Serena Williams returns a shot against Ayumi Morita in the first week at the 2013 Australian Open, but her luck ran out when she couldn't overcome injuries and lost to fellow American Sloane Stephens in the quarterfinals.

The Los Angeles Kings watch as the Stanley Cup championship banner is raised before their season-opener against the Chicago Blackhawks in Los Angeles on Saturday. Unfortunately for the Kings, they lost the game.

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Citroen driver Sebastien Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena steer their car during the 11th stage of the 81st Monte Carlo Rally in the Machine Pass, French Alps on Friday.

... or sunset. It's hard to tell, but it sure is an intoxicating sight as NHRA top funny car driver Alexis DeJoria does testing at the PRO Winter Warmup at Palm Beach International Raceway.

San Francisco cornerback Tarell Brown (right) breaks up a pass intended for Atlanta wide receiver Julio Jones as the 49ers deafeated the Falcons 28-24 in the NFC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome on Sunday.

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A surfer rides the Eisbach wave in the English Garden in Munich, Germany. The man-made wave at the Eisbach (Ice Brook), which has been surfed since 1972, officially became legal to ride in 2010, but it is recommended that only experienced surfers tackle the wave due to its forceful currents and the concealed concrete riverbed.

Paraguayan gauchos try to ride a bull during a rodeo on Sunday at the Misiones Traditional Festival, held yearly in Santiago, Misiones.

Cyril Despres of KTM Red Bull Rally Factory Team competes in stage 10 at the 2013 Dakar Rally in Cordoba, Argentina.

Melbourne Storm NRL player Billy Slater practices hitting the tennis ball with his children Jake and Tyla at the 2013 Australian Open.

Finn Riitta-Liisa Roponen (left) competes in the ladies's nordic skiing combined World Cup relay Sunday in La Clusaz, France.

Dogs pull a sled on Friday in Megeve, during the departure of a stage of the Grande Odyssee sledding race, a 560-mile trek through the Alps of France and Switzerland.

Jeremy Chardy takes a break from competing in the Australian Open to play with a dog along Port Melbourne Beach.

A competitor finishes the swim leg in the men's triathlon during the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival at the Sydney International Regatta Centre on Friday in Sydney, Australia.

Members of the Australian Gold team compete in the men's under-19 four-kilometer team pursuit final at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney, Australia.

The crowd takes in a match at the 2013 Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

Peter Mel, who won this event, competes during the first heat of the Maverick's Invitational surf competition on Sunday in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

Ruben Faria of KTM Red Bull Factory Team competes in stage 11 at the 2013 Dakar Rally in La Rioja, Argentina.

It's Kento Sakuyama of Japan, flying through the air at the FIS Men's Ski Jumping World Cup at Okurayama Jump Stadium on Sunday in Sapporo, Japan.