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Sports pictures of the year
From a nail-biting pass at Superbowl XLIII to a bloody WBO World Welterwight fight, here's a look at the best sports photos of 2009. Slideshow
Order of picks in NBA draft
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Order of selections in the first round of Thursday's NBA Draft at Madison Square Garden:
1 Chicago - Derrick Rose, guard, University of Memphis
2 Miami - Michael Beasley, forward, Kansas State
3 Minnesota - O.J. Mayo, guard, USC
4 Seattle - Russell Westbrook, guard, UCLA
5 Memphis - Kevin Love, center, UCLA
6 New York - Danilo Gallinari, forward, Italy
7 LA Clippers - Eric Gordon, guard, Indiana
8 Milwaukee - Joe Alexander, forward, West Virginia
9 Charlotte - D.J. Augustin, guard, Texas
10 New Jersey - Brook Lopez, center, Stanford
11 Indiana - Jerryd Bayless, guard, Arizona
12 Sacramento - Jason Thompson, forward, Rider
13 Portland - Brandon Rush, guard, Kansas
14 Golden State - Anthony Randolph, forward, LSU
15 Phoenix (from Atlanta) - Robin Lopez, center, Stanford
16 Philadelphia - Marreese Speights, forward, Florida
17 Toronto - Roy Hibbert, center, Georgetown
18 Washington - JaVale McGee, forward, Nevada
19 Cleveland - J.J. Hickson, forward, N.C. State
20 Charlotte (from Denver) - Alexis Ajinca, center, France
21 New Jersey (from Dallas) - Ryan Anderson, forward, California
22 Orlando - Courtney Lee, guard, Western Kentucky
23 Utah - Kosta Koufos, center, Ohio State
24 Seattle (from Phoenix) - Serge Ibaka, forward, Congo
25 Houston - Nicolas Batum, guard, France
26 San Antonio - George Hill, guard, IUPUI
27 New Orleans - Darrell Arthur, forward, Kansas
28 Memphis (from LA Lakers) - Donte' Greene, forward, Syracuse
29 Detroit - D.J. White, forward, Indiana
30 Boston - J.R. Giddens, guard, New Mexico
(Compiled by Larry Fine, Editing by Martin Petty)
