Kangaroo

A kangaroo jumps accross the 10th fairway in front of Mardan Mamat of Singapore during day one of the 2016 Perth International at Lake Karrinyup GC on February 25, 2016 in Perth, Australia. (Paul Kane/Getty Images)

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Dwyane Wade and Leandro Barbosa

Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat and Leandro Barbosa of the Golden State Warriors get tangled up during the game at the American Airlines Arena on February 24, 2016 in Miami, Florida. (Rob Foldy/Getty Images)

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Eric Hosmer

Eric Hosmer of the Kansas City Royals poses for a portrait during spring training photo day at Surprise Stadium on February 25, 2016 in Surprise, Arizona. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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Sir Bradley Wiggins

Sir Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain Cycling Team trains with the Men's Endurance Team at the Manchester Velodrome during a Team GB Cycling media day on February 25, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

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BeeJay Anya

BeeJay Anya of the North Carolina State Wolfpack watches his shot fall through the net during their game at PNC Arena on February 24, 2016 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

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Brian Dumoulin and Ryan Spooner

Brian Dumoulin of the Pittsburgh Penguins is checked into the boards by Ryan Spooner of the Boston Bruins during the first period at TD Garden on February 24, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

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Fog

Players wait for the smoke disperses from the pitch after supporters burnt torches during the Serbian National soccer league derby match between Partizan and Red Star, in Belgrade on February 27, 2016. Red Star won 1-2 at the 150th edition of the 'Eternal Derby'.(ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)

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Sunset

A general view of the game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings at Coors Field during the 2016 Coors Light Stadium Series game on February 27, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. (Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

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BFFs

Chris Chelios of the Detroit Red Wings and Joe Sakic of the Colorado Avalanche skate across the ice during the 2016 Coors Light Stadium Series Alumni Game at Coors Field on February 26, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche defeated the Red Wings 5-2. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

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Photo bomb

Pitcher Ryan Cook of the Seattle Mariners poses for a portrait as Justin De Fratus leans in during spring training photo day at Peoria Stadium on February 27, 2016 in Peoria, Arizona. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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Fans

Oklahoma City Thunder fans try to distract Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors as he shoots a free throw during the third period of a NBA game at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on February 27, 2016 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Warriors won 121-118 in overtime. (J Pat Carter/Getty Images)

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Dunk

Kerwin Roach Jr. of the Texas Longhorns dunks the ball against the Oklahoma Sooners at the Frank Erwin Center on February 27, 2016 in Austin, Texas. (Chris Covatta/Getty Images)

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Smiles

Joe Sakic and Patrick Roy of the Colorado Avalanche warm up along with Chris Chelios of the Detroit Red Wings prior to their game in the 2016 Coors Light Stadium Series Alumni Game at Coors Field on February 26, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche defeated the Red Wings 5-2. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

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Clouds

Adam Scott of Australia hits his tee shot on the tenth hole during the final round of the Honda Classic at PGA National Resort & Spa - Champions Course on February 28, 2016 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

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Turf face

France's full-back Romain Buros is tackled by Wales' wing Keelan Giles during the Under-20 Six Nations international rugby union match between between Wales U20 and France U20 at Eirias Park in Colwyn Bay, Wales, on February 27, 2016. (OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)

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Trip

Nicklas Backstrom of the Washington Capitals is upended by Mikko Koivu of the Minnesota Wild during the third period at Verizon Center on February 26, 2016 in Washington, DC. The Washington Capitals won, 3-2. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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Racquet

Bulgaria's tennis player Grigor Dimitrov throws the racket during their Mexico ATP Open men's singles quarterfinal tennis match against Austria´s tennis player Dominic Thiem in Acapulco, Guerrero State, Mexico on February 25, 2016. (PEDRO PARDO/AFP/Getty Images)

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Hooves

A general view of runners hooves at Kempton Park racecourse on February 27, 2016 in Sunbury, England. (Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

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Fall

Dean Moriarity of Canada, Dan Witty of the United States, Tj Aubrecht of the United States and Alex Mercier of Canada compete during the final stage of the ATSX Ice Cross Downhill World Championship at the Red Bull Crashed Ice in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States on February 27, 2016. (Red Bull via Getty Images)

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Sliding

Brayden Elliott of Australia crashes on his Suzuki GSX-R during the Australian Superbike Championship of round one of the 2016 World Superbike Championship at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on February 28, 2016 in Phillip Island, Australia. (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

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Eyes

Janine Flock of Austria competes in her first run of the women's skeleton competition during the BMW IBSF Bob & Skeleton Worldcup on February 26, 2016 in Koenigsee, Germany. (Jan Hetfleisch/Bongarts/Getty Images)

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A little help

Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors looks for a foul against J.R. Smith of the Cleveland Cavaliers during an NBA game at the Air Canada Centre on February 26, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Raptors defeated the Cavaliers 99-97. (Claus Andersen/Getty Images)

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Foot and face

Junior Caicara of Schalke challenges Taison of Donetsk during the UEFA Europa League round of 32 second leg match between FC Schalke 04 and Shakhtar Donetsk at Veltins-Arena on February 25, 2016 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images)

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Trophy

Jamari Traylor and Landen Lucas of the Kansas Jayhawks hold the Big 12 Conference Championship trophy after they defeated Texas Tech Red Raiders 67-58 at Allen Fieldhouse on February 27, 2016 in Lawrence, Kansas. With the win, Kansas clinched its 12th straight conference championship. (Ed Zurga/Getty Images)

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Punch

Michael Bisping of Great Britain in action as he beats Anderson Silva of Brazil during the Middleweight Bout of the UFC Fight Night at The O2 Arena on February 27, 2016 in London, England. (Christopher Lee/Getty Images)

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Post

Mark Scheifele of the Winnipeg Jets scores a goal against Kari Lehtonen of the Dallas Stars in the third period at American Airlines Center on February 25, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

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Windows

Greek pole vaulter Konstadinos Filippidis jumps during the opening competition of the Golden Fly Series 2016 at Maua Plaza in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 28, 2016. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

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Camera

Peter Forsberg of the Colorado Avalanche wears a GoPro helmet mounted camera during warm up prior to facing the Detroit Red Wings during the 2016 Coors Light Stadium Series Alumni Game at Coors Field on February 26, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche defeated the Red Wings 5-2. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

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Flying

Doves fly over the field of play during the Bundesliga match between FC Augsburg and Borussia Moenchengladbach at WWK Arena on February 28, 2016 in Augsburg, Germany. (Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)

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Block

Derryck Thornton of the Duke Blue Devils fouls Xavier Rathan-Mayes of the Florida State Seminoles during their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on February 25, 2016 in Durham, North Carolina. Duke won 80-65. (Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

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Celebration

Michael Nzei of the Seton Hall Pirates celebrates with his teammates and fans after defeating the 5th ranked Xavier Musketeers 90-81 during an NCAA college basketball game on February 28, 2016 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. (Rich Schultz /Getty Images)

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Close-call

Justin Abdelkader of the Detroit Red Wings screens Semyon Varlamov of the Colorado Avalanche as the puck goes towards the net during the first period at Coors Field during the 2016 Coors Light Stadium Series game on February 27, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

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Storming the court

Fans of the Vanderbilt Commodores storm the court after a 74-62 Vanderbilt upset over Kentucky at Memorial Gym on February 27, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)

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Sailing

Land Rover BAR skippered by Ben Ainslie prepare to compete in the second and last day of the 35th America's Cup World Series in Oman on February 28, 2016, in the capital Muscat. (FLORIAN CHOBLET/AFP/Getty Images)

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Legs

Wales' fly half Dan Biggar reaches for the ball during the Six Nations international rugby union match between Wales and France at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, south Wales, on February 26, 2016. (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

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Leaky ball

Porto's Mexican forward Jesus Corona vies with Belenenses' defender Geraldes during the Portuguese league football match OS Belenenses vs FC Porto at the Restelo stadium in Lisbon on February 28, 2016. (CARLOS COSTA/AFP/Getty Images)

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Fingers

Joe Daniher of the Bombers fends off Jacob Weitering of the Blues during the 2016 AFL NAB Challenge match between Carlton and Essendon at Ikon Park on February 28, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

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