Sports Best of Week April 13-April 19 (22 images)

Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom of Finland stretches in warm ups before the Western Conference quarterfinals game six against the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center in Denver on April 19, 2008. Backstrom has a save average of .898 during the playoffs against the Avalanche. Colorado leads the series 3-2. (UPI Photo/Gary C. Caskey)

St. Louis Cardinals Skip Schumaker (C) is congratulated by teammates after hitting a solo home run in the fifth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on April 16, 2008. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)

Golden State Warriors Kelenna Azubuike (7) tries to put up a shot around Los Angeles Clippers Al Thornton (12) in the second quarter at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California on April 12, 2008. (UPI Photo/Terry Schmitt)

New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez gets hit by a pitch thrown by Boston Red Sox David Aardsma in the sixth inning at Yankee Stadium in New York City on April 16, 2008. (UPI Photo/John Angelillo)