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Using the Championship Leverage Index -- a metric that quantifies the importance of individual playoff games -- Neil Paine examines the best and worst active NBA players when it comes to performing in the "clutch." Tyson Chandler tops the list.

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Mike Conley scored 26 points, Marc Gasol added 24 points and the Memphis Grizzlies used a late run to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-93 on Tuesday and even the Western Conference semifinals at one game.

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DORCHESTER, Mass. -- Despite going 0-for-3 in his first three at bats, BC High's Luke Catarius came through in the clutch during extra innings as the Eagles walked off with the 2-1 win against Catholic Conference rival Malden Catholic. Catarius ...

Family has been a crucial component to Sanya Richard-Ross' success, whether it was her family growing up in Kingston, Jamaica or, these days, her Super Bowl champion husband.

Where the ball landed had little significance to Jordany Valdespin. Whether his 10th-inning rocket ended up short of the wall, 100 feet past it, or on top of the wall before bouncing into the stands like it ultimately did, all those landing points...

Mark D. Smith/USA TODAY SportsKevin Durant scored 21 of his 29 points in the first half to lead the Thunder.The Oklahoma City Thunder's quest to repeat as Western Conference champions nearly hit a bump in the road on Wednesday night as they held off ...

When her kids became interested in soccer, Abby Wambach's mom checked out a book about it from the library. Her daughter took it from there.

2013 NCAA Tournament: In the Clutch

As it pertains to the NBA, "clutch time" is defined as less than five minutes to go in the fourth quarter or overtime and the score within five points. JamesAnd right now no team is more clutch than the Miami Heat, and no player is more clutch t...

Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty ImagesDon't look now, but LeBron James' crunch-time numbers during the streak are off the charts.The Heat continued their winning ways Monday night against the Boston Celtics. And surprise, surprise, it came down to the last...

The Philadelphia 76ers were at home and beating the defending champs by three points with 3:57 left on the clock. The Philadelphia crowd was on its feet, and momentum was on the 76ers' side Wednesday. All they had to do was cling to that three-point ...

Laila Ali has always had a plan to support herself, both before her boxing career, as a manicurist, and now in retirement, developing her own hair- and skin-care products.

We're looking at some of the top individual performances in the Pac-12 in 2012. Up next: Hill in the clutch Who and against whom: After a sluggish start for the Arizona offense, wide receiver Austin Hill stepped up big time in the fourth quarte...

Jazz-Bucks Preview

A lot of people think Julio Jones has passed (or is in the process of passing) Roddy White as the Atlanta Falcons' No. 1 receiver. Maybe so, but White's still the go-to guy, at least in my eyes. That's because White can be counted on in the clutch...