Sports Slide Show - Week in Sports Pictures - Memorable Sports Moments from Basketball, NFL, NHL, Tennis, PGA Golf & More

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Yankee Stadium closes
Fans gather one last time to say goodbye to the "House that Ruth Built".

Krazy kickoff
Brady injured, Colts shocked, and other images from the first week of the 2008 NFL season.

Michael Phelps through the years
A look at the celebrated swimmer’s journey to winningest Olympian ever.

PGA Championship
Scenes from golf’s final major, taking place at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Mich.

Best of the Olympics
Athletes made big splashes in their triumphant wins and disappointing defeats.

British Open moments
Scenes from golf’s third major, taking place at Royal Birkdale Golf Club.

Shining stars
Images from the 79th All-Star Game and events

Tour time
See images from the 2008 Tour de France.

U.S. Open moments
Scenes from golf's second major, taking place at Torrey Pines

No crown for Big Brown
Big Brown fails to capture Triple Crown as long shot Da' Tara goes on to win the 140th running of the Belmont Stakes

NBA Finals
Images from historic matchup of Lakers, Celtics

A Run at History
Images from Big Brown’s drive toward a possible horse racing Triple Crown.

Stanley Cup finals
Images from Red Wings-Penguins series

Hot wheels
See images from the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500.

Big day for Big Brown
Favorite wins 134th Kentucky Derby, and other images from racing’s big day.

Scenes from the Masters
A visual tour from Augusta National, site of the year's first major.

Rock Chalk, title Hawks
Take a visual tour of Kansas’ overtime victory over Memphis.

Opening Day in America's pastime
Impact plays, big performances, moving tributes and fun moments from the official first day of baseball.

Building for Beijing
A look at the brand new and very expensive venues for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

Hoops' elite coaches
Who are college basketball's best coaches? Take a visual tour of NBCSports.com's selections.

NBCSports.com’s All-Stars
Check out our predictions for the best players at each position in 2008.

Daytona's fabulous 50th
Take a visual tour of Ryan Newman's victory in the 50th Daytona 500

NBA Slam Dunk contest
Magic’s Howard flies through the air to win title for first time.

Westminster Dog Show
Take a look at some of the pooches and their handlers as they participate in the 132nd annual dog show.

Super Bowl XLII
Take a visual tour of the scene before, during and after the New York Giants' Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots.

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Superstars slide shows

Getty Images	Woods' world As these images show, there’s more to Tiger Woods than simply golf
Reuters	Super Sharapova Check out images of Maria Sharapova's career on, off court.
	Hot QBs, hot times See images of NFL quarterback stars such as Tom Brady, Tony Romo, who are as popular off the field as they are on.
Win McNamee / Reuters	A man named Brady Take a visual tour of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s life, both on and off the field.
Getty Images	Fabulous Favre: Top moments of career Look back at top moments from Packers QB's career
AP	A look back at Evel Knievel's career A look back at the unusual career of international stuntman Evel Knievel
UNICEF via Getty Images	Beckham's life on, off soccer field Top images of the life on and off the soccer field for the English superstar.
Getty Images	Bonds' rise to greatness A look back at some key moments in the amazing career of Barry Bonds
Bettmann / Corbis	Life, times of Muhammad Ali Click to take a look inside the life of an all-time boxing great.

2008 NBA Finals

AP	NBA Finals Images from historic matchup of Lakers, Celtics

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Beijing Olympics slide shows

Getty Images	Building for Beijing A look at the brand new and very expensive venues for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
Reuters	Torch tensions Images of the Olympic torch relay and the surrounding protests.
AP	Blast off for Beijing Images of the celebrations, and tensions, leading up to the Summer Olympics.
AFP - Getty Images	Practice makes perfect Chinese women train to take part in medal ceremony for 2008 Olympics
Corbis	Beijing booms One of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China, Beijing continues to evolve, and readies for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
Kyodo News via AP	Countdown to 2008 Olympics Aug. 8: Celebrations were held across China on Wednesday to mark the beginning of the one-year countdown to the 2008 Olympic Games.

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