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Cronullas Sam Tagataese has declared himself fit and raring for a tilt at a maiden Sharks NRL premiership, coach Shane Flanagan backing the forward by naming him on an extended bench.Tagataese hasnt played since suffered a shoulder injury in the round 22 loss to Canberra, and his anticipated return would add some considerable punch to the Sharks pack from the bench.The hard-running interchange prop has trained in both of the Sharks sessions since their preliminary final win over North Queensland on Friday and says hes ready to take on Melbourne at ANZ Stadium in Sundays decider.I am 100 per cent good to go. I have no doubts, Tagataese told AAP.(Selection) history says I might be in there but it really comes down to Flanno (Sharks coach Shane Flanagan) and what he feels the team needs on Sunday.Tagataese is expected to be named by Flanagan in an extended grand final squad on Tuesday. Flanagan has until an hour before Sundays 7.15pm kick-off to name his final 17.Sharks skipper Paul Gallen is keen on having Tagataese in his side.If you have a fit Sam Tagataese ready to go, a 115kg wrecking ball for a short amount of time, I would like to play with him, Gallen said.He has to be fit and ready in his own mind to go but if he tells Flanno that and Flanno picks him I will be happy for him to be there.Gallen continues to be troubled by a back injury but will be right for Sunday. He will skip the Dally M awards on Wednesday night to make sure his back is rested.The back is okay, sitting in a chair for five hours wouldnt be ideal preparation, Gallen said.I will rest up. I will do the captains run and come Sunday I will be fine.Joseph Paulo continues to recover from a knee injury and has joined Tagataese on the bench where Kurt Capewell has also been named but is looking like this years grand final heartbreak story.Capewell played in both of Cronullas finals victories over Canberra and North Queensland, making a huge 39 tackles against the Raiders.While Tagataese is the only likely change for the Sharks from their preliminary final win over North Queensland, Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy has named the same 17 from their victory over Canberra and also an extended bench of Young Tonumaipea, Slade Griffin, Matt White, Felise Kaufusi and Ryan Morgan.Teams:Cronulla: Ben Barba, Sosaia Feki, Jack Bird, Ricky Leutele, Valentine Holmes, James Maloney, Chad Townsend, Andrew Fifita, Michael Ennis, Matt Prior, Luke Lewis, Wade Graham, Paul Gallen. Bench: Gerard Beale, Chris Heighington, Sam Tagataese, Jayson Bukuya, Kurt Capewell, Joseph Paulo.Melbourne: Cameron Munster, Suliasi Vunivalu, Will Chambers, Cheyse Blair, Marika Koroibete, Blake Green, Cooper Cronk, Jesse Bromwich, Cameron Smith, Jordan McLean, Kevin Proctor, Tohu Harris, Dale Finucane. Bench: Kenny Bromwich, Tim Glasby, Christian Welch, Ben Hampton, Young Tonumaipea, Slade Griffin, Matt White, Felise Kaufusi, Ryan Morgan.Air Max 97 Silver Bullet For Sale . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. Air Max 97 Ultra 17 Red . Pierce was ejected in the third quarter of Indianas 103-86 win Monday. George Hill stole a bad pass and was going in for a layup, and Pierce hustled back and appeared to be trying to wrap him up. http://www.outletairmax97.com/ .500 on the season. 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Zetterberg has 11 goals and 19 assists for a team-high 30 points, and Datsyuk has a team-high 12 goals and 11 assists.NEW YORK -- LeBron James had little to say about his choice of hotels and even less about Phil Jacksons choice of words.James and his teammates made their statement loudly on the court.James scored 25 points, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love also surpassed 20, and the Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the New York Knicks 126-94 on Wednesday night.It was the first meeting since James was angered when Jackson referred to his friends and business partners as a posse last month in an ESPN interview. James refused to answer questions about the Knicks president, who watched the game from his usual seat a few rows back of center court.Im motivated for the love of the game, Im motivated by the process, Im motivated knowing that my kids are watching me tonight on national television, James said. So I dont need much more.The Cavs, who didnt stay together in New York after James and some other players opted against staying in the teams Donald Trump-branded hotel, won their second straight after a three-game skid.Irving led Cleveland with 28 points and Love scored 21, 16 in the first quarter, in Clevelands eighth straight victory over New York.Were going to go through skids, were not the perfect team, Irving said. But we also know what we have as a team when we collectively come together and its a beautiful thing.Brandon Jennings scored 16 points for the Knicks, who had their four-game winning streak snapped and lost for the just the third time in 10 games. He started for Derrick Rose, who missed his first game of the season with lower back pain.The Cavs made 22 3-pointers in 40 attempts.They played unbelievable and made all those shots, Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis said. Its really hard to stop a team like that.James and Love outscored Porzingis and Carmelo Anthony 46-20.Tristan Thompson grabbed 20 rebounds for the Cavs. They played without guard J.R. Smith, who returned to Cleveland for additional testing after hyperextending his left knee Monday in Torontoo.ddddddddddddLove and Irving made consecutive 3-pointers to kick off a 20-4 spurt that extended a one-point lead to 34-17 and the Knicks never really recovered. They trimmed it to nine late in the first half, but James had a ferocious dunk during the Cavs run of six straight points, and another burst to open the second half pushed it to 71-48 on Irvings 3-pointer.TIP-INSCavaliers: It was a rough first quarter for former Knicks guard Iman Shumpert, who missed a layup and a breakaway dunk, when he appeared to hurt his hand after hitting it on the rim. ... Irving came in averaging 28.4 points in five games at MSG, his highest in any arena.Knicks: Anthony was presented with his USA Basketball Olympic championship ring before the game. He shared USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year award earlier Wednesday with Kevin Durant after winning his record third gold medal in Rio. ... Former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy, working the game for ESPN, got a big ovation when shown on the overhead video screen.LEBRONS LODGINGJames said the decision not to stay at the Trump SoHo was a personal preference and not a political statement. He said it was the first time he hadnt stayed in the team hotel -- some other players also changed hotels -- though he did ride the team bus as usual to the morning workout.BAD BACKRose left the Knicks victory over Miami on Tuesday in the third quarter and was still feeling pain when he arrived Wednesday to meet with team doctors, who sent him for an MRI exam to make sure there was nothing structurally wrong.UP NEXTCavaliers: Host Miami on Friday. The Cavaliers have won the last three meetings in Cleveland.Knicks: Visit Sacramento on Friday to open a five-game trip in the West. The Knicks just beat the Kings here on Sunday, 106-98.---Follow Brian Mahoney on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Briancmahoney ' ' '