2013: The Year in Sports (64 images)

Chris Bertish rides a wave during Round one of the Mavericks Invitational big wave surf competition in Half Moon Bay, California on January 20, 2013. UPI/Terry Schmitt

Shane Proctor of Mooresville, North Carolina tries to hold on to "Hot Topic" the bull during his ride of the championship round of the Professional Bull Riders tour at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on February 17, 2013. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Emirates New Zealand (L) almost capsizes against Oracle Team USA sail near the windward mark in race eight of the America's Cup series on San Francisco Bay on September 14, 2013. The USA won the race. UPI/Abner Kingman,ACEA (For editorial only - All other rights reserved - Mandatory Credit)

New York Yankees Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium in New York City on August 21, 2013. With the single Ichiro reaches 4000 career hits and joins Pete Rose and Ty Cobb as the only MLB players to reach the milestone. Ichiro collected 1,278 hits in the Japan professional baseball league before switching to Major League Baseball in the United States. UPI/John Angelillo