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COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY ARIS MESSINIS/AP TEMPERS WILL FLARE Panathinaikos's Nikos Liberopoulos (21) and Olympiakos's Christian Karembeu are backlit by flares held by fans as they go for a high ball during a Greek first division match on Panathinaikos's field. Angry fans ripped out plastic seats, threw flares on the field, and hurled rocks and coins at the players after the home team had to settle for a 1-1 tie.

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY MIKE STURK/AP GOTTA KNOW WHEN TO FOLD 'EM Tanner Milan waves his hat at the sight of an incoming bull as (from left) Russell Friend, Mike Duthie and Matt Chin brace for an unwelcome intrusion during a game of cowboy poker at the Rodeo Royal in Calgary. The rules are simple: The last cowboy at the table wins the pot.

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY GREG BAKER/AP OPERATION SPIKE There's plenty of sand but not much beach as U.S. soldiers kill time with an impromptu volleyball game at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.