Photo gallery: The day in photos, September 18, 2011

photo by: Kevin Anderson

Don Heiman retired as the chief information technology officer for the Kansas Legislature. He has seen technology change over the years; the old motherboard he is holding was originally designed to run a cartridge tape backup silo for the state of Kansas.

photo by: Kevin Anderson

Caroline Smith, Leawood, rides into Lawrence with the Team Feisty Devils, which had red horns on their helmets. Bicyclists in the MS150 rode into Lawrence on Saturday after completing the first leg of the trip.

photo by: Kevin Anderson

Stuart Beals, right, Lawrence, steadies his oar as crew members push off on the Kansas River. A rowing clinic was opened to the public Saturday at the KU Boathouse in Burcham Park. The event was hosted by the Kansas rowing team and the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department.

photo by: Special to the Journal-World

Members of the Lawrence Sport Bike Association took a memorial ride in honor of Josh Skipton, who was killed in a wreck on Iowa Street, and stopped at the crash site, where a cross has been placed. The group included Ahmed Alyousef, kneeling at the cross, and Matt Kaufmann, standing at center.

photo by: Associated Press

Referee Joe Cortez yells at Victor Ortiz after he was knocked down by Floyd Mayweather Jr. during their WBC welterweight title fight on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, in Las Vegas.