Best sports photos of 2012

  • Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 21-17. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
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    February 5 Super Bowl XLVI

    Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 21-17. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
  • Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is lead away in handcuffs at the Clark County Regional Justice Center as he surrenders to serve a three-month jail sentence at the Clark County Detention Center on June 1, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
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    June 1 Floyd Mayweather Jr. Appears In Court

    Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is lead away in handcuffs at the Clark County Regional Justice Center as he surrenders to serve a three-month jail sentence at the Clark County Detention Center on June 1, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
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  • People visit the Joe Paterno statue early Sunday July 22, 2012. in State College, Pa. The famed statue of Paterno was taken down from outside the Penn State football stadium Sunday morning, eliminating a key piece of the iconography surrounding the once-sainted football coach accused of burying child sex abuse allegations against a retired assistant. (AP Photo/John Beale)
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    July 22 People visit the Joe Paterno statue early Sunday July 22, 2012. in State College, Pa. The famed statue of Paterno was taken down from outside the Penn State football stadium Sunday morning, eliminating a key piece of the iconography surrounding the once-sainted football coach accused of burying child sex abuse allegations against a retired assistant. (AP Photo/John Beale)

    People visit the Joe Paterno statue early Sunday July 22, 2012. in State College, Pa. The famed statue of Paterno was taken down from outside the Penn State football stadium Sunday morning, eliminating a key piece of the iconography surrounding the once-sainted football coach accused of burying child sex abuse allegations against a retired assistant. (AP Photo/John Beale)
  • McKayla Maroney of the U.S. celebrates with her silver medal in the women's vault victory ceremony in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 5, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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    August 5 McKayla Maroney of the U.S. celebrates with her silver medal in the women's vault victory ceremony in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games

    McKayla Maroney of the U.S. celebrates with her silver medal in the women's vault victory ceremony in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 5, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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  • Gold medalists Serena Williams of the United States and Venus Williams of the United States celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's Doubles Tennis on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on August 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)
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    August 5 Olympics Day 9 - Tennis

    Gold medalists Serena Williams of the United States and Venus Williams of the United States celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's Doubles Tennis on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on August 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)
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  • Tomasz Adamek, right, of Poland, lands a punch on Travis Walker during the fifth round of a heavyweight boxing match at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. Adamek won by TKO in five rounds. (AP Photo/Tim Larsen)
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    Tomasz Adamek, right, of Poland, lands a punch on Travis Walker during the fifth round of a heavyweight boxing match at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. Adamek won by TKO in five rounds. (AP Photo/Tim Larsen)
  • Junior Seau's #55 is retired by the San Diego Chargers before the game against the Tennessee Titans at Qualcomm Stadium on September 16, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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    September 16 Tennessee Titans v San Diego Chargers

    Junior Seau's #55 is retired by the San Diego Chargers before the game against the Tennessee Titans at Qualcomm Stadium on September 16, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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  • France's base jumper Florian Pays gestures while leaping from Malaysia's landmark KL Tower, the 421-meter (1,389-foot) broadcasting tower in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/ Vincent Thian)
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    France's base jumper Florian Pays gestures while leaping from Malaysia's landmark KL Tower, the 421-meter (1,389-foot) broadcasting tower in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/ Vincent Thian)
  • Owner Herb Simon of the Indiana Fever hoists the WNBA Championship trophy after defeating the Minnesota Lynx in Game Four of the 2012 WNBA Finals on October 21, 2012 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
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    October 21 Minnesota Lynx v Indiana Fever - Game Four

    Owner Herb Simon of the Indiana Fever hoists the WNBA Championship trophy after defeating the Minnesota Lynx in Game Four of the 2012 WNBA Finals on October 21, 2012 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
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  • LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat looks at his 2012 NBA Championship ring following a ceremony prior to the game against the Boston Celtics at American Airlines Arena on October 30, 2012 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
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    October 30 Boston Celtics v Miami Heat

    LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat looks at his 2012 NBA Championship ring following a ceremony prior to the game against the Boston Celtics at American Airlines Arena on October 30, 2012 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
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Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 21-17. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is lead away in handcuffs at the Clark County Regional Justice Center as he surrenders to serve a three-month jail sentence at the Clark County Detention Center on June 1, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
People visit the Joe Paterno statue early Sunday July 22, 2012. in State College, Pa. The famed statue of Paterno was taken down from outside the Penn State football stadium Sunday morning, eliminating a key piece of the iconography surrounding the once-sainted football coach accused of burying child sex abuse allegations against a retired assistant. (AP Photo/John Beale)
McKayla Maroney of the U.S. celebrates with her silver medal in the women's vault victory ceremony in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 5, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Gold medalists Serena Williams of the United States and Venus Williams of the United States celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's Doubles Tennis on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on August 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)
Tomasz Adamek, right, of Poland, lands a punch on Travis Walker during the fifth round of a heavyweight boxing match at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. Adamek won by TKO in five rounds. (AP Photo/Tim Larsen)
Junior Seau's #55 is retired by the San Diego Chargers before the game against the Tennessee Titans at Qualcomm Stadium on September 16, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
France's base jumper Florian Pays gestures while leaping from Malaysia's landmark KL Tower, the 421-meter (1,389-foot) broadcasting tower in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/ Vincent Thian)
Owner Herb Simon of the Indiana Fever hoists the WNBA Championship trophy after defeating the Minnesota Lynx in Game Four of the 2012 WNBA Finals on October 21, 2012 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat looks at his 2012 NBA Championship ring following a ceremony prior to the game against the Boston Celtics at American Airlines Arena on October 30, 2012 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

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