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Andy Murray is within striking distance of becoming the mens world No. 1.The 29-year-old has won Wimbledon and an Olympic gold medal among seven titles this season, with victory at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna on Sunday putting him potentially a week away from toppling Novak Djokovic.Djokovic has topped the rankings since July 2014 but a dip in form, coupled with Murrays superb results, has put the Serbians reign in jeopardy.If Murray wins in Paris in the week ahead, then he will take over at the rankings summit providing Djokovic does not reach the final.?Heres how Murray can overtake Djokovic:THE RANKINGS AS THEY STAND Djokovic: 12,900 points Murray: 10,985?MURRAY AIMS FOR FRENCH CAPITAL GAINS The regular tour comes to an end with the final Masters event in Paris, starting on Monday, with Djokovic defending his title and 1,000 ranking points.He beat Murray in last years final, with the Scot earning 600 points.If Murray were to enjoy another impressive week in the French capital and lift the trophy next Sunday, he would gain an additional extra 400 points.Should Djokovic only reach the semifinals, he would drop 640 points.How the points tot up if Murray wins in Paris and Djokovic reaches the semi-final: Djokovic: 12,260, Murray: 11,385 DJOKOVICS BIG POINTS DROP On Monday, November 7, Djokovic will lose the 1,300 points he amassed for winning the ATP World Tour Finals last November in London, ahead of the start of that tournament on the following Sunday.And that could be the trigger point for Murray to overtake him.Murray, who has consistently struggled at the World Tour Finals, won only won match there last year so drops just 200 points.How it would stand after last seasons World Tour Finals points are taken off -- if Murray wins in Paris and Djokovic reaches the semi-finals: Murray: 11,185Djokovic: 10,960Dalvin Tomlinson Youth Jersey . 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The Oilers come in having lost five in a row (0-4-1) and 16 of their last 20 games, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.The New Orleans Pelicans?released injured swingman Lance Stephenson?on Monday.New Orleans didnt want to waive Stephenson, sources said, but the team needed to create a roster spot to sign former Phoenix Suns guard Archie Goodwin. Goodwin confirmed on Twitter that he will sign, and the team later announced the signing.Stephensons agent Mark Bartelstein says Pelicans general manager Dell Demps has gone overboard to express how much the Pelicans value his client and would be interested in re-signing Stephenson when he is healthy. The agent said the team has said it will pay his client throughout his rehab.The Pelicans learned Saturday that Stephenson needs groin surgery and will be out indefinitely. The team made the roster decision Sunday night after conceding that Stephenson wont be able to return to the lineup for several weeks, at the earliest.New Orleans (0-6) was already playing without starting point guard Jrue Holiday (personal reasons) and two veteran scorers recovering from knee surgery -- Tyreke Evans and Quincy Pondexter -- when Stephenson went down.Stephenson averaged 9.7 points, 4.8 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game in six contests for the Pelicans this season.Lance did everything that we could possibly ask him to do, Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said.dddddddddddd. He was great on and off the court. It was just a situation where we had to have a roster spot to add an addition to our team. If Lance was not hurt, he would still be here and he would still be playing minutes.Goodwin, 22, said he found out at 3 p.m. PT and was on a flight four hours later to catch up with the team in San Francisco.Its an opportunity to play. Thats the biggest thing, he said. Ive always wanted the opportunity to play. This is going on my fourth year; Ive never really got that opportunity [before]. So now, with the chance to get it, Ill shock a lot of people. Im a lot more capable of doing a lot of things that people dont know. Theyll see that this year.Gentry said he had no reservations playing Goodwin Monday night against the Golden State Warriors.Weve gotten guys and weve signed them because of a need situation, he said. We dont need anybody to come and sit on the bench.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '