Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Mar 15, 2010

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Deirdre Ryan of Ireland competes in the high jump during Day 1 of the IAAF World Indoor Championships at the Aspire Dome on March 12 in Doha, Qatar.

Jamie Soward of the Dragons gets caught from behind as he looks for support during a match between the Parramatta Eels and the St George Illawarra Dragons on March 12 in Sydney, Australia.

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Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. kisses the globe she won for the overall World Cup Slalom on March 13 in Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany.

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Vitalii Sytnyk of Russia practices prior to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics at Whistler Paralympic Park on March 12 in Whistler, Canada.

Kelly Slater of the United States performs a cutback during an aerial expression session on day one of Surfsho at Bondi Beach on March 12 in Sydney, Australia.

Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Semin is sent flying by Dallas Stars left wing James Neal at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., on March 8. The Stars defeated the Capitals 4-3 in a shootout to end the Capitals 13-game home winning streak.

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Gianluigi Rosa of Italy holds off Brad Bowden of Canada during their Ice Sledge Hockey preliminary at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympic Games on March 13. Canada defeated Italy 4-0.

Jenny Jones of Great Britain in action in the Snowboard Slopestyle during the Winter X Games Europe on March 12 in Tignes, France.

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Riders take off at the start of the Cape Argus Cycling race in Cape Town, South Africa on March 14.

Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia dives for the ball during their spring training game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Ft. Meyers, Fla., on March 10. Pedroia went 2 for 3 on the day but the Rays defeated the Red Sox 8-6.

Jeremy Jacob of the Oregon Ducks and Max Zhang of the Cal Golden Bears battle for a rebound during the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 tournament at Staples Center on March 11 in Los Angeles. Cal defeated Oregon 90-74.

Italy's Werner Heel jumps during a World Cup Downhill training run on March 9 in Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany

Washington Nationals' infielder Pete Orr is out at the plate as he collides with New York Mets catcher Chris Coste during their spring training game on March 7 in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The Mets edged the Nationals 6-5.

Lolo Jones of United States celebrates winning gold in the 60m hurdles at the IAAF World Indoor Championships on March 13 in Doha, Qatar.

An FC Porto and an Olhanense player try to kick the ball during their Portuguese first league football match on March 6 at Dragao Stadium in Porto, Portugal. The match finished in a 2-2 draw.

The Cincinnati Reds take on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim during spring training play in Tempe, Ariz., on March 10. The Reds defeated the Angels 6-0.