Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

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While Xavier forward Andrew Taylor grapples on the floor with Kansas State forward Wally Judge, Kansas State guard Chris Merriewether fights for the loose ball with Xavier guard Jordan Crawford (left) and forward/center Jason Love. Judge was called for a foul on the play. Kansas State won 101-96 in double overtime but then lost to Butler in the Elite Eight.

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Katherine Arias of Venezuela performs in the individual ball competition during the IX South American Games on March 28 in Medellin, Colombia. Arias finished in 8th place to winner and fellow Venezuelan Andreina Acevedo.

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Johns Hopkins junior midfielder Matt Dolente faces off with Virginia junior midfielder/attacker Garett Ince during their game at Charlottesville on March 27. No. 1 ranked Virginia won 15-6 to improve to 9-0.

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Gareth Delve of Gloucester holds onto the ball during a Guinness Premiership home match against Leeds Carnegie on March 27. Gloucester won 19-0.

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U.S. rider Shelley Evans goes airborne before falling on opponents during the Women's Scratch 10 km on March 26 in Ballerup near Copenhagen. Evans did not finish the event won by Pascale Jeuland of France.

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Pittsburgh center Sidney Crosby scores against Washington goalie Jose Theodore on March 24 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. The Capitals won 4-3 in a shootout.

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Switzerland's Anais Morand and Antoine Dorsaz perform during the Pairs short program of the World Figure Skating Championships on March 23 in Turin, Italy. The pair finished in 13th place, well behind winners Qing Pang and Jian Tong of China.

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WBA super featherweight and WBC featherweight champion Jorge Linares of Venezuela finds the chin of Francisco Lorenzo of the Dominican Republic on March 27 in La Guaira, Venezuela. Linares won by majority decision.

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Stanford guard Rosalyn Gold-Onwude gets stripped by Georgia forward Porsha Phillips during their NCAA Tournament game on March 27 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento. Stanford defeated Georgia 73-36 and edged Xavier on March 29 to advance to the Final Four.

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Pang Qing (top) and Tong Jian of China compete in the Pairs Short Program during their winning performance at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships on March 23 in Turin, Italy.

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Ed Clancy of Great Britain during the Omnium Points Race on March 28 in Copenhagen. Clancy finished in 5th place in a race won by Tim Mertens of Belgium.

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Joseph Ebuya of Kenya at the senior race of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships on March 28 in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Ebuya completed the 12km course in 33 minutes to win the men's title, ahead of Eritrea's Teklemariam Medhin and Uganda's Moses Ndiema Kipsiro.

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San Antonio guard Manu Ginobili drives to the hoop against Cleveland on March 26 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. Ginobili had a game-high 30 points in the 102-97 victory.

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Sam Willoughby of Australia en route to winning the elite final of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup at Palacio Deportes on March 27 in Madrid, Spain.

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Denver guard J.R. Smith drives to the hoop while being defended by Boston's Tony Allen on March 24 at TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. The Celtics defeated the Nuggets 113-99.

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A despondent Gonzaga bench watches during the closing moments of their 74-56 loss to Xavier on March 27 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento.

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Indian Air Force personnel show their physique during the 37th Best Physique Championship on March 24 in Secunderabad, India. Army, Air Force and Navy services participated in the bodybuilding competition.