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NORTON, Mass. -- Just because Saturday was the official start to the college football season, its only natural that we compare Deutsche Bank Championship 36-hole leader Kevin Chappell to one of the teams well see this year.He might be the team from the non-power conference threatening to win a title.Or he might be the team on the verge of peaking next season.Or he might be the team that keeps coming close but cant pull off the victory.Or maybe its none of these. Maybe weve just caught a little case of football fever over here.Analogies aside, Chappell leads at TPC Boston after opening rounds of 67-64, as he chases a first career win that has been so close yet so elusive to this point.So far this season, he owns three solo second-place finishes, netting him more than $3.5 million and a likely berth in the season-ending Tour Championship, which was a goal of his. If theres a non-football comparison to be made, its with Kevin Kisner, who had three runner-up results last season, then won for the first time in his fourth start of this season.Despite not winning yet, Chappell insisted he still views his campaign with a positive outlook.Its hard to be frustrated when youre having the best year of your career, he said. Thats really how I try to look at it. Last year when I stood here, I was trying to get to the next event, and this year I stand here and it sounds like Im pretty much a lock to get to the last event at East Lake.You cant be disappointed with that. I would love to have won and won multiple times, but Ive learned from those experiences, and my team and I keep addressing the weaknesses that come up from those situations. You dont know if youre improving until you get in the situation and see how you hold up, so I look forward to that.Hes going to have an opportunity to see that improvement over the final 36 holes, with some heavyweight competition in close pursuit.Jimmy Walker, the recent PGA Championship winner, is just 1 stroke back. So is Paul Casey, the former top-10 player and multiple Ryder Cup team member. Among those not far behind them is Dustin Johnson, who might be enjoying the best season of anyone to date, and Justin Rose, who won Olympic gold just three weeks ago.As for what Chappell has learned from those previous close calls, he pointed to a specific intangible component to his performance.Just how patient you need to be and really the value of a shot, he explained. Use The Players [Championship], for example. I was over par for the tournament for 26 holes and was able to fight back and finish solo second. Solo second pays out like a win, which is huge, but I could have easily packed it in and took it as a missed cut and all of a sudden I net $1 million on the week. It just goes to show that youre never out of it. Im never out of it, and I need to be myself and just ride out the process.That learning curve will be on display during the final two rounds.Theres plenty on the line for Chappell, who could put himself in excellent position for the $10 million FedEx Cup first prize, and perhaps even become a candidate for a Ryder Cup captains selection.Hes either like the team that keeps coming close without finishing or will peak next season, or -- and hes hoping its this one -- is ready to prove itself against those power conferences.Hey, it might be football season, but Chappell is showing hes not ready to close the door on this golf season just yet, either. Donnie Shell Steelers Jersey . Fellow centre Pavel Datsyuk remains out because of a concussion. 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Day 3 of the Dota 2 StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 2 finals saw the losers bracket come to a head, with several closely-matched squads competing for survival in their fight toward the $300,000 prize pool in Los Angeles.In the first match of the day, Fnatic faced off against Digital Chaos in a heated series. Fnatics dual-core lineup secured it an early advantage, and DCs Roman Resolut1on Fominok struck back in game two with a dominating 13/0/9 Slark. The deciding match was all Yeik Nai MidOne Zheng, as his stellar Ember Spirit led the Fnatic squad to a 2-1 victory.F.R.I.E.N.D.S. took on the second North American team remaining, Evil Geniuses, in the second match. The dark horse took game one against the reforged EG, while Saahil UNiVeRse Arora carried EG to a game two win with impeccable Faceless Void play. A long, arduous game three led EG to a series of faults that F.R.I.E.N.D.S. capitalized on, securing the upset 2-1.The next series, between Natus Vincere and Team Secret, would determine which team had a guaranteed spot in the grand finals.dddddddddddd NaVi, who have looked dominant throughout StarLadder, faltered against Secret, which exhibited teamwork and coordination above and beyond previous appearances. Team Secret dismantled the famed NaVi squad in only two games, confidently advancing into the grand finals to await its opponent on Sunday.The final match of the day pitted Fnatic against the dark horse F.R.I.E.N.D.S., who, in spite of the lack of an invite to TI6, had already eliminated several Seattle-bound teams from the StarLadder finals. Fnatic looked shaky to start in game one, but MidOne continued to perform, knocking down the F.R.I.E.N.D.S. stack 2-0 and advancing with his team to face NaVi tomorrow for a shot at the grand finals. ' ' '