Sports Photos of the Day
Date: 2/1/2012 Album ID: 1407087
Photos by Associated Press
Sports photos from around the world, Feb. 1, 2012.
Michael Hoyson is seen outside Lucas Oil Stadium before NFL football's Super Bowl XLVI Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) ponders a question during a news conference on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, in Indianapolis. The Patriots are scheduled to face the New York Giants in NFL football Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Sacramento Kings' DeMarcus Cousins, right, takes control of the ball from Golden State Warriors' Monta Ellis during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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New York Knicks assistant coach Mike Woodson, left, reacts as he watches the Knicks defense while sitting next to coach Mike D'Antoni in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons at Madison Square Garden in New York, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. The Knicks won 113-86. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Clemson center Catalin Baciu (10) looks for room around Virginia's Akil Mitchell (25) and Darion Atkins (32) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, in Charlottesville, Va. Virginia won 65-61. (AP Photo/Andrew Shurtleff)
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Kansas State forward Victor Ojeleye (10) and Iowa State forward Melvin Ejim scramble for a loose ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State won 72-70. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Golden State Warriors' Brandon Rush, right, and Nate Robinson (2) celebrate in the final minutes of the NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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Penn State's Jermaine Marshall (11) and Wisconsin's Jared Berggren go after the ball in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in State College, Pa., Tuesday Jan. 31, 2012. Wisconsin won 52-46. (AP Photo/John Beale)
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Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce, left, drives to the basket under pressure from Cleveland Cavaliers' Mychel Thompson during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland on Tuesday,  Jan. 31, 2012.  (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant goes to the basket past Charlotte Bobcats guard Gerald Henderson, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett (5) watches his shot as he falls backwards after being fouled in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland on Tuesday,  Jan. 31, 2012.  Behind Garnett is Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving.  (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
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North Carolina's John Henson (31) reacts to being called for a foul against Wake Forest during the second half of North Carolina's 68-53 win in an NCAA college basketball game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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Marquette head coach Buzz Williams reacts against Seton Hall during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
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Clemson head coach Brad Brownell reacts to a call during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Virginia, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, in Charlottesville, Va. Virginia won 65-61. (AP Photo/Andrew Shurtleff)
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Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11) calls for a timeout as Denver Nuggets  forward Nene (31) wrestles him for the ball in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Alan Spearman)
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Texas Tech's Jaye Crockett and Oklahoma State's Keiton Page go after a loose ball during their NCAA college basketball game in Lubbock, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Oklahoma State won 80-63. (AP Photo/The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Zach Long)
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Seton Hall's Patrik Auda fouls Marquette's Jae Crowder during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, in Milwaukee. Marquette won 66-59. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
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Edmonton Oilers' Eric Belanger, right, shoots past Colorado Avalanche's Paul Stastny as goalie Semyon Varlamov, left, makes the save during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, in Edmonton, Alberta. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, John Ulan)
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Detroit Red Wings' Mike Commodore, right, lands a punch on Calgary Flames' Tim Jackman as the two fight during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh)
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Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford, left, stops Vancouver Canucks' David Booth during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)
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