Sports Photos of 2011

A look back at some of the must-see sports images of the year from the Associated Press.

$Philipp Gasser from Switzerland, from left, Germany\'s Simon Stickel, Daniel Bohnacker, and Sweden\'s Michael Forslund compete during their small final race at the Cross World Cup in Grasgehren, southern Germany, on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011.$

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Jan. 29, 2011

Philipp Gasser from Switzerland, from left, Germany's Simon Stickel, Daniel Bohnacker, and Sweden's Michael Forslund compete during their small final race at the Cross World Cup in Grasgehren, southern Germany, on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011.

Credit: AP Photo/Matthias Schrader

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