Sports Photos of the Day
Date: 1/26/2012 Album ID: 1403119
Photos by Associated Press
Sports photos from around the world, Jan. 26, 2012.
Kim Clijsters of Belgium stretches for a return shot to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus during their semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)
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Maria Sharapova  of Russia reaches for a return shot to Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic during their semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)
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Victoria Azarenka of Belarus celebrates after defeating Kim Clijsters of Belgium during their semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.(AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)
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Victoria Azarenka of Belarus celebrates after defeating Kim Clijsters of Belgium during their semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)
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Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after defeating Switzerland's Roger Federer  in their semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.  (AP Photo/Joe Castro,Pool)
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Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland during their semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Sarah Ivey)
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Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres of France perform in the pairs free skating competition at the European Figure Skating Championships in Sheffield, England, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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Russia's Artur Gachinski performs in the Men's short  program at the European Figure Skating Championships in Sheffield, England, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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In this photograph provided by the Volvo Ocean Race, Brad Jackson from New Zealand, uses a winch onboard PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG, during leg 3, stage 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 from Abu Dhabi, UAE, to Sanya, China, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Amory Ross/Volvo Ocean Race) EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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Los Angeles Clippers power forward Blake Griffin puts up a shot during the second half of their NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Los Angeles. The Lakers won 96-91. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Virginia TechÍs Erick Green (11) loses control of the ball during second-half NCAA college basketball game action against BYU in Blacksburg, Va., Wednesday, Jan. 25 2012. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Matt Gentry)
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San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, right, fights Atlanta Hawks' Josh Smith for a rebound during the second half of an NBA basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. San Antonio won 105-83. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
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Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward, left, pulls down a rebound against Toronto Raptors forward James Johnson, right, during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Salt Lake City, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve C. Wilson)
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Memphis' Joe Jackson, right, defends Rice's Tamir Jackson during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Mark Weber)
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