The Night In Sports (Feb. 21)

The Night In Sports (Feb. 21)
The Night In Sports (Feb. 21) /

The Night In Sports (Feb. 21)

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Here are some of the images that caught our eye on the sports night (and late afternoon) of Feb. 21, starting with Derrick Rose on the court with his 3-year-old son P.J.

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Zemgus Girgensons of Buffalo falls awkwardly after a collision during a game against Pittsburgh.

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Paul George of the Indiana Pacers grabs a rebound against the Orlando Magic.

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Deryk Engelland of Calgary lunges for a loose puck against the Anaheim Ducks.

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Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder tries to keep the ball away from LeBron James.

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Super Mascot Rocky performs with the Denver Nuggets Dancers.

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Russell Westbrook tries to wrestle the ball from Tristan Thompson during the Thunder-Cavaliers game.

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Dennis Bermudez takes down Tatsuya Kawajiri in their featherweight bout at the UFC Fight Night event in Pittsburgh.

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Oluwale Bamgbose, right, is separated from Daniel Sarafian in their middleweight bout at the UFC Fight Night in Pittsburgh.

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Justin Bailey of Buffalo battles for the puck against Olli Maatta of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Wisconsin guard Zak Showalter dives for a loose ball during a come-from-behind win over Illinois.

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Illinois guard Kendrick Nunn loses the ball driving to the lane.

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The Southern California song girls cheerleaders perform during a break between USC and Utah.

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Fans use a large photo of Kim Kardashian as they try to distract Utah. It didn't work as USC lost 80-69.

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Marvin Williams of Charlotte and Brook Lopez of Brooklyn look to the ref for a ruling while battling for the ball.

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Alex Morgan of the U.S. battles for the ball with Shelina Zadorsky of Canada during the championship final of an Olympic qualifying tournament.

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Carli Lloyd of the U.S. goes up against Allysha Chapman of Canada during the championship final of an Olympic qualifying tournament.

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U.S. Captain Carli Lloyd poses on stage with teammates after they beat Canada 2-0.

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D'Angelo Russell of the Lakers puts up a shot around Pau Gasol of the Chicago Bulls.

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Kobe Bryant meets a young fan prior to a game at the Chicago Bulls.

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A member of the Chicago Bulls dance team performs during a break between the Bulls and the Lakers.

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Kevin Klein of the New York Rangers reacts after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime against Detroit.

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The Rangers celebrate the game-winning goal by Kevin Klein (No. 8, bottom center) at 1:59 of overtime against Detroit.

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A young fan watches from the glass as the Buffalo Sabres play the Pittsburgh Penguins on Hockey Day in America.

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Cleveland's Kevin Love tries to overpower Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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Nicolas Deslauriers of Buffalo is upended as Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins ducks his check.

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David West of the San Antonio Spurs looks to pass under pressure from Mirza Teletovic of the Phoenix Suns.

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Ashlee Evans-Smith kicks Marion Reneau in their bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night in Pittsburgh.

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UFC Octagon Girl Vanessa Hanson introduces the third round during UFC Fight Night in Pittsburgh.

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Leonardo Augusto Leleco lands a kick on Anthony Smith in their middleweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event in Pittsburgh.

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Dylan Larkin of the Detroit Red Wings jumps to screen Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers.

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Referees Graham Skiliter and Dave Jackson along with linesmen Shane Heyer and Mark Wheler during the national anthem in Anaheim, Calif.

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Tony Parker and Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs watch from the bench in a game at Phoenix.

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Ian Mahinmi of the Indiana Pacers dunks against the Orlando Magic.

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The Orlando Magic dance team during a game against the Indiana Pacers.

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Alexi Lalas reacts after drawing the first ball of the night during the 2016 Copa America Centenario Draw Ceremony.

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The view at the completion of the official 2016 Copa Centenario Official Draw in New York.

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Phil Kessel of Pittsburgh Penguins scores against Robin Lehner of the Buffalo Sabres.

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Southern California's Nikola Jovanovic and Utah's Jakob Poeltl battle for position in Los Angeles.

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The Anaheim Ducks Power Players and mascot, Wild Wing, pose with the San Diego Gulls Goal Girls and mascot, Gulliver.

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In his last NBA game in Chicago, Kobe Bryant of the Lakers hugs his good friend and former teammate Pau Gasol.

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Kobe Bryant greets P.J. Rose while Derrick Rose warms up up before a Lakers-Bulls game in Chicago.


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