Singles
Relax
Paco Sanchez and his dog, Lexi, relax between races at the Santa Anita Park horse track in Arcadia, Calif.
Submersed in His Work
Chris Seris is the Manager of the Mizzou Aquatics Center in the University of Missouri Student Recreation Complex in Columbia, Mo. Seris oversees all operations of the center, including the Missouri Grand Prix swim meet, which hosts Olympic swimmers from all over the globe.
Sampson's Tattoos
The tattoos that cover Samuel Sampson’s arms and neck represent more than 60 hours of work. The Cuesta College freshman, who has jumped to the top of the pole vault rankings in his first year, intends to add more tattoos.
Breaking Ground
Master of ceremonies Jay Burchfield watches as Donald Novotney, superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Jefferson City, addresses a crowd of more than 100 during a groundbreaking ceremony Sunday for the Father Augustine Tolton Regional Catholic High School on Gans Road.
Bird in Flight
Tony Hawk and the Birdhouse skate team demo at Cosmopolitan Park in Columbia, Mo. The demo was announced via Twitter only the day before and helped promote Hawk's campaign to build skatepark in underprivlidged areas.
S.W.A.T.
A member of the Pulaski County S.W.A.T. team watches as his teammates take an objective during a S.W.A.T. training scenario at Kemper Military School in Boonville, Mo. Teams from across central Missouri practiced four scenarios as part of a two-day training session.
Funny Words
Prerna Srinivasan of West Junior High School laughs before spelling her competition word at the Regional Spelling Bee on Thursday. 56 students partiicipated in the Bee. Elizabeth Platz, a seventh grader from Columbia Home Educators took first place with her correct spelling of 'tetrazzini'.
Focus
River City Rage defensive lineman Xzavie Jackson focuses in the locker room prior to the 2009 season opener. Jackson, a former University of Missouri player, joined the Rage in hopes of advancing to the NFL.
Miss
Cuesta College freshman Samuel Sampson reacts to knocking the bar off on his last vault during the Orange Coast Classic. Despite the miss, Sampson still won the men's pole vault.
Honoring the Fallen
Army honor guards fold the flag that was covering Spc. Jason D. Fingar's casket during graveside services. Fingar died May 22, 2010 in Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device blast struck his vehicle.