AP Sports Week in Pictures: Masters golf glows, Tsitsipas’ title and no more ‘Neverkusen’ in Germany
Wyndham Clark waits to hit on the 17th hole during the first round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Thursday, April 11, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Associated Press photographers captured the emotions of Masters golf, Stefanos Tsitsipas lifting the tennis trophy at Monte Carlo, and the end of a 120-year wait by Germany’s Bayer Leverkusen for its first Bundesliga title.
Scottie Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked golfer, earned his second green jacket in three years at Augusta National on Sunday, and he wasn’t the only player to be the focus of great images this past week.
Tom Kim, of South Korea, is reflected in his driver on the 18th hole during weather delayed first round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Friday, April 12, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Tsitsipas was in tears after he beat Casper Ruud in Monaco for his first title of 2024 and biggest tournament victory in two years.
Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece kisses the trophy after defeating Casper Ruud of Norway to win the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters final match 6-1, 6-4 in Monaco, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Led by coach Xabi Alonso in his debut season, Leverkusen won the German league for the first time on Sunday and ended its rivals’ century-long jibes about the club’s lack of silverware. There’s no more “Neverkusen” to make fun of.
The selection of photos was curated by Milan-based staff photographer Antonio Calanni.
Leverkusen’s head coach Xabi Alonso , centre, is sprayed with beer after Bayer Leverkusen won the German Bundesliga title beating Werder Bremen in Leverkusen, Germany, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn (4) vies for the ball with UConn center Donovan Clingan (32) during the first half of the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
UConn center Donovan Clingan (32) reacts to a foul call during the second half of the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game against Purdue, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk reacts during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, England, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Honorary starter Jack Nicklaus kisses his wife Barbara after the ceremonial tee shot on the first hole during the first round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Thursday, April 11, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Cincinnati Reds’ Alexis Diaz throws during a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Cincinnati, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
Cincinnati Reds’ Will Benson, left, Bubba Thompson, middle, and Jonathan India, right, use special glasses as they watch the sun during a solar eclipse before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Cincinnati, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
Anouk Garnier ascends by rope under the Eiffel Tower during an attempt to beat a record for climbing up a rope, Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in Paris. Anouk Garnier successfully climbed up the 110 meters (361 feet) from the ground to the second story of the tower. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Fans cheer ahead the Champions League quarterfinal soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Police officers stand guard as supporters burn flares outside the Metropolitano stadium, ahead of the Champions League quarterfinal first leg soccer match between Atletico de Madrid and Dortmund in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)
Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece returns the ball to Casper Ruud of Norway during their Monte Carlo Tennis Masters final match in Monaco, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Luciano of Brazil’s Sao Paulo, bottom, and Rodrigo Sandoval of Chile’s Cobresal battle for the ball during a Copa Libertadores Group B soccer match at Morumbi stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth’s home run record 715 fans match onto the field to each holding a sign to commemorate an Aaron home run before a baseball game between New York Mets and Atlanta Braves Monday, April 8, 2024, in Atlanta. Aaron passed Ruth on April 8, 1974. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Kansas City Royals’ Vinnie Pasquantino, right, is doused by Bobby Witt Jr., left, and MJ Melendez after the Royals defeated the Houston Astros 11-2 in a baseball game Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Sumo wrestler Robert Fuimaono poses during the presentation of World Championship Sumo at Madison Square Garden in New York, Friday, April 12, 2024. World Championship Sumo wrestling is Saturday, April 13, at Madison Square Garden. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
United States’ Alyssa Naeher makes a save against Canada during the shoot out of a SheBelieves Cup women’s soccer match Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
From left, Detroit Pistons’ Malachi Flynn, Jared Rhoden and Philadelphia 76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. reach for a loose ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
Denver celebrates after winning the championship game against Boston College in the Frozen Four NCAA college hockey tournament Saturday, April 13, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. Denver won 2-0 to win the national championship. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
