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Sean McMahon has crashed Queenslands grand farewell for a host of departing Reds stars, leading the Melbourne Rebels to a nail-biting 31-28 Super Rugby victory on Friday night.The Wallabies back-rower played like a man possessed in his return from injury, scoring a first-half double and setting up another try as the Rebels held on despite a late Reds comeback fuelled by two gallant tries from Liam Gill.Gill, Greg Holmes, Ben Daley, Saia Faingaa and Curtis Browning were all playing their last games for the Reds, with all five moving either interstate or overseas next season - and the talk all week was that their teammates wanted to send them out on a high note.Instead they produced arguably their worst half of a rotten season as the Rebels scooted to a 24-7 halftime lead, which eventually proved unassailable.Only 14,126 were on hand at Suncorp Stadium on a hollow night for the Reds, more evidence of how much work they have to do both on and off the field to return as a rugby force.Melbourne were saying goodbye to one of their own, foundation player Luke Jones, who will play for French club Bordeaux next year.It took them just 102 seconds to hit the scoreboard as McMahon broke free to set up winger Tom English, who blew past Queenslands left-side defence on his way to the line.A Jack Debreczeni penalty made it 10-0 soon afterwards, before Nick Frisby provided the Reds reply from the back of the scrum to narrow the margin.But McMahon, who ran for 112m in the first half alone, then struck for his two tries, both coming in the space of five minutes - the first after breezing through Reds front-rowers Andrew Ready and Sef Fagaase, the second on the back of a bullocking run from prop Toby Smith.Gill scored his first in the 48th minute and then the Reds comeback looked on nine minutes later, when a smart inside ball from Frisby set up star centre Samu Kerevi to score next to the posts and make it 24-21.But Duncan Paiaauas attempt at a clearing kick from only a few metres in front of Queenslands defensive tryline was charged down by Nic Stirzaker, who gathered the scraps and then touched down to score a moment later.Gill produced more magic from the back of the ruck in the 69th minute to keep the Reds in touch, but try as they might the Reds couldnt find another.Holmes, who departs as Queenslands second-most capped player of all time, said the defeat wont take the gloss off his career with the Reds.Ive got over 10 years of memories here, he said. You remember the bad ones as much as the good ones.We didnt get a result tonight but thats nothing in the bigger scheme of things. Im just very pleased and happy with what Ive achieved here.McMahon said he was stoked to finish the season with his first career double and believes the Rebels are making firm progress as a side.Theres definitely positive signs, every year weve gotten better and better and next year were going to keep building and hopefully we will be a finals side, he said. Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys . As he recorded his 23rd and 24th points of the evening, a segment of the sellout Air Canada Centre crowd expressed their appreciation for the Raptors point guard with a smattering of MVP chants. Cheap Devils Jerseys China . It just didnt show when he hit the ice. 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VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- John Tortorella has a chance to reach a coaching milestone Sunday night against the team that fired him.The Columbus coach will post his 500th National Hockey League career win if the Blue Jackets (19-5-4) beat his former Vancouver Canucks (13-6-2) at Rogers Arena.It means Ive been in the league a long time, Tortorella told the Columbus Dispatch.He repeatedly contended the milestone will mean nothing, but this season has been quite meaningful for the Blue Jackets. They have won eight straight games -- one shy of a franchise-record winning streak -- and are among the top teams in the Eastern Conference.Tortorellas second campaign in Columbus is another chapter in his redemption story. It began in Vancouver in 2014-15 after he and former Canucks coach Alain Vigneault swapped teams.Vigneault went to the New York Rangers after the fiery Tortorella was unceremoniously dismissed in the Big Apple following battles with players, particularly Brad Richards, and media. Supposedly mellower, Tortorella was suspended for six games by the NHL after (by his own admission) he tried to get then Calgary Flames coach Bob Hartley between periods following a first-period brawl in Vancouver.In other words, Tortorella wanted to beat up Hartley. But the Canucks were never the same after the January 2014 incident.Vancouvers new president of hockey operations, Trevor Linden, fired Tortorella after his first season, and it looked like he would not get another chance to coach in the NHL. It also looked like the Canucks would be on the hook financially for the four years left on Tortorellas contract. But Blue Jackets president John Davidson, who was a TV broadcaster in New York while Tortorella was an assistant with the Rangers during an earlier stint 20 years ago, hired him to replace Todd Richards only seven games into the 2015-16 season.Now, the Blue Jackets appear to be a lock to make the playoffs, and Tortorella should easily surpass the 34-33-8 record he posted in his first season in Columbus. He is also a strong candidate for coach of the year.Thus far, Tortorella, who led the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 2004 Stanley Cup title and ranks as the NHLs all-time winningest U.S.-born coach, has kept his emotions in check.Now, hes earned the perception -- and we talked extensively about that, too, Davidson, referring to the coachs hotheadedness, told the Globe and Mail. But we wanted someone thats won, someone with a passion for the game and someone who wannted to prove he could still do it.dddddddddddd He checked all the boxes.The Blue Jackets are also checking several boxes on the ice. Sergei Bobrovsky, who ranks among the leagues best goaltenders with a sparkling 1.97 goals-against average, has won seven of the eight games during the win streak. In the past nine games, the Blue Jackets have allowed only 13 goals -- never more than two per outing.Offensively, the Blue Jackets, who have no superstars, are getting most of their points from lesser lights. Cam Atkinson, a 27-year-old Riverside, Conn., native who was drafted by Columbus in the eighth round (157th overall) in 2008, leads the team with 29 points. Alexander Wennberg, a 22-year-old Swede drafted 14th overall by Columbus in 2013, ranks second with 25 points and Brandon Saad, a former Chicago Blackhawks pest who is in his second season with Columbus, sits third with 23.Clearly, Tortorella is getting a lot -- if not the most yet -- from his youth-laden players.I think were much more comfortable with one another, he told the Globe and Mail. Im not so sure if its about roles. Its just about a standard of play for the team -- individually, but as a team, too. You have to raise the standard if you want to compete in this league.Meanwhile, the Canucks, hard-pressed to make the playoffs as Tortorellas mild mannered replacement Willie Desjardins faces speculation about his future, will try to prove that they have also raised their standard.(The Blue Jackets) have been playing really hard as a team, said Vancouver winger Loui Eriksson. Everyone knows the kind of coach they have there. Theyve been doing a good job. Its definitely going to be a tough challenge for us.While Tortorellas redemption story continues, the Canucks will try to show that they have redeemed themselves following a 1-4 road trip that ended before their home win over Tampa Bay.Weve shown we can be a good team, said Vancouver defenseman Luca Sbisa. We beat (Tampa Bay) twice in (approximately) a week. We showed we can do it. We just have to find consistency. (Sundays game) is going to be a test again. (The Blue Jackets) are probably the best team in the league right now. Its nice to get the win (over Tampa Bay) and go into that game with a good feeling.The Canucks will feel even better if they can prevent their former bench boss from reaching a coaching milestone. ' ' '