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Joey Leilua and Jordan Rapana have kept Canberra in the hunt for a top-two NRL finals spot by leading a Blake Austin-less Raiders to a 44-30 win over Manly.Canberras Aidan Sezer left the field late with a shoulder injury on Saturday afternoon as the Raiders survived a late Sea Eagles comeback at Brookvale Oval.Canberra led 18-10 at the break thanks to two tries by Rapana, then two four-pointers to Leilua soon after halftime put the visitors well on track for their ninth straight win.Rapana scored three tries overall, as did Manlys Tom Trbojevic.Sam Williams filled in capably for Austin - who is out indefinitely due to a hand injury - alongside Sezer in the Raiders halves in the eight-tries-to-six win.Losing Sezer would be another significant blow for the Raiders.Melbourne have already cemented a top-two spot, and whether Canberra or Cronulla will join them in hosting a home qualifying final in the first week of the playoffs will likely be decided in next weeks matches.Wests Tigers host Canberra at Leichhardt, while Cronulla travel to Melbourne.Soft defence from Manly allowed Paul Vaughan score the games first try in the 10th minute. Rapana followed that up eight minutes later for a 12-0 lead.The Trbojevic brothers then combined to get Manly back in the game.Jake Trbojevic scored after Jack Wighton spilled a Matt Wright bomb.Tom Trbojevic then crossed out wide to peg the Raiders lead to just two points.Rapanas second try two minutes before the break gave the Raiders a 18-10 lead at the break.Edrick Lee and Jack Wighton also scored for the Raiders after halftime.Rapanas third try with a minute to go sealed the win, but only after second-half tries to Tom Trbojevic (two), Daly Cherry-Evans and Frank Winterstein gave Manly a hope of an upset win.Matt Grzelcyk Jersey . 10 VCU 85-67 on Thursday night at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The Seminoles (4-0) have scored at least 80 points in each of their games. Chris Wagner Bruins Jersey . Shot outdoors against the stunning backdrop of Banff, Alta., the networks 30-minute original production airs tonight at 8pm et/5pm pt on TSN2. The four All-Star teams will play for $100,000 in prize money during TSNs annual skins game, airing live this weekend on TSN from The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre. http://www.thebostonbruinshockey.com/david-pastrnak-hockey-jersey/ .J. -- Josh Cribbs was in the Pro Bowl in February and out of a job six months later. Phil Esposito Bruins Jersey . -- Jakob Silfverberg is making himself right at home with the Anaheim Ducks, scoring four goals in his first four games. Chris Wagner Jersey . Coach Mike Munchak says Fokou stretched ligaments in his left knee Oct. 13 against Seattle, which could keep out up to five weeks even though the linebacker didnt need surgery.RENO, Nevada -- Nevada and coach Brian Polian agreed to part ways Sunday after four seasons in which the Wolf Pack never broke .500 in Mountain West games.Polian, the son of former NFL executive and Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Polian, was 23-27 since replacing Hall of Fame coach Chris Ault. Ault retired after the 2012 season.A former assistant at Notre Dame, Stanford and Texas A&M, Polian wasnt able to recreate the success the Wolf Pack had under Ault. Polian guided Nevada to bowl games and 7-6 seasons in years two and three.The Wolf Pack slipped to 5-7 this season, and 3-5 in the Mountain West. Nevada did finish the season with a 45-10 victory against rival UNLV. Polian was 13-18 in conference games overall and never better than 4-4 in a season.This decision is about finding a new head coach who will help us win a championship, and who will continue to build and strengthen relationships within our department, our campus, our alummni and our great community, athletic director Doug Knuth said in a statement.dddddddddddd The support from those constituencies is vital to the success of building a championship program.Polian had one year left on his original five-year contract. His salary was $575,000 this season, according to USA Todays coaches salary database . Nevadas athletic budget ranks at the bottom of the 12-team Mountain West.Polians teams produced the two best Academic Progress Rate scores recorded by the program.I felt, and continue to feel, that we were building a solid foundation for this program, Polian said in a statement. However, this season was fraught with adversity and in the end, we did not win enough games. Like every coach, I understand that this is a business. I wish we would have produced better results in 2016. ' ' '