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The Day In Sports (April 8)

The Day In Sports (April 8)
The Day In Sports (April 8)

The Day In Sports (April 8)

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Here are some of the images that caught our eye on Friday, April 8, starting with Japan's Hideki Matsuyama chipping on the 18th green at the Masters.

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Kohjiro Kinno for Sports Illustrated

Jordan Spieth shot a 2-over 74 to keep the lead after the second round of the Masters, one shot ahead of Rory McIlroy.

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Alicia Coutts competes in the 200-meter Individual Medley at the Australian Swimming Championships.

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Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS via Getty Images

Mario Hezonja of the Orlando Magic fouls Josh Richardson of the Miami Heat during a 112-109 loss.

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Josh Pugh stood out in style at the Colorado Rockies home opener against the San Diego Padres.

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Andrelton Simmons of the L.A. Angels tags out Robinson Chirinos of the Texas Rangers after a run down.

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Tom Doyle of Ireland parts company with his mount Esprit de Cotte and heads for a hard landing.

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(AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Feliciano Lopez of Spain returns a shot from behind his back in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship in Houston. Lopez won 6-2, 6-3.

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The Jose Bautista superfan and a couple of his buddies attended Toronto's home opener, against Boston.

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Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Jr. pose during their weigh-in before Saturday's bout in Las Vegas.

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Ross Stripling was five outs from a no-hitter against San Francisco Friday, but got pulled with a 2-0 lead and watched the Giants come back to win 3-2 in the 10th inning.

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The HoneyBees Dance Team of the Charlotte Hornets entertain during the game against the Brooklyn Nets.

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(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Detroit guard Reggie Jackson makes a layup while defended by Otto Porter Jr. (left) and Markieff Morris of the Washington Wizards.

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Jesse Chavez kicks the mound after giving up a grand slam to Brock Holt (background).

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Christopher Wright competes in the 200-meter butterfly during the Australian Swimming Championships.

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Jusuf Nurkic (23) and Nikola Jokic of Denver celebrate during a 102-98 win over San Antonio.

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Hall of Famer Allen Iverson looks on during the game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks.

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Omar Infante of the Kansas City Royals slides past Kurt Suzuki of the Minnesota Twins.

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Jeb Burton (43) and Blake Koch try to keep control of their cars during the NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.

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Mark Pysyk of the Buffalo Sabres is upended by Boone Jenner of the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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Fans celebrate at the Villanova Wildcats championship parade in Philadelphia.

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Henry Lowe, Patrick Farrell and Ryan Arcidiacono celebrate during Villanova's championship parade in Philadelphia.

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Joffrey Lauvergne can only hope that he is ever as on fire in a game as he seemed to be during pregame introductions for the Denver Nuggets on Friday.

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Helen Jenkins of Great Britain celebrates winning the ITU World Triathlon Series in Gold Coast, Australia.

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Kyle Busch's pit crew during the NASCAR XFINITY Series race that he would go on to win at Texas Motor Speedway.

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Shaun Torrente and Jay Price of Lady Spain race during the extreme catamaran powerboat race in the United Arab Emirates.

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Tyler Vollrath competes in the Men's K1 during the Canoe/Kayak U.S. National Team Trials in Charlotte.

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Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros misses a pitch against the Milwaukee Brewers.

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Devyn Marble of Orlando leaps to the floor to steal the ball from Joe Johnson of Miami.

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A member of the Charlotte Hornets "HoneyBees" performs.

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Carlos Gonzalez of Colorado is tagged out by Cory Spangenberg of the San Diego Padres for a double play.

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Matt Carpenter of St. Louis tries to stretch a single to a double and is tagged out by Erick Aybar of Atlanta.

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Tyler Ennis of Milwaukee passes the ball against the Boston Celtics.

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Vince Velasquez of the Philadelphia Phillies warms up prior to the game against the New York Mets.

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Trevor Story of Colorado watches a home run that put him in the record books as the only player to hit a homer in his first four major league games. His six home runs in four games is the most in the modern era.

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The team of Sweden 1 skate during the World Synchronized Skating Championships in Budapest.

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Robert Streb plays a shot on the fifth hole during the second round of the 2016 Masters.

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(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

One Direction singer Niall Horan speaks to a spectator during the second round of the Masters.

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(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

New Orleans Pelicans cheerleaders perform during the team's 110-102 win over the Lakers.

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Kohjiro Kinno for Sports Illustrated

The defending champion of the Masters, Spieth had now led the last six rounds of the tournament, a new record.

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Kohjiro Kinno for Sports Illustrated

Angel Cabrera hits a shot on the second hole of the Masters.

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(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

John Jaso of Pittsburgh slides in with a triple as St. Louis third baseman Matt Carpenter leaps over him to retrieve an overthrown ball.

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