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Jokinen leads Penguins to third straight win

A Jussi Jokinen hat-trick has helped Pittsburgh to a 5-2 victory over Carolina to continue the Penguins' unbeaten start to the NHL season.

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Coote: Robinson Roosters premiership hero

Sydney Roosters legend Ron Coote says rookie coach Trent Robinson – not Sonny Bill Williams - is the X-factor that inspired the Chooks to premiership glory this season.

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2014 Super Rugby fixture revealed

Reigning Australian Conference winners, the ACT Brumbies, will start life without recently departed coach Jake White with a 2014 season-opening clash against Queensland on February 22.

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Sheens: Cherry-Evans will push Cronk

Kangaroos coach Tim Sheens has declared Clive Churchill medal winner Daly Cherry-Evans a genuine chance of unseating Dally M medallist Cooper Cronk as the starting number seven in the upcoming Rugby League World Cup campaign.

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Kenny-Dowall reveals broken jaw

Sydney Roosters centre Shaun Kenny-Dowall has booked his place in grand final folklore after revealing he suffered a suspected broken jaw early in Sunday's 26-18 victory over Manly.

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NRL boss defends SBW snub

NRL boss Dave Smith has defended Sonny Bill Williams despite the Sydney Roosters superstar's failure to fulfil his media and fan commitments in the lead up to Sunday's NRL grand final.

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Sydney Roosters 'more stable' than 2010 loss

Mitchell Pearce admits his Sydney Roosters were just happy to be there in the 2010 NRL Grand Final against St George Illawarra but says the motivation is entirely different this time around against Manly.

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Toovey won't rule out Galuvao miracle

Manly coach Geoff Toovey has left the door ajar for veteran prop Joe Galuvao to make a shock return in Sunday's NRL grand final against the Sydney Roosters.

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O'Connor: Australia's greatest dickhead?

COMMENT: The widely-held belief amongst his team-mates, rugby diehards, general sports fans and the media is that James O'Connor is a dickhead – but what the wayward Wallaby does next will be the true measure of his character.

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Williams can't wait to get away

Most NRL players go wild for a few weeks when their season ends, but eccentric Manly winger David 'Wolfman' Williams just cannot wait to get civilised when the final whistle blows on Sunday night.

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Wallabies cast James O'Connor away

The career of wayward Wallabies winger James O'Connor is in tatters after he accepted an early release from the remaining months of his Australian Rugby Union contract.

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