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CHASKA, Minn. -- Ryan Moore had just placed second in the Tour Championship, capping a strong weekend in Atlanta with a narrow playoff loss to Rory McIlroy , when he began to load up his gear in the parking lot about 45 minutes later, a flight home to Las Vegas with his family fast approaching.Moore figured Ryder Cup team captain Davis Love III would try to reach him, but he wasnt exactly expecting to hear hed been added as the final pick for the prestigious 12-man squad. There were other candidates on the short list, of course, including Bubba Watson with his No. 7 world ranking and two green jackets.Ive wanted to be a part of one of these events, was beginning to think it might not happen, Moore said.The 33-year-old has finished the season strong. He has a solid resume in match play, too, but none of his five career victories include a major tournament. Hes not one of the heavy hitters off the tee. He wasnt even asked in advance for his measurements in case he was chosen for the squad and needed the requisite clothing.Ive been fitted for every team event, I think, for about the last 10 years, Moore said. Every single one until this year, I had done the fitting.Sure enough, the call from Love went unanswered and on to voicemail.I was like, `Whoops, Moore said. I meant to be paying closer attention.He quickly called back and immediately sensed the upbeat tone in Loves voice. After his conversation with the captain, Moore proceeded as planned and dropped his family off in Nevada before heading for Minnesota the following morning to join the U.S. team.He and I had a couple emotional, frank conversations over the last few weeks, you know, as I had with several other players, Love said. So it was exciting to get to give him that news, because I know hes been on the bad end of that a few times.Moore, who is 31st in the world rankings, declined an invitation from Love to play the course at Hazeltine National Golf Club southwest of Minneapolis last week. His reasoning was that rest and focus for the Tour Championship was the way for him to make the team, rather than impressing Love with a practice round.Sure enough, Moores final-day score of 64 at East Lake Golf Club put him in a sudden-death situation with McIlroy, taking him to a fourth playoff hole before faltering. The tense finish kept Love and his advisers glued to the television and forced them to hold off on the decision until Sunday night.Losers of three straight Ryder Cups and eight of the last 10 biennial events to the Europeans, the Americans this time wanted to avoid missing out on a streaking player, and Moore is precisely that. He finished seventh in the FedEx Cup standings.Hes going to be very tough, teammate Jordan Spieth said. Hes in every hole.Moore isnt one of the in-crowd guys on the PGA circuit. Asked Tuesday after his practice round at Hazeltine which of his teammates hes closest to, Moore had a hard time answering.Im not really sure how to put it. Im anti-social maybe. Is that a nice way of putting it, or a bad way? I dont even know, Moore said, laughing. I dont play golf to be best buddies and hang out and all that kind of stuff. Now, I do enjoy playing golf with people, and Im not a jerk or anything, I dont think.Camaraderie is important, but success boils down to how the balls are flying, bouncing and rolling on the course. Moores approach game and putting prowess ought to be assets to the U.S. team, even though as one of two Ryder Cup rookies on the squad, he hasnt played with a partner since 2004 at the Palmer Cup, the amateur version of the Ryder Cup.That year, before he became a senior at UNLV, Moore won the U.S. Amateur, U.S. Amateur Public Links and the NCAA championship.Im comfortable with the formats and understand how that works, Moore said, but still until youve experienced it, theres nothing quite like it.---Follow Dave Campbell on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/DaveCampbellAP Dominique Wilkins Jersey Large .2 billion agreement with Rogers Communications for the leagues broadcast and multimedia rights. Custom Hawks T-shirts .com) - The Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks both take aim at their first wins of the season on Saturday, as the Canucks open their home slate at Rogers Arena. http://www.customhawksjersey.com/ . 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New Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant admitted Wednesday that his relationship with former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Russell Westbrook likely wont ever be the same again and that hell just have to get used to being the villain.Durant told Chinas Sina Sports that he talked to Westbrook before signing a two-year deal earlier this month to join a loaded Warriors roster?that also boasts two-time reigning MVP Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.I just told him. I let him know how I felt, Durant said of his conversation with Westbrook. Obviously, our relationship wont ever be the same again. But its something I wanted to do, and I expressed that to him. Hopefully he respected it.He also told Sina Sports that hell get used to the backlash and the Warriors being labeled as villains.Yeah, its difficult. Im not used to this much attention, but Im getting used to it, Durant said. Obviously, people dont like me right now, but it is what it is. I cant please them all. Ive got to still go out there and handle my business.Theyre not going to get up at 9 oclock in the morning and work on their game for me. Ive got to do all of that on my own. I cant worry about people on the outside. Ive got to go to sleep at night, Ive got to get up and Ive got to perform. Ive goot to do all that stuff.dddddddddddd It is what it is. Once we start playing the games, Ill feel a little bit more better. Right now, its definitely a change. Theres a different vibe going around, but Ill get used to it.NBA commissioner Adam Silver on Tuesday said he didnt think Durants decision to join the Warriors and form a so-called super team was ideal from the league standpoint.But Durant said the goal -- a championship -- is what drove him to join the Warriors, and he doesnt think an excess of talent will be a problem in achieving that goal.I want to win a championship, but youve got to play great basketball to win a championship, Durant told Sina Sports. Those guys were so close last year, so theyre hungry this year to get back. I want to help them. I want to be the guy that takes them over the top.We dont have any selfish players on the team. Thats the thing: I think everybody expects us to play selfish, but guys want to go out there and win and just play the right way. Thats what theyve been doing. Its on me to come in there and adapt to what theyve been doing. Its going to take me some time, but Im going to get used to it pretty quick. ' ' '