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The Day In Sports (April 21)

The Day In Sports (April 21)
The Day In Sports (April 21)

The Day In Sports (April 21)

Here are some of the images that caught our eye on a night when Jake Arrieta became the first pitcher this season to throw a no-hitter, doing so in a 16-0 Cubs win over Cincinnati.

Brett Lawrie of the Chicago White Sox leaps over Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels to turn a double play.

James Harden of the Houston Rockets shoots the winning basket to send his team past Golden State 97-96 in Game 3 of their playoff series.

Norichika Aoki of the Seattle Mariners falls after being hit by a pitch from Trevor Bauer of the Cleveland Indians.

Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers disputes a call after being tagged out by Tyler Flowers of the Atlanta Braves.

Alex Killorn of Tampa Bay celebrates his game-winning goal with teammate Matt Carle as the Lightning won 1-0 and eliminated Detroit from the playoffs in five games.

Rick Nash of the New York Rangers is checked to the ice by Ian Cole of Pittsburgh during the Penguins' 5-0 victory.

Artem Anisimov of the Chicago Blackhawks scores past St. Louis goalie Brian Elliott and Kevin Shattenkirk during his team's 3-1 victory in Game 5.

Centerfielder Kevin Pillar of the Toronto Blue Jays misses an RBI single by Manny Machado of the Baltimore Orioles.

Third baseman Josh Donaldson of the Toronto Blue Jays misses a foul ball hit by Mark Trumbo of the Baltimore Orioles.

Dancers perform during the game between the Toronto Raptors and Indiana Pacers.

Ian Mahinmi of the Indiana Pacers goes to the basket with no resistance during a 101-85 loss to Toronto.

Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals looks on during a game against the Miami Marlins.

Belgian judoka Charline Van Snick competes in the final bout of the women's 48kg event at the 2016 European Judo Championships.

France's Walide Khyar (left) fights with Azerbaijan's Orkhan Safarov during their 60kg category final at the European Judo Championships.

Marcus Semien of the Oakland Athletics breaks his bat during the ninth inning against the New York Yankees.

Aaron Hicks of the New York Yankees catches a foul ball at Yankee Stadium.

Cory Joseph of the Toronto Raptors shoots during a 101-85 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 3.

AC Milan's forward Mario Balotelli (right) fights for the ball with Carpi's midfielder Isaac Cofie during an Italian Serie A football match.

Aaron Hill of the Milwaukee Brewers ducks from a pitch by Ricky Nolasco of the Minnesota Twins.

The Dallas Mavericks Dancers entertain the crowd on a night when the home team lost 131-102 to the Oklahoma Thunder.

Fabio Fognini of Italy plays a backhand during day four of the Barcelona Open. He lost 3-6, 5-7.

Cagla Buyukcay of Turkey in action during a match against Sorana Cirstea of Romania in the BNP Paribas Istanbul Cup tournament.

Antti Raanta of the New York Rangers makes a save against Sidney Crosby of Pittsburgh in a game the Penguins would go on to win 5-0.

Ryan Kesler of Anaheim skates away from Roman Josi of the Nashville Predators in Game 4 of their playoff series. The Ducks won 4-1.

A James Harden fan cheers before Game 3 of the Houston-Golden State series. Harden hit the game-winner for the Rockets in the closing seconds.

Detroit center fielder Tyler Collins (18) runs into left fielder Justin Upton as the latter catches a fly ball.

Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy and catcher Salvador Perez bump heads while celebrating a 4-0 win over the Detroit Tigers.