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YE: Top Sports Photos of 2015

Best Photos of 2015 by the Associated Press

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Spain Basket Euroleague Final Four
CSKA Moscow's Kyle Hines, right, in action with Olympiacos' Dimitris Agravanis, left, during the Euroleague Final Four semifinal basketball match between CSKA Moscow and Olympiacos in Madrid, Spain, Friday, May 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

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APTOPIX Super Bowl Football
New England Patriots running back Shane Vereen (34) celebrates after an NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. The Patriots won the game 28-24. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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APTOPIX World Series Royals Mets Baseball
Member of the Kansas City Royals celebrates after Game 5 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the New York Mets Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, in New York. The Royals won 7-2 to win the series. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

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AP10ThingsToSee Belmont Stakes Horse Racing
AP10ThingsToSee - Rain water coats the window of an observation tower as an exercise rider guides a horse around the main track at Belmont Park, Tuesday, June 2, 2015, in Elmont, N.Y. Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner American Pharoah will try for a Triple Crown Saturday, June 6, in the Belmont Stakes horse race (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

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APTOPIX Masters Golf
Bubba Watson helps Jordan Spieth put on his green jacket after winning the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 12, 2015, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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APTOPIX NASCAR Talladega Auto Racing
Austin Dillon's car catches fire during the Talladega 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway, Sunday, May 3, 2015, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

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APTOPIX France Cycling Tour de France
Eritrea's Daniel Teklehaimanot passes over a bridge as he rides in the breakaway group of three riders in Dieppe during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 191.5 kilometers (119 miles) with start in Abbeville and finish in Le Havre, France, Thursday, July 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

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APTOPIX Britain Wimbledon Tennis
Novak Djokovic of Serbia kisses the trophy after winning the men's singles final against Roger Federer of Switzerland at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Sunday July 12, 2015. Djokovic won the match 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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APTOPIX Rangers Blackhawks Hockey
Chicago Blackhawks' Niklas Hjalmarsson skates out to center ice with the Stanley Cup during the championship banner raising ceremony before an NHL hockey game between the Blackhawks and the New York Rangers, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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APTOPIX World Series Royals Mets Baseball
New York Mets' Daniel Murphy reacts after missing a ball hit by Kansas City Royals' Mike Moustakas during the eighth inning of Game 4 of the Major League Baseball World Series Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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APTOPIX Spain San Fermin
A ''recortador'' jumps over a bull during a competition at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, Saturday, July 11, 2015. Revelers from around the world arrive in Pamplona every year to take part in some of the eight days of the running of the bulls. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

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APTOPIX WWCup Japan US Soccer
United States' Heather O'Reilly, right, hugs Megan Rapinoe (15) after the U.S. beat Japan 5-2 in the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Sunday, July 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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APTOPIX Canada Pan Am Games Weightlifting
An official supports Venezuela's flag as it is raised during the podium ceremony for women's 53kg weightlifting at the Pan Am Games in Oshawa, Ontario, Sunday, July 12, 2015. Genesis Rodriguez Gomez of Venezuela finished in silver medal position.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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APTOPIX Britain Wimbledon Tennis
Serena Williams of the United States holds up the trophy after winning the women's singles final against Garbine Muguruza of Spain, at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Saturday July 11, 2015. Williams won 6-4, 6-4. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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APTOPIX China World Figure Skating
Maria Paliakova and Nikita Bochkov of Belarus perform during the Pairs Short Program in the ISU World Figure Skating Championship 2015 held at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, March 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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APTOPIX All-Star Game Baseball
A fan watches from the stands during the fifth inning of the MLB All-Star baseball game, Tuesday, July 14, 2015, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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APTOPIX PGA Championship Golf
A fan uses an umbrella for shade near the seventh hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis. (AP Photo/Jae Hong)

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APTOPIX Spain Bodybuilding
A competitor applies lipstick while waiting with other competitors at the backstage of the Arnold Classic Europe bodybuilding event in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

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APTOPIX Spain Bodybuilding
A coach paints the body of a competitor with fake tan in the backstage area of the Arnold Classic Europe bodybuilding event in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

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APTOPIX WWCup Japan US Soccer
The United States Women's National Team celebrates with the trophy after they beat Japan 5-2 in the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Sunday, July 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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APTOPIX Canada Pan Am Games Sychronized Swimming
Members of Argentina's synchronized swimming team perform during technical routine competition for the Pan Am Games in Toronto, Thursday, July 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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YE Germany Boxing
FOR USE AS DESIRED, YEAR END PHOTOS - FILE - Britain's new world boxing champion Tyson Fury celebrates with the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO belts after winning the world heavyweight title fight against Ukraine's Wladimir Klitschko in the Esprit Arena in Duesseldorf, western Germany, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

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APTOPIX Russia Fencing Worlds
Tiberiu Dolniceanu, of Romania, left, and Daryl Homer, of the United States, right, in action during his semifinal match at sabre competition at the fencing World championships in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

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APTOPIX China Women's East Asian Cup Soccer
A lone spectator waves a fan to keep himself cool in the heat before the Women's East Asian Cup soccer match between North Korea and South Korea in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015. North Korea beat South Korea, 2-0. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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