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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

The Yankees' Ichiro Suzuki leaps past Orioles' catcher Matt Wieters to acrobatically score a run during Game 2 of the American League Division Series in Baltimore.

A massive, 25-car wreck on the final turn caused chaos at the finish at Talladega on Sunday, in the fourth race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Matt Kenseth ran clear of the pileup to take the checkered flag; Brad Keselowski finished seventh to extend his Chase lead to 14 points. Miraculously, no one was seriously injured.

Drew Brees drops back to pass against the San Diego Chargers. Brees broke Johnny Unitas's record for touchdown passes in consecutive games. Brees has now thrown for a score in 48 straight games.

A BMX biker throws a trick to an adoring audience in Sydney, Australia.

The Chargers' Ryan Mathews dives over the Saints' Malcolm Jenkins to score a touchdown during the third quarter of their Sunday night game.

The Nationals' Jayson Werth leaps to make a spectacular catch at the scoreboard against the Cardinals in Game 1 of the National League Division Series in St. Louis.

The Giants' David Wilson celebrates his touchdown against the Browns by doing a backflip.

Jets running back Joe McKnight dives for a touchdown as the Texans' DeVier Posey (11) and Troy Nolan (33) look on.

Nneka Ogwumike (30) and DeLisha Milton-Jones (8) of the Los Angeles Sparks go for a rebound against Amber Harris (6) of the Minnesota Lynx during Game 1 of the WNBA Western Conference Finals.

The Falcons' line cleared the way for Michael (the Burner) Turner during a 24-17 victory over the Redskins at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. on Sunday. Atlanta did most of its damage through the air -- Matt Ryan passed for 345 yards -- as it went to 5-0 for the first time in team history.

The Athletics' Coco Crisp is tagged out at home by the Tigers' Gerald Laird in the top of the third inning during Game 2 of the American League Division Series.

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan pitches a reverse to Harry Douglas during their win over the Redskins.

Central Michigan wide receiver Courtney Williams prepares to make a touchdown catch in the corner of the end zone against Toledo.

The Rams' Janoris Jenkins breaks up a pass intended for the Cardinals' Andre Roberts during a Thursday night game at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.

Army defensive back Alex Meier (23) tries to break up a pass intended for Boston College receiver Colin Larmond during a game at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y.

A cheerleader flies really seriously high during the pregame of West Virginia and Texas last Saturday in Austin.

West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith gets crunched by Texas defenders Alex Okafor and Jackson Jeffcoat (44) during the Mountaineers' 48-45 victory over the Longhorns.

LSU running back Spencer Ware gets steamrolled by a mass of Florida defenders during the Gators' 14-6 win over the Tigers.

Hannover goaltender Dimitri Paetzold stops Augsburg's Patrick Seifert in front of the net during a DEL match.

Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Red Bull Racing drives on his way to winning the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan.


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