Leading Off: Pictures of the Week
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Leading Off: Pictures of the Week
At Day 3 of the IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Akiko Ito of Japan competes in the women's 400m hurdle heats.
Daring USA cliff diver David Colturi plunges from the 27 metre platform on Islet Vila Franca do Campo during the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Portugal.
Spectators look on as a Tour de France biker zooms past.
NFL training camps are well underway. In Latrobe, Pa., Pittsburgh Steelers center Chris Elkins (left) tries his hand at blocking defensive tackle Hebron Fangupo (92) during a practice drill.
The graceful Jaelle Cohen of Australia performs her ball routine during the Rhythmic Individual All-Around competition at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in Scotland.
Ana Gallay dives for a difficult dig at the FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam in California.
Jeff Gordon celebrates his fifth victory at the Brickyard 400 in his home state of Indiana with a burn out. The win came just eight days before Gordon's 43rd birthday.
This incredible double rainbow could be seen over Coors Field on July 25, 2014. Surprisingly, left fielder Corey Dickerson of the Rockies was able to concentrate enough to make a catch off a fly ball hit by Gaby Sanchez of the Pirates.
San Diego Padres center fielder Will Venable goes crashing into the wall trying to catch a bomb hit by Freddie Freeman of the Braves.
Canadian Marie-Julie Malboeuf was caught in action during the women's 58kg A Final at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne lead the pack to a restart during the Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis. Gordon went on to win the race for a NASCAR-record fifth time.
The Los Angeles Sparks in their pregame huddle just before tip-off of a game against the Phoenix Mercury at the Staples Center. The Mercury went on to win in a blowout, 93-73.
Belinda Hocking of Australia competes in the 200m Backstroke at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in Scotland.
The three inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Tom Glavine (left), Frank Thomas (middle) and Greg Maddux (right), were all smiles after the ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y. on July 27, 2014. Glavine was a two-time National League Cy Young award winner, Thomas was a home run machine, hitting 521 over the course of his career and Maddux won an impressive 355 games during his 23 years in the Majors.
Gymnast Nile Wilson of England seemingly hovers in the air before landing to finish his routine at the Team Final and Individual Qualification at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Chris Francis connects on a right cross to the face of Jesse Henderson during the Fighters Source U.S. Nationals during the MMA World Expo at Javits Center on July 26, 2014.