The Week in Pictures (Dec. 29-Jan. 4)
January 4, 2009 by Marcus Michelson
Oregon State coach Mike Riley is doused by his players after they defeated Pittsburgh 3-0 in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 30 in El Paso, Texas. Click here for more of the best sports photos from around the world by The Associated Press and more.
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- Players douse Oregon State coach Mike Riley after Oregon State’s 3-0 win over Pittsburgh in the Sun Bowl NCAA college football game in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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- Canada’s defenseman P K Subban, top, is checked by Russia’s Sergei Andronov during the first period in semifinal action at the World Junior hockey championship in Ottawa, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)
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- Detroit Red Wings’ Dan Cleary, left, moves the puck as Chicago Blackhawks’ Cameron Barker defends during the third period of the NHL Winter Classic hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, in Chicago. The Red Wings won 6-4. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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- Defending champion Toshiaki Nishioka, left, of Japan hits challenger Genaro Garcia of Mexico during their WBC Super Bantamweight world title match in Yokohama, Japan, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009. Nishioka won 12 round TKO. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
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- San Diego Chargers running back Darren Sproles, right, scores the winning touch down past Indianapolis Colts linebacker Clint Session in overtime during an NFL AFC wild-card playoff football game Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, in San Diego. The Chargers won 23-17. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
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- Swiss ski jumper Simon Ammann soars through the air in front of the city of Innsbruck during the third competition of the Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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- An unidentified rider competes in the first stage of the Argentina Dakar Rally 2009 between Buenos Aires and Santa Rosa de la Pampa, Argentina, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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