The Day In Sports (May 20)

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
May 21, 2016

The Day In Sports (May 20)

Texas catcher Bobby Wilson falls into the Houston dugout while trying to catch a foul ball as teammate Mitch Moreland attempts to hold him up. Here are some of the other images that caught our eye on Friday, May 20.

Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Ezequiel Carrera makes a diving catch to rob Minnesota Twins’ Trevor Plouffe of a hit.

Jamaica's sprinter Usain Bolt on his way to winning the 100-meters in a time of 9.98 at the Golden Spike athletic meet in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Nina Betschart dives for a ball during the FIVB Cincinnati Open.

Jason Heyward of the Chicago Cubs injured his left hip while sliding into the wall after making a great catch at AT&T Park in San Francisco.

Andrej Sustr of the Tampa Bay Lightning scores against Matt Murray of the Pittsburgh Penguins during a 4-3 victory in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final.

Ryan Callahan got Tampa Bay on the board just 27 seconds into the game—the second-fastest goal from the start of a game in franchise history.

Cleveland's Francisco Lindor and Boston's Christian Vazquez look for the call at home plate. Lindor was safe on a sacrifice fly by Jose Ramirez.

Mariana Duque-Marino of Colombia reacts during her match at the Nuernberger Versicherungscup in Germany.

Go Maggie Go (5). ridden by Luis Saez, and Kinsley Kisses (10), ridden by John Velazquez, leads the field at the 92nd Running of Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore.

Go Maggie Go, ridden by Luis Saez, and Kinsley Kisses, ridden by John Velazquez, lead the field on the fourth turn in the Black-Eyed Susan. Go Maggie Go won, while Ma Can Do It, at 50-1 odds, took second.

Yasiel Puig of the Los Angeles Dodgers dives as he scores ahead of the throw to Derek Norris of the San Diego Padres.

France's Mehdy Metella swims in a semifinal of the 100m Butterfly at the European Aquatics Championships.

Samantha Richdale of Canada and her caddie walk through an under pass on their way to the ninth tee at the Kingsmill Championship in Williamsburg, Va.

Lucas Alario of River Plate (left) and Luciano Vella of Arsenal FC vie for the ball during a match in Buenos Aires.

Washington Mystics guard Bria Hartley (8) and Los Angeles Sparks guard Alana Beard dive for a loose ball during L.A.'s 97-67 win in D.C.

In today's face-obscured-by-ball category, we present Hungary's Mete Vida.

Competitors take part in a 50m Backstroke semifinal at the European Aquatics Championships in London.

WBA cruiserweight champ Denis Lebedev (left) almost goes nose to nose with Victor Ramirez, the IBF cruiserweight champion, during weigh-in ahead of their unification bout in Moscow.

Tampa Bay Rays' Steven Souza Jr. reacts after being hit by a pitch by a Detroit Tiger pitcher.

Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy is pressured by Kris Letang of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Matt Murray of the Pittsburgh Penguins tends goal against Ryan Callahan of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Final, which is tied at 2-2.

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Pittsburgh Penguins mix it up during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final.

Paola Ogechi Egonu of Italy spikes over Quinta Steenbergen (7) and Laura Dijkema of the Netherlands during a world final qualification for the Rio Olympics.

Viktor Axelsen of Denmark reacts after missing a point at the Thomas Cup badminton tournament in China.

Emiratis sailors compete in the Al-Gaffal traditional long-distance dhow sailing race between the island of Sir Bu Nair, near the Iranian coast, and the Gulf Emirate of Dubai.

Competitors race in the Sr Women K1 500m Final at the Canoe Kayak Pan American Championships in Gainesville, Ga.

Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings drives the ball up court during the game against the Atlanta Dream.

Ivory Coast's Victorien Angban takes a spill while competing against Hungary's Zoltán Gera.

April Ross competes in the rain during the FIVB Cincinnati Open.

Angga Pratama (right) and Ricky Karanda Surwardi of Indonesia celebrate their victory in a semifinal group match in the Thomas Cup badminton tournament in China.