The Day In Sports (April 16)

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Apr 16, 2016

The Day In Sports (April 16)

Here are some of the images that caught our eye on a Saturday in which Alex Ovechkin (pictured) and the Washington Capitals took a 2-0 playoff series lead over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Dallas Stars left wing Antoine Roussel (21) scores a goal that was waved off and later upheld during Game 2 of a Round 1 series against the Minnesota Wild.

Ohio State coach Urban Meyer holds Matthew Burrell (56) and Rashod Berry back before the scrum up at the start of the Buckeyes spring game.

Playing in a protection mask, Vedad Ibisevic of Berlin tries to score against Hoffenheim during a Bundesliga match.

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Rafael Nadal celebrates after defeating Andy Murray 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 during the Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series Tournament in Monaco.

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Fighting with a giant lump on his head, Oluwale Bamgbose gets manhandled here by Cezar Ferreira during the UFC Fight Night event in Tampa.

A victorious Glover Teixeira heads back to his handlers after needing fewer than two minutes to knock out Rashad Evans in their UFC light heavyweight bout in Tampa.

Josh Warrington nails Hisashi Amagasa on the chin during their featherweight bout in Leeds, England.

Kyle Lowry of Toronto loses control of the ball while being defended by Indiana's Rodney Stuckey in a Game 1 loss at home.

Florida's Bridget Sloan competes on the balance beam during the NCAA gymnastics championships in Fort Worth, Texas.

Notre Dame safety Ashton White grabs the jersey of wide receiver Kevin Stepherson during the Blue & Gold spring game.

Avery Bradley tugs at the jersey of Jeff Teague during Boston's 102-101 loss at Atlanta in the first game of their playoff series.

Avery Bradley is assisted off the court after suffering a right hamstring injury against the Atlanta Hawks.

Katie Ledecky (left) and Simone Manuel launch off the blocks at the start of the 100-meter freestyle prelim at the Skyline Aquatic Center in Mesa, Ariz.

Paul George, shown passing here, scored 33 points to lead Indiana past Toronto, 100-90, as their playoff series began.

USC's Justin Davis runs during the Trojans spring football game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Penn State quarterback Tommy Stevens passes during the Blue-White spring game.

Texas defensive end Charles Omenihu chases quarterback Shane Buechele as Tristan Nickelson blocks during the Longhorns spring game.

Tennessee receiver Jeff George (19) goes up for a first half touchdown as Darrell Miller defends in the Vols spring game.

East Carolina runing back Shawn Furlow drops a pass in front of linebacker Yiannis Bowden in the East Carolina spring game.

Filip Ude of Croatia competes on the pommel horse during the final gymnastics qualifier test event for the Rio 2016 Olympics.

John Hyden of the U.S. in action at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Xiamen 2016 in China.

Ben Proud of Great Britain competes in the 50-meter freestyle final at the British Swimming Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.

Bismack Biyombo of the Toronto Raptors and Myles Turner of the Indiana Pacers battle for a rebound.

Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers is scored on by Phil Kessel of Pittsburgh in a game N.Y. would eventually win 4-2 to tie their playoff series at 1-1.