Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week
Leading Off: Pictures of the Week /

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

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Alex Brandon

Eagles running back Noel Devine kept his eye on the ball during training camp at Lehigh University.

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Carlos Barria/Reuters

Ryan Lochte finished off a monster week Sunday with a dominant performance in the 400 IM. Lochte beat fellow American Tyler Clary by four seconds, a huge margin for the 400 IM. Lochte led from start to finish and leaves China with five gold medals from individual events and a bronze from a relay.

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Tamas Kovacs/EPA

Formula One driver Nick Heidfeld of Germany leaps out of his burning car during the Formula One Grand Prix in Hungary.

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Paul J. Bereswill

The Yankees had the tying run on base during the ninth inning against the Orioles, but lost after Brett Gardner struck out to end the game.

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Derick E. Hingle/US Presswire

Wide receiver Marques Colston (left) goes up for a pass with cornerback Jabari Greer defending him during training camp.

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Bret Hartman

Extreme sport legend Shaun White performs during the Skateboard Vert final at X Games 17 in Los Angeles. The performance earned White his 20th career X Games medal.

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Larry Smith/EPA/Landov

Alexi Casilla safely reaches home as Yorvit Torrealba receives the ball too late.

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Imago/ZUMAPRESS.com

Barcelona faced Brazilian club SC Internacional Porto Alegre on July 26 in a Munich friendly. The Spanish giants won on penalty kicks 4-2 to advance to the finals of the Audi Cup, where they defeated Bayern Munich.

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Eddie Keogh/Reuters

With the Olympics now less than a year away, test events were held. Here, Catherine Pendrel of Canada tries out the cross country mountain biking course.

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Bob Martin/SI

A canoeist takes part in testing the Olympic course in Essex, UK.

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Eranga Jayawardena

A stunt rider for Red Bull X-Fighters put on a show in Colombo, Sri Lanka on July 30.

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Paul Sancya

Second baseman Carlos Guillen was unable to complete a double play against the Angels. But he was able to get Jeff Mathis out at second, as well as fall on top of him.

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William Mancebo/Cal Sport Media

Lee Graves' attempt at steer wrestling lasted 8.3 seconds at the 115th annual Frontier Days celebration in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

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John Amis

With the bases loaded, Pirates catcher Michael McKenry made an acrobatic catch against the Braves.

Imago/ZUMAPRESS.com

A car crashes during a World Rally Championship event in Finland.

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Justin Lane/EPA

Manchester United midfielder Anderson goes up for a header against Sean Franklin of the MLS All-Star team.

Morry Gash

The end of the NFL lockout meant that the Packers could go back to work, riding kids' bikes to training camp in what has been a Green Bay tradition for more than 40 years.

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Heinz Kluetmeier/SI

Ryan Lochte's performance in the FINA World Championships in Shanghai sets the stage for what should be a dramatic encounter with Michael Phelps in London next year.


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