Tuesday Afterschool Special: Attack of the Birds

Ovechkin hides, scores

En route to a 6–1 drubbing of the Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored this crafty goal, in which he emerged from behind a linesman to streak into the offensive zone. It was not unlike when Lakers guard Marcelo Huertas hid behind Heat coach Erik Spoelstra last month.

The best sports photos from yesterday

Here are some of the images that caught our eye on a night when Steph Curry sat out with a sprained ankle, leaving the likes of Festus Ezeli (pictured) to carry Golden State past Clint Capela and the Houston Rockets.

Injured point guard Stephen Curry supports his team from the bench during their 115-106 win over Houston. Whether he'll play in Thursday's Game 3 is unclear.

Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavs, celebrates with Salah Mejri after a basket was reversed after a replay review, giving his team a one-point win at Oklahoma City in Game 2 of their series.

Tanner Pearson of the L.A. Kings celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal past San Jose Sharks goalie Martin Jones to avoid falling into a 0-3 hole in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Los Angeles won 2-1.

Flavia Saraiva of Brazil competes on the balance in Brazil during the final gymnastics qualifier test event for the Rio 2016 Olympics.

David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox reacts after striking out during a pinch-hit appearance against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Patrick Patterson celebrates a basket during Toronto's 98-87 win over Indiana in Game 2 of their series.

Kyle Lowry and Monta Ellis battle for a loose ball in Game 2 of the Toronto-Indiana series.

Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman (right) and actor Jake Gyllenhaal throw out the first pitch before the Boston Red Sox-Toronto Blue Jays game at Fenway Park.

Lemi Berhanu Hayle of Ethiopia crosses the finish line to win the 120th Boston Marathon.

Marcus Johansson of the Washington Capitals scores one of six goals given up by Steve Mason and the Philadelphia Flyers in their Game 3 loss.

Novak Djokovic with his trophy after being named sportsman of the year at the 2016 Laureus World Sports Awards in Berlin.

Joao De Lucca of Brazil trains in the competition pool in Rio de Janeiro during a test event before the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.

Dexter Fowler of the Chicago Cubs catches a fly ball against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Cal Clutterbuck and Matt Martin of the Islanders go up against Dmitry Kulikov of the Florida Panthers during New York's 4-3 win that gave it a 2-1 series lead.

Andre Roberson of the Oklahoma City Thunder blocks a shot by Zaza Pachulia of Dallas as the Mavericks tied the series at 1-1.

Russell Westbrook of Oklahoma City goes between Dirk Nowitzki and Raymond Felton of Dallas for two points.

John Orozco of the U.S. competes on the parallel bars in Brazil during the final gymnastics qualifier test event for the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Evgeny Kuznetsov of Washington and Shayne Gostisbehere of Philadelphia collide during the Capitals 6-1 win in Game 3 of their playoff series.

Brazil's Arthur Zanetti competes in the Still rings during the artistic gymnastics test event for Rio 2016's Olympic games.

Runners head to the finish line of the 120th Boston Marathon.

Stars don't show

Bad news for the Rockets — and the rest of the league: The Warriors took Game 2 of their first-round series without the best player in the world, Stephen Curry. (The point guard is nursing an ankle injury.) It wasn't even particularly close, as the Dubs won by nine, 115–106. In less literal examples of stars not showing up, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook shot a combined 3–17 from three, as the Thunder lost to the Mavs, 85–84.

Seagulls take over AT&T Park

Don't mess with the handshake

Throw of the day

This is really a lesson in proper sliding technique. If Bruce's lead foot had hit the bag, he'd have been safe.

Today's Peanuts

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