The Day In Sports (April 8)

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SI Staff
Publish date:
Apr 9, 2016

The Day In Sports (April 8)

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

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

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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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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).

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

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.

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

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

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

Fans celebrate at the Villanova Wildcats championship parade in Philadelphia.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A member of the Charlotte Hornets "HoneyBees" performs.

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

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

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

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.