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San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis is tackled by Cleveland Browns defensive backs Mike Adams and Sheldon Brown during the second quarter of their NFL football game in San Francisco.BECK DIEFENBACH/Reuters

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Patrick Chan of Canada performs during the Exhibition Gala at Skate Canada International, in Mississauga, Ont.GEOFF ROBINS/AFP / Getty Images

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Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada perform during the exhibition gala at Skate Canada International in Mississauga.MIKE CASSESE/Reuters

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Valenciennes' Foued Kadir, right, fights for the ball with Lille's Mathieu Debuchy in their French Ligue 1 soccer match at Hainaut Stadium in Valenciennes.PASCAL ROSSIGNOL/Reuters

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Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany, far right, leads the race at the start of the Indian first F1 Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi. October 30, 2011.VIVEK PRAKASH/Reuters

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Sergio Garcia of Spain bites his trophy after winning the Andalucia Valderrama Masters golf tournament in Sotogrande, southern Spain.JON NAZCA/Reuters

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Canada's Charles Hamelin, Michael Gilday and Olivier Jean compete during the men's 1000 meters race at the ISU Korean Air World Cup short track speed skating competition at Centre Georges-Vezina in Saguenay.MATHIEU BELANGER/Reuters

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AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic jumps to shoot the ball during their Serie A soccer match against AS Roma at the Olympic stadium in Rome.ALESSANDRO BIANCHI/Reuters

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Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals celebrates after scoring against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.Rich Lam

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Nick Diaz, right, punches BJ Penn during a mixed martial arts welterweight bout Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, in Las Vegas.Isaac Brekken/The Associated Press

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Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Dion Phaneuf is checked by Ottawa Senators left wing Kaspars Daugavins in the third period Sunday night at Scotiabank Place.Marc DesRosiers-US PRESSWIRE

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Montreal Alouettes' wide receiver Kerry Watkins is brought down by players from the Calgary Stampeders during first half CFL football action in Montreal, Sunday.Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press

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Edmonton Eskimos' Fred Stamps fails to make the catch in the end zone during second half CFL football game action against the B.C. Lions in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press

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Canadian players (foreground) and other members of Team Canada in the stands celebrate their gold medal win over Argentina during rugby sevens finals on the last day of the Pan American Games in Tlaquepaque.ANDY CLARK/Reuters

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France's Maxime Chataignier (121) collides with Canada's Francois Hamelin (L) and Japan's Yuzo Takamido (bottom) during the men's 1500 semi-final race at the ISU Korean Air World Cup short track speed skating competition at Centre Georges-Vezina in Saguenay.MATHIEU BELANGER/Reuters

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Buffalo Bills Fred Jackson runs past Washington Redskins DeAngelo Hall during the second half of their NFL football game in Toronto.MARK BLINCH/Reuters

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Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany holds his trophy after winning the first Indian F1 Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi.TORU HANAI/Reuters

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Czech Petra Kvitova celebrates as she wins the Istanbul WTA tennis masters final match against Belarus' Victoria Azarenka on October 30, 2011 in Istanbul.BULENT KILIC/AFP / Getty Images

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