The Day In Sports (April 15)

SI Staff | Apr 15, 2016

The Day In Sports (April 15) /

The Day In Sports (April 15)

Here are some of the images that caught our eye on the third night of the Stanley Cup playoffs, beginning with Justin Abdelkader of Detroit punching Michael Blunden of Tampa Bay in a game that got out of control at one point.

On a day when every player in the majors wore No. 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson, Reds outfielder Billy Hamilton climbs the wall in a failed attempt to catch a home run hit by Matt Holliday of St. Louis.

Jackie Robinson's widow, Rachel, waves to fans before the Los Angeles Dodgers game against the San Francisco Giants.

Michael Phelps competes in the 200-meter butterfly prelims at the Skyline Aquatic Center in Mesa, Ariz., an event he would go to win later in the day.

Michael Phelps won the 200-meter butterfly at the Arena Pro Swim meet with a time of 1 minute, 58.14 seconds. Clark Pace took second.

Eduardo Nunez and Miguel Sano of the Minnesota Twins collide going after a ball hit by Yunel Escobar of the Angels.

Ryan Kesler (17) of Anaheim falls looking for the puck with Cody Bass (16) of the Nashville Predators.

A Tampa Bay dancer during first-round series between the Lightning and the Detroit Red Wings.

Nick Castellanos of the Detroit Tigers throws to first base in a failed attempt to get out Colby Rasmus of the Houston Astros.

Alex Killorn of the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrates his goal against the Detroit Red Wings.

Madison Keys of the U.S. plays a shot against Daria Gavlirova of Australia in the Fed Cup.

Utah's Breanna Hughes keeps her focus on the balance beam during the NCAA gymnastics championships in Fort Worth, Texas.

Michigan State's Lisa Burt competes on the uneven parallel bars during the NCAA gymnastics championships in Fort Worth, Texas.

Starling Marte of the Pittsburgh Pirates steals second base against Scooter Gennett of the Milwaukee Brewers.

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Derek MacKenzie (17) of the Florida Panthers tangles with Kyle Okposo of the New York Islanders in Game 2 of their playoff game.

Anaheim Ducks Power Players pose before a game between Anaheim and the Nashville Predators.

Charley Hoffman plays a shot on the 15th hole during the second round of the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head Island, S.C.

A fan is wheeled out on a stretcher after being hit with a foul ball tipped by Steven Souza Jr. of the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Andrew Shaw (65) of Chicago reacts after scoring past St. Louis Blues goaltender Brian Elliott.

Extreme catamaran teams race during the Dubai Grand Prix.

Salem Al Adidi and Eisa Al Ali of Dubai race for pole position during the Dubai Grand Prix.

Teams race at the start of the Dubai Grand Prix.

Utah's Breanna Hughes competes in the uneven parallel bars during the NCAA gymnastics championships in Fort Worth, Texas.

Taylor Pischke of Canada in action at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Xiamen in China.

Pablo Herrera Allepuz (left) of Spain and Chaim Schalk of Canada at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Xiamen in China.

Melissa Humana-Paredes of Canada dives for a ball at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Xiamen in China.

Mikko Ilonen of Finland on the par five 11th hole during the second round of the Open de Espana in Sotogrande, Spain.

Britain's Andy Murray returns the ball to Canada's Milos Raonic during the Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series tournament in Monaco.

Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka holds his racket he broke during his match against Rafael Nadal at the Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series tournament.

Published Apr 15, 2016

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