Images: Associated Press sports photos of 2022
Posted December 28, 2022 12:00 am
Associated Press shares some their best sports photos of the year covering various fields of play.
Participants recover at the finish line during the Women's Mass Start Free 10km event at the Tour de Ski in Val di Fiemme, Trento, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022.
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Frost covers a face shield of a volunteer before the start of the women's 7.5km + 7.5km skiathlon cross-country skiing competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.
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A Georgia fan waits for the start of the College Football Playoff championship football game against Alabama Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, in Indianapolis.
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Vanessa James and Eric Radford, of Canada, compete in the pairs short program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Beijing.
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Mikaela Shiffrin, of the United States sits on the side of the course after skiing out in the first run of the women's slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing.
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New Zealand's Ben Harrington crashes into the edge of the course during the men's halfpipe qualification at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.
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Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard (39) warms up before an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 23, 2022.
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Horses work out in the rain at Churchill Downs Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. The 148th running of the Kentucky Derby is scheduled for Saturday, May 7.
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Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Adrian Houser rolls on his back after catching a ball hit by Baltimore Orioles' Austin Hays during the fourth inning of a baseball game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Monday, April 11, 2022, in Baltimore.
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The Paris Saint Germain team celebrate winning the during French League One championship by lifting the trophy after the end of season game between PSG and Metz at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Saturday, May 21, 2022.
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Spectators watch first round matches at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Sunday, May 22, 2022.
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Switzerland's Martin Fuchs on Leone Jesi crashes as he competes in the Six Bars horse jumping competition at Rome's horse show, Saturday, May 28, 2022.
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A member of Team Ukraine competes during the final of highlights of the artistic swimming at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 25, 2022.
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Nia Ali, of the United States, falls while competing in a heat in the women's 100-meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Eugene, Ore.
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Giarnni Regini-Moran of Team England competes in the Men's Parallel Bars finals at the Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, England, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022.
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People prepare to start on their stand-up paddle (SUP) boards.
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Spectators watch from a classic Citroen 2CV car as the pack passes during the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 202.5 kilometers (125.8 miles) with start in Roskilde and finish in Nyborg, Denmark, Saturday, July 2, 2022.
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Kansas State forward Nae'Qwan Tomlin (35) celebrates after making a basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas-Rio Grande Valley Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Manhattan, Kan.
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Philadelphia Flyers' Carter Hart waits to step out onto the ice before an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Philadelphia.
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Oscar Mendez of Colombia's Independiente Medellin celebrates with his teammate Adrian Arregui after Arregui scored his side's 2nd goal against Paraguay's Guairena FC during a Copa Sudamericana soccer match at Defensores del Chaco stadium in Asuncion, Paraguay, Thursday, April 7, 2022.
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Associated PressArgentina's Lionel Messi celebrates with the trophy in front of fans after winning the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Dec. 18, 2022. Argentina won 4-2 in a penalty shootout after the match ended tied 3-3.
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