NSW have enlisted legends Andrew Johns, Brad Fittler, Danny Buderus, Anthony Minichiello and Mark OMeley in an effort to break Queenslands stranglehold on the State of Origin shield.Blues coach Laurie Daley has brought in the five greats of the state as mentors for the 2017 series.In the first half of next season, the they will conduct position-specific sessions for the Blues emerging players.Johns and Fittler will run skills sessions with the halves candidates while Buderus tutors the best young hookers, Minichiello takes the fullbacks under his wing and OMeley handles the forwards.Those guys will be running positional skills sessions for our up-and-coming players and that will be available for some of our players in the NRL as well, Daley said.That will be up to the NRL coaches to decide if their players attend or not.Queensland have long brought in Maroons greats to inspire their troops, and its a tactic Daley is beginning to tap into.NSW and Parramatta great Peter Sterling will this year serve as an adviser to Daley as he looks to the stars of yesteryear to fill his brains trust.(The greats) have got four or five sessions planned in the new year, Daley said.Its something Freddy (Fittler) is really passionate about. Particularly dealing with those younger kids.Well get them into the system and theyll be position-specific. Well have guys like Mini with the fullbacks, Joey and Freddy with the halves and Danny Buderus with the hookers and Mark OMeley with the forwards. Its really exciting. Brett Connolly Jersey . Duchene scored two goals and had an assist, helping the Colorado Avalanche beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Friday night to match the best 10-game start in team history. Erik Gudbranson Jersey . Detroit and Boston are deadlocked, 1-1, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland could be forgiven if he was caught rationalizing instead of dissecting how his club could blow a 5-1 lead late in Game 2. https://www.panthersjerseycheap.com/ . Tuesdays surgery at Atlantas Piedmont Hospital was performed by Dr. Xavier Duralde and Hawks team physician Dr. Michael Bernot. Florida Panthers Gear . Listen to the game live on TSN Radio 1050 at 7pm et. The Raptors traded Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings on Monday, in exchange for Greivis Vasquez, John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes. Panthers Jerseys 2020 . The Montreal Canadiens announced on Friday that the veteran forward will return to the teams line-up on Saturday night when the Habs visit the Nashville Predators. A look at whats happening all around the majors Sunday:---STREAKINGRoyals lefty Danny Duffy goes for his 10th straight victory when he starts vs. the visiting Twins. Kansas City has won seven in a row, moving the defending World Series champs back into wild-card contention.BABY WATCHNeil Walker will fly home to Pittsburgh after a game against San Francisco to be with his wife Niki for the expected birth of their baby girl. Walker said doctors will induce the birth on Monday night, a Mets off day. Walker said his wife is doing well. Its just been a big waiting game, Walker said. I knew as soon as she got pregnant that wed probably be out here on the West Coast, whether it was here or Arizona or St. Louis, we knew that was going to be challenging.E-ROD OKRed Sox left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (2-5, 5.11) starts against Detroit after leaving a game Tuesday with left hamstring tightness. Rodriguez has a 2.52 ERA in seven starts since a midseason demotion to the minors to make mechanical adjustments. Justin Verlander (12-7, 3.44) has a 2.01 ERA over his past nine starts.LOOKING FOR MILESTONENationals lefty Gio Gonzalez seeks his 100th career win when he starts the finale of a four-game series at Atlanta.dddddddddddd Gonzalez is 99-75 in his career, which began in 2008 with Oakland. Gonzalez threw six scoreless innings but received no decision in his only other start of the season against Atlanta, a 2-1 win on April 12. Braves starter Joel De La Cruz (0-6) is still searching for his first big league win.NEW STARTCarlos Gomez is expected to be in the lineup for the Round Rock Express, the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. Released by Houston on Friday, the two-time All-Star outfielder signed a minor league deal with Texas. The Rangers have lost right fielder Shin-Soo Choo to a broken left arm, and general manager Jon Daniels says Gomez -- a Gold Glover in center in 2013 -- would be used as a corner outfielder.AILING ASTROAstros third baseman Luis Valbuena could be lost for the season after a setback in his recovery from a strained right hamstring. Hes been out since late July, and hurt himself in a workout this weekend in Baltimore. Valbuena has been sent back to Houston to be re-evaluated. He is hitting .258 with 11 homers and 31 RBI in 86 games. ' ' '