NBA great Ray Allen tells the "AP Sports Weekly" podcast that the players who step up to take the big shots in the playoffs do so because they refuse to be overwhelmed by the moment.Allen propelled Miami to an NBA title in 2013...

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Bulls prop Pierre Schoeman has been hit with a lighter suspension for biting Melbourne backrower Richard Hardwick during their Super Rugby clash last weekend.Schoeman pleaded guilty on Tuesday at a SANZAAR judicial committee hearing...

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One tackle changed the course of Mason Lino's career 3½ years ago.If not for that moment, Lino's destiny could have been different.Lino, who will wear the No7 jersey for the Warriors against the Storm tonight - a game that could...

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When things get tough tonight - as they invariably do when you face the Storm in Melbourne - the Warriors won't need to look far for inspiration in their NRL Anzac Day showdown.In the vein of Denzel Washington's 2000 film Remember...

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Ringo's connections were satisfied with his first-up run and further improvement is expected from the stakes winner and Group One performer.The Awapuni galloper overcame a tardy start from a wide gate at Hastings to finish seventh...

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For the man who has won it almost all, there is one glaring gap in Chris Alford's trophy cabinet.And if he can finally fill that gap at Cambridge on June 2 he will be the first Australian reinsman to do so.The Australian challenge...

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FRIBOURG, Switzerland (AP) — Michael Matthews of Australia won the opening Tour of Romandie prologue on Tuesday for his first victory of the season.Matthews was one second faster than Tom Bohli of Switzerland on the 4-kilometer...

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Bernhard Langer has compiled 36 victories and just over $25 million in earnings on the PGA Tour Champions, and he is a seven-time player of the year. It might help the others if the 60-year-old German takes a week off every now and...

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The PGA Tour began the second half of the season at the Texas Open, with Andrew Landry becoming the seventh first-time winner.Never mind that it feels as though the season is just getting started.Still to come are three majors...

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