Olympic opening ceremonies Fireworks explode during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics at the National Stadium in Beijing on Aug. 8. Mike Blake/Reuters

Phelps, U.S. win relay gold U.S. swimmers Michael Phelps, right, and Garrett Weber-Gale celebrate after winning the men's 400-meter freestyle relay Aug. 11. The U.S. had trailed until the final length of the pool when teammate Jason Lezak pulled ahead of the French team at the Beijing Olympics. Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

Phelps wins butterfly gold Michael Phelps shows his gold medal form in winning the 200m butterfly at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 17. Timothy Clary/AFP

Phelps wins gold by a fingertip U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, left, touches home for gold just ahead of Milorad Cavic from Serbia in the Olympic men's 100-meter butterfly final on Aug. 16. It was Phelps' seventh gold medal of the Games, and his closest race in his record eight victories. Patrick B. Kraemer/EPA

Phelps: Olympic center of attention Photographers swarm Michael Phelps as he tries to reach the stands to see his sisters, Whitney and Hilary, and mother, Debbie, on Aug. 17. The media storm started when Phelps won his eighth gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, this one in the men's 4x100 medley relay. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

U.S. wins Paralympic Games gold Team USA celebrates after winning gold in wheelchair basketball during the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing on Sept. 15. Feng Li/Getty Images

Jamaica's Bolt sets 3 world records Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates winning the men's 200m final Aug. 20 at the Olympic Games. Bolt won three gold medals and set three world records in Beijing. Dylan Martinez/Reuters

Cape Town surfing Anthony Tashnick of the U.S. goes airborne during the 2008 Big Wave Africa surfing event at Dungeons Reef off Cape Town's Hout Bay on July 26. Mike Hutchings/Reuters

Sand blast at Boise Open Darren Angel hits out of a bunker on the 9th hole during the first round of the Albertson's Boise Open at the Hillcrest Country Club in Boise, Idaho, on Sept. 11. Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

Spanish bullfighting Spanish matador Enrique Ponce prepares to perform a pass during a bullfight Feb. 28 in Coliseo de Atarfe bullring in Atarfe, near Granada. Pepe Marin/Reuters

Horses jumping in England Riders jump the last fence during the Wesley Celebration Handicap Steeple Chase Race in Huntingdon, England, on Oct. 29. Jamie McDonald/Getty Images

in Spain The pack cruises along a desolate stretch of road Aug. 31 during the second stage of the Spanish Vuelta '08 from Granada to Jaen. Manuel Bruque/EPA

Big waves in Australia Kerby Brown rides a huge wave in an undisclosed location southwest of Western Australia on July 6. Andrew Buckley/Reuters

Ski race in Switzerland Thousands of cross country skiers make their way from Maloja to S-Chanf near St. Moritz, Switzerland, in the annual Engadin skiing marathon March 9. Alessandro Della Bella/AP

Flying high in Mixed Martial Arts Delson Heleno flies through the air to land a punch on Brad Blackburn during their International Fighting League match April 4. Don Emmert/AFP Getty Images

Flying at Turkish F1 Grand Prix Giancarlo Fisichella flies through the air as he crashes into Kazuki Nakajima at the start of the Turkish Formula One Grand Prix on May 11. Karoly Arvai/Reuters

Rough soccer play in Australia Linda O'Neill is tackled by Kirstyn Pearce during a W-League match between Sydney FC and the Newcastle Jets in Sydney, Australia, on Nov. 15. Robert Gray/Getty Images

Klitschko pounds Peter Samuel Peter absorbs a punch from Vitali Klitschko during their WBC heavyweight boxing fight Oct. 11 in Berlin. Klitschko won in nine rounds due to technical knockout. Herbert Knosowski/AP

Danger in MotoGP Italian rider Valentino Rossi is thrown from his bike during a MotoGP preseason test session at the Sepang International Racing Circuit on Jan. 22. Shukor Janis/AFP Getty Images

Painful knockout Gustavo Mejia lies on the mat after being knocked out by Demetrio Soto 58 seconds into the first round of their super lightweight bout in Atlantic City, N.J., on June 7. David Gard/AP

Phillies win World Series Brad Lidge, left, and Carlos Ruiz celebrate the Philadelphia Phillies' World Series win against the Tampa Bay Rays on Oct. 29 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. It was the city's first championship of any kind in 25 years. Jim McIsaac/Getty Images

Limping Tiger wins U.S. Open Tiger Woods celebrates a birdie on the 18th hole of the U.S Open. Woods' putt on June 15 forced a playoff against Rocco Mediate, which Woods eventually won at Torrey Pines in San Diego. Lenny Ignelzi/AP

Celtics win NBA title The Boston Celtics and forward Kevin Garnett, left, defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on June 12 en route to winning the title and completing the league's biggest one-season turnaround. Mark J. Terrill/AP

Nearly a Triple Crown for Big Brown Co-owner Michael Iavarone hugs Big Brown as he is sponged down at his barn after finishing last at the Belmont Stakes on June 7. Big Brown had hoped to be the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978. David Stephenson/Lexington Herald Leader via ZUMA Press

Favre leaves, then returns Quarterback Brett Favre is tearful while announcing his retirement from football March 6, and few knew on that day the Green Bay Packers legend would later return and be traded to the New York Jets. Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinal via AP

Giants stun Patriots in Super Bowl New York Giants receiver David Tyree celebrates his five-yard touchdown reception in his team's 17-14 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII on Feb. 3. Tyree later made a circus catch on the game-winning drive that kept the Patriots from finishing undefeated. Streeter Lecka/AFP Getty Images

Strange triple at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon falls to the field as he watches a ball hit by Boston Red Sox batter Kevin Youkilis on July 4. The ball eventually fell off the wall and back into the field of play, with Youkilis legging out a triple and the Red Sox won, 6-4. Ray Stubblebine/Reuters

Red Sox popular in Japan Boston Red Sox pitcher Hideki Okajima signs autographs in front of the outfield fence before a game against the Oakland Athletics on March 26 in Tokyo. The Red Sox and A's played a three-game series abroad to start the 2008 season. Koji Sasahara/AP

A blast in the long jump Thailand's Jakkrit Punthong competes in the men's long jump at the Paralympic Games on Sept. 15. Jason Lee/Reuters

Crazy Duke basketball fans Duke students, known as the "Cameron Crazies," try to intimidate Boston College's Tyler Roche as he prepares to inbound the ball during Duke's 90-80 victory in Durham, N.C., on Feb. 9. Gerry Broome/AP

Packers, Seahawks play in the snow The Green Bay Packers huddle during their 42-20 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Jan. 12 in the NFC divisional playoffs in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers won the game. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

Hoop dreams Eighteen-month-old Andrew Whyte Jr., of Windsor Locks, Conn., sizes up his chances for a basket in Coventry, Conn., on Oct. 4. Jessica Hill/Journal Inquirer via AP