Cronulla have paid an emotional tribute to Ron Massey, dedicating their win over North Queensland in Fridays grand final qualifier to the rugby league coaching legend.Of all the people to have contributed to the Sharks surge to the 2016 NRL season decider, the late Massey might be one of the most important.Both coach Shane Flanagan and captain Paul Gallen acknowledged the influence Massey, who died on Monday after a long battle with illness, had on their careers.Just hours after Massey had been laid to rest in a private service, Flanagan used the master mentors words of wisdom to inspire his side before their preliminary final thumping of North Queensland.Flanagan spoke to Masseys sons Luke and Paul earlier in the day and reflected on the way he had helped mould him into a man after first coming across him while playing for Parramatta.I said to the boys before they went out that Mass used to always tell me less is more on these big days, dont over-coach them and do all the little things right, Flanagan said.Hes a great man and a great coach and I dedicate the game tonight to him.Gallen has long credited Massey with turning his career around.After repeatedly running foul of the officials, and earning an ugly reputation, early in his career, it was a spray during a private meeting with Massey that helped him turn over a new leaf.Massey, considered one of the sharpest minds in the game and the right-hand man of coaching great Jack Gibson during his title wins at Eastern Suburbs and Parramatta, famously told Gallen he was soft and told him to clean up his act.The NRL played a video tribute and held a minutes silence for Massey before Fridays match and Gallen said he went into the game with his words ringing in his ears.I went and saw him a couple of weeks ago and it was pretty emotional, Gallen said.I took my boy to see him, I wanted him to meet him.He was really good to me after our initial meeting and he meant a lot to me. He was a good man. Air Max 270 Baratas España .C. -- Charlotte Bobcats coach Steve Clifford said after all of these years in the NBA hes still amazed at some of the things LeBron James does. Air Max 270 España . Despite the cost, effort and an improved steroid test, its possible that very few -- if any -- positives will be detected, Dr. Richard Budgett told The Associated Press in an interview. "We just dont know what the results from Torino will be," Budgett said. http://www.airmax270baratas.es/ .Y. -- Bills receiver Stevie Johnson has a bone to pick with the NFL schedule maker. Air Max 270 Comprar Online .Y. -- Sabres forward Drew Stafford has witnessed plenty of turmoil during his eight seasons in Buffalo. Venta Nike Air Max 270 . -- Matt Ryan needed one of the best games of his career to lead the Falcons and their depleted offence out of their three-game losing streak last week. UMAG, Croatia -- Third-seeded Jeremy Chardy beat past Serbian qualifier Nikola Cacic 6-2, 6-0 on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Croatia Open.In his Croatia Open debut, Chardy needed just 44 minutes to complete the victory -- winning 94 percent of his first-serve points and facing no break points.Cacic had recorded his first tour-level victory on Monday when he defeated Britains Aljaz Bedene in the first round.Chardy will next face Carlos Berlocq of Argentina, who was leading 7-5, 3-0 in the second set aggainst eighth-seeded Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic when his opponent retired because of a shoulder injury.ddddddddddddLast years finalist, Fabio Fognini of Italy, advanced with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Renzo Olivo of Argentina. Fourth-seeded Fognini is playing in Umag for the ninth consecutive year.Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia-Herzegovina rallied to defeat Thomas Fabbiano of Italy 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. ' ' '