The Day In Sports (April 9)

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SI Staff
Publish date:
Apr 9, 2016

The Day In Sports (April 9)

Here are some of the images that caught our eye on Saturday, April 9, starting with Ben Provisor celebrating his win over Jacob Clark to claim a spot on the U.S. Olympic wrestling team.

Jordan Spieth prepares to play his second shot on the third hole at the Master on Saturday. He heads into the final round with the lead.

Bryson DeChambeau hits out of a bunker on the 18th green during Round 3 of the 80th Masters.

In a game that Shaun Livingston and Golden State almost let get away, the Warriors overcame a 10-point deficit in the last 6:21 to pull out a 100-99 win on a controversial tip in. Golden State is now one win away from matching the Chicago Bulls' record 72-win season.

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Timothy Bradley Jr.gets punched by Manny Pacquiao during their welterweight championship fight in Las Vegas.

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Timothy Bradley falls to the mat after getting hit by Manny Pacquiao during their WBO welterweight title bout.

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Manny Pacquiao celebrates as he leaves the ring after defeating Timothy Bradley Jr. in their welterweight championship fight.

Brayden Schenn (10), Sean Couturier (14) and Michael Raffl (12) of the Flyers battle for the loose puck after a faceoff with Tom Kuhnhackl (34), Matt Cullen (34) and Eric Fehr (16) of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Caen's Andy Delort (left) vies with Lorient's Lindsay Rose during a French L1 football match.

Oakland's Yonder Alonso dives as he tries to tag first base before Norichika Aoki of Seattle.

Nadjib Mohammed lies on the mat after being knocked out by Oleksandr Gvozdyk during their light heavyweight bout in Las Vegas.

Cole Hamels of the Texas Rangers pitches against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

The Chicago Bulls dance team is seen against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Shane Gersich (19) of North Dakota scores as Michael Garteig of Quinnipiac is unable to make the save during the NCAA championship game. North Dakota would go on to win 5-1.

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks pose with the trophy of the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Hockey Championships.

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Aldo de Nigris (right) of Monterrey vies for the ball with Javier Mustafá of Chiapas during their Mexican Clausura match.

Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau of Toronto reacts after scoring against the New Jersey Devils.

Spenser Mango competes against Jesse Thielke during their Greco-Roman 59kg semifinal at the U.S. Olympic Team Wrestling Trials in Iowa City, Iowa.

Randi Beltz competes against Kayla Miracle during their 58kg match at the Olympic Team Wrestling Trials.

Running back Ryan Wolpin of Boise State stretches out to catch a pass during the Broncos' spring game.

Running Back Ryan Green avoids a tackle by linebacker Ro'Derrick Hoskins during Florida State's spring game.

AUBURN, AL - APRIL 9: Wide receiver Marcus Davis catches a ball in front of defensive back Michael Sherwood during Auburn's spring game.

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Rob Gronkowski and family attend Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XXII in Phoenix.

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Sprint Cup Series driver Brian Scott's pit crew change tires during the Duck Commander 500 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Carl Edwards leads the field at the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Fans participate in pre-race activities prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in Fort Worth, Texas.

Isaiah Thomas of the Boston Celtics handles the ball against the Atlanta Hawks.

Michal Smolen and Zachary Lokken compete in the C2 during the Canoe/Kayak US National Team Trials in Charlotte.

Mike Condon (39) and Brian Flynn of Montreal protect the net against Mike Blunden of Tampa Bay.

Enrico Koelling of Germany jokes around with the referee after winning the intercontinental light heavyweight title fight in Potsdam, Germany.

Cory Schneider of the New Jersey Devils makes a save against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Francisco Cervelli of the Pittsburgh Pirates jumps past Tucker Barnhart of Cincinnati to score.

Kyle Brodziak of St. Louis dives to knock the puck away from Evgeny Kuznetsov of Washington.

Stephen Piscotty of the St. Louis Cardinals beats the throw to Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves.

David Desharnais of Montreal controls the puck while being challenged by Andrej Sustr of Tampa Bay.

Animal rights protesters are stopped after they ran onto the field to protest during the Toronto Blue Jays game against Boston.

Jayson Ness throws Aaron Pico during their match at the U.S. Olympic Team Wrestling Trials.

A general view during day 1 of the U.S. Olympic Team Wrestling Trials at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

RaVaughan Perkins competes against Patrick Smith during their Greco-Roman 66kg championship match at the U.S. Olympic Team Wrestling Trials in Iowa City, Iowa.