Buxton, who has been red-hot since being recall

North Queensland will heed a lesson from their rollercoaster 2015 playoffs campaign in attempting to rebound from their first-up finals loss to Melbourne.The Cowboys will again be forced to take the hard road to the NRL grand final after losing 16-10 to the Storm in Saturdays qualifying final.However it is a familiar journey for the premiers.After losing in week one of the playoffs last year to Brisbane, they won three straight games to claim their inaugural title.Skipper Johnathan Thurston said the Cowboys could take confidence having done it before ahead of Fridays semi-final against Brisbane in Townsville.The amount of ball we turned over against the Storm wasnt great, but the way we defended our line we will take a lot out of that, we just have to execute better, Thurston told AAP.We are disappointed about some of the tries that we let in and the way we played.But we were in this position last year, needing to win three games to get there and we got the job done.That starts on Friday night against the Broncos.The Cowboys lost in week one of the finals last year, before thumping Cronulla in Townsville and beating the Storm in Melbourne before claiming the grand final in extra time against Brisbane.Last years epic decider between the Cowboys and the Broncos has served to enhance the rivalry between the Queensland sides, Maroons and Kangaroos playmaker Thurston said.It is always fun when you come up against the boys you play rep footy beside, he said.There is a great amount of respect between the two clubs. I really enjoy those types of match-ups.They have a lot to play for with Cozza (Corey Parker) retiring. No doubt they will want to send him out the way he deserves.North Queensland boasted an equal NRL-best home record (alongside Cronulla) of 11-1 over the regular season. Brisbane were 6-6 away.Brisbane beat North Queensland 21-20 in golden point in round four at Suncorp Stadium.The Cowboys beat the Broncos 19-18 in Townsville in round 11.Cheap MLB Jerseys Authentic . -- Jaye Marie Green shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday to increase her lead to five strokes after the second round of the LPGA Tours qualifying tournament. Cheap MLB Jerseys Nike 2020 . Breaking three of his own world records on his way to winning in Paris, Chan silenced the critics and left the audiences standing in appreciation and awe. https://www.mlbjerseyschina.us/ . - NASCAR announced a 33-race schedule for the 2014 Nationwide Series with virtually no changes from this years slate. 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The Twins, who own the worst record in baseball (52-88) and have won just three times in their last 20 games, are 8-8 against the Indians.Minnesota is 10-34 against the other three teams in the Central Division.The Indians, meanwhile, salvaged a split against the Houston Astros in a 10-7 win at Progressive Field. The victory allowed Cleveland to push its lead one-half game further ahead of idle Detroit, which welcomes the Baltimore Orioles to Comerica Park on Friday.Weve got to win the homefield advantage, said Indians slugger Mike Napoli. Were still a game and a half behind Texas for that. So every game is still important for us. Were not letting down. Detroit is a good team. They are not out of it. Ive seen leads shrink quick. Our goal is to have the best record in the American League.Minnesota came back to steal a win over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday to take the finale of a thrree-game series.dddddddddddd The Twins were in danger of dropping to 2-5 during the first seven games of a 10-game, 11-day homestand, but instead, have a chance to post a winning record during that stretch if they can continue their winning ways against the Indians.The Twins are hoping to see a continued resurgence from rookie outfielder Byron Buxton, who has been red-hot since being recalled from Triple-A Rochester last week. Buxton has four doubles, four homers, 10 RBI and 10 runs in seven games since his recall.I feel more comfortable, Buxton said. I still have learning to do but I feel confident, feel prepared and I feel ready.Danny Salazar will continue his efforts to round back into form in the series opener for Cleveland. The right-hander has a 2.45 ERA over his last two starts while striking out 21 batters in just 11 innings.Tyler Duffey will start for the first time since Aug. 24 after a brief stint in Rochester. The right-hander has struggled in Minnesota this season to the tune of a 6.24 ERA in 115 1/3 innings. Duffey allowed five runs on eight hits in six innings his last time against the Indians, earning the victory on Aug. 3 at Progressive Field. ' ' '