In Focus: Staff Photos from June 8 - June 14

Jayden Canaba, 5, of Alpine, Texas, catches a few winks on the first fairway at Torrey Pines while sister Annika, 7, and father Troy watch the golf on the first day of the U.S. Open.  (Richard Hartog / Los Angeles Times)

The new X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia is a reincarnated version of its predecessor, the X. The ride features a drop of 200 feet and reaches speeds of 76 mph.  (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

Spectators applaud at the U.S.-China table tennis rematch between George Braithwaite and Liang Geliang in the Nixon Library’s replica of the White House East Room. The two players and their teams first met in 1972 in what became known as pingpong diplomacy.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

David Kay, a Southern California Edison project manager, pulls up a leaf of kelp from an experimental bed planted off San Clemente. The artificial reef is a long-planned mitigation measure to protect marine life affected by the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Kobe Bryant weaves his way through the Celtics’ Kendrick Perkins, left, and Kevin Garnett before making a pass to Lamar Odom in the second quarter of Game 3 in the NBA Finals at Staples Center. The Celtics stunned the Lakers with a comeback to win, 97-91.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Sumo wrestler Takamisakari engages in a faux fight with a Spider-Man near Grauman’s Chinese Theatre during a visit to Hollywood Boulevard tourist spots. The Grand Sumo Tournament 2008 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena featured 40 top sumo wrestlers.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

At the 38th L.A. Pride parade in West Hollywood, Robin Tyler and Diane Olsen celebrate the recent state Supreme Court ruling lifting the ban on same-sex marriage.  (BarbaraDavidson / Los Angeles Times)

Alan Mootnick, director of the Gibbon Conservation Center in Santa Clarita, checks on one of his charges. Urban sprawl and noise are beginning to adversely affect the rare primates studied at the center.  (Carlos Chavez / Los Angeles Times)