Sean Dempster
We present our favorite photos of the past sports week.
This week’s offerings include Aussie Rules Football players playing the surf as part of a recovery session, a Chipper Jones sighting, diving from Fort Lauderdale, NFL minicamps, track and field and triathlon.
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Photo 1: Stephen Milne, Terry Milera and Ahmed Saad walk out of the water during a St Kilda Saints AFL recovery session at St Kilda Beach in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney-Getty Images)
Photo 2: Rhys Stanley of the Saints walks out of the water during the recovery session. (Photo by Quinn Rooney-Getty Images)
Photo 3: Sean Dempster of the Saints walks out of the water during the recovery session. (Photo by Quinn Rooney-Getty Images)
Photo 4: Ahmed Saad and Terry Milera of the Saints splash each other in the water during the recovery session. (Photo by Quinn Rooney-Getty Images)
Photo 5: Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones (10) celebrates scoring a run against the Cincinnati Reds at Turner Field. (Photo by Daniel Shirey-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 6: St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Matt Carpenter (13) celebrates after left fielder Matt Holliday (7) scores the game winning run on a single in the ninth inning against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium. (Photo by Jeff Curry-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 7: Jorge Lopez reacts after weighing in for his UFC fight against Amir Sadollah. (Photo by Rafael Suanes-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 8: Steele Johnson and Dashiell Enos (USA) dive during the men's platform finals of the AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix at the Hall Of Fame Aquatics Center in Fort Lauderdale. ( Brad Barr-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 9: Ryan Hawkins and Logan Shinholder (USA) dive during the mens platform finals of the AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix (Photo by Brad Barr-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 10: Rueben Ross (Canada) dives in the mens springboard finals of the AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix. (Photo by Brad Barr-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 11: Denver Broncos running back Ronnie Hillman speaks to the media during minicamp at Broncos headquarters. (Photo by Ron Chenoy-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 12: Troy Dumais and Kristian Ipsen (USA) dive during the synchronized mens springboard finals of the AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix. (Photo by Brad Barr-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 13: Thomas Finchum (USA) during the mens platform finals of the AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix (Photo by Brad Barr-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 14: Manuel Huerta (USA) celebrates as he crosses the finish line with a time of 1:49:31 and a ninth place finish to qualify for the Olympics in the men's elite race of the ITU World Championship Series at Mission Bay Park in San Diego. (Photo by Christopher Hanewinckel-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 15: Jonathan Brownlee (Britain) crosses the finish line with a time of 1:48:46 to win the men's elite race of the ITU World Championship Series. (Photo by Christopher Hanewinckel-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 16: Nick Ross of Arizona places third in the long jump in the 2012 Pac-12 Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (Photo by Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 17: Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly stretches during the afternoon workout session at the team's minicamp. (Photo by Jeremy Brevard-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 18: Cleveland Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden (3) is interviewed during rookie training camp at the Cleveland Browns training facility. (Photo by Eric P. Mull-USPRESSWIRE)
