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Edmonton Oilers' Corey Potter, right, and Calgary Flames' Curtis Glencross tangle during first period pre-season NHL hockey action in Calgary, Alta., Sunday.Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

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New Zealand All Blacks players perform the Haka as France players watch before the start of their Rugby World Cup Pool A match at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday.BOGDAN CRISTEL/Reuters

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Vancouver Canucks Antoine Roussel and San Jose Sharks Douglas Murray fight during the second period of their NHL pre-season hockey game in Vancouver on Sunday.ANDY CLARK/Reuters

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England's Chris Ashton scores a try during their Rugby World Cup Pool B match against Romania at Otago Stadium in Dunedin.BRANDON MALONE/Reuters

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Carolina Hurricanes' Riley Nash scores as Winnipeg Jets' Randy Jones and goaltender David Aebischer try to defend during the second period of their pre-season NHL game in Charlotte.MARY ANN CHASTAIN/Reuters

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Calgary Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff dives across the crease to try and stop a goal during second period preseason NHL hockey action in Calgary.Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb loses his helmet while being sacked by Seattle Seahawks Leroy Hill, left, and Chris Clemons during the fourth quarter of their NFC football game in Seattle.ANTHONY BOLANTE/Reuters

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Kawasaki rider Gregory Leblanc of France celebrates after crossing the finish line in first position during the 34th Le Mans 24-hour motorcycle endurance race in Le Mans, western France.STEPHANE MAHE/Reuters

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Barcelona's Lionel Messi scores his third goal for a hat trick against Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper Courtois during their Spanish first division soccer match at Nou Camp stadium in Barcelona.GUSTAU NACARINO/Reuters

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After blocking a pass intended for Saskatchewan Roughriders slotback Weston Dressler, behind goal post, B.C. Lions defensive back Korey Banks runs right into the goal post during the second half CFL football action at Mosaic Stadium on Saturday.Liam Richards/The Canadian Press

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers punter Mike Renaud has his kick blocked by Toronto Argonauts linebacker Anthony Cannon during second half CFL action in Toronto on Saturday.Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press

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Tampa Bay Rays batter Sean Rodriguez is hit by a pitch in the third inning of their American League MLB game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.CHIP LITHERLAND/Reuters

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Spanish referee Cesar Muniz shows a red card to Valencia's Aritz Aduriz as Sevilla's Fernando Navarro points at him during their Spanish First Division soccer match at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville.Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters

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Argentina's Horacio Agulla and Scotland's Nick De Luca fight for a high ball during their Rugby World Cup Pool B match at Wellington Regional Stadium.ANTHONY PHELPS/Reuters

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Suzann Pettersen of Team Europe celebrates with her caddy Dave Brooker on the 18th green after they beat Team USA on the final day of the 2011 Solheim Cup golf tournament at Killeen Castle in Ireland.CATHAL MCNAUGHTON/Reuters

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Houston Texans wide receiver Kevin Walter drags New Orleans Saints saftey Malcolm Jenkins into the end zone while scoring a touchdown during their NFL football game in New Orleans.SEAN GARDNER/Reuters

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Jon Jones kneels in the centre of the ring after knocking out Rampage Jackson during the fourth round of their UFC Light Heavyweight title bout Saturday.JACK DEMPSEY/The Associated Press

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