A picture-perfect day
(Lenny Ignelzi/AP)
Neither San Diego Padres right fielder Brian Giles nor a Petco Park fan can come up trying to catch a home run by Seattle Mariners' Richie Sexson in the eighth inning of their game Sunday.
Here's some more of the stuff you may see later on SportsCenter, but look just as cool by the Associated Press photography staff:
BENT LIKE ... BECKHAM:
(Martin Rickett/AP)
England's David Beckham fires off one his trademark benders on a free kick during the game against Ecuador ...
(Deither Endlicher/AP)
... and teammates Frank Lampard, left, and John Terry celebrate as Beckham's kick goes into the net, the only goal in England's victory during the World Cup round of 16.
(Thomas Kienzle/AP)
Meanwhile, the girlfriend of Ashley Cole, left, and Victoria Beckham, David's wife, seem to have lost their focus while in the stands at Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium in Stuttgart, Germany. Where's the game? Wouldn't know from looking at this pair.
UP THE LADDER, BUT NOT HIGH ENOUGH
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Pittsburgh shortstop Freddy Sanchez fails to reach a ball hit by the Dodgers' Kenny Lofton in the third inning of the game at Dodger Stadium.
NOW CAN WE PLAY?
(Kathy Willens/AP)
Alex Chung, Andrew Galante and Michael Boulos, all 10-years-old, wait for the baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Florida Marlins to begin at Yankee Stadium after rain caused a delay.
FOR THE BIRDS
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Russ Ortiz, far right, the former Montclair Prep star, talks with pitching coach Leo Mazzone, left, and coach Rick Dempsey, center, after a workout before the Baltimore Orioles game against Washington. The Arizona Diamondbacks released Ortiz last week, and the Orioles picked him up Sunday, despite his 0-5 record and 7.54 ERA in six starts. Mazzone was Ortiz's pitching coach back in Atlanta in 2003 and '04, where he won 21 games for the Braves that first season.
A ROCKY DAY FOR BULLWINKLE
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A supporter of The Netherland's national soccer team cheers before the start of The Netherlands vs Portugal World Cup game. Portugal won. No bull.
MORE CARTOON FUN
(Roberto Pfeil/AP)
David Odonkor, a star player on German's national soccer team, leaves the team hotel in Berlin with his Wile E. Coyote T-shirt, a day after they knocked out Sweden in the round of 16.
ONE FOR THE OLD MAN
That's Shawn King, the very young wife of the very old CNN talk show host Larry King, singing the National Anthem before the start of the Orioles-Nationals game in Baltimore. He must be very proud.