Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

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Blake Griffin leaps for the ball during a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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Boston Bruins Gregory Campbell tries unsuccessfully to put the puck past Washington Capital goalie Braden Holtby.

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Washington Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa trips over a semi-sliding Kirk Nieuwenhuis of the New York Mets.

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Boo Weekly hits out of a sand trap at the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage, held in South Carolina.

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Australian Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing zooms by during qualifying rounds for the Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix in Shanghai.

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Detroit Red Wings Niklas Kronwall battles Nashville Predators Martin Erat for the puck during the third game of their playoff series.

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Inter Milan's Diego Milito heads a ball into the goal that Siena goalkeeper Gianluca Pegolo (blue shirt) had no chance of stopping.

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Boston's Jacoby Ellsbury yells in pain as he slides into second base, with Tampa Bay shortstop Reid Brignac landing on top of him. Ellsbury left the game with an injured elbow.

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Horses leap over the water jump during the Fox Hunters Steeple chase during the first day of the Grand National horse racing meeting. The meeting ends Saturday with the Grand National, which is the biggest betting race in the United Kingdom.

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Red Sox fans look on gleefully as Tampa Bay's Evan Longoria (left) and Reid Brignac fail to catch a foul ball.

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St. Louis Blues' Vladimir Sobotka (top), goes flying into the goal over San Jose Sharks goalie Antti Niemi during Game 2 of their playoff series.

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Arizona Diamondbacks' Chris Young loses his glove over the wall as he tries to prevent a two-run homer by San Diego's Chris Denorfia.

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Spain's Carola Garcia gets a kick to the midsection during the Spain vs. Germany UEFA U17 European Championship match.

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New York Mets Kirk Nieuwenhuis makes a leaping catch, much to the dismay of those in the Philadelphia Phillies bullpen.

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Atletico Madrid's players jump for the ball over Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo.

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South Carolina catcher Dante Rosenberg collides in vain with Mississippi State's Mitch Slauter.

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New York Yankees catcher Russell Martin reaches into the dugout in an attempt to catch a foul ball off the bat of Albert Pujols.