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COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY BOB ROSATO Nose Job Kim Collins (top) of St. Kitts and Nevis wins the men's 100meters in a blanket finish at the ninth World Track and FieldChampionships in Paris on Monday.

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY PETER READ MILLER Acing the Bar Exam Paul Hamm was perfectly aligned on the parallel bars during theWorld Gymnastics Championships in Anaheim on Aug. 20--the daybefore he won the first gold medal for the United States in themen's all-around.

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY ROBERT BECK Golden Moment The Atlanta Beat's Kylie Bivens is flat-out devastated as theWashington Freedom, led by Mia Hamm and Abby Wambach (who scoredtwice and was named the game's MVP), celebrate their 2-1overtime win in the WUSA championship game in San Diego onSunday.