The weekend's 10 most striking sports photos
Dramatic scenes from the Women's World Cup, baseball, hockey and more
By
Jacob Lambert
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The Toronto Raptors' Fred VanVleet lies on the court after taking an elbow to the forehead in an NBA Finals game against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland.
(Image credit: (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images))

Rafael Nadal celebrates his record 12th French Open title in Paris.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin))

The Boston Red Sox's Mookie Betts dives for the ball in a game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Boston.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer))

Australia's Alex Carey dives for the ball in a cricket match against India in London.
(Image credit: (Reuters/Paul Childs))

The Texas Rangers' Asdrubal Cabrera hangs from a railing after attempting to catch a foul ball during a game against the Oakland Athletics in Arlington, Texas.
(Image credit: (Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY))

Israil Madrimov celebrates after winning a boxing match in New York.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II))

Greyhounds race in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen))

England's Nikita Parris scores a goal from the penalty spot in a Women's World Cup match against Scotland in Nice, France.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier))

The Boston Bruins' David Pastrnak scores against the St. Louis Blues' Jordan Binnington in a Stanley Cup Finals game in St. Louis.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson))

Stanford's Christian Molfetta after a loss to Mississippi State in the College World Series.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)**See last week's best photojournalism**)
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Jacob Lambert is the art director of TheWeek.com. He was previously an editor at MAD magazine, and has written and illustrated for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Weekly, and The Millions.