The Day In Sports (April 18)

The Day In Sports (April 18)

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Here are some of the images that caught our eye on a night when Steph Curry sat out with a sprained ankle, leaving the likes of Festus Ezeli (pictured) to carry Golden State past Clint Capela and the Houston Rockets.

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Injured point guard Stephen Curry supports his team from the bench during their 115-106 win over Houston. Whether he'll play in Thursday's Game 3 is unclear.

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Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavs, celebrates with Salah Mejri after a basket was reversed after a replay review, giving his team a one-point win at Oklahoma City in Game 2 of their series.

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Tanner Pearson of the L.A. Kings celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal past San Jose Sharks goalie Martin Jones to avoid falling into a 0-3 hole in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Los Angeles won 2-1.

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Flavia Saraiva of Brazil competes on the balance in Brazil during the final gymnastics qualifier test event for the Rio 2016 Olympics.

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David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox reacts after striking out during a pinch-hit appearance against the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Patrick Patterson celebrates a basket during Toronto's 98-87 win over Indiana in Game 2 of their series.

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Kyle Lowry and Monta Ellis battle for a loose ball in Game 2 of the Toronto-Indiana series.

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Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman (right) and actor Jake Gyllenhaal throw out the first pitch before the Boston Red Sox-Toronto Blue Jays game at Fenway Park.

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Lemi Berhanu Hayle of Ethiopia crosses the finish line to win the 120th Boston Marathon.

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Marcus Johansson of the Washington Capitals scores one of six goals given up by Steve Mason and the Philadelphia Flyers in their Game 3 loss.

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Novak Djokovic with his trophy after being named sportsman of the year at the 2016 Laureus World Sports Awards in Berlin.

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Joao De Lucca of Brazil trains in the competition pool in Rio de Janeiro during a test event before the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.

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Dexter Fowler of the Chicago Cubs catches a fly ball against the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Cal Clutterbuck and Matt Martin of the Islanders go up against Dmitry Kulikov of the Florida Panthers during New York's 4-3 win that gave it a 2-1 series lead.

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Andre Roberson of the Oklahoma City Thunder blocks a shot by Zaza Pachulia of Dallas as the Mavericks tied the series at 1-1.

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Russell Westbrook of Oklahoma City goes between Dirk Nowitzki and Raymond Felton of Dallas for two points.

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John Orozco of the U.S. competes on the parallel bars in Brazil during the final gymnastics qualifier test event for the Rio 2016 Olympics.

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Evgeny Kuznetsov of Washington and Shayne Gostisbehere of Philadelphia collide during the Capitals 6-1 win in Game 3 of their playoff series.

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Brazil's Arthur Zanetti competes in the Still rings during the artistic gymnastics test event for Rio 2016's Olympic games.

Runners head to the finish line of the 120th Boston Marathon.

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Runners head to the finish line of the 120th Boston Marathon.