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The Day In Sports (May 17)

The Day In Sports (May 17)
The Day In Sports (May 17)

The Day In Sports (May 17)

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LeBron James celebrates during Cleveland's 115-84 win over Toronto in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Here are some other images that caught our eye on Tuesday, May 17.

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Iman Shumpert of the Cavaliers dunks against DeMarre Carroll of the Raptors in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

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Chris Herrmann of the Arizona Diamondbacks slides into home just ahead of the tag by Brian McCann of the New York Yankees.

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Seagulls get out of the way as Choi Chul-soon (right) of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors fights for the ball with Nicholas Ansell of the Melbourne Victory.

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Khris Davis hit three home runs for Oakland Tuesday night, the last one a walk-off grand slam, which earned him the double cream-pie treatment from Josh Reddick. The A's won 8-5.

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Steve Ott of the St. Louis Blues falls as Tommy Wingels of the San Jose Sharks looks on during Game 2 of the Western Conference Final. The Sharks won 4-0.

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Brian Elliott of the St. Louis Blues is scored on by Brent Burns (not pictured) of the San Jose Sharks during Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals.

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Rory McIlroy plays a shot during practice for the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in Straffan, Ireland.

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Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins slides to make the third out in the sixth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies.

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Brett Brown of the Philadelphia 76ers with Mark Tatum, the NBA's deputy commissioner, after the 76ers won the draft lottery and the rights to the No. 1 pick in this year's draft.

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Wayne Rooney of Manchester United in action with Benik Afobe of AFC Bournemouth during their Barclays Premier League match.

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Sabine Lisicki of Germany returns the ball during day four of a tennis tournament in Nuremberg, Germany.

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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Marcus Stroman warms up in the bullpen before a game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Japan's volleyball head coach, Masayoshi Manabe, shouts at his players during their loss to South Korea.

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Riikka Lehtonen and Taru Lahti of Finland in action during the semifinal match of the FIVB Antalya Open beach volley tournament in Turkey.

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A fan of Latvia cheers during a World Championship ice hockey match against Norway in Moscow.

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U.S. forward Hudson Fasching (right) attacks Slovakia's goalie Julius Hudacek as Martin Marincin tries to stop him at the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.

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U.S. forward Nick Foligno celebrates a goal past Slovakia's goalie Julius Hudacek at the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Saint Petersburg.

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Clayton Kershaw pitches against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium.

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Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde (left)—followed by Colombian Johan Esteban Chaves (center) and Danish Jakob Fuglsang—sprints at the end of the 10th stage of the Tour of Italy. Italian Giulio Ciccone won the stage.

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Kimberly Buys of Belgium competes in the 100m Freestyle heats at the European Swimming Championships in London.

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Dan Wallace of Great Britain competes in the 200m Individual Medley heats at the European Swimming Championships.

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Camille Lacourt of France after winning the 100m Backstroke Final at the European Swimming Championships.

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Iman Shumpert lies on the court after a dunk in the third quarter against the Toronto Raptors.

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LeBron James is seen before the game against the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

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Steven Souza Jr. of the Tampa Bay Rays dives but cannot come up with the catch, resulting in a double for Edwin Encarnacion of the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Russia's Sergei Mozyakin (left) and Sweden's Linus Omark in their IIHF World Championship match.

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A Finland fan at the IIHF World Championship ice hockey match in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Damien Fleury of France tries to score against Belarus during the IIHF World Championship tournament.

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Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell argues with home plate umpire Bill Miller after being ejected from the game against the Kansas City Royals.

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Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia hits a return during a singles group match at the Thomas Cup badminton tournament in China.

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Brian Elliott of the St. Louis Blues warms up prior to Game 2 of the Western Conference Final of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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Celeste Plak of Netherlands serves during the an Olympic qualification game against Thailand in Tokyo.

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Yeon-Koung Kim of South Korea spikes the ball against Japan during a World Olympic Qualification volleyball game.

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South Korea celebrate a win Japan at an Olympic volleyball qualification game in Tokyo.

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Norway's Henrik Odegaard (top) vies with Latvia's Vitalijs Pavlovs during the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.

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The French team gathers around its net before the start of a Ice Hockey World Championship game against Belarus.

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Chris Wideman of the United States takes the ice during a Hockey World Championship game between against Slovakia. The U.S. lost 3-2 but still advanced to the next round.

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Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand hits a return during a match at the Uber Cup badminton tournament in China.

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Luciano Ferreira of Brazil digs the ball during the AVP Cincinnati Open.

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New York Yankees pitcher David Wells is carried off the field by Bernie Williams, left, Willie Banks, second from left, and Darryl Strawberry, right, after pitching a perfect game against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday, May 17, 1998 at Yankee Stadium.

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