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NRL ROUND 18 HIGHS AND LOWSQUOTE OF THE ROUND: I said, Dont you have your brothers wedding? And he replied, dont worry about it, Ill be ready to play. - Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan explains how Mitch Brown ditched best man duties to play his first NRL game of the season in the Sharks 26-10 win over Penrith on Sunday.MAN OF THE ROUND: COREY NORMAN. The mercurial Parramatta five-eighth put on an inspired performance in the Eels 22-18 win over the Sydney Roosters, setting up four tries, a line break and kicking a round-high 590 metres with the boot.STAT THAT MATTERS: The Roosters four-point defeat to Parramatta on Friday means their eight losses by four points or less is second most in premiership history. Only the Sharks of 2007 (9 times) had more.MAGIC MOMENT: Roosters rookie Joseph Manus 80-metre spectacular chasedown of flying Eels winger Bevan French on Friday night could be one of the highlights of the season.TALKING POINT: Are Canterbury genuine title contenders? The Bulldogs twice came from behind to score a rugged win over the Wests Tigers on Saturday night, cementing their spot in the top four ahead of their next clash against defending premiers North Queensland following next weeks bye.JUDICIARY WATCH: None.CASUALTY WARD: Eels - Semi Radradra (knee); Panthers - Peter Wallace (elbow).UNDER PRESSURE: PENRITH PANTHERS. Considered top eight contenders at the start of the season, the cracks have begun to widen for a Penrith side that fell to 10th spot on the ladder following their 26-10 defeat to Cronulla. Fake Vans For Sale . Defenceman Yannick Weber scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Canucks breathed a sigh of relief with a 2-1 win on Saturday night. Fake Vans From China . The 28-year-old from Calgary matched his career best after missing just one shot in his two rounds of shooting in the mens 10-kilometre sprint competition. Smith finished in 23 minutes 15. https://www.vansfake.com/ . 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. Fake Vans Website . -- Ty Montgomery had 290 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns, and fifth-ranked Stanford held on to beat No. Fake Vans Cheap . -- Ryan Getzlaf grabbed the three pucks wrapped in tape and held them up to his chest in the Anaheim Ducks dressing room for a celebration nine seasons in the making. The regular-season finish line is in sight and teams are jockeying for a spot in the postseason.Atlanta (14-14) isnt a lock for the playoffs, but the Dream are in decent shape. The same cant be said for the Phoenix Mercury (13-16), who sit precariously in the seventh playoff spot.The Mercury have underachieved after being picked by league general managers in a preseason poll as the team to beat this season.But Phoenix can take a big step toward living up to the hype when the Mercury travel Tuesday to Phillips Arena in Atlanta to take on the Dream in a 7 p.m. EDT game that could go a long way in determining each teams postseason fate.And despite their record, the Mercury remain a confident bunch. Coming out of the Summer Olympics break, Phoenix reeled off three straight impressive wins with a dominating defense.But the past two games their defense has regressed, giving up 87 and 92 points in losses.The Mercurys high-powered offense isnt the problem at 84.5 points per game. Its the defense that allows 84.4 points per game that has cost Phoenix a chance to move up in the standings.The Heat have their own defensive problems as they allow 83.7 points per game.The Dream hosted the Mercuury on July 3 in the only meeting this season of the teams.dddddddddddd Brittney Griner dominated with 27 points and 10 rebounds as the Mercury waltzed out of Atlanta with a 95-87 victory.If the Dream are going avenge that loss, they will have to find a way to stop Griner.The Dream also will need their supporting cast to step up. In the first meeting, Tiffany Hayes and Angel McCoughtry combined for 48 points, but that wasnt enough.In their last game, McCoughtry and Hayes combined for 52 points against Seattle on Sunday. But the Dream dug a hole too deep to climb out -- they trailed by 24 heading into the fourth quarter -- and dropped a 92-81 decision to the Storm.In their last game, the Mercury met up with a buzz-saw otherwise known as Tina Charles and the New York Liberty. Once Charles got going, it was pretty much lights out as Phoenix lost by 22.Griner was a nonfactor in that game, scoring two points in 23 minutes.The two teams wont have to wait long to meet for a third time this season. Atlanta travels to Phoenix for another crucial game on Sunday. ' ' '