The Day In Sports (April 19)

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Apr 20, 2016

The Day In Sports (April 19)

Here are some of the images that caught our eye on a night when the Atlanta Hawks took a 2-0 series lead over Isaiah Thomas (pictured) and the Boston Celtics.

Tampa Bay pitcher Drew Smyly, right, hangs on to the ball after colliding with first baseman Logan Morrison.

Jesper Fast of the New York Rangers gets hit in the head by Trevor Daley of the Pittsburgh Penguins in their playoff series.

Matt Holliday is tagged out by Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Montero in the fourth inning of a game the Cubs would go on to win 2-1.

Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers fishes the puck out of the net following a goal by Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins won 3-1.

Dancers perform during the game between the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks.

Joe Kelly of the Boston Red Sox delivers against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park.

JaMychal Green of Memphis goes for the dunk during a Game 2 loss at San Antonio.

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Ana Ivanovic of Serbia serves against Carina Witthoeft during Day 2 of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix at Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart, Germany.

Marwin Gonzalez of the Houston Astros steals third base against Adrian Beltre of the Texas Rangers.

High residential buildings in Fuzhou, China, serve as a backdrop for this week's FIVB World Tour Fuzhou Open.

Ichiro Suzuki of the Miami Marlins stretches during the game against the Washington Nationals.

Charlotte Drury of the U.S. competes during the trampoline gymnastics qualification at the Rio Olympic Arena in Brazil.

Rick Nash of the New York Rangers celebrates his shorthanded goal at 39 seconds of the second period against Matt Murray of Pittsburgh in Game 3 of their series.