• Article by: The Associated Press
• Associated Press
• August 20, 2013 - 2:40 AM

Your Top Plays for Today: AP's Sports Guide

--FEDERER SEEDED SEVENTH FOR US OPEN

Roger Federer is seeded No. 7 for the U.S. Open, his first slot outside the top three at any Grand Slam tournament in a decade.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/federer-seeded-7th-us-open-djokovic-no-1-man

--PUIG GETS GRILLED IN MIAMI

Dodgers rookie and Cuban defector Yasiel Puig making 1st visit as big-leaguer to Miami.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/puig-dodgers-lose-fernandez-and-marlins-6-2

--MAN CITY SENDS MESSAGE TO TITLE RIVALS WITH 4-0 WIN OVER NEWCASTLE

Manchester City quickly hit its stride in the Premier League, mixing power with panache to thrash Newcastle 4-0 in Manuel Pellegrini's first game in charge.

http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_307134/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=MQKA9uNQ

--ISNER, BERDYCH OUT OF US OPEN TUNE UP EVENT

Two-time defending champion John Isner and top-seeded Tomas Berdych withdraw from the Winston-Salem Open on a soggy Monday.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/isner-berdych-pull-out-winston-salem-open

__TEAM NZ TAKES A 2-1 LEAD IN LOUIS VUITTON CUP FINALS

Emirates Team New Zealand sails away with another win because of a mechanical failure to Italy's Luna Rossa, taking a 2-1 lead in the Louis Vuitton Cup finals Monday.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/emirates-grabs-2-1-lead-over-luna-rossa