ational, who brought Major League Baseball to the SCG in 2014, said league is a sport with a vast untapped potential in a country of over 300 million people.Ka

The man behind securing the 2025 Rugby League World Cup for North America believes NFL interest in NRL players can be a platform for the creation of an elite level competition in the US.Jason Moore, President of Moore Sports International, who brought Major League Baseball to the SCG in 2014, said league is a sport with a vast untapped potential in a country of over 300 million people.Kangaroos winger Valentine Holmes and Dally M Medallist Jason Taumalolo are the latest NRL stars to head to the States for a free agent combine in Los Angeles next week.And Moore, who divides his time between Sydney and the US, said Jarryd Haynes year-long stint with the San Francisco 49ers, briefly pricked Americas interest in the sport where he made his name.In our research weve found theres something similar about the running lines of rugby league and rugby union and the NFL backs, Moore told AAP.Catch, pass, run straight. Jarryd Hayne basically showcased all that we have been saying.Its a pity for us that he didnt just kick on a little bit more.But having said that, to do what he did and achieve what he achieved was unbelievable.The chances of Holmes and Taumalolo emulating Hayne as a result of this trial are slim, given the competition that they will come up against.But Moore is hoping one day top NRL players will consider signing for a team in the US as an alternative to the English Super League.Weve been working on this for over 10 years, Moore said.Not so much the World Cup but developing a rugby code in the US.Although rugby has made big strides over there, American viewers do not like sports where TV loses track of the ball.They love physical, gladiatorial sports that are played at a fast pace.Moore admits selling the game to America will be tough, but said plans are already afoot for a 10-12-team competition made up of city franchises in the US and Canada and containing local players within the next five years.College kids are a massive market for teams, as are the high school kids that dont make it to college, he said.About 30,000 high school kids go for 11,000 college places, then about 160 will make it to the NFL.So theres a hell of a lot of 18-23 year olds with not much to do that have been trained like professional athletes to catch, pass run and tackle.Its a massive challenge, but weve a great way to engage with the fans through their love of contact sports.In America, you have to think big or you will get booed off the stage. 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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Russell Westbrook says he didnt watch Kevin Durants debut for the Golden State Warriors.Draymond Green assures the Warriors want to beat Durants former team really bad.The 2016 Western Conference Finals combatants havent seen each other in more than five months and already sparks are flying in anticipation of Thursdays nationally televised game in Oakland.The game not only will be the first between former teammates Westbrook and Durant, but also a rematch of Golden States rally from a 3-1 deficit in last years playoffs to deny the Thunder a spot in the NBA Finals.Theyre going to want to beat him really bad. Hes going to want to beat them really bad, Green said of the Durant and his old mates, who were formally split in July by the Warriors two-year, $54.3 million offer to the seven-time All-Star. In turn, were going to want to beat them really bad because we want him to beat them really bad.Itll be a lot of emotions, but itll be a fun game to play in. Its always a high-intensity game against them, and I expect nothing less.As expected, the matchup pits the top team in the West against one of its chief rivals.But four games into the new-look season, its the Thunder (4-0) thats sitting atop the Western standings, with the Warriors (3-1) a win away from evening that score.The Thunder will be playing its second game in two nights, having been taken to the limit in an 85-83 road win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday.Westbrook recorded a different type of double-double in the win, countering 35 points with 10 turnovers.Shortly thereafter, he was on a plane making the 60-minute flight north.I play every game like its my last, Westbrook said oof his mindset on the eve of the duel with Durant.dddddddddddd Regardless of who we play, Im going to play the same way.Even with the World Series on a different channel, Durant assured earlier this week hed be tuned into the Thunder on television on his night off.Im definitely watching, he said of the Warriors night off. The stuff that Ive been through with that team and that organization, that stuff doesnt just go away.Ive got nothing but love for everybody there. Everybody. No matter how they feel about me, everybody on Oklahoma City, on that team, of course ... I support them. I want them to do well.Durant has helped the Warriors do well by most teams standards, opening the season with four consecutive 20-point games. He complemented the points with 10 and 17 rebounds in Golden States first two games, then with a pair of four-steal outings in the Warriors most recent efforts.The run of 20-point games is nothing new to the Most Valuable Player candidate. He finished his Thunder career with 12 straight at the end of last years regular season.Westbrook, meanwhile, had a more conventional double-double with 32 points and 12 rebounds in the Thunders opener, which he followed up with consecutive triple-doubles before Wednesdays debacle.Hes already had 2-for-10 and 0-for-7 shooting efforts from 3-point range in the early going.Both teams will take the court Thursday on a remarkably poor run of 3-point shooting. Golden State (29.3 percent) and Oklahoma City (28.1) both rank among the bottom nine in shooting percentage from beyond the arc. ' ' '