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Leicester City overcame 5,000-1 odds to win the English Premier League, so surely lovable long shot and noted horrendous golfer Charles Barkley has a chance at this weeks American Century Championship celebrity tournament at Lake Tahoe, Nevada -- a 1 in 6,000 chance.Barkley is 6,000-1 to win the tournament, which tees off Friday at Edgewood Golf Course. Hes by far the biggest long shot in the field, with slightly worse odds than Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles and comedian Larry the Cable Guy, who are each 3,000-1.Barkley finished 90th out of 91 golfers at last years tournament, besting model Kim Alexis by two points and coming up just 178 points shy of champion Mark Mulder, the former major league pitcher.Barkley has finished last five times in his 20 appearances in the tournament. But a few risky folks believe this is his year, or, more likely, simply want a souvenir betting ticket on the NBA Hall of Famer. As of Thursday afternoon, 10 bets had been placed on Barkley to win the tournament at the sportsbook at Harveys casino in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.I think they use them to get autographs, Harveys sportsbook manager Dave Cudney said of the bets on Barkley.Cudney has been setting the odds for the celebrity tournament since the mid-1990s. He says the largest bets on the tournament have been in the $10,000 range, but most are small bets, especially the ones on Barkley, who didnt exactly ooze confidence about his game in a June press conference promoting the tournament.I would love to play great golf, but I think its probably not going to happen for me, man, Barkley said. But Im a little too old to be trying to take sports serious -- Im out there to relax and have a good time.Mulder and professional tennis player Mardy Fish are co-favorites at 3-1. Golden State point guard Stephen Curry (6-1) has attracted by far and away the most bets, Cudney said. 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Kane Douglas says he is relieved to have overcome his injury woes and hopeful of making a quick impact for both the Wallabies and the Queensland Reds.Douglas played his first match since injuring his ACL during last years World Cup final in Friday nights loss to the Brumbies, coming off the bench in the 50th minute to make an impressive - albeit long overdue - debut for the Reds.It leaves the 27-year-old with only two Super Rugby matches in the regular season to build form and fitness, but its expected Wallabies coach Michael Cheika will bring him straight back into the fold for the Rugby Championship, which begins with a Bledisloe Cup Test against New Zealand in Sydney on August 20.Thats what Im hoping, if I can play some good footy, Douglas told reporters on Tuesday.But Im just worrying about (doing) that for the Reds first and well see what happens from there.I dont talk myself up, Im just going to work hard and if I can help out in any way, I will.Douglas was a key part of the Australian side that unexpectedly surged all the way to the 2015 World Cup decider, and his uncompromising aggression and sheer physical presence might just be what the Wallabies need after they were comprehensively outfought in a 3-0 home series defeat to England last month.Butt having spent time around Camp Wallaby finalising the rehabilitation on his knee and nursing himself back to full fitness, Douglas senses its not all gloom and doom for the national team.ddddddddddddThe boys played well, you cant fault their effort in any of the games, he said.It was good to see some young guys get a crack and everyone definitely put in.These things happen, you have your dips and things like that.The Reds host the Chiefs on Friday night at Suncorp Stadium in a clash that is likely to pit Douglas against All Blacks second-rowers Brodie Retallick and Dominic Bird, in an early test of his readiness for the international arena.Douglas expects he will be much better for his first run, although its expected he will remain on the bench when Queenslands team is named on Wednesday morning, with Cadeyrn Neville and rookie Lukhan Tui set to retain their starting spots.I was probably sucking them in a few times, but I felt all of my involvements were alright, Douglas said.Five-eighth Jake McIntyre (ankle) didnt train on Tuesday and will be replaced by Duncan Paiaaua, while Karmichael Hunt (groin) is also still sidelined. 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