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Its official - Parramattas NRL top-eight hopes are over after falling 34-14 to the Titans in Saturday evenings clash on the Gold Coast.In contrast, the seventh-placed Titans remain in sight of their first finals campaign in six years after a five-tries-to-three triumph in front of 15,273 fans at cbus Super Stadium.However, Parramatta coach Brad Arthur said there was still plenty to gain from their nightmare season.Our season may be over but we have standards and expectations - that is all we can judge ourselves on, he said.We have to ask ourselves at the end of the year did we maintain those standards or take the easy option?.The Eels had been holding onto hope that winning their remaining seven matches would keep them in the finals mix.In a year of lurching from controversy to controversy for Parramatta, Eels fans would still have been disheartened by the events of the past week.Wayward five-eighth Corey Norman watched from the Gold Coast sidelines after being suspended for eight weeks and fined $20,000 for a string of off-field incidents, including a conviction for drug possession.Parramatta were also taken over by a NSW government-appointed administrator on Tuesday in the wake of their salary-cap scandals which resulted in them being fined $1 million and docked 12 competition points.But the loss finally derailed the Eels unlikely finals run.Captain Beau Scott (ankle) was cut before the match while hooker Isaac De Gois (suspected knee) limped off in the 64th minute as Parramatta slid to third last on 12 points.Weve got probably three quarters of the salary cap sitting on the sidelines, Arthur said of their long list of unavailable players including playmaker Kieran Foran.We will just add them (De Gois, Scott) to the list.We will find some (back-up).If anything, I would rather them (injuries) this year than next year.Eels stand-in skipper Tim Mannah said it was pretty easy to ignore their off-field dramas.This is a resilient, tough group, he said.The attitude we have makes it a lot easier to deal with situations that look pretty messy from the outside.I think we will be better for it once we come through it.Happier days appear ahead for the Titans.They will back themselves to crack the top eight for the first time since 2010 after downing Parramatta - the first of three straight home fixtures.The Titans overcame the loss of suspended former NSW Origin player Greg Bird to book their second straight win.The Gold Coast may need to win just three of their remaining six games to guarantee a finals berth.Henry admitted many would be surprised by the Gold Coasts finals push after being dismissed as no chance by so-called pre-season experts.But the Titans mentor urged his side to keep the shocks coming.Everyone is surprised by our performances, but were not, Henry said ahead of two-straight home games.It (finals) is in our own hands. We have fought to be in that head space.Now we need to maintain it.A finals tilt would cap a remarkable Titans turnaround.Just last year the NRL took over control of the Titans in a nightmare 12-month period which also included the Daly Cherry-Evans backflip and a cocaine scandal.It (turnaround) is on the back of leadership, Henry said.Plus guys we have recruited are getting the job done (and) weve handled a bit of adversity with injuries.Its also about winning back fans by playing a brand of football that we are proud of.We will keep pushing.After trailing 14-4 at halftime, Parramatta cut the deficit to six points when prolific winger Bevan French crossed in the 58th minute for his 10th try of the season.But the Titans were not to be denied.Back-rower Chris McQueen bagged his double by the 71st minute before halfback Ash Taylors 40m intercept try in the dying moments iced the result.Gold Coast jumped to a 14-0 lead by the 19th minute after tries to Titans recruit Konrad Hurrell, Anthony Don and McQueen.Eels back-rower Ken Edwards put the visitors on the scoreboard running off Clint Gutherson in the 36th minute.Titans veteran hooker Nathan Friend (hamstring) left the field in the 34th minute in addition to the Eels rake de Gois (suspected knee issue) who limped off in the 64th. 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Fernando Valenzuela Youth Jersey . "Four now," Carl Gunnarsson told the Leaf Report proudly following a 5-2 victory over New York on Tuesday night, the clubs fifth straight at home. NEW YORK -- With the first part of the WNBA season winding down, the New York Liberty want to head into the Olympic break on a roll.Swin Cash scored a season-high 16 points and Tina Charles and Sugar Rodgers each added 14 to help the Liberty beat the Sun 83-76 on Sunday.We have two games left and you can either head into the Olympics on a high or on a low, Cash said. We want to get there rolling.New York trailed 66-65 midway through the fourth quarter before Brittany Boyds three-point play gave them a two-point lead. The Liberty (17-7) wouldnt relinquish that advantage the rest of the way.The Liberty, who are third in the AP WNBA power poll, were down 51-44 early in the third quarter before they got going. New York scored the first nine points during a 17-2 run, spanning the end of the third and the start of the fourth quarter.Connecticut went without a field goal for 8:30 during that stretch. The Liberty reserves played a big part in the burst as Amanda Zahui B. and Boyd were effective on both ends of the floor, scoring, blocking shots and stealing the ball. Boyds three-point play with 8:45 left in the fourth quarter capped the burst and gave New York its biggest lead of the second half -- 61-53.She found her stride. Knows her speciialty is transition.dddddddddddd She provided a spark for us in the second half, Charles said of Boyd. She came up with some big plays to help us take the lead.Connecticut (6-16) wouldnt go away, going up 66-65 on Jasmine Thomas runner with 5:07 left in the game.Chiney Ogwumike had 18 points and 10 rebounds for 11th-ranked Connecticut. Thomas added 16 points.The third-quarter players off the bench for New York made impacts. They were physical around the rim, Ogwumike said. They flexed their muscle and we didnt flex our back.The Liberty built a 24-16 lead early in the second quarter before the Sun scored 19 of the next 22 points to take a 35-28 advantage. Thomas shot just before the buzzer gave Connecticut a 39-36 advantage at the break.New York has two games left before the Olympic break playing a matinee game in Washington on Wednesday followed by a home matchup against Indiana on Thursday. Connecticut visits Dallas and Chicago before it goes on break.Its huge. We saw after the game that LA lost, Charles said. We know we can still get into the first one or two seeds. To win out would be really big for us. ' ' '