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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Marine veteran Joyce Ralph sometimes stays at home in Massachusetts instead of going for a bike ride or doing other things she likes to do. She feels too anxious because of her post-traumatic stress disorder.Army veteran Paul Miosek sometimes feels isolated at his home in New York. No one else he knows is in a wheelchair.The two were among a group of about 50 veterans who took part in July in the Veterans Affairs New England Summer Sports Clinic in Rhode Island. For a week, they kayaked, water skied, cycled and sailed -- activities designed to get them and other veterans thinking more about what they can than cant do.This gives me a chance, with my anxiety, to push myself a little further, to realize there are safe places in the world, said Ralph, 52, of Halifax, Massachusetts.The veterans ranged in age from their 20s to 80s. The rehabilitation clinic is open to veterans with spinal cord injuries, amputations, vision loss, mental health problems and other disabilities.Miosek (pronounced MY-sak), 47, of Scotia, New York, lost both legs in 1990 when his head hit a power cable as he stood atop an armored vehicle in Germany, then fell 20 feet.Meeting other veterans at the clinic with similar injuries made him feel hes not alone.I feel a kinship toward them, since we are in that boat together, he said. While in service, we faced a lot of obstacles that we overcame. Now that Im a disabled veteran, and with other disabled veterans, there are things that we can overcome together, as well.In Coventry, Rhode Island, VA volunteers and water ski instructors set up different ways veterans could ski depending on their needs, from a sling-like seat in the center of a wide ski to a three-person tube.Navy veteran Raquel Rachel Ardin uses a wheelchair most of the time. Ardin, 62, of North Hartland, Vermont, was serving in Greece when she broke her neck falling out of a bunk in 1976. She taught herself to walk again, but the scar tissue from her injury began causing problems several years ago.During her first run of the day, and her first time ever on water skis, Ardin whooped the whole way. The crowd of volunteers and fellow veterans on shore clapped and cheered.Afterward, Ardin told the volunteers, You made my day. You made my life!I want to cry, Im so happy, she told them. Thank you, guys!The sports clinic is modeled after the VAs national adaptive sports program, in which veterans nationwide compete in games. The VA Boston Healthcare System runs it, and the Providence VA Medical Center hosts it.Some of the more traditional activities that occur in VA hospitals, bingo, card playing, those sorts of things, while those are nice, we had a young generation that came out of the battlefield, said Richard Leeman, assistant chief of voluntary services in Boston. They wanted to do the things they did prior to their injury.Theres also a winter sports clinic for skiing and snowboarding at Mount Sunapee Resort in New Hampshire.This was the seventh year of the summer clinic and the third time the Providence medical center has hosted it. The VA worked with many local groups to organize the activities.They pushed themselves to a new limit that they now know they can do, said Susan MacKenzie, the medical centers director. They have confidence that they can set goals for themselves and move forward, not just in sports but in any part of their life.Miosek said he feels alive at the clinic.Im able to get the energy out and do the things that I cant do at home, he said. I use that energy all year long, to kind of let go and go for it.----Associated Press writer Michelle R. Smith in Coventry contributed to this report. Clearance NFL Shop . It was just business as usual for the Thunder at home. Durant scored 32 points and the Thunder beat the Bulls 107-95 on Thursday night for their eighth straight win. Cheap Authentic Jerseys . Denis Coderre, the former federal MP who was elected mayor on Nov. 3, has drawn the ire of some Montreal Canadiens. During last nights game he tweeted: "Hello? Can we get a one-way ticket to (minor-league) Hamilton for David Desharnais please. http://www.cheapnfljerseyswholesale.com/ . The Nashville Predators were glad their captain was still on their side. 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Wasps got a key bonus point win over Sale as they crossed five times to win 34-24 at the Ricoh Arena on Sunday.?It was Wasps 16th home win of 2016 as they continue to remain unbeaten at the venue with Sale never looking likely to end that record as they were flattered by two late converted tries.Man of the Match Ashley Johnson playing back as a flanker, revelled in that role by scoring two tries with Danny Cipriani, one of four Sharks playing against their former side, scoring the opening try. Another, Rob Miller, scored two second-half tries with Jimmy Gopperth kicking a penalty and three conversions.Bryn Evans scored two tries for Sale and Mike Haley one with A.J. MacGinty kicking a penalty and two conversions. Tom Arscott added a conversion.Sale made a sharp start and deservedly took an eighth minute lead with a penalty from MacGinty but Wasps responded in style. A kick from Mike Phillips went too far and this allowed Wasps to counter-attack with a flowing movement.Thomas Young made a crucial contribution before Cipriani squeezed through a gap to put his side on the scoreboard.Gopperth converted and kicked a penalty to give Wasps a 10-3 lead at the end of the first quarter before they suffered a setback when Christian Wade was tackled heavily and left the field for a head assessment. Tom Howe replaced him in time to see Wasps score their second try when Johnson forced hhis way over with Gopperths conversion giving the home side a healthy advantage.ddddddddddddWade returned and it was Sales turn to lose a player when lock, Andrei Ostrikov, was forced to leave the field to be replaced by Cameron Nield.After 35 minutes another excellent passage of play from Wasps resulted in their third try. Gopperth was hauled down just short of the line but the ball was recycled for Johnson to power past two defenders to score.Gopperths conversion hit a post but Wasps still led 22-3 at the interval when Kyle Eastmond was withdrawn after taking a heavy knock as half-time approached.Within two minutes of the restart, Sale scored a well-created try when intricate handling gave Evans the chance to run 20 metres to score. Wasps should have secured their bonus point but bungled two five-metre lineouts before giving away a succession of penalties which allowed their opponents to relieve the pressure.The home side then brought on James Gaskell to play against his former club and it was another ex Shark, Miller, who raced away to rub salt in the wounds of the visitors by scoring two tries in two minutes.Evans and Haley scored late tries for a spirited Sale as Wasps finished with 14 men with Wade limping off with four minutes remaining. ' ' '