Leading Off Showcase

Leading Off Showcase

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Bucs linebacker Barrett Ruud forces Dolphins quarterback Daunte Culpepper to fumble in a preseason game at Raymond James Stadium.

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Browns running back Reuben Droughns hurdles past Lions safety Terrence Holt in a preseason game at Cleveland Browns Stadium.

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A sellout crowd of 63,400 observes the singing of the national anthem during the unveiling of Cardinals Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., before a preseason game with the Steelers.

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Boston's Wily Mo Peña stands in front of the scoreboard at Fenway Park during the last game of a five-game series with the Yankees.

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Texas' Rod Barajas tags out the Tigers' Magglio Ordoñez at the plate in the seventh inning of a 7-6 win for the Rangers at Comerica Park.

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Tiger Woods teed off on 18 at Medinah with the PGA Championship already in the bag.

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Ronaldinho scored two goals in FC Barcelona's exhibition game with the New York Red Bulls at Giants Stadium.

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Aaron Peirsol broke his own world record in the 200m backstroke with a time of 1:54.44 at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria, B.C.

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Ping Yuan dives during the men's 100m freestyle at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria, B.C.

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Randy Stageberg competes in the floor exercise at the Visa Championships in St. Paul.