Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

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Rickie Weeks of the Milwaukee Brewers plows into Cubs catcher Geovany Soto to score in the fifth inning of their 5-4 home win over Chicago on June 10.

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Oguchi Onyewu of the U.S. nearly steps on Emile Heskey of England while heading a ball in the opening World Cup game for both countries on June 12 at Royal Bafokeng stadium in Rustenburg. They tied 1-1.

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Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Sopel skates with the Stanley Cup after the Blackhawks defeated the Flyers in overtime of Game 6 of the 2010 Stanley Cup Final. The Blackhawks won 4-3 and took the series 4-2.

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Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics drives for a shot attempt against the Los Angeles Lakers during Game 4 of the 2010 NBA Finals on June 10 at TD Garden in Boston. Rondo had 11 points in the Celtics 91-84 loss.

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UFC fighter Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic punches Pat Barry en route to a win in UFC 115 at General Motors Place on June 12 in Vancouver.

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Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki mishandles a throw to second while attempting to tag Houston Astros Carlos Lee. The Astros won the game at Coors Field 5-4.

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England's midfielder Steven Gerrard vies with U.S. defender Jay DeMerit and midfielder Ricardo Clark during a 1-1 tie on June 12 in Rustenburg.

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Chicago Blackhawks goalie Cristobal Huet sprays champagne on fans after the Blackhawks defeated the Flyers in overtime of Game 6 to win the Stanley Cup.

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Water droplets hit the lens of the camera as a competitor passes over the water jump in the 3000m steeplechase during the IAAF Diamond League at Icahn Stadium on June 12 in New York City.

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Afghan youth play soccer in front of the war-damaged Darlaman Palace on June 9 in Kabul.

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Roadside mechanics and their clients watch on a battery-powered two-inch television on June 10 in Lagos, Nigeria, as their home country took on Argentina during the World Cup in South Africa.

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Welsh golfer Phillip Price waits for a swan to cross the fairway before playing his approach shot to the 12th green on June 6 during the final round of the Celtic Manor Wales Open in Newport, Wales.

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Israeli female competitors perform the "Truck Pull," a test of endurance held June 8 in Tel Aviv in which the challengers pull a 7.5 ton truck over a 30-meter course.