A Mid-Year Look Back

The beginning of July seemed like a good time to look back at some of the assignments I had during the year. I cover a lot of sports and the first part of the year had plenty of news as well. The following are some of my favorites and all were APTOPIX photos, meaning photos that day that were recommended by our editors as some of the best photos of the day by our staff and member photographers. Hope you enjoy.

Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving (2) shoots after being fouled as he drives past Charlotte Hornets' Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (14) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. The Cavaliers won 91-87. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Wake Forest's Madison Jones, left, tries to shoot over Louisville's Mangok Mathiang, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Winston Salem, N.C., Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015. Louisville won 85-76. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Jason Brown waves to the crowd as he is introduced after winning the men's free skate program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Greensboro, N.C., Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Ashley Wagner reacts after her performance during the women's free skate program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Greensboro, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Joey Logano celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Louisville's Myisha Hines-Allen (2) celebrates as North Carolina's Jamie Cherry (0) lies on the court at the end of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference women's tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, March 6, 2015. Louisville won 77-75 in overtime. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Charlotte Hornets' Marvin Williams gestures after making a 3-point basket against the Washington Wizards during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. The Hornets won 94-87. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon holds a candle as he joins a protest in front of city hall in North Charleston, S.C., Wednesday, April 8, 2015. Walter Scott was killed by a North Charleston police officer after a traffic stop on Saturday. The officer, Michael Thomas Slager, has been charged with murder. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Demonstrators pause for a moment of silence to protest the shooting death of Walter Scott at city hall in North Charleston, S.C., Wednesday, April 8, 2015. Scott was killed by a North Charleston police office after a traffic stop on Saturday. The officer, Michael Thomas Slager,  has been charged with murder. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Judy Scott, mother of Walter Scott, wipes her eyes as she looks at her son's casket during his burial service in Charleston, S.C. on Saturday, April 11, 2015. Walter Scott was fatally shot by a North Charleston, S.C., police officer a week earlier after a traffic stop. The officer, Michael Slager, has been fired and charged with murder. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Elaine Barnett, left, of Goose Creek, S.C., and Gwylene Gallimard, right, of Charleston, S.C., light candles during a vigil in North Charleston, S.C., Friday, April 10, 2015 for Walter Scott, who was killed by a police officer Saturday after a traffic stop. The officer, Michael Thomas Slager, has been fired and charged with murder. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Rory McIlroy signs autographs as he walks to the third tee during the pro-am for the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, May 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, reacts after making a birdie putt on the 16th hole during the third round of the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, May 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Carolina Panthers players Kelvin Benjamin, center, and Derek Anderson, right, watch as Matthew McCaskill, 7, left, of Fort Bragg, N.C., runs a drill during NFL football minicamp in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, June 17, 2015. McCaskill was taking part in the practice through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Charleston, S.C., shooting suspect Dylann Storm Roof, center, is escorted from the Shelby Police Department in Shelby, N.C., Thursday, June 18, 2015. Roof is a suspect in the shooting of several people Wednesday night at the historic The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Charleston, S.C., shooting suspect Dylann Storm Roof is escorted from the Cleveland County Courthouse in Shelby, N.C., Thursday, June 18, 2015. Roof is a suspect in the shooting of several people Wednesday night at the historic The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

The planets Venus, bottom center, and Jupiter, top center, shine closely together in the sky above Matthews, N.C., Monday, June 29, 2015. The two planets will have the closest conjunction on June 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

The planets Venus, bottom center, and Jupiter, top center, shine closely together in the sky above Matthews, N.C., Monday, June 29, 2015. Moons of Jupiter are also seen. The two planets will have the closest conjunction on June 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)