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Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week
Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin goes to the basket in a game at the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Off-road racers crawl up the Chocolate Thunder Ridge section of the course at the sixth annual King of the Hammers run in Johnson Valley, Calif. This year's edition of the King of the Hammers race saw 136 racers attempt to complete the 156-mile course within a 14-hour time limit.

Cavs forward Omri Casspi drives to the hole against the Miami Heat.

Tiger couldn't restrain himself on the 18th tee in the third round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-am, flinging his driver into the fairway in frustration.

Kansas point guard Tyshawn Taylor puts up a shot against Baylor's Cory Jefferson.

Buffalo's Derek Roy scores the tying goal late in the third period against Dallas Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen.

Michigan State guard Brandon Wood passes to Branden Dawson in the Spartans' upset win at Ohio State on Saturday.

French skier Marion Bertrand fights gusting winds as she speeds down the course during a World Cup Giant Slalom event in Andorra.

Celtics star Paul Pierce is guarded by Lakers forward Metta World Peace at the TD Garden.

Canadian figure skaters Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue compete in the Free Dance during the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Colorado Springs.

Duke freshman Austin Rivers shoots the game-winning three-pointer over North Carolina forward Tyler Zeller in the Blue Devils' 85-84 win at the Tar Heels. Rivers' three completed Duke's late comeback from a 10-point deficit.

U.S. national team forwards Alex Morgan (13) and Abby Wambach (20) celebrate Morgan's game-winning goal during the second half of an international friendly against New Zealand.

Georgetown forward Otto Porter attempts to pull down a rebound in the Hoyas' overtime loss at Syracuse.

Luis Guadalupe of Peruvian club Juan Aurich heads a ball during a Copa Libertadores match at Brazilian team Internacional.

Timberwolves rookie Ricky Rubio puts up a shot against New York. Rubio and the Wolves fell to Jeremy Lin and the Knicks 100-98.

Pittsburgh's Kris Letang upends Montreal's P.K. Subban.

Nate Holland (left) leads a semifinal heat of the U.S. Grand Prix Snowboardcross Finals in Park City, Utah.

New Jersey defenseman Kurtis Foster (2) checks St. Louis Blues left wing Chris Porter (32) into the boards. Foster was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for the hit.

Austrian skier Jacqueline Seifriedsberger celebrates after taking third place in the Ski Jumping World Cup event in Slovenia.

Warrington's Stefan Ratchford gets tackled by London's Craig Gower in an English rugby match.


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