LEADING OFF

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Photograph by Walter Iooss Jr.

INDY FLICK Paul George and the Pacers found the driving smoother than expected for much of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday in Miami. Indiana led by as many as six in the second half before being swallowed up by LeBron James (6) and his vast shadow down the stretch in the Heat's 95--86 victory.

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Photograph by Peter Powell/EPA

BLUES HEAVEN Manchester City players celebrated Pablo Zabaleta's opening goal in their Survival Sunday match with Queens Park Rangers at Etihad Stadium. After falling behind 2--1 to 10-man, relegation-battling QPR, the Blues scored two stunning goals in stoppage time to win 3--2 and pip archrival Manchester United for the EPL title on goal difference. It was City's first top-flight title in 44 years and one of the most remarkable finishes ever to a European soccer season.

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Photographs by Heinz Kluetmeier and Jeff Kavanaugh

WATER MARKS Using a digital FinishLynx camera that captures an image at a rate of several thousand one-pixel lines per second, SI documented the dives of five at last weekend's USA Diving Grand Prix in Fort Lauderdale. The divers are, from far left, Melissa Wu of Australia (women's 10-meter platform); China's duo of Shixin Li and He Chao (men's three-meter springboard synchronized); Christina Loukas of Team USA (warming up for the women's three-meter springboard synchronized); and Canada's Reubon Ross (men's three-meter springboard).