Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

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The Chiefs run out on the field for the Super Rugby Final against the Brumbies at Waikato Stadium on Aug. 3 in Hamilton, New Zealand.

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Ana Ivanovic returns a ball during a semifinals defeat to Victoria Azarenka during the Southern California Open on Aug. 3.

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Rikke Moller Pedersen of Denmark competes during the breaststroke 200m final on day 14 of the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona on Aug. 2.

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Cincinnati Reds pitcher Homer Bailey collects a ball hit by Chris Denorfia of the San Diego Padres in a 4-1 Reds win at Petco Park on July 31.

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Ryan Sipes competes in the Moto X Racing event during X Games Los Angeles at the Staples Center on Aug. 3.

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Fans celebrate with Tiger Woods after a chip-in for a birdie on hole 13 at Firestone on Saturday, Aug. 3. Woods finished at 15-under par, seven strokes ahead of the competition.

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Orlando Duque of Colombia competes in his gold medal-winning event, the 27-meter high dive final, during the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona on July 31.

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Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig dives for a double hit by Chicago's Cole Gillespie at Wrigley field on Aug. 2.

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The Dodgers' Yasiel Puig dives for a Vernon Wells single during a game against the Yankees on July 31 in Los Angeles.

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Cowes Week is a regatta run since 1826. Hundreds of boats are participating in this year's events, including those seen in this shot of day two on Aug. 4.

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Alex Rodriguez flips his bat after missing a pitch during a rehab game with Trenton on Saturday, Aug. 3.

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Swimmers dive in the pool to start the 50m breaststroke preliminaries on day 15 of the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona on Aug. 3.

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Carly Booth of Scotland chips out of the Road Hole bunker at the 17th hole during final practice before the Ricoh Women's British Open at St. Andrews on July 31.

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Shane Victorino of the Red Sox leaps over the right field wall in an attempt for a foul ball in an Aug. 4 game against the Diamondbacks in Boston.

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Cezar "Mutante" Ferreira (left) and Thiago "Marreta" Santos trade punches in their middleweight bout during UFC 163 in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 3.

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Gold-medal winner Yuliya Efimova of Russia finishes the 200m breaststroke final at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, on Friday, Aug. 2.