Brayden Point of the Tampa Bay Lightning scored a goal against the Dallas Stars in Game 6 of Monday’s Stanley Cup Final in Edmonton, which the Lightning won, 2-0, to capture the championship. It is the second title in franchise history for the Lightning, who previously won the Stanley Cup in 2004. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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Serena Williams and Kristie Ahn touched racquets after their first-round match at the French Open in Paris on Monday. Williams won in straight sets, 7-6, 6-0. The Grand Slam is admitting a reduced-capacity crowd of 1,000 fans per day at Roland Garros amid a recent spike of coronavirus cases in France. (Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden wore a face covering on the sideline during Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. Last week, Gruden was among a handful of coaches who were fined by the league for not wearing a mask. Gruden, who was fined $100,000, is appealing the fine, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. (Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)
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San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence announced his retirement on Saturday after 14 MLB seasons. On Sunday, he was aboard a boat in McCovey Cove to cheer on the Giants as they hosted the San Diego Padres on the last day of the regular season. Pence signed a ball from the boat and threw it to a fan. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
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Oakland’s RingCentral Coliseum hosted the Oakland A’s and Chicago White Sox, one of four AL wild-card games played on Tuesday to begin MLB’s postseason. As has been the case all year, games are being played without fans due to COVID-19, but MLB announced that 11,500 fans will attend each game of the NLCS and World Series. Both will be played at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, this October. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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Valencia CF manager Javi Garcia watches from the sideline during Tuesday’s La Liga match against Real Sociedad at Anoeta Stadium. In the background lies VAR, masked employees, and empty seats as fans remain banned from attending La Liga matches while Europe battles a second wave of coronavirus cases. (Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)
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A sanitation worker disinfects the bench during Wednesday’s Copa Libertadores match between Brazilian club Athletico Paranaense and Bolivian club Jorge Wilstermann at Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil. The South American soccer tournament shut down in March due to coronavirus and resumed play on Sept. 15. Rio De Janeiro is scheduled to host the Copa Libertadores Final in January 2021. (Heuler Andrey/Getty Images)
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On Wednesday, the New Zealand Olympic Committee selected Paul Snow-Hansen (l.) and Dan Willcox to New Zealand’s Olympic sailing team for next year’s Tokyo Games, which will take place July 23 to Aug. 8. They’re the first sailors selected by the NZOC since the Olympics were postponed in March due to COVID-19. The duo, who previously competed together at Rio 2016, celebrated their selection on Wednesday by sailing the coast of Auckland in their 470 class boat. (Dave Rowland/Getty Images)
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Fans held inspirational banners while gathering at Adelaide Oval for Thursday’s Australian Football League match between the Port Adelaide Power and Geelong Cats. Adelaide is located in South Australia, which reported zero new coronavirus cases on Thursday. (Michael Willson/Getty Images)
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