Sports pictures of the year 2010 (24 images)

Boston Celtics Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Nate Robinson (R) react after Pierce hits the game winning shot with 0.4 seconds remaining on the clock in the fourth quarter against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 15, 2010. The Celtics defeated the Knicks 118-116. UPI/John Angelillo

New Orleans Saints quarter back Drew Brees celebrates with his son Baylen Robert after the Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV at Sun Life Stadium in Miami on February 7, 2010. Brees was named MVP for the game. UPI/Rob Hobson

New York Giants Eli Manning jogs off the field bleeding after being sacked and hit in the head in the second quarter against the New York Jets in week 1 of the NFL Preseason at New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on August 16, 2010. UPI /John Angelillo

Brett Gardner of the New York Yankee slides through the legs of Texas Rangers' pitcher Cliff Lee who forced him at first on a grounder to first in the fourth inning during game three of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium on October 18, 2010 in New York. UPI/Monika Graff