Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Apr 22, 2010

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Khachaturian's fall unseats jockey Jason Maguire in the Mildmay Novices' Steeple Chase during the second day of The Grand National Meeting at Aintree Racecourse on April 9 in Liverpool, England. Both horse and jockey were unhurt.

Dodgers first baseman James Loney falls into the stands while running after a foul ball hit by the Pirates' Andy LaRoche in the seventh inning of an April 5 game in Pittsburgh. Loney couldn't make the play, and the Pirates defeated the Dodgers 11-5.

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Leon Davis of the Collingwood Magpies tackles Adam Schneider of the St Kilda Saints during their Australian rules football match on April 9 in Melbourne.

Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte loses the ball and his glove while trying to cover first on a grounder by Jacoby Ellsbury on April 7 in Boston.

Boston College's Barry Almeida gets squeezed between Wisconsin's John Ramage (right) and Podge Turnbull during the Frozen Four final on April 10. BC won 5-0 before a crowd of 37,592 at Ford Field in Detroit.

Steven Kent competes in the 200-meter individual medley during the New Zealand Open Swimming Championships on April 8.

The Twins' Denard Span crashes against the center field wall as he chases a double hit by Hideki Matsui during their game at Anaheim on April 7.

Igor Akinfeyev of CSKA Moscow gives up a goal to Inter Milan's Wesley Sneijder during the second leg of a Champions League quarterfinal on April 6 in Moscow. Inter won 1-0 to advance.

An Infrared image shows Steve Stricker putting on the ninth green during second-round play at the Masters on April 9.

Marcus Higley of England tees off on the first hole of the second round at the Madeira Islands Open on April 9 in Porto Santo Island, Portugal.

The Rangers' Matt Treanor tags out Seattle's Casey Kotchman during Texas' 9-2 home victory on April 11.

Daniel Narcisse of THW Kiel challenges Jacob Heinl and Tobias Karlsson of SG Flensburg-Handewitt for the ball during their Toyota Handball Bundesliga match on April 7 in Kiel, Germany.

Oliver Wilson of England prepares to play a shot from the trees on the fifth hole in the first round of the Masters on April 8.

Competitors take part in the second stage of the 150-mile Marathon des Sables in Morocco on April 5. Participants must carry all their equipment on their backs during the six-day race. Organizers provide only nine liters of water and open-sided local tents daily.