The Red Sox turned their first triple play in 17 years in the nightcap of Tuesday's doubleheader, the latest amazing play in sports this year. Scroll through this gallery to see how the triple play stacks up with the best of the best from the Bruins, Celtics and Sox in 2011.

Bruins winger Milan Lucic had his day with the Stanley Cup on Sunday, and he brought it back to the place where the Bruins won it -- his hometown of Vancouver. Lucic and his girlfriend, Brittany Carnegie, took it to the top of Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver. The Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final in Vancouver. .

Tom Brady and the Patriots hold a walk-through practice at Gillette Stadium the day before the first preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars Thursday night in Foxborough

They say baseball is a game of inches, but it's really a game of little details. Sox captain Jason Varitek paints or tapes his nails so pitchers can see his signs easier (left). Kevin Youkilis and Dustin Pedroia do a little leap of faith as the pitcher releases the ball. Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield never lets his fingertips touch the stitches when he throws a pitch, and Adrian Gonzalez hits with the name of his favorite psalm emblazoned on his bat. The Globe's Stan Grossfeld took a long lens around Fenway Park to capture the scene up close and personal.

England moved closer to a 4-0 series whitewash against India despite encountering some brave resistance from Rahul Dravid on day four at The Oval..

Andy Murray inflicted a second defeat of the season on world number one Novak Djokovic to claim the Western & Southern Open crown in Cincinnati.

Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto'o is set to become the highest-paid footballer in the world after reports claimed a deal had been reached with Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala..

Manager Kenny Dalglish accepts he is going to have to manage Luis Suarez carefully to make sure Liverpool see the best of the Uruguayan this season.

A spokesperson for Jose Mourinho has insisted the Real Madrid coach will not apologise for his part in last week's Supercopa second-leg brawl in Barcelona.

Javier Hernandez is happy to let Sir Alex Ferguson decide when to unleash him on the Premier League again.

Maria Sharapova claimed her second title of the year with a three-set victory over Jelena Jankovic in the final of the Western and Southern Open. The Russian world number four battled back from a set down to win 4-6 7-6 6-3 in an epic contest lasting just six minutes under three hours.

Roger Federer, who turned 30 on Aug. 8, 2011, has won a record 16 Grand Slam titles, all in a seven-year span. What follows is a look at each of his major victories -- six Wimbledons, five U.S. Opens, four Australian Opens and one French Open.

Pam Shriver SI.com takes a look at the most accomplished retired tennis players, male and female, never to win a major. Shriver is as accomplished as any player on this list, with 21 singles titles, 106 doubles titles (many with Martina Navratilova) and more than 600 victories apiece in both singles and doubles.