The Week in Sports Pictures: August 28 - Sept. 4
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Blazing a trail
NASCAR driver Greg Biffle spins out after an incident in the Sprint Cup Series Emory Healthcare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday.
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Cycle madness
Poland's Maja Wloszczowska cycles during the women's cross country at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Mount Ste-Anne, Beaupre on Saturday.
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Gang tackle
BYU's Brandon Ogletree, left, and teammates tackle Washington quarterback Jake Locker during an NCAA college football game in Provo, Utah, on Saturday.
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Pull!
Competitors take part in the Tug-o-war during the Braemar Highland Games in Braemar, Scotland on Saturday. The Braemar Gathering is the most famous of the Highland Games and is known worldwide. Each year thousands of visitors descend on this small Scottish village on the first Saturday in September to watch one of the more colourful Scottish traditions.
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Going to court
Croatia's Marko Banic, left, and Tunisia's Macram Ben Romdhane fight for a loose ball during their World Basketball Championship game in Istanbul, Turkey on Wednesday.
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Boxing out
Hind Dehiba Chahyd of France, left, edges out Nancy Jebet Langat of Kenya in the women's 1500-meter race during the IAAF Continental Cup in Split on Sunday.
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Net gain
Gael Monfils of France jumps over the net after charging a ball at the net during his match against Igor Andreev of Russia at the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
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Thrill of victory
Jacksonville State assistant football coaches Greg Stewart, second from right, and Maxwell Thurman celebrate the team's 49-48 double-overtime victory over Mississippi in an NCAA college football game in Oxford, Miss., on Saturday.
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Tasting leather
WBA Middleweight title holder Felix Sturm, left, lands a punch on challenger Giovanni Lorenzo during their fight in Cologne, Germany on Saturday.
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Making a splash
A combination photo shows the finalists of the men's 10-meter platform diving competing at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games. The finalists are (top row L-R) Canada's Marc Sabourin-Germain, North Korea's Hyon Il-myong, Malaysia's Ooi Tze Liang, Venezuela's Robert Paez. (bottom row L-R) Germany's Tim Pyritz, Mexico's Ivan Garcia, Ukraine's Oleksandr Bondar and China's Qiu Bo.
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Intense focus
Melanie Oudin of the U.S. hits a return to Olga Savchuk of Ukraine during the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Monday.
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Jumping for joy
Portland State coach Ahmed Zarrugh and player Joel Sisler celebrate after Sisler intercepted a third quarter pass during a college football game against the Arizona State Sun Devils on Saturday in Tempe, Ariz.
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Pucker up
Orsolya Takacs, right, of Hungary fights for a ball with Blanca Gill of Spain during their European Water Polo Championships preliminary match in Zagreb on Thursday.
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Need a lift?
Leah Callahan of Canada lifts Cynthia Vescan of France during the preliminary round of the women's wrestling competition at the Combat Games in Beijing on Wednesday.
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Hit the sack
Ohio State defender Tyler Moeller sacks Marshall quarterback Brian Anderson, causing a fumble during their college football game on Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.
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Top of her field
Korea's Cheon Seul Ki scores a goal against Spain during the Women World Cup 2010 field hockey match in Rosario, Argentina on Saturday.
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Full of fight
Efrain Vazquez (blue) of the USA and opponent Rasul Mirzaev of Russia battle in the Men's 70 kg Pankration event at the Combat Games in Beijing on Thursday.
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Diving for paydirt
Wake Forest running back Josh Adams dives over the goal line to score a touchdown during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Presbyterian College in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Thursday.
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Flashing some leather
Cleveland Indians right fielder Shin-Soo Choo slides to attempt to catch a fly ball by Seattle Mariners batter Russell Branyan during their game on Saturday in Seattle. Branyan singled on the play.
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Rugby laid bare
South Africa's Ryan Kankowski, left, vies for the ball Australia's Rocky Elsom as he loses his shorts during the Tri Nations rugby union match played in Bleomfontein , South Africa on Saturday.
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