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Captain Leana de Bruin led from the front as the Magic battled their way to a 56-55 trans-Tasman netball league win over the Adelaide Thunderbirds in Hamilton on Sunday.The 104-Test Silver Fern had proven a game-long menace in the Thunderbirds shooting circle, picking up a series of deflections and intercepts in tandem with ever-improving goal keeper Kristiana Manua.But she saved her best until last, snaffling the vital turnover with just 30 seconds left on the clock to send the Magic into next weeks New Zealand conference playoffs on a high note.It was a win which appeared unlikely at the end of the first quarter at Claudelands Arena, as the visitors powered out to a 17-9 lead as the Magic midcourt struggled to find their timing in the attack third.At the other end of the court for Adelaide, Kristina Brice (37 from 42) and Erin Bell (18/22) matched accuracy with slick circle work in missing only two of their 19 shots on goal.Magic coach Julie Fitzgerald pushed Jo Harten (40/44) back to goal shoot at the first break, replacing Paula Griffin (3/3) with Ellen Halpenny at goal attack, and the home team never looked back.With Halpenny (13/17) and Harten converting the turnover ball generated by a more combative midcourt defence, the Magic took the second quarter 17-10 to cut back Adelaides lead to 27-26.The Thunderbirds bossed the early stages of the third quarter to extend their lead out to five, but the Magic finished the spell with a roar in sinking four goals on end to hit the front 43-41 with 15 minutes remaining.The two teams matched each other goal for goal right until de Bruin snared the key intercept with just 30 seconds remaining. 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The 29-year-old from Port Colborne, Ont., has nothing but good things to say about former U.S. marine Liz (Girlrilla) Carmouche ahead of their co-main event Wednesday on the UFCs "Fight for the Troops" televised card in Fort Campbell, Ky. SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- Rickie Fowler is short on majors, not on class.He returned to the 18th green at Baltusrol after an exhausting day because he wanted to congratulate the winner. He is friendly with Jimmy Walker and Jason Day, though there is a special connection with Walker. Both work with Butch Harmon. They were partners in all four matches in the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles, and two matches in the Presidents Cup at South Korea. They were housemates at Royal Troon.Hes definitely one of my closest buddies on tour, Fowler said.Sunday afternoon, however, was as close as Fowler came to a major championship trophy this year.He was trending in a big way two years ago when he finished in the top five at all four majors, a feat previously achieved only by Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods until Jordan Spieth joined them last year. Even so, it appeared to be only a matter of time before Fowler broke through.That now seems like a long time ago.On a soft course at Baltusrol, in a major that produced five players who had all four rounds in the 60s, Fowler could only manage 70-71 in the last two rounds Sunday and tied for 33rd. That was his best finish of the year in the majors.The British Open two weeks earlier was the first cut in a major he made this year. He shot 76-73 on the weekend at Royal Troon. He never shot better than 75 at Oakmont. He opened with an 80 at Augusta National.Golf is hard, and so are the majors.One year, Fowler had top 5s in all the majors without winning a tournament. The next year, he won a career-best three times and didnt feature in any of the majors.There is no cause for alarm. He still is No. 7 in the world, and thats not a case of bad math. Fowler won in January at Abu Dhabi against the strongest field of the year on the European Tour. He lost the Phoenix Open in a playoff after leading by two shots with two to play. He had the 54-hole lead at Quail Hollow in early May and closed with a 74.Since then, his only top 10 was at Firestone, a World Golf Championship with a small field and no cut.Its been a little slow the last couple of months, Fowler said Monday at the TPC Boston to promote his title defense next month in the Deutsche Bank Championship. Just golfs hard. If it was easy, then everyone would be out here playing and I wouldnt have a job. So its just kind of fighting through it and continuing to put in the work, and it will turn back around here soon.The victory at the Deutsche Bank Championship last year, coupled with the victory in Abu Dhabi this year, put Fowler on the cusp of conversations involving the toop players.dddddddddddd He made people suggest a Big Four when there really were only three players battling for No. 1. And when Dustin Johnson won the U.S. Open to move into the elite in todays game, Fowler lingered as No. 5.Thats no longer the case. Golf is done with Big any numbers, and Fowler wouldnt be part of that conversation at the moment.Where the sluggish season has hurt him is in the Ryder Cup standings.Fowler has dropped all the way to No. 12, a precarious place to be for a couple of reasons. Only the top eight automatically qualify for the U.S. team, and Fowler is running out of time to make it. He chose to play in the Olympics, and hes leaving this week to be there for opening ceremonies in Rio de Janeiro on Friday.That means he wont be at the Travelers Championship, where the other three Olympians are playing -- Bubba Watson, Patrick Reed and Matt Kuchar. All of them are just outside the top eight, and just ahead of Fowler, in the Ryder Cup standings.Its another reminder how little golf guarantees. Fowler never imagined this being an issue six months ago.I took a little bit more time off through the first part of the season to prepare for the busy summer that was ahead, Fowler said. Unfortunately, I havent played as well as I would have liked to the past few months, which has kind of put me in a tough position.He was in reasonable shape at the halfway point in the last two majors, only to fade on the weekend. And as thrilled as he was for Walker winning a major, Fowler surely took notice that the 37-year-old Texan had been struggling over the previous 15 months.It can be frustrating that it wasnt him, or it can provide hope that his turn his coming.Either way, hes running out of time.The cutoff for Ryder Cup qualifying is after The Barclays at the end of the month. Davis Love III will get four captains picks, though Fowler doesnt have form on his side, particularly if someone else emerges during the FedEx Cup playoffs. No guarantees in golf.The next trophy in his sight is a gold medal from the Olympics, which he grew up watching. Fowler said he was never going to run fast enough or jump high enough to be an Olympian, so this was a pleasant surprise to have golf return to the Olympics for the first time since 1904.There are no Ryder Cup points in Rio, though a gold medal would surely go a long way toward another competition at Hazeltine that is all about flag. No one wants to miss that one. 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