Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

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Valentino Rossi of Italy gets low around the curve at the MotoGp Tests in Montmelo, Spain.

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Clint Dempsey celebrates after scoring the opening goal in the first minute of play against Ghana in Natal, Brazil, Monday, June 16. The United States won its World Cup opener 2-1 on a late header by John Brooks and faces Portugal on Sunday.

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Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs fades away for a shot over Miami's LeBron James in San Antonio's Finals-clinching 104-87 Game 5 win. The seemingly ageless Duncan took home his fifth championship win as a Spur, also the fifth in franchise history.

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Alec Martinez of the Los Angeles Kings scores the Stanley Cup-winning goal in double overtime, beating New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist. After being down 3-1 in its first-round series, Los Angeles completed its second title run in three years with the victory.

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Alec Martinez (left) celebrates after scoring the Stanley Cup-winning goal.

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The newly-crowned Los Angeles Kings pose for the traditional team picture with the Stanley Cup to celebrate their championship.

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Martin Kaymer chips one out of a bunker in round 2 of the U.S. Open. He held a six-stroke lead after the tournament's first two days, setting a record by shooting -10 and becoming the first player ever to shoot 65 or better in the first two rounds of a major. His strong play all but sealed his eventual win.

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Kaymer celebrates his win after sinking his final putt on the U.S. Open's 18th hole at the Pinehurst Resort and Country Club.

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NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs rises for a shot in Game 5 against the Miami Heat. Leonard added 22 points and 10 rebounds in the win.

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A look at Coors Field from the press box as the sun sets during a game between the Atlanta Braves and the Colorado Rockies in Denver.

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Ivory Coast's Didier Ya Konan vies for the ball with Japan's Yasuhito Endo (right) during the teams' first match of the World Cup, an eventual 1-1 draw.

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A soccer player shows off his beach football skills in Fortaleza, Brazil.

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Jimmie Johnson races at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans 400 in Brooklyn, Michigan.

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England goalkeeper Joe Hart fails to stop what would be the game-winning goal by Italy's Mario Balotelli in their World Cup opener. Balotelli's shot gave Italy a 2-1 win.

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Italy's Mario Balotelli heads the ball past England's Joe Hart to score his side's second goal of the match.

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Chicago Cubs catcher John Baker tags out a leaping Clint Barmes of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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United States defender John Brooks celebrates his late goal in the U.S.'s 2-1 World Cup-opening win over Ghana.

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Mariafe Artacho (right) and Nicole Laird of Australia celebrate their victory and gold medal in the FIVB U-23 World Championships in Myslowice, Poland.