The Day In Sports (April 24)

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SI Staff
Publish date:
Apr 24, 2016

The Day In Sports (April 24)

Here are some of the images that caught our eye on a Sunday in which Steph Curry left Game 4 against Houston with a sprained knee. He's pictured here leaving the arena after the game and will undergo an MRI on Monday.

Manny Machado of Baltimore leaps over Jarrod Dyson of Kansas City as he gets the force out in the eighth inning.

The prosthetics belonging to Charlotte Henshaw of Great Britain are seen as she competes in the 100-meter breaststroke heats of the British Para-Swimming International Meet in Glasgow, Scotland.

Carlos Gomez of the Houston Astros breaks his bat after striking out against the Boston Red Sox.

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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski gestures to fans in the crowd as he arrives at Game 4 of the Boston-Atlanta series.

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson watches Game 4 of the Golden State-Houston series.

Atlanta's Kent Bazemore (24) and Al Horford (15) defend Isaiah Thomas of the Boston Celtics. The series is tied at 2-2 after Boston won 104-95 in overtime.

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A young Boston Celtics fan watches the scoreboard before the start of Game 4 against the Atlanta Hawks.

The crowd watches as Boston guard Isaiah Thomas puts up a three-point shot in overtime against Atlanta. The Celtics won 104-95.

Dustin Pedroia of the Boston Red Sox slides safely into third for a triple past Marwin Gonzalez of the Houston Astros.

Members of the Grizz dance team perform during the last game of the season for Memphis, which was swept by San Antonio.

John Tavares of the New York Islanders celebrates his last-minute, third-period goal with Nick Leddy. Tavares would go on to score in the second overtime to give N.Y. a 2-1, series-clinching win over the Florida Panthers.

Benjamin Steffen of Switzerland fences Anatoily Herey of Ukraine in the Epee semifinal during a test Event for the Rio 2016 Olympics.

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Colorado right fielder Carlos Gonzalez tracks down but can't catch a fly ball hit by Yasmani Grandal of the L.A. Dodgers.

Carl Edwards celebrates with a backflip after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway.

Charley Hoffman reacts to his winning putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio.

Dwight Howard of the Houston Rockets is grabbed by Marreese Speights of the Golden State Warriors.

Cleveland guard Kyrie Irving reacts after making a three-point basket during a 100-98 victory over Detroit that gave the Cavs a four-game sweep of their first-round playoff series.

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LeBron James handles the ball against Stanley Johnson of the Detroit Pistons on a night in which Cleveland completed a four-game sweep with a 100-98 victory.

Kyle Seager of the the Seattle Mariners is unable to reach a foul ball hit by Mike Trout of the the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Shoma Uno of Team Asia performs during an exhibition on day 3 of the 2016 KOSE Team Challenge Cup in Spokane, Wash.

Aaron Ekblad of the Florida Panthers falls on top of Shane Prince of the New York Islanders.

Jonathan Huberdeau of the Florida Panthers watches his shot go in the net in the first period against the New York Islanders.

Thomas Greiss of the New York Islanders watches a shot by Jonathan Huberdeau of the Florida Panthers find the net.

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Georgia's gold medalist Vazha Margvelashvili (blue) competes with Russia's Anzaur Ardanov during the team competition at the Judo European Championships.

A fan of the Houston Astros watches batting practice before a game against the Boston Red Sox.

Scott Feldman of the Houston Astros reacts after teammate Carlos Correa committed an error with two outs against the Boston Red Sox.

Rafael Nadal in action against Kei Nishikori in the championship match of the Barcelona Open.

Rafael Nadal celebrates his win in the Barcelona Open by jumping into a swimming pool.

Aaron Hill of the Milwaukee Brewers dives back into second base past Cesar Hernandez of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Arizona pitching coach Mike Butcher (second from left) looks over to the Pittsburgh dugout as he talks with relief pitcher Tyler Wagner.

Will Power of Australia drives during the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham.

Lukasz Fabianski of Swansea City collides with Riyad Mahrez of Leicester City during a Barclays Premier League match.

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Leonardo Ulloa of Leicester City celebrates with Shinji Okazaki after scoring to make it 2-0 during a Barclays Premier League match.

A Leicester City fan wears a baby mask during the Barclays Premier League match against Swansea City.

Juventus' players celebrate at the end of the Italian Serie A football match versus Fiorentina.

Vince Carter of the Memphis Grizzlies is called for a foul against Boris Diaw of the San Antonio Spurs.

Kawhi Leonard shoots against the Memphis Grizzlies during San Antonio's 116-95 win to complete a four-game sweep.

Memphis coach Dave Joerger wipes his eyes during the postgame press conference after a 116-95 loss to San Antonio.

Adam Duvall of the Cincinnati Reds falls into the seats after catching a foul ball against the Chicago Cubs.

Lucas Duda nearly gets hit on a double-play throw by Daniel Castro of the Atlanta Braves.

Alvaro Bautista of Spain waits to start the MotoGP race in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.

Jorge Lorenzo (right) and Marc Marquez during the MotoGP race in Jerez de la Frontera Spain.

The grid girls during the MotoGP race in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.

Valentino Rossi celebrates his victory at the end of the MotoGP race in Spain.

Evgeny Kuznetsov of the Washington Capitals battles for position with Michael Raffl of the Philadelphia Flyers. The Caps took a 1-0 victory to advance to the next round.

A shot by Alex Goligoski (33) gets past Devan Dubnyk of the Minnesota Wild to give Dallas a 5-3 lead in a game it would go to win 5-4 to take the opening-round playoff series.

Kevin Harvick's pit crew during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International.

A general view of the Sprint Cup action at Richmond International Raceway.

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Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis celebrate match point in the doubles final against Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany.