The Week in Pictures: Oct 18 - Oct 24
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Scenic night at the park
The Conan blimp flies over Yankee stadium as the New York Yankees play against the Texas Rangers in Game 5 of the ALCS on Wednesday, Oct. 20. The Yankees won the game, but the Rangers won the series in six games.
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Slippery pigskin
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, right, fumbles the ball at the goal line as Miami Dolphins and Steelers players watch during the fourth quarter of their game in Miami on Sunday, Oct. 24.
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Twister
Rachael Flatt of the U.S. jumps into the air during the women's free skate in the NHK Trophy, the first event of the six-stage ISU figure skating Grand Prix series, in Nagoya, Japan on Saturday, Oct. 23.
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Tiger pride
Auburn Tigers quarterback Cameron Newton celebrates with fans after his team's 24-17 victory over the LSU Tigers on Saturday, Oct. 23, in Auburn, Ala.
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Dusty trail
Spanish gymnast Gomes Javier Fuertes performs on the horizontal bar during the qualifying round of the 42nd Artistic Gymnnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands on Monday, Oct. 18.
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Full facial
British challenger Rendall Munroe, left, punches WBC super bantam weight champion Toshiaki Nishioka of Japan during their title bout in Tokyo on Sunday, Oct. 24. Nishioka outpointed Munroe for a unanimous decision to defend the title.
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Who's got it?
Texas Rangers right fielder Nelson Cruz reacts after his glove struck fans as he tried to catch a fly ball by New York Yankees' Robinson Cano during Game 4 of the ALCS on Tuesday, Oct. 19. Cruz wanted interference called on the play, but the home run was allowed to stand.
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The shirt off his back
Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews tries to throw down Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre during the second half of their game on Sunday, Oct. 24. The Packers won 28-24.
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Hanging on
Dan Herron of the Ohio State Buckeyes is facemasked by Logan Link of the Purdue Boilermakers during their game on Saturday, Oct. 23, in Columbus, Ohio.
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Fly a kite
A kite surfer jumps a wave during the Dutch Kitesurfing Championships in Scheveningen on Saturday, Oct. 23.
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Expecting a crowd
A worker cleans the seats in the main grandstand at Formula One's Korean Grand Prix circuit in Yeongam on Thursday, Oct. 21.
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Slam dance
Toronto Raptors player Amir Johnson celebrates his slam dunk over New York Knicks player Anthony Randolph on Friday, Oct. 22.
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Swinging into action
Carlos Perez, right, 12, and Andriws Pereyra, 13, exchange punches during their fight in an Olympics-style street boxing championships in the low-income neighborhood of La Vega in Caracas on Saturday, Oct. 23.
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On the edge
Richard Cyprien of France speeds down the course during the first run of an alpine ski men's World Cup giant slalom race in Soelden, Austria on Sunday, Oct. 24.
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Seeking shelter
John Mallinger shakes the water off of his umbrella on the 7th hole during the second round of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open on Friday, Oct. 22, in Las Vegas.
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Coming through!
San Francisco Giants player Andres Torres runs over Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz as he scores a run during the third inning of Game 6 of the NLCS on Saturday, Oct. 23, in Philadelphia. The Giants won to advance to the World Series.
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Slipping away
Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov watches the ball as it passes him during their Champions League soccer match against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in London on Tuesday, Oct. 19.
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Making history
Texas Rangers players celebrate in a mob after defeating the New York Yankees in Game 6 of the ALCS on Friday, Oct. 22. The victory put the Rangers in the World Series for the first time in the 50-year history of the franchise.
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Sealed with a kiss
Mississippi State snapper Aaron Feld (46) and Blakely Bailey kiss following his marriage proposal after their college football game gainst UAB in Starkville, Miss., on Saturday.
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