Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

SI Staff | Apr 11, 2013

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

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A's outfielder Coco Crisp dives but comes up a bit short on a line drive from former teammate Chris Carter.

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Spurs' center Tim Duncan rises up during San Antonio's game against fellow Western Conference powerhouse Oklahoma City.

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B.J. Upton gets doused after hitting a walk-off home run against the Cubs on Friday night. Upton's home run came just two at-bats after his brother, Justin, tied the game with a longball of his own.

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Michigan's burly freshman Mitch McGary throws down a slam dunk during the Wolverines' Final Four win over Syracuse.

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The Phillies' Ben Revere loses his helmet while colliding with the Braves' Andrelton Simmons on a dive back to second base.

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Louisville's Chase Behanan rises up in front of a Wichita State defender during the Cardinals' Final Four game.

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A participant does a full flip during the Vienna Air King bicycle festival in Austria.

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Udinese's Martin Benatia goes airborne as he scores during Udinese's 3-1 win over Chievo.

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Johnny Gray's engine in his Dodge Charger detonates and the body of his car blows off during the NHRA Funny Car event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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Blake Griffin rises up to throw down a slam during the Clippers' 109-95 win over the Lakers on Sunday afternoon. The Clippers clinched their first ever Pacific Division crown with the win.

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Brandon Gdovic celebrates his win at the NASCAR K&N Series East in Easley, S.C.

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The Blackhawks' Brandon Saad dives for the puck during the 'Hawks 4-3 shootout loss against the Blues.

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Eddie Ng of Hong Kong (left) locks up Arnaud Lepont of France for a submission win during the One Fighting Championship at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

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Edinson Volquez makes an acrobatic play from the mound to throw out Reid Brignac during the sixth inning of a game between the Padres and the Rockies.

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Cal's Layshia Clarendon looks up and waits for the ball to go in or rim out during the Bears' 64-57 loss to Louisville in the Final Four.

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The Senators' Marc Methot checks the Bruins' left wing Jordan Caron into the boards in the second period.

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Matt Bettencourt hits his second shot on the 12th hole from the trees during the second round of the Valero Texs Open.

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The Raptors' Sebastian Telfair shoots a ball over the Bucks' Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and Gustavo Ayon.