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Big Shots for October 1, 2009

This week Big Shots runs through London in a gorilla suit, cries over spilled blood at the WBC heavyweight boxing championship in Los Angeles, and drives through the night at the Petit Le Mans in Georgia. There's more, of course, as I wait for the start of the Major League Baseball playoffs. ( 31 photos total)

Pedro Lamy drives during practice for the American Le Mans Series Petit Le Mans September 24 at Road Atlanta in Braselton Georgia. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

No animals were harmed in the making of this photograph of the Philadelphia Eagles' Michael Vick being tackled during an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs September 27 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) #

A view of a 600 foot cornfield maze carved in the likeness of Montreal Canadiens great Jean Beliveau in Florenceville, New Brunswick is seen in this photo released to Reuters September 23. The farm owners, who designed the maze as a tribute, expect over 7000 people to visit the attraction. (REUTERS/Hunter Brothers Farm/Handout) #

Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (left) reacts after throwing his rival and compatriot Hakuho to the ground first to win their playoff bout in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo September 27. (JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images) #

Houston quarterback Case Keenum celebrates after beating Texas Tech in an NCAA college football game September 26 in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) #

Paul McGinley, captain of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team, is sprayed with champagne by team members after winning the final day singles matches against Continental Europe at The Vivendi Trophy September 27 in Paris. Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) #

Los Angeles Angels players celebrate in the locker room after they won the American League West title at Angel Stadium September 28 in Anaheim. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) #

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Chris Narveson smiles after being covered in shaving cream after beating the Chicago Cubs in a MLB baseball game September 23 in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) #

Apparently there is crying in boxing, as Cristobal Arreola breaks down after being defeated by Vitali Klitschko during their WBC heavyweight championship fight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles September 26. (MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images) #

An Oakland Raiders fan snaps a photograph prior to the start of the Raiders' NFL football game against the Denver Broncos in Oakland September 27. (REUTERS/Robert Galbraith) #

Lamar Odom of the Los Angeles Lakers is surrounded by a crush of reporters during media day at the Lakers' training facility September 29 in El Segundo. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) #

The Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce poses during media day at the team's Waltham, Mass. training facility September 28. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff) #

Two competitiors pass Tower Bridge September 26 during The Great Gorilla Run, a 7km fun run with hundreds of runners dressed in gorilla suits running through London's financial district to raise money for threatened gorilla habitat in Africa. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images) #

Men from the Tengger tribe fight using rattan sticks during a series of tribal rituals to ask for rainfall in the village of Wonokerso in Mount Bromo, Java September 25. (REUTERS/Sigit Pamungkas) #

Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara is tossed into the air by his players on the mound after beating the Chunichi Dragons to clinch their third consecutive Central League baseball title at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo September 23. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) #

Sevilla's Abdoulay Konko (center) scores against Rangers during their Champions League soccer match at Ibrox, Glasgow, Scotland September 29. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) #

The Toronto Blue Jays' Travis Snyder makes a leaping catch to retire the Boston Red Sox' Jason Bay and end the sixth inning during a MLB baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff) #

The Green Bay Packers' Donald Driver can't reach a pass in the end zone against the St. Louis Rams during the first quarter of an NFL football game September 27 in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) #

Jacoby Ellsbury of the Boston Red Sox dives for a ball hit by Mark Teixeira of the New York Yankees in the third inning of a MLB baseball game September 26 at Yankee Stadium in New York. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) #

Juventus' David Trezeguet (right) heads the ball and scores against Genoa during their Italian Serie A football match at Luigi Ferraris stadium September 24 in Genoa. (ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images) #

Spain's Maider Unda celebrates after defeating Austria's Marina Gastl in their women's 72 kg freestyle bronze medal match at the World Wrestling Championships 2009 in Herning, Denmark September 25. (REUTERS/Bob Strong) #

A cyclist rides through the Dona Marta favela during training for the Desafio no Morro downhill challenge in Rio de Janeiro September 26. (REUTERS/Stefan Stau/Global-Newsroom) #

The pack rides in a tunnel during the elite men's road race of the UCI cycling road World Championships September 27 in Mendrisio, Switzerland. (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) #

University students perform Chinese martial arts in Nanjing September 25 during a ceremony to celebrate the upcoming October 1st National Day. (REUTERS/Jeff Xu) #

The Boston Red Sox' groundskeepers scramble to put on the rain tarp as the MLB baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays was called in the 7th inning due to heavy rain at Fenway Park in Boston September 28. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) #

The American Le Mans Series Petit Le Mans gets a wet start September 26 at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images) #

The Houston Astros' Michael Bourn hits the wall while chasing a triple hit by the St. Louis Cardinals' Rick Ankiel during the ninth inning of a MLB baseball game September 22 in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) #

Tiger Woods marks his golf ball on the 14th hole during the final round of The Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club September 27 in Atlanta, Ga. (Scott Halleran/Getty Images) #

Russia's Besik Kudukhov holds Azerbaijan's Zalimkhan Huseynov during their men's 60 kg freestyle gold medal match at the World Wrestling Championships 2009 in Herning, Denmark September 22. (REUTERS/Bob Strong) #

ZSC Lions captain Mathias Seeger (center) and his teammates celebrate after defeating the NHL team Chicago Blackhawks in their Victoria Cup game at the Hallenstadion in Zurich September 29. (AP Photo/Keystone/Steffen Schmidt) #

Members of the Stanford band perform during the college football game between the Stanford Cardinal and the Washington Huskies at Stanford Stadium September 26 in Palo Alto, Calif. (Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) #


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awesome!

Posted by Chris October 2, 09 01:09 PM
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Fantastic images as always!

Posted by James October 8, 09 08:06 PM
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