Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

SI Staff | May 18, 2010

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week /

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Kelvin Price, left, hits Tor Hamer during their heavyweight fight on May 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Price defeated Hamer via split decision.

Dublin, Garrett Gomez up, stares right at the camera as he breaks wide at the start of the 135th Running of the Preakness Stakes on May 15 at Pimlico race course in Baltimore. Dublin finished in 5th.

Orlando's Vince Carter gets his right arm caught in a tangle with Boston's Kevin Garnett, who set a pick for Paul Pierce during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on May 16. The visiting Celtics won 92-88.

Philadelphia Flyers left wing Daniel Carcillo gets sandwiched by Montreal defenseman Roman Hamrlik and goalie Jaroslav Halak during the first period of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on May 16 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. The Flyers blanked the Canadiens 6-0.

Colorado's Carlos Gonzalez scores on a sacrifice fly as Carlos Ruiz is late with the tag on May 12 at Coors Field in Denver. The Rockies defeated the Phillies 4-3 in 10 innings.

Amir Khan of Great Britain defeated Paulie Malignaggi during their WBA light welterweight title fight at Madison Square Garden on May 15.

Alexander Frolov of Russia fires a shot at goal during the IIHF World Championship group A match between Slovakia and Russia at Lanxess Arena on May 9 in Cologne, Germany.

Boston Celtics forward Glen Davis falls during Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Cleveland Cavaliers at TD Garden on May 13 in Boston. The Celtics defeated the Cavaliers 94-85.

Lookin at Lucky, with jockey Martin Garcia, left, races past First Dude, ridden by Ramon Dominquez, to win the Preakness on May 15 at Pimlico race course in Baltimore.

Juventus forward Alessandro Del Piero kicks a ball mid-air during his Serie A football match against Parma on May 9 at the Olympic Stadium in Turin, Italy. Parma defeated Juventus 3-2.

Indonesia's Maria Febe Kusumastuti returns a shot against China's Yihan Wang during their doubles semifinal in the Uber Cup badminton championships on May 13 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. China defeated Indonesia.

Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki returns to Petra Kvitova of Czechoslovakia during their match at the Madrid Masters on May 10 at the Caja Magic sports complex in Spain. Wozniacki won 6-4, 6-2.

Boston guard Tony Allen fights for a rebound during the Celtics 94-85 victory over Cleveland in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinal at TD Garden on May 13.

Lance Berkman of the Houston Astros warms up on the on deck circle during an 8-2 win over the Giants at AT&T Park on May 14 in San Francisco.

Published May 18, 2010

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