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PHOTOGRAPHS BY DERICK E. HINGLE/USA TODAY SPORTS; DANNY WILD/USA TODAY SPORTS; AP; MIKE DINOVO/USA TODAY SPORTS; PHILIPPE BOUCHARD/ICON SPORTSWIRE; NATHANIEL S. BUTLER/NBAE/GETTY IMAGES

Fraternité In the wake of last Friday's attacks in Paris, which began with bombings outside the national soccer stadium during a Germany-France match, shows of support for the French people were ubiquitous in the sports world (clockwise from top): fans at the Arkansas-LSU game in Baton Rouge; Army defensive back Caleb McNeill (31), who bore the Tricolour alongside a French cadet at West Point; golfer Benjamin Hebert of France at a tournament in Shanghai; Ohio State QB Cardale Jones in Champaign, Ill.; a hockey fan at an Avalanche-Canadiens game in Montreal; Knicks forward Kevin Seraphin of France.

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Holm Fires On Sunday in Melbourne, the unbeatable Ronda Rousey (far left) was beaten. The 28-year-old Rousey entered the bout with a 12--0 record and ranked No. 1 in the UFC bantamweight division. But Holly Holm, also of the U.S., a 34-year-old former world boxing champion, who was ranked eighth, knocked Rousey out 59 seconds into the second round to claim the title (page 17).

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In Good Hand Stanford senior wideout Devon Cajuste was able to make this catch even after Oregon cornerback Ugo Amadi pushed him last Saturday at Stanford Stadium. Cajuste was ruled out-of-bounds on the play, but Amadi was called for pass interference. While Cajuste made two receptions that did count, for a total of 37 yards, the Ducks upset the No. 7 Cardinal 38--36.