Year in photos: 33 of the best sports snapshots of 2023
Getty Images sports photographers snapped action shots around the globe in 2023. Here's a compilation of their finest work.
Shohei Ohtani is mobbed after striking out Mike Trout to clinch Japan's victory over the United States in the World Baseball Classic final.
Travis Kelce finds Patrick Mahomes in the thick of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl LVII celebration.
Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook roars after scoring an and-1 layup against the Memphis Grizzlies.
LSU forward Angel Reese taunts Iowa star Caitlin Clark as time wanes in the NCAA championship game.
UConn guard Andre Jackson Jr. dunks emphatically in a Final Four clash with Miami.
Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall leaps above Charlotte defenders to reel in a dazzling one-handed catch.
Running back J.K. Dobbins dives for a touchdown to propel the Baltimore Ravens past the Houston Texans.
Aaron Rodgers' left Achilles tendon ruptures on the opening drive of his New York Jets debut.
Blood gushes from Top Noi Kiwram's eye during his UFC flyweight bout with Nyamjargal Tumendemberel in China.
Maori rugby league player James Fisher-Harris greets the opposition ahead of an all-star match in New Zealand.
Boston Bruins sniper David Pastrnak exults after scoring in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Sprung on a breakaway, Bo Horvat tallies a postseason goal for the New York Islanders.
Oakland A's baserunner Tony Kemp contorts to elude the tag of Boston Red Sox catcher Jorge Alfaro.
A Miami Marlins teammate showers Jean Segura with Gatorade following a walk-off win over the Chicago Cubs.
Indiana Fever rookie Aliyah Boston dribbles below the hoop during a WNBA game in Seattle.
Eventual world champion Sha'Carri Richardson crosses the 100-meter finish line at the U.S. Track and Field Championships.
Fernando Ferreira jumps for joy as he completes the Boston Marathon.
Nick Taylor, the first homegrown Canadian Open winner in 69 years, savors his tournament victory with caddie Dave Markle.
Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart absorbs a huge hit against Tulane.
Novak Djokovic stumbles over the net while facing Hubert Hurkacz at Wimbledon.
Donna Vekic serves the ball at the Australian Open.
PGA pro Sam Burns shoots from the bunker at the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina.
French motocross rider David Rinaldo takes flight while executing a trick at X Games California.
Artistic swimmer Yukiko Inui competes at the World Aquatics Championships in Japan, her home country.
Australia players celebrate a missed penalty kick that helped seal France's defeat in the Women's World Cup quarterfinals.
Catalina Usme clutches teammate Daniela Arias following Colombia's elimination from the World Cup.
Lionel Messi is feted for leading Inter Miami to the Leagues Cup title in his first MLS season.
Louis Lappe's walk-off home run in the Little League World Series final elicits joy from his El Segundo, California, squad.
The triumphant LSU baseball team dogpiles in the infield at the end of the College World Series.
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh holds onto a pop-up against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Giovani Santillan clocks welterweight opponent Alexis Rocha en route to knocking him out in California.
Danielle Collins prepares to deliver a serve at the San Diego Open.
Partners Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram kiss the US Open men's doubles trophy.
Nick Faris is a features writer at theScore.