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Cooper Cronk has backed forgotten man Billy Slater to come back stronger than ever next season and prove hes still the worlds best fullback.Cronk, who was named Four Nations man of the series after helping Australia recapture their world No.1 ranking from New Zealand early on Monday said his long-time Melbourne teammate is champing at the bit to get back out on the field after a shoulder injury ended his 2016 season.In Slaters absence Darius Boyd has excelled in the No.1 jersey for both Australia and Queensland and was named man of the match for his display in the 38-4 final win over New Zealand.Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga also said the spine of Boyd, Cronk, skipper Cameron Smith and Johnathan Thurston was the best he had ever seen in any team in his long career.However, Cronk said it was premature to write Slater off from the international scene, despite the champion fullback turning 34 next June.Hes one of the greatest fullbacks ever to play the game, Cronk said.Ive seen his battles, his progress and his battles and struggles over the last couple of years.Not to put any pressure on him as he will forge his own path.But if I was a gambling man then I would say Billy Slater will be back to his best any time soon.Cronks award caps off brilliant individual year for the halfback who was was also named joint Dally M Medal winner alongside Kiwi powerhouse Jason Taumalolo.It could have been a little bit nicer if we had won the grand final, Cronk said.But its been a good year personally and to win this is a fitting send off. Billy Williams Jersey . The Vikings announced Thursday that Priefer will be one of seven holdovers from the previous staff, along with offensive line coach Jeff Davidson, wide receivers coach George Stewart and others. Norv Turner will mark his 30th year of coaching in the NFL as the offensive co-ordinator, as widely reported for weeks, and George Edwards will be the defensive co-ordinator. Cole Hamels Jersey .S District Court against Major League Baseball, the Office of the Commissioner and his own union, the MLBPA. http://www.cubsauthentic.com/cubs-ernie-banks-jersey/ . - Derek Wolfe says hes finally healthy after suffering a seizure in November that doctors now believe was related to the spinal cord injury he suffered in the preseason. Carlos Zambrano Jersey . Thats about all he can do right now, so hes trying not to think about when he might be able to play again for the Los Angeles Lakers. Yu Darvish Jersey . Vettel was 0.168 seconds faster than Red Bull teammate Mark Webber around the Suzuka circuit. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was two tenths of a second off Vettel. "The car balance is decent, but I think we can still improve," Vettel said. ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Dennis Smith Jr. scored a career-high 24 points and N.C. State held off Saint Josephs for a 73-63 victory Monday in the third-place game of the Paradise Jam tournament.Torin Dorn added 19 points, Terry Henderson 15 and Abdul-Malik Abu had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Wolfpack (4-1), who overcame an 11-point deficit in the first half to lead by as many as 14 points.I think we just started really slow, N.C. State coach Mark Gottfried said. I dont know if it was because of last nights game (a 112-94 loss to Creighton in the semifinals Sunday). We didnt have a lot of zip early. But around the 12-minute mark of the first half, we really started to play. We got going, started to execute and our defense was better. Our guys really responded.Shavar Newkirk scored 23 points and Charlie Brown added 14 for the Hawks (3-2), who shot just 32.9 percent from the field (24 of 73) including 5 of 22 from 3-point range.Still, Saint Josephs managed to make N.C. State sweat in the closing minutes. Down 57-43 with less than 11 minutes remaining, the Hawks pulled to within six points three times, the last at 69-63 wiith 2:29 remaining.ddddddddddddBut Smith connected of a pair of free throws less than a minute later, followed by a Henderson dunk that pushed N.C. States lead back to double digits.We had some terrific numbers -- 22 offensive rebounds, 73 shots, eight turnovers, 10 for 12 from the foul line, Saint Josephs coach Phil Martelli said. Just terrific numbers. We just didnt have enough guys making shots.BIG PICTURESaint Josephs: Sophomore guard Lamarr Kimble struggled in Mondays game, missing his first 10 shots. He finished with three points on 1-of-15 shooting, including 1-of-7 3-pointers.N.C. State: Smith showed why he was voted the ACCs preseason rookie of the year and put on the leagues preseason first team. While not particularly effective shooting (6 of 15 from the field, 3 of 6 on 3-pointers), he made 9 of 10 from the free throw line and added eight assists.UP NEXTSaint Josephs: Takes a few days off, then hosts Temple on Nov. 30.N.C. State: Hosts fellow Paradise Jam participant Loyola-Chicago on Saturday. ' ' '