Your Top Plays for Today: AP’s Sports Guide
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–SWEDE WINS $10 MILLION WORLD SERIES OF POKER PRIZE
Swedish poker pro Martin Jacobson wins $10 million World Series of Poker prize
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/c66cd6c6c0e14ea5828aefffd88a36c0/3-players-return-world-series-pokers-10m
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–NOT BORN IN THE USA – NOWITZKI’S NBA RECORD
Dirk Nowitzki is now the highest-scoring NBA player born outside the United States. The Dallas star passed Hakeem Olajuwon for ninth place on the all-time scoring list in Tuesday night’s game against Sacramento.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/1ede909cf23748fa85cd105deec79ba7/nowitzki-highest-scoring-player-born-outside-us
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–RANGERS END PITTSBURGH’S 7-GAME WINNING STREAK
Henrik Lundqvist made 33 saves for his third shutout of the season as the Rangers ended Pittsburgh’s seven-game winning streak with a 5-0 victory.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/9e34ebf1e783488999ec2692b859d1dc/rangers-end-penguins-7-game-win-streak-rout
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–FEDERER MOVES CLOSER TO SEMIFINALS AT ATP FINALS
Roger Federer made the most of Kei Nishikori’s erratic play to secure a 6-3, 6-2 victory and move closer to a semifinal spot at the ATP Finals.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/c3060b50c0364e34a19be157bb6114c4/federer-wins-2nd-round-robin-match-atp-finals
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FIDDLING WITH QUALIFYING LANDS A BAN FOR VANESSA-MAE
Pop violinist Vanessa-Mae was banned from competitive skiing for four years for taking part in races that were fixed to allow her to qualify for the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ade2da13008c45e8a93fb709d807bcb3/ski-federation-bans-violinist-vanessa-mae-4-years-over