Big Shots for June 3, 2009

Big Shots begins and ends this week's installment with views of Barcelona's convincing victory in the Champions League final in Rome. Barca utilized an incredible collection of talent to deny Manchester United a second strait European title. We also travel to Nicaragua for sandboarding on an active volcano, watch Mr. Afghanistan flex his pecs in Kabul, and take in a children's soccer match in a refugee camp in Palestine. Later this week Big Shots looks at Dragon Boat racing in several Asian capitals. ( 29 photos total)

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola is thrown in the air in celebration at the end of the UEFA Champions League final soccer match between Manchester United and Barcelona in Rome May 27. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

A man slides down the Cerro Negro volcano in Leon City, Nicaragua May 26. The 2,264-foot volcano is one of the most active in Nicaragua, and hundreds of tourists visit the area to sandboard down its slopes. (REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas) #

Former world champion wakeboarder Duncan Zuur of Holland is towed behind a 1928 sailing ketch as he surfs in Oslo's harbor May 28. (REUTERS/Dean Treml/Global Newsroom/Handout) #

A horseman in traditional dress competes in the "National Gallop", a horse race involving almost 100 towns and villages, in Heroes Square in Budapest June 1. (REUTERS/Karoly Arvai) #

Shokrullah strikes a pose during the Mr. Afghanistan bodybuilding competition in Kabul June 2. (REUTERS/Omar Sobhani) #

Florida's Stacey Nelson pitches against Arizona in the first inning of an NCAA softball championship tournament game in Oklahoma City May 28. (AP Photo) #

Dutch squash player Natalie Grinham (left) hits against Vanessa Atkinson in the final of the European Championship in Herentals, Belgium May 30. (ED OUDENAARDEN/AFP/Getty Images) #

The Chicago White Sox' Brian Anderson drops a single hit by the Los Angeles Angels' Juan Rivera in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif. May 27. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) #

British and Irish Lions' Tommy Bowe (left) breaks through the Royal XV defense to score his side's first try during the opening tour match at the Royal Bafokeng stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa May 30. (AP Photo/David Davis/PA) #

Pachuca's Jose Maria Cardenas (right) heads the ball during their football match against Pumas in Mexico City May 28. (LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images) #

Mat Rebeaud performs during the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2009 in Calgary May 30. (Joerg Mitter/AFP/Getty Images) #

Acrobats hanging from balloons hover above the Main River in Frankfurt, Germany during the opening of the International German Gymnastics Festival May 30. (THOMAS LOHNES/AFP/Getty Images) #

Nepalese mountaineer Pemba Dorje Sherpa (left) and others pause at the Hillary Step while pushing for the summit of Mount Everest May 19. Bad weather conditions forced three Nepalese Sherpa brothers to give up plans to set a new world record by spending 24 hours in the "death zone" on top of Mount Everest. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) #

French climber Alain Robert, also known as "Spiderman", pauses to use a cell phone as he descends the outside of the 41-story Aurora Place office tower in central Sydney June 2. (REUTERS/Tim Wimborne) #

Athletes run the Sao Paulo Marathon May 31. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine) #

Kenyan Asbel Kiprop (left) runs the 1500 meters during the Fanny Blankers Koen games in Hengelo, Netherlands June 1. (OLAF KRAAK/AFP/Getty Images) #

Riders take a corner during the 125cc race of the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello racetrack May 31. (MARIO LAPORTA/AFP/Getty Images) #

Carl Edwards sits in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Autism Speaks 400 at Dover International Speedway May 29 in Dover, Delaware. (Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR) #

Florida head coach Kevin O'Sullivan gets a shower after his team won the 2009 NCAA Gainesville Regional over Miami 16-5 in Gainesville, Fla. May 31. (AP Photo/The Gainesville Sun, Brad McClenny) #

Fans flee a bat that slipped away from the Cincinnati Reds' Adam Rosales during a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers May 29 in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) #

Chicago White Sox's A.J. Pierzynski breaks his bat as he hits a RBI double during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Friday, May 29, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) #

Josh Broadaway hits from tall grass along the 17th hole during the first round of the Rex Hospital Open Nationwide Tour golf tournament at the TPC Wakefield Plantation May 28 in Raleigh, N. C. (Chris Keane/Getty Images) #

Palestinian boys play soccer in front of the controversial Israeli barrier in the Qalandiya refugee camp near the West Bank city of Ramallah May 30. (REUTERS/Fadi Arouri) #

Alabama left fielder Whitney Larsen misses a grand slam by Florida's Ali Gardiner that won the game in the seventh inning of an NCAA softball championship tournament matchup in Oklahoma City May 31. (AP Photo) #

Rice's Ryan Berry (left) and Craig Manuel fumble a pop-up against Kansas State during the NCAA baseball regional playoff game at Reckling Park May 30 in Houston. (AP Photo/ Houston Chronicle/Smiley N. Pool) #

David Reutimann pits early in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Autism Speaks 400 at Dover International Speedway May 31 in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/The News-Journal, Suchat Pederson) #

Brett Sickler of the US prepares before the women's single sculls race during the FISA Rowing World Cup May 30 in Banyoles, Spain. (Jasper Juinen/Getty Images) #

Bordeaux soccer supporters celebrate in the Fontaine des Trois-Graces after Bordeaux won the French league following their match against Caen in Bordeaux May 30. (AP Photo/Nicolas Tucat) #

Barcelona's Carles Puyol holds up the trophy after the UEFA Champions League final soccer match between Manchester United and Barcelona in Rome May 27. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) #

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Big Shots for June 3, 2009