Leading Off

Catching Willie
Barry Bonds drives a pitch from the Brewers' Matt Kinney over the rightfield wall at SBC Park for his 660th career home run on Monday. The shot by the Giants' leftfielder put him in a tie with his godfather, Willie Mays (inset), at No. 3 on the alltime list (page 17).

Edged Out
The Cliff's Edge (left), with Shane Sellers (below) up, beats Lion Heart to the wire in the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland race track last Saturday. The victory made the colt one of the early favorites for the Kentucky Derby, on May 1 at Churchill Downs (page 70).

A Moment for Reflection
Four-time Masters champ Arnold Palmer acknowledges cheering fans as he approaches the 16th green at Augusta National last Friday. Palmer, who played in the Masters 50 times, announced that this was his last competitive round there (page 52).