Your Top Plays for Today

Your Top Plays for Today: AP’s Sports Guide

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—EUGENIE BOUCHARD, LI NA TO MEET IN AUSTRALIAN OPEN SEMIFINALS

Eugenie Bouchard has reached the semifinals in her first trip to the Australian Open, beating 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 to set up a showdown with fourth-seeded Li Na.

https://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TEN_AUSTRALIAN_OPEN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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—PAUL MILLSAP’S 26 POINTS HELP HAWKS HOLD OFF MIAMI’S COMEBACK ATTEMPT, BEAT HEAT 121-114

Paul Millsap scored 26 points as the Atlanta Hawks overcame LeBron James’ 30 points to beat the Miami Heat 121-114.

https://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKN_HEAT_HAWKS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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—AFTER 15 NFL SEASONS, CORNERBACK CHAMP BAILEY REACHES HIS FIRST SUPER BOWL

Champ Bailey finally gets a chance to live up to his name. The 12-time Pro Bowler is headed to his first Super Bowl in his 15th - and most trying - NFL season, one in which he missed 11 games and parts of two others because of a nagging foot injury.

https://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_SUPER_BOWL_BAILEYS_MOMENT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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—BERNIER STOPS 39 SHOTS, TORONTO BEATS PHOENIX 4-2 FOR FIRST 5-GAME WIN STREAK IN 7 YEARS

Jonathan Bernier stopped 39 shots as the Toronto Maple Leafs had another big scoring night to beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-2 for their first five-game winning streak in seven years.

https://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/H/HKN_MAPLE_LEAFS_COYOTES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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—MITCHELL JOHNSON EDGES MICHAEL CLARKE TO WIN ALLAN BORDER MEDAL

Fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has continued his startling resurgence in international cricket by winning the Allan Border Medal as Australia’s player of the year.

https://m.apnews.com/ap/db_307134/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=nY6ZEKnA