Wacky Sports Photos of the Week (Aug. 19-25)

SI Staff | Aug 24, 2015

Wacky Sports Photos of the Week (Aug. 19-25) /

Wacky Sports Photos of the Week (Aug. 19-25)

Another of those Bark in the Park event was held in Denver last week.

Rolanda Bell falls into the water during the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing.

Scenes from the Long Beach Grand Slam -- The Vegas six team. Who doesn't wear a floor-length fur on the beach?

Former NFL star Terrell Owens spiked a few balls during the celebrity match at the ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball at Long Beach.

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Derrick Rose takes a selfie with fans during a trip to China.

Gera-Marie Gruen and Justin van Gerven of Germany perform during the Vaulting Pas de Deux freestyle test at the FEI European Equestrian Championships in Aachen, Germany.

Usain Bolt holds the pose for the man on the Segway at the Track and Field Championships in Beijing.

Rashed Suhail Al Tayer and Faleh Khalfan Al Mansoori of Abu Dhabi Team compete in the race for Pole Position on day 1 of the Gold Coast GP. XCAT, short for extreme catamaran, is one of the most challenging and extreme forms of powerboat racing in the world.

The obligatory bikini/tat contest took place at the Long Beach Grand Slam event last weekend.

Ben Godfrey crashes out of the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship race during the MCE British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park, England.

Knile Davis of the Kansas City Chiefs is upended by Dion Bailey of the Seattle Seahawks.

Serena Williams playing Elina Svitolina in the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament in Ohio. Williams defeated Svitolina 6-4, 6-3.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce sporting Jamaican-styled green hair at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.

Roger Federer plays Novak Djokovic in the finals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.

The Pringles kite surf world cup, which took place in St. Peter-Ording, Germany.

Sports Illustrated model Nina Agdal gets ready to throw out the first pitch before a game played between the Chicago White Sox and the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium.

Odell Beckham Jr. of the New York Giants stretches at training camp in New Jersey.

Partizan Belgrade's Abubakar Oumaru, left, and Marko Jevtovic battle Nemanja Milunovic for the ball in Borisov, Belarus.

Alexandr Braico poses for a photo at the 2015 USA Pro Challenge in Dillon, Colo.

Anthony Rizzo of the Chicago Cubs dives over the tarp to try to catch a foul ball against the Detroit Tigers.

Botswanas Isaac Makawala wasn't tired enough after the 400-meter semifinals, so he did a few push-ups.

Usain Bolt films himself during the awards ceremony of the 100-meter event at the 2015 IAAF World Championships.

Caterine Ibarguen competes in the triple jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.

Competitors jump into the waters of Copacabana beach during the Marathon Swimming Challenge—a test event for the Rio 2016 Olympics.

David Murphy of the Los Angeles Angels breaks his bat against the Chicago White Sox.

Lederhosen, steins and beach volleyball—all was seen at the Long Beach Grand Slam.

Ezekiel Kemboi takes the water jump on his way to winning the gold medal in the 3000-meter steeplechase final at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.

Kwang-jin Kim during the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup Halfpipe qualifying during the Winter Games NZ at Cardrona Alpine Resort in Wanaka, New Zealand.

The ball gets away from Emmanuel Rodriguez (13) of Dominican Republic during a run down against Mark Natta of Australia, during the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.

The men's 400m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.

Lydia Ko hits out of a bunker on the fourth hole during the final round of the Canadian Pacific Women's Open golf tournament at Vancouver Golf Club.

Riders attack the first jump during USA BMX's Mile High Nationals at the Grand Valley BMX in Grand Junction, Colo.

Nick Fettkether skates along with the breakaway during stage two of the 2015 USA Pro Challenge from Steamboat Springs to Arapahoe Basin.

Renaud Lavillenie lands on the mat after clearing the bar in the pole vault final at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.

Fans at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Su Xinyue competes in the women's discus throw at the 2015 IAAF World Championships.

Published Aug 24, 2015

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