Leading Off: Pictures of the Week
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Leading Off: Pictures of the Week
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Iowa State's Jonathan Reader celebrates his victory over Nick Amuchastegui of Stanford in the 174-pound final at the NCAA wrestling championships at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
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Defending U.S. Open champ Graeme McDowell tees off at the 7th tee during the second day of the Tavistock Cup at Isleworth Golf and Country Club in Windermere, Fla.
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The BMW M3 No. 55 team practices under the biggest moon since 1993 during the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup at Sebring International Raceway in Florida.
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Novak Djokovic serves to Viktor Troicki during the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. Djokovic won 6-0, 6-1.
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Several steeds hurdle an obstacle during the horse jump race at the Cheltenham Festival in England.
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A golfer stirs up a plume of dust while salvaging his ball from the straw during the Transitions Championship in Palm Harbor, Fla.
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Buffalo's Ryan Miller cowers in goal after making a save during the Sabres' 8-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers.
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David Reutimann (00) collides with Brian Vickers (83) and Denny Hamlin (11) during NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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Germany's Felix Neureuther (left) races against Italy's Manfred Moelgg during the final of the team event at the Alpine Ski World Cup finals in Graubunden, Switzerland. Germany and Neureuther would win the team event.
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France's Joffrey Pollet-Villard goes head over heels during the freestyle skiing halfpipe event at the FIS freestyle World Cup in Savoie, France.
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Duke forward Kyle Singler (12) loses the ball against Hampton during their NCAA tournament game. Duke, which never trailed in the game, would beat Hampton 87-45 to advance to the round of 32.
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George Mason's Mike Morrison flexes his muscles during the Patriots' 61-57 victory over the Villanova Wildcats in the second round of the NCAA tournament. George Mason would advance to the round of 32, where it would play Ohio State.
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UC Santa Barbara's James Nunnally seems to hold down a Florida player during the team's second-round match in the NCAA tournament. Short of holding Gators down, the Gauchos didn't have much of a prayer during their 79-51 defeat.
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Richmond guard Kevin Anderson swoops in for a block against Morehead State's Lamont Austin during the Spiders 65-48 victory over the Eagles.
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Texas' Jordan Hamilton leaves an Arizona Wildcat in his wake as he dunks during their third-round matchup in the NCAA tournament. Unfortunately, the dunk wasn't auspicious; Texas would go on to lose to the Wildcats 70-69.
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Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard spins away from the Los Angeles Lakers' defense during the Magic's 97-84 loss in Los Angeles.
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The raw power of Amar'e Stoudemire was too much for Indiana Pacers forward Jeff Foster. Stoudemire would score 21 points, but Foster and the Pacers would prevail, 119-117.
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Red Sox prospect Jose Vinicio leaps to complete the double-play during a game between the Dominican Prospect League team and the Boston Red Sox Rookie League team at the Red Sox Player Development Complex in Ft. Myers, Fla.
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Los Angeles Angels third baseman Macier Izturis (right) safely slips under a tag from San Diego's Nick Hundley during a spring training game at Peoria Stadium in Arizona.
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Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks can't reach a pop-up during a spring training game between the Brewers and Indians in Goodyear, Ariz. The Indians won 9-7.
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Norway's Marit Bjorgen skis past the royal palace honor guard during the qualification race of the ladies World Cup royal palace sprint in Stockholm.