Kelly Slater and Kalani Miller

Kelly Slater and Kalani Miller arrives to the 26th Annual Santa Barbara Film International Film Festival's opening night gala

A foreign tourist carries a surfboard at sunset at Kuta beach, on Indonesia resort island of Bali

A foreign tourist carries a surfboard at sunset at Kuta beach, on Indonesia resort island of Bali

Jose Davila and other competitors cross the start line

Jose Davila and other competitors cross the start line during the Boys Techno 293 Windsurfer

Ryan Hipwood surfs during round one heat of Air Tahiti Nui VonZipper trial at Teahupoo in Tahiti

Ryan Hipwood surfs during round one heat of Air Tahiti Nui VonZipper trial at Teahupoo in Tahiti

Jay Quinn competes in the final heaton Fistral beach

Jay Quinn runner-up of theAssociation of Surfing Professionals Relentless Boardmasters 5 Star Event competes in the final heaton Fistral beach

Kelly Slater competes in front of an offshore oil drilling rig

Kelly Slater competes in front of an offshore oil drilling rig during the men's heats of the US Open of Surfing

The Brazilian surfer Adriano De Souza surfs in Jeffreys Bay

 
The Brazilian surfer Adriano De Souza surfs in Jeffreys Bay

Surfing Pictures

Ion Banner

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Gabriel Medina 

Beyrick de Vries

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A surfer emerges from the inside of a wave in Cardiff

A surfer emerges from the inside of a wave in Cardiff, California as large ocean swells precede a coming storm January 15, 2010.
Credit: REUTERS/Mike Blake

Week in Sports Pictures (NBC)

Big wave surfer Ryan Butcher of South Africa wipes out as he tries to ride a wave at an offshore reef in Cape Town, South Africa on Thursday.

New York Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett stuffs a shaving cream pie into the face of teammate Alex Rodriguez as they celebrate on Friday. Rodriguez had hit a two-run home run to beat the Boston Red Sox in the 15th inning

Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina hops over the net to assist Fernando Gonzalez of Chile after he fell on a point in their semifinal match in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington on Saturday

A young fan reacts after being hit by a bat that flew from the hands of Los Angeles Angles batter Juan Rivera on Thursday. The Angels defeated the White Sox 9-5.

Denver Broncos rookie center Blake Schlueter is hit by water from hoses as he takes part in a drill to recover the football in mud during training camp in Englewood, Colo., on Wednesday.

Ryan Palmer tees off on the 8th hole during the third round of the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open on Saturday.

St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols recoils as he is hit by a pitch by Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Matt Capps on Sunday

A row of targets sport plenty of arrows during a competition in Shanghai, China on Wednesday.

Germany's Kim Kulig challenges for the ball during the friendly soccer match between Germany and Russia in Bochum, Germany on Thursday

Fans wait for the rain to stop during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips in Watkins Glen, N.Y., on Sunday. The race was postponed

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Rough ride

Brazilian Formula One driver Felipe Massa is carried from his car after crashing during the qualifying session at the Hungaroring race track in Mogyorod near Budapest on Saturday.

Catch a wave

Surfers take to the 15-foot waves at the Wedge in Newport Beach, Calif., on Friday.

Duck for cover

Nick Newman covers his head as his bronco bucks above him at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo in Cheyenne, Wyo., on Saturday.

Heads for the game

A group of fans from the Waterloo region of Ontario watch the action wearing watermelons on their heads during the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday

Water world

Hugues Dubosq of France competes in a men's 100-meter breaststroke semifinal at the FINA Swimming World Championships, Sunday in Rome.

Safe at home

Houston Astros catcher Ivan Rodriguez, top, loses the ball while trying to tag St. Louis Cardinals' Ryan Ludwick during a game on Wednesday in Houston.

Burning rubber

Jimmie Johnson burns out after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Allstate 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Road rash

Rider Jorge Lorenzo slides on the track after falling from his machine during the MotoGP Grand Prix at the British Motorcycle Grand Prix on Sunday.

In synch

The Canadian team performs during the free combination preliminary of the synchronized swimming, at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Rome on Tuesday.

Pitcher perfect

Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle, left, is embraced by teammates after throwing a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. It was the 18th perfect game in MLB history.

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Photo technique: high shutter speeds

Aaron Roy of Yellowgrass, Saskatchewan flies off the bull Ghost River in the Bull Riding event during the Calgary Stampede Rodeo in Calgary, Alberta, July 5, 2009.

REUTERS/Todd Korol

Players jump for the ball during their FIVB world tour volleyball match in Gstaad July 9, 2009.

REUTERS/Valentin Flauraud

A Shaolin martial arts practioner does a flip near the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing August 8, 2008.
REUTERS/Issei Kato

Worshippers throw firecrackers at a shirtless man acting as Master Handan during the Handan ritual on Yuan-Hsiao, the 15th day after the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Taidung February 9, 2009.

REUTERS/Nicky Loh

Colombian singer Shakira performs during the Live Earth concert at the soccer arena in Hamburg, northern Germany, July 7, 2007.

REUTERS/Christian Charisius


Aprilia 250cc rider Alex Debon of Spain crashes in the first qualifying practice session of the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island October 3, 2008.

REUTERS/Mick Tsikas

A mortar team attached to the U.S. Army's Dagger Company, 2-12 Infantry, 4th Brigade fires a 120mm mortar as they take fire on Michigan Base in the Pesh Valley in Afghanistan's Kunar Province July 19, 2009.

REUTERS/Tim Wimborne

A surfer crashes while surfing in Solana Beach, California November 14, 2008.

REUTERS/Mike Blake

Toro Rosso Formula One driver Sebastian Bourdais of France (C) flies as he crashes with team mate Sebastien Buemi of Switzerland (L), Force India's Adrian Sutil of Germany (back) and Renault's Nelson Piquet of Brazil at the start of the Spanish F1 Grand Prix at the Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, May 10, 2009.

REUTERS/Josep Loaso

A freestyle motocross rider jumps during a practice session for the Red Bull X-Fighters at the stadium X-lecia in Warsaw September 5,2008.

REUTERS/Kacper Pempel