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    From the champions of Europe to mid-season baseball, here are the most arresting images from the last week in sports. 

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    Brianna Glenn competes in the women's long jump at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Sunday, July 1, 2012, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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    Firemen, unseen, spray water on Spanish fans as they celebrate Spain's Euro 2012 soccer championship in Madrid, Spain, Monday, July 2, 2012. Spain won the Euro 2012 soccer championship final against Italy in Kiev, Ukraine on Sunday. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
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    Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland corners a roundabout on his way to win the prologue of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 6,4 kilometers (4 miles) with start and finish in Liege, Belgium, Saturday June 30 2012. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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    COMMERCIAL IMAGE - Team Hot Wheels green driver Greg Tracy and yellow driver Tanner Foust set a Guinness World Records title by successfully racing through a 60-foot-tall double vertical loop at the X Games Los Angeles on Saturday, June 30, 2012 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Kent Horner/Invision for Mattel/AP Images)
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    MADRID, SPAIN - JULY 02: Supporters of Spain's national football team are hosed down by a fireman before congratulating their team's players on their return to Madrid following their victory in UEFA EURO 2012 football championships on July 2, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. Spain beat Italy 4-0 in the UEFA EURO 2012 final match in Kiev, Ukraine, on July 1, 2012. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
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    AT SEA - JULY 01: Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing's crew work to change sails whilst getting pounded by waves, at the start of leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Lorient, France to Galway, Ireland on July 1, 2012 at Sea. (Photo by Paul Todd/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)
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    PITTSBURGH, PA - JULY 2: Andrew McCutchen #22 of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits an RBI double in the fifth inning against the Houston Astros during the game on July 2, 2012 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
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    MIAMI, FL - JULY 01: Hanley Ramirez #2 of the Miami Marlins hits a two run homer in the eighth inning during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Marlins Park on July 1, 2012 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Sarah Glenn/Getty Images)
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    LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 29: Jake Brown of Australia practices for the Skateboard Big Air Final during day two of X Games at L.A. LIVE on June 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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    KIEV, UKRAINE - JULY 01: Sergio Busquets of Spain (C) is tackled by Andrea Barzagli (L) and Leonardo Bonucci of Italy during the UEFA EURO 2012 final match between Spain and Italy at the Olympic Stadium on July 1, 2012 in Kiev, Ukraine. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
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    Bob Burnquist, of Brazil, flips during warmups before the first heat of the Skateboard Big Air event at the X Games, Friday, June 29, 2012, at Chick Hearn Court in Los Angeles. Burnquist won, earning his ninth gold medal during his eighteen X Games appearances. (AP Photo/Grant Hindsley)
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    LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 01: Dee Gordon #9 of the Los Angeles Dodgers makes a throwing error to first base on Scott Hairston #12 of the New York Mets allowing David Wright #5 to score for a 3-1 lead over the during the third inning at Dodger Stadium on July 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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    LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 01: Kevin Robinson competes in the men's BMX Freestyle Big Air final during day four of X Games 18 at L.A. LIVE on July 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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    VISE, BELGIUM - JULY 02: The peloton rides through wheat fields in the countryside during stage two of the 2012 Tour de France from Vise to Tournai on July 2, 2012 in Vise, Belgium. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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    MIAMI, FL - JUNE 30: Manager Charlie Manuel #41 of the Philadelphia Phillies looks on from the dugout during a game against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on June 30, 2012 in Miami, Florida. The Marlins defeated the Phillies 3-2. (Photo by Sarah Glenn/Getty Images)
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    LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 29: Tom Schaar falls off his board during the Skateboard Big Air Final on day two of X Games at L.A. LIVE on June 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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    SPARTA, KY - JUNE 30: The sun sets during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway on June 30, 2012 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
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    SPARTA, KY - JUNE 30: Cars race during the during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway on June 30, 2012 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
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    SPARTA, KY - JUNE 30: Cars race during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway on June 30, 2012 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Tyler Barrick/Getty Images for NASCAR)
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    LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 30: Kevin Kowalski competes in the men's Skateboard Park final during day three of X Games 18 at L.A. LIVE on June 30, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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    BOCA RATON, FL - JUNE 30: Brian Langtry #6 of Team Old School attempts a shot in the Fastest Shot Challenge during the MLL All-Star game at FAU Stadium on June 30, 2012 in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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    AT SEA - JULY 02: CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand, skippered by Chris Nicholson from Australia, rounding Fastnet Rock, on leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Lorient, France to Galway, Ireland on July 2, 2012 at Sea. (Photo by Ian Roman/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)
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    ST. PETERSBURG - JULY 02: Catcher Chris Stewart #19 of the New York Yankees scores against the Tampa Bay Rays during the game at Tropicana Field on July 2, 2012 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images)
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    OAKLAND, CA - JULY 02: Jemile Weeks #19 of the Oakland Athletics attempts to turn a double play as Cody Ross #7 of the Boston Red Sox slides in to second base in the fourth inning at O.co Coliseum on July 2, 2012 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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    BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - JULY 03: Runners climb the hill towards the finish in The Hardings Catering Handicap Stakes at Brighton racecourse on July 03, 2012 in Brighton, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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    BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - JULY 03: William Carson riding Subtle Knife (C, white) win The 3663 First For Food Service Handicap Stakes at Brighton racecourse on July 03, 2012 in Brighton, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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    CHICAGO, IL - JULY 1: Center fielder Brian Bogusevic #19 of the Houston Astros (L) and right fielder Brian Bixler #12 nearly collide as Bogusevic catches a fly ball hit by Luis Valbuena #24 of the Chicago Cubs during the fifth inning on July 1, 2012 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Brian Kersey/Getty Images)
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    LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 03: Mardy Fish of the USA reaches for a shot during his Gentlemen's Singles fourth round match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France on day eight of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 3, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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    LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 03 A general view of atmosphere over court 2 during the Gentlemen's Singles fourth round match between : Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France and Mardy Fish of the USA on day eight of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 3, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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    LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 03: Serena Williams of the USA in action during her Ladies' Singles quarterfinal match against Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic on day eight of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 3, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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    Tiger Woods chips onto the 16th fairway during the final round of the AT&T National golf tournament at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Sunday, July 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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    Peter Sagan of Slovakia celebrates as he crosses the finish line ahead of Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, third left, Peter Velits of Slovakia, second left, and Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway, left, to win the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 197 kilometers (122.4 miles) with start in Orchies and finish in Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France, Tuesday July 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
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    Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway strains as he crosses the finish line of the prologue of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 6,4 kilometers (4 miles) with start and finish in Liege, Belgium, Saturday June 30 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
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    Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, rides in the pack during the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 197 kilometers (122.4 miles) with start in Orchies and finish in Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France, Tuesday July 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
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    Georgia's Shalva Sutiashvili, left, is brought to the ground by Canada's Jeff Hassler during the second half of an international rugby test match in Burnaby, British Columbia, on Saturday, June 23, 2012. Canada defeated Georgia 31-12. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)
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    Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve talks with her team during a timeout against the Phoenix Mercury in the second half of a WNBA basketball game, Wednesday, June 27, 2012, in Minneapolis. The Lynx won 96-80. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)
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    Archers prepare to shoot at a target during the 128th U.S. National Target Championships archery competition in Hamilton, Ohio, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
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    Phoenix Mercury guard DeWanna Bonner (24) protects the ball against Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore (23) in the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Wednesday, June 27, 2012, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)
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    New Zealand's Kane Williamson, right, is run out off the the bowling of West Indies' Samuel Badree, left, during a Twenty20 cricket match, Sunday, July 1, 2012, in Lauderhill, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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    Chelsea Hayes competes in the women's long jump final at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Sunday, July 1, 2012, in Eugene, Ore. Hayes came in second and made the Olympic team. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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    Italy's Mario Balotelli, center, blazes a shot over the bar during the Euro 2012 soccer championship final between Spain and Italy in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, July 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
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    Spain's Fernando Torres, right, scores his side's third goal past Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, left, during the Euro 2012 soccer championship final between Spain and Italy in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, July 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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    Bob Burnquist, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, falls during the first heat of the Skateboard Big Air event at the X Games, Friday, June 29, 2012, at Chick Hearn Court in Los Angeles. Burnquist won first, earning him nine gold medals over eighteen X Games appearances. (AP Photo/Grant Hindsley)
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    Haley Crouser competes in the women's javelin final at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Sunday, July 1, 2012, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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    Spain's David Silva, right, celebrates flanked by his teammate Alvaro Arbeloa after scoring during the Euro 2012 soccer championship final between Spain and Italy in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, July 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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