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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)
22 Orlando
23 Utah
24 Seattle (from Phoenix)
25 Houston
26 San Antonio
27 New Orleans
28 Memphis (from LA Lakers)
29 Detroit
30 Boston
(Compiled by Larry Fine, Editing by Martin Petty)
