Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

SI Staff | Jun 1, 2010

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week /

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Notre Dame's Trever Sipperly and Cornell's Austin Boykin fight for the ball in the first half of their NCAA Men's Final Four semifinal lacrosse game May 29 in Baltimore. Notre Dame defeated Cornell 12-7.

Virginia's Brian McDermott, bottom, eyes the ball after being tripped by Duke's CJ Costabile during the second half of Final Four semifinal May 29 in Baltimore. Duke won 14-13.

Serena Williams returns against Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova during their third-round match at the French Open on May 29 in Paris. Williams won 6-1, 1-6, 6-2.

Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro is safe at first as the throw pulls St. Louis first baseman Albert Pujols off the bag during the Cardinals 7-1 victory on May 28 at Wrigley Field.

Brett Ebert and Chad Cornes of the Port Adelaide Power slide in the mud with Kelvin Moore of the Richmond Tigers during their round 10 AFL match at AAMI Stadium May 29 in Adelaide, Australia. Richmond defeated Port Adelaide 77-30.

Hong Kong's Peng Tang looks at the ball during his quarterfinal match against Japan's Jun Mizutani at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Moscow on May 28.

Umpire Bob Davidson has a few words with Rays manager Joe Maddon after Davidson ejected Maddon and Carl Crawford during the May 25 game between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.

France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga during his 6-8, 7-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory over the Netherlands' Thiemo de Bakker at the French Open.

Shelly Woods of Great Britain, right, on her way to winning a bronze medal in the 800m during the BT Paralympic World Cup May 25 at Sport City in Manchester, England.

Brett White of the Blues is tackled during Game 1 of the ARL State of Origin series between the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons at ANZ Stadium May 26 in Sydney. Queensland defeated New South Wales 28-24.

Italian rider Loris Capirossi from team Suzuki runs after a crash during the GP race of the French Grand Prix May 23 at the Le Mans' circuit, Western France. The event was won by Jorge Lorenzo of Spain.

Kendry Morales of the Los Angeles Angels celebrates his walkoff grand slam in a 5-1 win over the Seattle Mariners May 29 in Anaheim. Unfortunately, Morales broke his leg during the celebration at home plate.

Chicago Blackhawks goalie Antti Niemi is sprawled in the crease as he watches the puck go in on a goal by Philadelphia Flyers Danny Briere during the first period in Game 1 of the Stanely Cup Final May 29 at the United Center in Chicago. The Blackhawks prevailed 6-5.

Oscar Pistorious of South Africa prepares at his starting blocks before winning the 400m during the BT Paralympic World Cup May 25 at Sport City in Manchester, England.

Published Jun 1, 2010

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