Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

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The Detroit Tigers warm up prior to the team's first full squad workout of spring training on Tuesday in Lakeland, Fla. The Tigers are coming off an American League Championship Series appearance in 2013.

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Sebastian Colloredo of Italy competes in the Large Hill ski jumping competition on Saturday in Sochi. Colloredo finished 22nd in the event.

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Sacramento Kings guard Ben McLemore dunks over a sitting Shaquille O'Neal during Saturday's 2014 Slam Dunk Contest.

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Sarah Reid of Canada competes during last Thursday's heats for the skeleton contest in Sochi.

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Ted Ligety of the U.S. takes his first run during Wednesday's Giant Slalom, for which Ligety won the gold medal.

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Tony Stewart (14), Jeff Gordon (24), Kurt Busch (41) and Matt Kenseth (20) crash during Saturday's NASCAR Spring Unlimited auto race at Daytona International Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) avoided the wreck, but Danny Hamlin won the race.

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Lydia Lassila of Austria jumps during the Freestyle Skiing Aerials final in Sochi. Lassila earned a bronze medal in Friday's competition.

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Shari Ranger and Lauryn Eagle strike each other during a Wednesday 59.5 kg catchweight Bout in Sydney, Australia. Ranger won the fight.

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David Wise of the U.S. flies through the air during Tuesday's qualification for the Freestyle Halfpipe in Sochi. Wise won the gold medal for the event.

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Patrick Emerling sits behind the wheel of his Chevrolet during Tuesday's NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Battle at Daytona.

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Elise Christie of Great Britain (No. 116) and Arianna Fontana of Itally (No. 124) fall to the ice during last Thursday's 500 meter short track speedskating final in Sochi while Seung-Hi Park of South Korea (No. 138) tries to maintain her balance. Park managed to win the bronze medal.

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Fabio Fognini of Italy bites his racket during Sunday's final of the Copa Claro tennis tournament in Buenos Aires. The Italian Fognini fell to Spaniard David Ferrer in the match.

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Members of the Russian curling team compete in the round robin session of the event in Sochi. The Russians eventually failed to reach the semifinals after they were eliminated in the qualifying round.

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Anton Kushnir of Belarus flips during Monday's aerials qualifying round at the Sochi Games. Kushnir claimed the gold medal in the event.

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Russian figure skating pair Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov compete in the pairs short program, an event in which the duo won gold.

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Nicholas Goepper of the U.S. glides through the air during last Thursday's qualification for the Ski Slopestyle event in Sochi. Goepper won the bronze medal in the competition.

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Steven Holcomb of the U.S. trains for the bobsleigh event last Thursday before competition began in Sochi. Holcomb earned a bronze medal for the two-man event.