The Day In Sports (May 8)

SI Staff | May 9, 2016

The Day In Sports (May 8) /

The Day In Sports (May 8)

Here are some of the images that caught our eye on Sunday, May 8, starting with John Daly waiting on the practice ground during the final round of the Insperity Invitational in The Woodlands, Texas. He got smoked, finishing 10 strokes behind winner Jesper Parnevik.

LeBron James attacks the basket against Kyle Korver (26) and Kris Humphries as the Cleveland Cavaliers completed their sweep of the Atlanta Hawks with a 100-99 win in Game 4.

Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers slips as he drives against Dennis Schroder (17) and Kent Bazemore of the Atlanta Hawks in Game 4.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks stand for the national anthem before Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Shortstop Alcides Escobar of the Kansas City Royals tries to tag Francisco Lindor of the Cleveland Indians as he steals second.

A young fan stands on third base as "Kids Take The Bases" before the Houston Astros played the Seattle Mariners in Houston.

Goalie Ben Bishop of the Tampa Bay Lightning watches a shot by Matt Martin of the New York Islanders fly over the net during Game 5 of the Eastern Conference second round. New York failed to score a single goal Sunday and was eliminated from the playoffs.

Ben Bishop of the Tampa Bay Lightning makes a save as teammates battle against the New York Islanders during Game 5, which Tampa won 4-0.

Summer Ross jumps to spike the ball past Angela Bensend at the AVP Huntington Beach Open in California.

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Alistair Overeem punches Andrei Arlovski en route to a second-round knockout in their heavyweight bout at the UFC Fight Night event in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (More MMA at the back of this gallery.)

Karolina Kowalkiewicz punches Heather Jo Clark in their strawweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (More MMA at the back of this gallery.)

George Springer of the Houston Astros has his contact lens put back in by a member of the training staff during a game against the Seattle Mariners.

A Washington Nationals fan shared her sentiments during Sunday's game against the Chicago Cubs.

Home plate umpire Chad Fairchild calls a strike while wearing a pink mask on Mother's Day during the Toronto Blue Jays game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

A fan holds a sign referring to Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta before Sunday's game between the Cubs and the Washington Nationals at Wrigley Field.

Britain's Prince Harry, actor Morgan Freeman and first lady Michelle Obama listen to speakers during the opening ceremony for the Invictus Games, a multi-sport event for wounded, injured or sick armed services personnel. The second-ever games are being held in Florida this week.

Novak Djokovic poses with ball boys and girls after beating Andy Murray in the championship match of the Madrid Open.

Elizabeth Patterson of the U.S. clears the bar in the high jump at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix at Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki.

Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs tries to get past Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder during Game 4 of their playoff series. OKC won 111-97 to tie the series at 2-2.

Dancers perform during the game between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder.

The scene during the third stage of the Tour of Italy.

Javier Baez of the Chicago Cubs hits a walk off home run against the Washington Nationals at Wrigley Field. The Cubs defeated the Nationals 4-3 in 13 innings.

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Canada's Matt Duchene attacks Hungary's goalie Zoltan Hetenyi in their 2016 IIHF World Championship preliminary round match.

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Alvaro Arbeloa is thrown in the air by his teammates after playing his last match for Real Madrid.

Micajah McCurry competes in the Kayak K1 during day two of the 2016 USA Canoe/Kayak Slalom Olympic Team Trials in Oklahoma City.

Slovakia's defender Andrej Meszaros (left) and France's forward Valentin Claireaux flip over the barrier during IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships.

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Slovakia's Libor Hudasek (left) and France's Julien Desrosiers fight for the puck in their 2016 IIHF World Championship preliminary round match.

Natasha Howard (3) of the Minnesota Lynx looks to rebound against Chelsey Lee (52) of the Washington Mystics during a preseason game in Rochester, Minn.

Justin Gatlin of the U.S. and Japan's Ryota Yamagata compete in the 100-meter dash during the Seiko Golden Grand Prix at Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki.

Rodney Brown of the U.S. in the process of throwing in the discus competition at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix at Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki.

SoftBank Team Japan and Emirates Team New Zealand compete during Day 2 of the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Racing on the Hudson River in New York City.

Antony Ressler, principal owner of the Atlanta Hawks, converses with actor Kevin Costner prior to Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Luciano Balbi of Huracan fights for the ball with Gabriel Banegas of Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

South African Moto3 rider Brad Binder, left, steers his KTM ahead of Italian rider Romano Fenati during the French Grand Prix's race, in Le Mans.

Jake Gibb sets the ball during the final match against Trevor Crabb and Taylor Crabb at the AVP Huntington Beach Open.

Germaine de Randamie of the Netherlands knocks out Anna Elmose of Denmark to win their bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night 87 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Germaine de Randamie celebrates her victory over Anna Elmose in their bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Nikita Krylov (right) of the Ukraine and Francimar Barroso of Brazil compete in a light heavyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night 87 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Gunnar Nelson (left) of Iceland battles with Albert Tumenov of Russia in a welterweight at UFC Fight Night 87 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Nikita Krylov submits Francimar Barroso in their light heavyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Alistair Overeem knees Andrei Arlovski in their heavyweight bout during UFC Fight Night in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Stefan Struve of the Netherlands celebrates his victory over Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva of Brazil in their heavyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night 87.

Stefan Struve of the Netherlands celebrates his victory over Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva of Brazil in their heavyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night 87.

Published May 9, 2016

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