Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Aug 23, 2010

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Baltimore Ravens running back Jalen Parmele loses his helmet but holds on to the ball as he's stopped by Washington Redskins defenders at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. The Ravens won 23-3.

New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira dives to first base in time to beat Kansas City's Mike Aviles for an out in New York's 4-3 road victory on Aug. 12.

David Oliver of the U.S. clears a gate to win the men's 110-meter hurdles at the Diamond League Weltklasse meet on Aug. 19 in Zurich.

Michael Phelps on his way to winning the 200-meter butterfly during the Pan Pacific Championships on Aug. 18 in Irvine, Calif.

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning gets up off the field with a bloodied head during the first half of a 31-16 win over the New York Jets at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

Cristopher Pavon of Honduras competes in the 85kg weightlifting at the Youth Olympics on Aug. 18 in Singapore.

Robert Paez of Venezuela competes in the 3m Springboard diving competition at the Youth Olympics.

Ken Schrader, driver of the #52 Federated Autoparts Chevrolet, crashes into David Starr, driver of the #81 Chasco Construction Toyota, during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series O'Reilly 200 at Bristol, Tenn., on Aug. 18.

Calivin Johnson of the Detroit Lions makes a 20-yard touchdown catch over Andre Goodman of the Denver Broncos at Mile High on Aug. 21. The Lions won 25-20.

An athlete throws the 83.5kg Unspunnen stone during the Federal Alpine Wrestling Festival on Aug. 21 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. More than 200,000 spectators attended the event, which takes place every three years.

Cyclists make their way down a hill in the junior women's cross country event on Aug. 17 at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games. Karolina Kalasova of the Czech Republic won the gold medal with a time of 46 minutes and 58 seconds.

Tevfik Burak Babaoglu of Turkey (L) in action against Kwang Hyun Lee of Korea during the Cadet Male Individual Foil Bronze medal match at the Youth Olympics.