Chicago White Sox’s Gavin Sheets gets sunflower seeds tossed at him in the dugout after he hit a home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
A scoreboard operator holds the ball of Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve’s line drive that went into the scoreboard resulting in a ground rule double for Altuve during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Fans of Uruguay’s Nacional throw confetti onto the pitch during a Copa Libertadores round of 16 first leg soccer match against Brazil’s Sao Paulo at Gran Parque Central stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Real Madrid’s Eder Militao, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, and Luka Modric, from left, pose with the trophy after winning the UEFA Super Cup Final soccer match between Real Madrid and Atalanta at the Narodowy stadium in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. Real Madrid won 2-0. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Demi Vollering of The Netherlands celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the eighth stage of the Tour de France Women cycling race with start in Le Grand-Bornand and finish in Alpe d’Huez, France, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Netherlands Puck Pieterse, left, crosses the finish line ahead of Demi Vollering of The Netherlands, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, and Katarzyna Niewiadoma of Poland, rear, to win the fourth stage of the Tour de France Women cycling race with start in Valkenburg, Netherlands, and finish in Liege, Belgium, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu holds the bronze medal for her women’s artistic gymnastics individual floor performance at the Paris 2024 Olympics, after receiving it during a ceremony at the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. American gymnast Jordan Chiles called an arbitration panel’s decision that dropped her out of the bronze medal position in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics “unjust” and a “significant blow” in a message posted on social media Thursday. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Olympic gold medalist in the the women’s 66 kg boxing Algeria’s Imane Khelif, top center, waves from the top of a double decker bus while surrounded by fans as she returns home from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Tiaret, Algeria, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Anis Belghoul)
AP Sports Week in Pictures: Photo gallery takes a look at a bit of everything
This is the crossover season in world sports. The Paris Olympics just ended and the Paralympics are about to open in the City of Light.
Soccer leagues in Europe are ramping up again, and South America has the Copa Libertadores.
And the NFL has begun its preseason games.
You can throw in the Spanish Vuelta cycle race across Spain (and a bit of Portugal). Also add to this the women’s edition of the Tour de France. Rugby test matches are also on the docket, and golf never seems to end.
Associated Press photographers around the world have been covering all of these events and more, as this photo gallery shows.
It’s difficult to pick favorites, but notice a shot from the Little League World Series by Gene J. Puskar in which he catches a weird moment. The baseball seems trapped between a player’s forehead and his batting helmet. That must have hurt.
Also appreciate the photo by Anis Belghoul of the emotional coming-home celebration for Algerian Olympic gold-medal boxer Imane Khelif as she rides atop a double-decker bus in Tiaret, Algeria.
The gallery was curated by Associated Press photographer Fernando Llano.
July 8-16, 2024
A scoreboard operator holds the ball of Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve’s line drive that went into the scoreboard resulting in a ground rule double for Altuve during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
New York Yankees pitcher Tim Mayza tags out Detroit Tigers’ Spencer Torkelson during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Arsenal’s William Saliba, left, challenges for the ball with Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Jorgen Strand Larsen during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Emirates Stadium in London, England, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Cleveland Browns defensive end Isaiah McGuire (57) reaches for Minnesota Vikings quarterback Nick Mullens (12) during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas (11) reaches for a ball hit by Milwaukee Brewers’ William Contreras for an infield single during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Xander Schauffele hits from a fairway bunker on the 18th hole during the final round of the St. Jude Championship golf tournament Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Demi Vollering of The Netherlands celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the eighth stage of the Tour de France Women cycling race with start in Le Grand-Bornand and finish in Alpe d’Huez, France, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Boston Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck wears cleats adorned with the likeness of “Wally the Green Monster”, the team’s mascot, during a mound visit with teammates during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates, right, kicks the game-winning field goal against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half of an NFL preseason football game Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas City Royals’ Dairon Blanco reacts as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
South Africa’s Ruan Nortje, center right, out jumps Australia’s Tate McDermott for the ball during their rugby union test match in Perth, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Trevor Collens)
Fans of Uruguay’s Nacional throw confetti onto the pitch during a Copa Libertadores round of 16 first leg soccer match against Brazil’s Sao Paulo at Gran Parque Central stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu holds the bronze medal for her women’s artistic gymnastics individual floor performance at the Paris 2024 Olympics, after receiving it during a ceremony at the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. American gymnast Jordan Chiles called an arbitration panel’s decision that dropped her out of the bronze medal position in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics “unjust” and a “significant blow” in a message posted on social media Thursday. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Lake Mary, Fla.’s Lathan Norton is hit by a pitch that bounces off his arm into his face during the third inning of a baseball game against Puyallup, Wash., at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa., Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Netherlands Puck Pieterse, left, crosses the finish line ahead of Demi Vollering of The Netherlands, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, and Katarzyna Niewiadoma of Poland, rear, to win the fourth stage of the Tour de France Women cycling race with start in Valkenburg, Netherlands, and finish in Liege, Belgium, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the UEFA Super Cup Final soccer match between Real Madrid and Atalanta at the Narodowy stadium in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Carolina Panthers linebacker Eku Leota, left, grabs the face mask of New York Jets quarterback Adrian Martinez during the second half of a preseason NFL football game, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Fireworks explode over Citi Field after a baseball game against between the New York Mets and the Miami Marlins, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
Chicago White Sox’s Gavin Sheets gets sunflower seeds tossed at him in the dugout after he hit a home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Bae Ji-Wan makes a leaping catch at the wall for the out on San Diego Padres’ Jackson Merrill during the fourth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Seattle Storm’s Jewell Loyd (24) has her shot blocked by Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark (22) during the second half of a WNBA basketball game, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Real Madrid’s Eder Militao, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, and Luka Modric, from left, pose with the trophy after winning the UEFA Super Cup Final soccer match between Real Madrid and Atalanta at the Narodowy stadium in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. Real Madrid won 2-0. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Olympic gold medalist in the the women’s 66 kg boxing Algeria’s Imane Khelif, top center, waves from the top of a double decker bus while surrounded by fans as she returns home from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Tiaret, Algeria, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Anis Belghoul)
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts, right, hits an RBI single during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Brandon McNulty, of the United States, crosses the finish line to win the first stage of the tour of Spain, La Vuelta, cycling race, an individual time trial with start in Lisbon and finish in Oeiras, Portugal, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Pedro Rocha)
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