Cool sports photos

Barton Silverman, an esteemed sports photographer, is retiring from The New York Times after a five-decade career capturing “the peak of action.”

It takes an athlete a lifetime of training to compete at the Olympics for an event often over in a matter of minutes or just seconds.

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Muhammad Ali defeated George Foreman with a knockout in the eighth round at Stade du 20 Mai in Kinshasa, Zaire, forty one years ago today. Ali won the World Heavyweight title for the second time in this epic battle forever known as the Rumble in the Jungle. Photo by Neil Leifer for Sports Illustrated #neilleifer @muhammadali @biggeorgeforeman

Sports Illustrated looks back at the career and life of a basketball legend, Kobe Bryant. Bryant died in a helicopter crash Sunday, January 26th.