North Queensland have sealed a top-four finish in the NRL with a hard-fought 32-16 win over Gold Coast in Townsville.The Cowboys will finish fourth on the ladder and have a double chance in their quest for back-to-back premierships.Gold Coast, however, are sweating on Sundays match between the Wests Tigers and Canberra to know if theyll reach the finals for the first time since 2010.A win for the Tigers at Leichhardt would enable them to leapfrog the Titans into eighth spot.Just like last weekend against Penrith, the Titans made life hard for themselves with a slow start to the match.The Cowboys opened the scoring through Justin ONeill in the fifth minute when he outjumped Josh Hoffman to claim a Lachlan Coote kick.Jarryd Hayne, playing his second match at fullback for the Titans, then came up with a crucial error to allow the Cowboys to extend their lead.The two-time Dally M medallist appeared to have defused a Cowboys attack but spilt a grubber and Antonio Winterstein pounced to open up a 12-0 lead midway through the half.It was a costly error by Hayne, who endured a torrid night in the No.1 jersey.While their superstar recruit wasnt firing, the Titans resisted a wave of Cowboys pressure and managed to get themselves back into the contest by halftime.Winger David Mead, who sat out most of the first half undergoing a head-injury assessment after an early collision with Kane Linnett, snared a Nathan Friend cross-field kick to put the visitors on the board in the 32nd minute and ensure the margin was just six points at halftime.The Cowboys came out firing in the second half and extended their lead to 20-6 through a try to Gavin Cooper and a Johnathan Thurston penalty goal.Ryan James 11th try of the season in the 57th minute gave the Titans hope of securing the win which would have ensured their finals berth.Cowboys prop James Tamous try put the hosts out beyond two converted tries again but the Titans just refused to lie down, Konrad Hurrell running 88 metres with an intercept in the 71st minute to give the visitors hope.A late injury scare to Cowboys captain Thurston threatened to ruin the premiers night but the Queensland and Australian star recovered to set up Cooper for the final try of the match. Keith Hernandez . Louis Cardinals. Victorino is batting sixth and playing right field after missing two games because of back tightness. Paul DeJong . The giant slalom world champion slipped during her first run in the morning, landing on her back and then twisting forward before getting her leg caught in the protective material on the side of the slope. http://www.custommlbcardinalsjersey.com/custom-tony-la-russa-jersey-large-621q.html . Despite dominating possession, Schalke needed an own goal from Nicolas Hoefler for the breakthrough a minute before the interval. The Freiburg midfielder misjudged Jefferson Farfans corner and bundled the ball into his own net. Roger Maris . Klitschkos management company says the bout will be the Ukrainian fighters 25th world championship fight. The 1.83-meter (6-foot) Leapai defeated the previously unbeaten Denis Boytsov in November to become the WBOs mandatory challenger. Tyler Webb . -- Claudio Bieler hadnt scored since early September, and not from the run of play since mid-July. HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Nick Mullens threw for 342 yards and three touchdowns and sneaked in for another in his final home game as Southern Miss defeated Louisiana Tech 39-24 on Friday night.Mullens, who sat out the last two games because of a concussion after having a 25-game starting streak end, became the Eagles all-time touchdown passing leader with 86, passing Austin Davis (2008-11). D.J. Thompson had 135 yards receiving and two scores. Ito Smith added 127 yards rushing.Despite the loss, Louisiana Tech (8-4, 6-2), which had already clinched the Conference USA West Divisionn, will play in the C-USA championship game on Dec.dddddddddddd 3.Ryan Higgins was 21 of 27 with 244 yards passing and three interceptions after coming in with just four interceptions this season. Trent Taylor had 119 yards receiving.Mullens threw second-quarter touchdown passes of 21 and 8 yards to Thompson with the Eagles (6-6, 4-4) taking a 23-17 halftime lead. A third Mullens TD pass, 6 yards to Korey Robertson, made 29-17 in the third quarter. ' ' '