Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Mar 25, 2014

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Pittsburgh's Derrick Randall attacks the basket defended by Patric Young (4) and Dorian Finney-Smith (10) of Florida during the third round of the 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

A bodyboarder goes airborne in a contest being held at the North beach, outside the fishing village of Nazare.

Providence forward Tyler Harris blur action against North Carolina.

German rider Stefan Bradl falls off his bike during a final session of the MotoGP World Championship at the Losail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar.

140325111837-north-carolina-op3i-95115-single-image-cut.jpg — Greg Nelson/SI

Iowa State DeAndre Kane goes in for a layup against North Carolina's J.P. Tokoto (13) and Jackson Simmons (21).

140325111827-josh-holmstrom-umass-lowell-single-image-cut.jpg — Fred Kfoury/Icon SMI

Josh Holmstrom of UMass Lowell slides into Notre Dame's Steven Summerhays. The River Hawks won 4-0 in the East semifinal.

North Dakota's TrayVonn Wright (32) and Marshall Bjorklund get a hold of Oklahoma's Ryan Spangler during the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Nick Johnson of Arizona goes up and under for a shot against Gonzaga.

Nebraska's Leslee Smith watches the ball drop into the basket against Baylor's Rico Gathers.

Angels third baseman David Freese tumbles over a dugout railing as he tries to catch a foul ball by Kansas City's Eric Hosmer.

Jorge Lorenzo of Spain and Movistar Yamaha MotoGP leads the field during the race in Doha, Qatar.

Ohio State's Aaron Craft reacts after losing to the Dayton Flyers 60-59 in the second round.

Ganna Rizatdinova of Ukraine performs during the individual ball final of the GAZPROM World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany.

Yuan Cao and Yue Lin of China dive in the Synchro Springboard Final in Dubai.

140325111805-duke-winthrop-op7y-25625-single-image-cut.jpg — Chris Keane/SI

Winthrop's Taylor Calvert (20) and Dequesha McClanahan scramble to get the ball against Duke in round one of the NCAA tournament.

140325111820-jonathan-toews-blackhawks-single-image-cut.jpg — Robin Alam/Icon SMI

Chicago Blackhawk Jonathan Toews battles with Carolina Hurricanes goalie Anton Khudobin. The Blackhawks won 3-2.

Connecticut's Lasan Kromah does a flip in second-round game against Saint Joseph.

Kyle Busch celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 on March 23.

UCLA's Tony Parker goes up against Tulsa's Lew Evans and Rashad Smith in round one.

140325111905-vcu-austin-op8b-4505-mid-single-image-cut.jpg — John W. McDonough/SI

VCU's Jordan Burgess (20) and Treveon Graham grab the rebound from Stephen F. Austin's Nikola Gajic (4) in round one. The Lumberjacks knocked off VCU.