Your Top Plays for Today: AP's Sports Guide
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--ANDERSON UPSETS WAWRINKA; RAONIC BEATS MURRAY TO REACH QUARTERFINALS AT INDIAN WELLS
Kevin Anderson upset Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-1 in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open, joining Milos Raonic in sending home two top-10 players.
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--BARCELONA, PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN REACH CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTERFINALS
Barcelona eased into the Champions League quarterfinals for the seventh straight year, shaking off a slump that has dropped it to third place in the La Liga standings.
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--BROOKLYN NOW 3-0 AGAINST MIAMI THIS SEASON, AFTER HANGING ON TO BEAT HEAT 96-95
Paul Pierce scored 17 of his 29 points in the third quarter and Mirza Teletovic scored 17 off the bench as the Brooklyn Nets beat Miami for the third time in as many tries this season, topping the Heat 96-95.
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--VETTEL WARNS THOSE WRITING OFF HIS F1 TITLE CHANCES THAT CURRENT PROBLEMS CAN BE OVERCOME
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel has warned those writing off his chances of a fifth-consecutive Formula One title that the season is long and the team's current engine problems are only temporary.
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