Photo of the Day: Jubilation

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Maria Sharapova celebrates after winning Tuesday in Madrid.

Related: Sharapova may end 2006 with top ranking.

Maria Sharapova website, including her "top 10 people I would like to meet for a coffee" (alas, no permalink).

Photo of the Day: Synchro Spurs

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San Antonio's Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker under the basket in New York Monday night.

Related: Harvey Araton on the "Unworldly" Knicks:

On and on the revolution reigns, except in rare places, Manhattan among them. Dozens of young men from afar have come to David Stern’s league of opportunity in the 21st century to realize their dreams while the Knicks have remained in an international scouting stupor, or sound asleep, having a recurring nightmare about Frédéric Weis.

Photo of the Day: Ice and shadow

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Daisuke Takahashi performs at Skate Canada's closing gala.

Related: Dubreuil and Lauzon in a league of their own.

Photo of the Day: Morning gallops

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D. Wayne Lukas at dawn at Churchill Downs this week.

Related: Star handicapper Jennifer Morrison's Breeders' Cup picks:

Juvenile Fillies: 1 – DREAMING OF ANNA 2- BEL AIR BEAUTY 3-CASH INCLUDED (LONGSHOT – HER MAJESTY)
Juvenile: 1- SCAT DADDY 2- CIRCULAR QUAY 3- GREAT HUNTER (LONGSHOT – PEGASUS WIND)
Filly & Mare Turf: 1- OUIJA BOARD 2- FILM MAKER 3-HONEY RYDER (LONGSHOT – SATWA QUEEN)
Sprint: 1- WAR FRONT 2- BORDONARO 4-HENNY HUGHES (LONGSHOT – TOO MUCH BLING)
Mile: 1-ARAAFA 2- ARAGORN 3-GORELLA (LONGSHOT – ROB ROY)
Distaff: 1-ROUND POND 2-BALLETTO 3-FLEET INDIAN (LONGSHOT – HEALTHY ADDICTION)
Turf: 1-GO DEPUTY 2-ENGLISH CHANNEL 3-CACIQUE (LONGSHOT – RUSH BAY)
Classic: 1-BERNARDINI 2-INVASOR 3-SUN KING (LONGSHOT-DAVID JUNIOR)

Photo of the Day: Sand trap

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Argentina-Nigeria, at the FIFA World Cup of Beach Soccer at Copacabana Beach in Rio.

Related: Tournament website.

Canada opens play Friday against Iran.

A great movie scene at the Copacabana Club.

Photo of the Day: Monkeying around

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Hanging out at Champions Trophy cricket practice in Ahmadabad.

Related: Aussies into Champions Trophy final.

Warney, Put your Wanga Away (from The Corridor).

Photo of the Day: Blur

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Marat Safin, too fast for the camera lens, at the Paris Masters.

Related: Marat Safin's blog and website.

Photo of the Day: Last smoke

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Red Auerbach, 1917-2006.

Related: The Boston Globe's Bob Ryan on Auerbach: "No sports person (which would include Connie Mack and George Halas) ever was associated longer with any team. Red Auerbach was the embodiment of the Boston Celtics for nearly 57 years."

And at the L.A. Times, J.A. Adande on Auerbach's sneering attitude toward the accomplishments of Phil Jackson, and how Jackson dealt with it: "He let Auerbach get away with blast after blast, all the while biting his tongue so hard it's surprising it didn't bleed."

Photo of the Day: Diego checks in

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Diego Maradona arrives in El Salvador on Thursday.

Related: The website. The news. The Goal of the Century, as voted in a FIFA poll in 2002.

Photo of the Day: Alone at sea

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Singlehanded sailor Bernard Stamm fights for survival in near hurricane force winds in the Bay of Biscay, Monday October 23 the day after the start of the Velux 5 Oceans around the world yacht race. The race left Bilbao, Spain and goes on to Fremantle, Australia, Norfolk, Virginia and finishes in Bilbao in the April 2007.

Related: Velux 5 Oceans race website.