Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

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LeBron James of the Eastern Conference goes in for a basket against the Western Conference during the All-Star Game at Cowboys Stadium. The East defeated the West 141-139.

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Takashi Ono of Japan (blue) defeats Dilshod Choriev of Uzbekistan in the finals of their 90kg judo match at the IJF Grand Slam in Paris on Feb. 7.

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Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech punches clear as a flare is set off in the Arsenal fans' end of the stadium during a 2-0 loss to Chelsea in London.

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Nate Robinson of the New York Knicks attempts a throw down during the All-Star dunk contest. Robinson won the event for the third time.

Fiorentina's Lorenzo De Silvestri (left) and Roma's Mirko Vulcinic of Montenegro fight for the ball during their match at Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence, on Feb. 7. Roma defeated Fiorentina 1-0.

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Robert Havlin aboard Just That (right), Georg Bocskai aboard Winterwind (center) and Dane O' Neill aboard Vlavianus (left) compete during White Turf racing in the snow in St Moritz, Switzerland, Feb. 7. Winterwind won the race.

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Kansas forward Marcus Morris drives to the hoop against Texas forward Alexis Wangmene during the Longhorns' 80-68 home loss to the nation's No. 1 team on Feb. 8. Morris had a team-high 18 points.

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U.S. challenger Oracle sails before the start of the opening race of the 33rd America's Cup off Valencia's coast in Spain on Feb. 12. Oracle defeated Swiss champion Alinghi to win the Amerca's Cup.

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North Carolina guard/forward Will Graves battles with Duke forward Miles Plumlee for a rebound during their game at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill on Feb. 10. Duke defeated North Carolina 64-54.

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Martin Demichelis of Bayern does a header against Marco Caliguri, Marino Biliskov and Stephan Loboué during the DFB Cup quarterfinal on Feb. 10 in Munich. Bayern Muenchen won 6-2.

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Waves crash on the seventh hole as Paul Goydos lines up a putt at the 2010 ATT Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Feb. 14. Goydos finished tied for 5th at 12 under.