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Claudio Ranieris unbelievable work has everyone rooting for Leicester to win the title, according to one of his former players.The Foxes are top of the Premier League table, two points clear of nearest rivals Tottenham and Arsenal, with 12 games remaining this season.And former goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini - who played under Ranieri at Chelsea - says his Italian compatriot has transformed a side that were rooted at the bottom of the table this time last year. Cudicini told Sky Sports: Claudio Ranieri? Wow. Who hasnt been impressed with what he has done this season?Hes done a fantastic job by transforming a team that almost went down last year into one that is challenging for the title. It is crazy what is happening at Leicester. The team is fantastic. Claudio Ranieri has done an absolutely unbelievable job, Cudicini says But you cannot understate the work he is doing. It is absolutely unbelievable and I guess everyone in the country is supporting Leicester.Ranieris spell at Chelsea lasted a little less than four years before the Italian made way for Jose Mourinho, 11 months after Roman Abramovichs purchase of the club. Cudicini is now a Chelsea club ambassador The 64-year-old went on to manage clubs including Valencia, Juventus and Roma but Cudicini says Ranieris first taste of English football has proved invaluable.You must not forget he is a manager with fantastic experience. Hes managed in Spain, Italy and England and he has managed some really important clubs. Ranieris side are top of the league He has great experience and I think his years managing here at Chelsea were very important in helping him to understand English football. It has made things much easier for him now. I cannot put my finger exactly on what he is doing right but whatever it is, it is definitely working. Cudicini on Ranieri I cannot put my finger exactly on what he is doing right but whatever it is, it is definitely working. Im really pleased he is doing so well at Leicester. Cudicini made 191 appearances in almost 10 years with Chelsea Cudicini, who is currently undertaking his coaching badges with the Irish Football Association, is a club ambassador for Chelsea, where he spent almost 10 years making 191 appearances for the club.He was speaking at a star-studded fundraising dinner hosted at Stamford Bridge for the inclusion and diversity campaign Kick It Out, attended by guests including FA chief executive Martin Glenn, Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo and former Arsenal chairman David Dein.It has been a great night., Cudicini added. It was good to see a lot of old faces and its been great to increase my own awareness of what is going on.This is a really good cause and it is great that I am able to support the work that Kick It Out are doing.Also See:Leicester videoLeicester statsLeicester statsGet a free ￡10 betChelsea videoChelsea fixturesChelsea statsGet a free ￡10 betKyle Brodziak Jersey .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Grant Fuhr Oilers Jersey . Already owning gold from competition in Vancouver in 2010, Loch posted a combined four-run time of 3:27.526. That included a track-record third run of 51. http://www.hockeyoilersshop.com/jean-francois-jacques-jersey/ . Kuznetsov, who was selected by the Capitals in the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, has been playing for his hometown team Chelyabinsk Traktor of the KHL. Ryan Smyth Jersey . - NASCAR announced a 33-race schedule for the 2014 Nationwide Series with virtually no changes from this years slate. Zack Kassian Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla.PORTLAND, Ore. -- Stephen Curry had just five points in the first half against the Portland Trail Blazers. He knew the second half was going to be different from his first shot.You see one go in and thats all you really need confidence-wise, he said. That first shot? It was a 3-pointer.Curry finished with 28 points, 23 in the third quarter alone, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Trail Blazers 127-104 on Tuesday night to extend their early season winning streak to three games.Ian Clark came off the bench with a career-high 22 points for the Warriors, who have rebounded after a season-opening loss to San Antonio. Kevin Durant added 20 points and Golden State rested its starters down the stretch after leading by as many as 35 points.Damian Lillard had 31 points for the Blazers, who fell in five games to the Warriors in the Western Conference semifinals last season. Playing the first of a back-to-back, Portland coach Terry Stotts also went to his reserves with eight minutes left.The Blazers beat the Warriors 137-105 in Portland last February, with Oakland native Lillard scoring a career-high 51 points against his hometown team. It was one of just nine losses for the Warriors. Lillard averaged 36.5 points against the Warriors last season.They played their game. In the first half, we were right there. In the second half, they stuck with it, Lillard said. Their defense was more consistent than ours, and their offense was more free than ours was. We needed to have more of a presence.Lillard scored with 0.3 seconds left to give the Blazers a 115-113 win at Denver on Saturday. He finished with 37 points.Clark, who averaged fewer than 3.0 points in Golden States first three games, scored 16 in the first half. Clarks 3-pointer midway through the second quarter extended Golden States lead to 47-38. Clark hit his first 3-point attempt after going 1 for 7 from the perimeter in the Warriors first three games.Lillards 3-pointer pulled the Blazers within 55-51 but Golden State led 59-53 at the break. Lillard finished the first half with 22 points in just under 18 minutes.CJ McCollum, who finished with 16 points, made consecutive 3s to pull Portland within 76-69.Curry made a layup and a free throw to put the Warriors up 94-71 late in the third quarter as the game slipped out of reach for Portland.Ive never seen anybody quite like him who can turn it on that quickly and turn a horrible game into a brilliant game, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said.dddddddddddd Thats what makes Steph who he is.Golden State was coming off a 106-100 victory over Phoenix on Sunday.TIP-INSWarriors: Kerr was asked pregame if the team was in danger of looking past Portland to the Thunder and Durants first game against his former team on Thursday. I dont know how youd look past the Blazers, Kerr said. ... Durant scored 94 points in his first three games as a Warrior. Only Wilt Chamberlain had more, with 120 points in his first three games with the Philadelphia Warriors.Trail Blazers: The sellout crowd was enthusiastic, even giving Lillard a standing ovation for an early 3-pointer that put Portland up 14-7. ... Lillard has scored at least 25 points against the Warriors in seven straight games.QUOTABLE:I told him he looked like Riley Curry in the first half and Steph Curry in the second half, Kerr said about his postgame chat with Curry. For the record, Riley Curry is 4 years old.WHO IS THAT GUY?:Jake Layman came off the bench in the fourth quarter for the Blazers, essentially in garbage time, and scored 17 points in eight minutes, including five 3-pointers.Hes the first Blazer ever to make five 3s in a debut, and finished one shy of the franchise record in a quarter. He had the most points for a first game with the Blazers since Lillard had 23 as a rookie in 2012.Layman was a second-round pick in last Junes NBA draft out of Maryland.In the position Im in, no matter when you go in youve got to play hard. Thats what was going through my mind, Layman said.AND HOW ABOUT CLARK?In his third fourth year out of Belmont, Clark averaged 3.0 points and 7.9 minutes in 119 games with one start going into this season. He was 8 of 8 from the field against the Blazers, becoming the first Golden State reserve to hit at least eight field goals in a game without a miss since Chris Mullin in a game against Milwaukee in 1996.BEEN A LONG TIME:Durant extended his streak of games with at least 20 points to 68, which is the longest since Michael Jordans 69-game streak in 1990-91, according to the Warriors.UP NEXTWarriors: Host the Thunder on Thursday, reuniting Durant with his former team.Trail Blazers: Open a three-game trip against the Suns on Wednesday night. ' ' '