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The Cairns Taipans have completed a perfect week with Sunday nights 98-83 NBL thrashing of the Illawarra Hawks in Wollongong.Winless at the start of the week, the Taipans claimed their maiden season victory on Thursday against Melbourne United before overpowering the Hawks at WIN Entertainment Centre.Illawarra were playing their fourth game in nine days and were hoping to wrap up their own week with two wins after beating titleholders Perth on Friday.Cairns had their best shooting night of the season and one of the best by any team, hitting 55 per cent of their attempts.The Taipans led at every change and had six players in double figures, led by import Fuquan Edwin (15 points) and veteran forward Mark Worthington (15).Hawks guard Marvelle Harris finished with a game-high 19 and centre AJ Ogivly added 13.Illawarra got away to a positive start but were unable to contain the Taipans red-hot shooting (12 of 18) and fell behind 27-23 at quarter-time.It was a similar story in the second period, as the visitors continued to make shots to stretch the margin to double figures.Back-up guard Damon Heuir emerged as an unlikely offensive source for the Taipans, scoring 12 points off the bench to propel his team to a 52-41 half-time lead.The margin never got below six in the second half, as the Taipans confidently cruised to victory.The Hawks have a week to prepare for next Sundays round-five home game against Melbourne United, while the Taipans host the league-leading Sydney Kings next Saturday.We shot 32 per cent in our first three games and its been a lot better in the last two games, and it certainly makes it a lot easier when you make shots, Cairns coach Aaron Fearne said.Nate [Jawai] had his best game tonight, Mark has been good the last few games.It was tough with some of the injuries we had but you overcome the obstacles that come your way.Cairns guard Damon Heuir noted that there were a number of his teammates keeping the scoreboard ticking over.Different guys hit different shots tonight and that was a key factor, he said.Were a really close-knit team and that helped us in those first three games.Hawks coach Rob Beveridge was full of praise for the Taipans.Theyre as good as what weve played this season, he said.We mentally broke down at times and it really hurt us.Los Angeles Lakers Pro Shop . The Redskins announced Monday that the quarterback who led the team to the Super Bowl championship in the 1987 season will serve as a personnel executive. Custom Los Angeles Lakers Jerseys . - Chris Tierney snapped a tie with a power-play goal late in the third period as the London Knights rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Erie Otters 5-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Wednesday. https://www.lakersjerseycheap.com/ . Marincin has played in two NHL games so far this season with two penalty minutes. The 21-year-old has three goals, four assists and a plus-5 rating in 24 games with the American Hockey Leagues Oklahoma City Barons this season. Lakers Jerseys 2019 .J. Jefferson has been charged with assaulting his girlfriend. Lakers Jerseys China . President of baseball operations Larry Beinfest was fired Friday after 12 years with the Marlins. The move came as the team neared the end of its third consecutive last-place season in the NL East.Arizona Wildcats?football coach Rich Rodriguez made the tearful announcement Monday morning that offensive lineman Zach Hemmila died sometime Sunday night or early Monday. The cause of death is still not known.Rodriguez was joined by Arizona athletic director Greg Byrne, who said Hemmila, 22, ?passed away in his sleep last night. We were notified this morning.Byrne said Rodriguez notified the team Monday morning.We lost a great, young man, Rodriguez said. Everybody in our program is hurting ... I dont know any of the details.Rodriguez said he saw Hemmila Sunday night and they spoke after a meeting.Byrne said grief counselors will be available for the team.Hemmila, a Chandler, Arizona, native, played in all 13 games last season with six starts. He was competing for the starting center job. The Wildcats open the season Sept. 3 against BYU in Glendale, Arizona.dddddddddddd.Former Arizona All-America linebacker Scooby Wright III, now a rookie with the Cleveland Browns, sent a tweet that read Rest in peace big dawg.UCLA coach Jim Mora said Monday at training camp, Id like to start by offering the condolences to the University of Arizona who suffered a tremendous loss and the family of the young man who passed last night. Weve been through that here and we know what its like.Our thoughts and prayers and our hearts are with the University of Arizona and Rich Rod and the young mans family. Its just horrible and if there is anything we can do for them, we will certainly be here to support them.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '