Did You See That?

SI Staff | Jan 25, 2013

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Did You See That?

Welcome to another installment of Did You See That?, the coolest photo gallery this side of Dorking, England, where this group has gathered to see what we've got in store this week.

In Moscow, Russian enthusiasts built a life-sized replica of goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov, whose cool play continues to enthrall fans of the Philadelphia Flyers.

130125132128-tower-bridge-68336eee-0-single-image-cut.jpg — Lefteris Pitarakis/AP

You would think that this is sneak peek at the forthcoming SI Swimsuit issue, but you would be wrong. This scintillating shot is from a photo shoot for a British hotel chain ad. The accommodations look rather Spartan.

Looking somewhat possessed, Shaun Murphy lines up a shot in his semifinal match against Neil Robertson. Alas, Murphy had a devil of a time, coughing up a 68-point lead and suffering a loss that made his head spin.

No surprise to find him at Staples Center for a hockey game. It's only natural that the erstwhile Tony Soprano would enjoy booming hits.

The actress appears to be shielding her son's tender ears from the hoary oaths and epithets of the hockey players at Staples Center, where the hometown Kings got crowned by the Blackhawks in their season-opener.

130125132125-tiger-woods-rory-mcilroy-single-image-cut.jpg — Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters

The lads enjoy a cup of joe before the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, where they both succumbed to caffeine jitters and failed to make the cut.

130125132025-agnieszka-radwanska-20-single-image-cut.jpg — Marianna Massey/Getty Images

The tennis star got all purdied up at the player Beauty Bar before being waxed by Li Na 7-5, 6-3 in the Australian Open women's semifinals.

The dashing former squeeze (4) of Jodie Kidd engages in a little World Cup frozen water polo action against SAL Oppenheim on Lake St. Moritz.

With just the press of an iron, swim trunks are easily converted into boxing trunks as these two pugs in Harbin, China are demonstrating.

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The opening ceremony of the big soccer tournament in Soweto, South Africa, featured a grand and spirited celebration of the beanbag chair centennial.

Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images

Details about this one are sketchy, but the photo of Sir Charles was taken at the Spurs-76ers basketball game at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, where it's supposedly always sunny -- just like his disposition.

From the Currier & Ives collection, some winter holiday hoo-hah on Houhai Lake in Beijing, where temperatures hit minus-18 but hardly stop the hardy (and, frankly, insane) from skating, swimming and exercising their pooches.

130125132040-fans-ravens-at-patriots-single-image-cut.jpg — Tom Croke/Icon SMI

Now they head for N'awluns and the Super Bowl after their team's rousing victory over the N'England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game.

The New York Rangers goalie yaps with Mad Dog Russo, the somnolent sports talk radio host, about why his team started 0-2 and found itself hopelessly out of the playoff race in the NHL's lockout abbreviated season.

It was a taxing time for Lefty after he bemoaned having to fork over his hard-earned pay to the U.S. Gubmint. Somewhere deep in the bowels of his underground bunker beneath the brick and steel of a non-descript Colorado mountain, Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas was sympathizing with the golfer's plight.

It's a;ways the equipment that pays for the sins of the athlete. Here, a clearly frustrated Ms. Williams vows to never use a dollar store racket again after her Australian Open quarterfinal downfall at the hands of upstart Sloane Stephens.

It's all downhill for Monsieur Youn at International Comedy Film Festival in l'Alpe d'Huez where his Senor Garcia's new flick "Vive la France" was unveiled.

The German paddle champ tests the new Astro Tender, an inflatable SUP-Board at a preview for the International Boat fair in Duesseldorf. Looks like it would be warmly received at crowded public pools.

Another year, another long, cold, grouchy walk after his lads come up short in the playoffs. And on that dour note, we bid you goodbye until next week.

Published Jan 25, 2013

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