Thursday, August 25Canterbury Bulldogs ($2.15) v North Queensland Cowboys ($1.70), Belmore Sports Ground at 7:50pmBulldogs:?1. Will Hopoate 2. Brett Morris 3. Josh Morris 4. Kerrod Holland 5. Curtis Rona 6. Josh Reynolds 7. Moses Mbye 8. Aiden Tolman 9. Michael Lichaa 10. James Graham (c) 11. Josh Jackson 12. Greg Eastwood 13. David Klemmer Interchange: 14. Danny Fualalo 15. Tim Browne 16. Tony Williams 17. Raymond Faitala-Mariner.Cowboys:?1. Lachlan Coote 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Justin ONeill 4. Kane Linnett 5. Antonio Winterstein 6. Michael Morgan 7. Johnathan Thurston (c) 8. Matt Scott (c) 9. Ray Thompson 10. James Tamou 11. Gavin Cooper 12. Ethan Lowe 13. Jason Taumalolo Interchange: 14. Rory Kostjasyn 15. Coen Hess 16. Scott Bolton 17. Patrick Kaufusi.UBET verdict:?North Queensland has won five of their last six and the early money suggests theyll extend that record to six from seven.Enter your ESPNfootytips NRL selectionsFriday, August 26Melbourne Storm ($1.48) v Brisbane Broncos ($2.65), AAMI Park at 7:50pmStorm:?1. Cameron Munster 2. Suliasi Vunivalu 3. William Chambers 4. Ryan Morgan 5. Marika Koroibete 6. Blake Green 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Cameron Smith (c) 10. Tim Glasby 11. Kenny Bromwich 12. Tohu Harris Interchange: 13. Dale Finucane 14. Felise Kaufusi 15. Christian Welch 16. Nelson Asofa Solomona 17. Ben Hampton.Broncos:?1. Darius Boyd 2. Corey Oates 3. Tom Opacic 4. James Roberts 5. Jordan Kahu 6. Anthony Milford 7. Ben Hunt 8. Josh McGuire 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Adam Blair 11. Sam Thaiday 12. Matt Gillett 13. Corey Parker (c) Interchange:?14. Jarrod Wallace 15. Tevita Pangai Jnr 16. Jai Arrow 17. Alex Glenn.UBET verdict:?Early shoppers have latched onto Melbourne, who have the best record of any NRL club against the Broncos, winning 10 of their last 11 clashes.Enter your ESPNfootytips NRL selectionsSaturday, August 27Manly Sea Eagles ($3.00) v Canberra Raiders ($1.40), Brookvale Oval at 3pmSea Eagles:?1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Jorge Taufua 3. Lewis Brown 4. Dylan Walker 5. Brayden Wiliame 6. Matt Wright 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Api Koroisau 10. Nate Myles 11. Martin Taupau 12. Jamie Buhrer (c) 13. Jake Trbojevic (c) Interchange:?14. Matt Parcell 15. Josh Starling 16. Frank Winterstein 17. Siosaia Vave 18. Blake Leary.Raiders:?1. Jack Wighton 2. Edrick Lee 3. Jarrod Croker (c) 4. Joey Leilua 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Blake Austin 7. Aidan Sezer 8. Paul Vaughan 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Shannon Boyd 11. Josh Papalii 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Sia Soliola Interchange: 14. Kurt Baptiste 15. Luke Bateman 16. Clay Priest 17. Joe Tapine 18. Brenko Lee 19. Shaun Fensom.UBET?verdict:?Canberras unbeaten since early June and the tip is theyll stay that way. Good money for the Green Machine at the line too.Enter your ESPNfootytips NRL selectionsGold Coast Titans ($1.78) v Penrith Panthers ($2.05), Cbus Super Stadium at 5.30pmTitans:?1. Jarryd Hayne 2. Anthony Don 3. Josh Hoffman 4. Konrad Hurrell 5. Nene Macdonald 6. Tyrone Roberts 7. Ash Taylor 8. Luke Douglas 9. Nathan Peats 10. Ryan James 11. Zeb Taia 12. Chris McQueen 13. Greg Bird. Interchange:?14. David Shillington 15. Ryan Simpkins 16. Agnatius Paasi 17. Nathan Friend 18. David Mead 19. Leivaha Pulu.Panthers:?1. Matt Moylan (c) 2. Josh Mansour 3. Waqa Blake 4. Tyrone Peachey 5. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 6. Bryce Cartwright 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Leilani Latu 9. Peter Wallace 10. Suaia Matagi 11. Isaah Yeo 12. James Fisher-Harris 13. Trent Merrin. Interchange: 14. Sitaleki Akauola 15. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 16. Chris Grevsmuhl 17. Zak Hardaker 20. Moses Leota 21. Jeremy Latimore.UBET verdict:?Gold Coast has won and covered in their last two clashes, but the money trail suggests the Titans wont be getting it all their own way.Enter your ESPNfootytips NRL selectionsCronulla Sharks ($1.57) v Sydney Roosters ($2.40), Southern Cross Group Stadium at 7.30pmSharks:?1. Ben Barba 2. Sosaia Feki 3. Jack Bird 4. Ricky Leutele 5. Val Holmes 6. James Maloney 7. Chad Townsend 8. Andrew Fifita 9. Mick Ennis 10. Matt Prior 11. Luke Lewis 12. Wade Graham 13. Paul Gallen. Interchange:?14. Joseph Paulo 15. Chris Heighington 16. Jesse Sene-Lefao 17. Jayson Bukuya.Roosters:?1. Blake Ferguson 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Mitchell Aubusson 4. Shaun Kenny-Dowall 5. Latrell Mitchell 6. Connor Watson 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Jake Friend (c) 10. Dylan Napa 11. Boyd Cordner 12. Aidan Guerra 13. Sio Siua Taukeiaho Interchange: 14. Sam Moa 15. Isaac Liu 16. Ryan Matterson 17. Kane Evans.UBET verdict:?What a difference a month makes? Cronulla has won and covered in their last four encounters, but the Sharks have lost three straight and punters are deserting them.Enter your ESPNfootytips NRL selectionsSunday, August 28New Zealand Warriors ($1.35) v Wests Tigers ($3.25), Mt Smart Stadium at 2:00pmWarriors:?1. David Fusitua 2. Tuimoala Lolohea 3. Blake Ayshford 4. Solomone Kata 5. Manu Vatuvei 6. Thomas Leuluai 7. Shaun Johnson 8. Jacob Lillyman 9. Nathaniel Roache 10. Albert Vete 11. Bodene Thompson 12. Ryan Hoffman (c) 13. Simon Mannering Interchange:?14. Ata Hingano 15. Sam Lisone 16. Ben Matalino 17. James Gavet 18. Bunty Afoa.Tigers:?1. David Nofoaluma 2. Jordan Rankin 3. Tim Simona 4. Kevin Naiqama 5. Joshua Addo-Carr 6. Mitchell Moses 7. Luke Brooks 8. Aaron Woods (c) 9. Dene Halatau 10. Sauaso Sue 11. Josh Aloiai 12. Chris Lawrence 13. Elijah Taylor Interchange: 14. Kyle Lovett 15. Ava Seumanufagai 16. Tim Grant 17. Joel Edwards 18. Michael Chee Kam.UBET verdict:?New Zealand has won three of their last four home games against Wests and, even though both sides were soundly beaten last week, the Warriors will go in warm, well-backed favourties.Enter your ESPNfootytips NRL selectionsNewcastle Knights ($4.35) v South Sydney Rabbitohs ($1.22), Hunter Stadium at 4:00pmKnights:?1. Jake Mamo 2. Cory Denniss 3. Dane Gagai 4. Peter Matautia 5. Brendan Elliot 6. Jarrod Mullen 7. Trent Hodkinson (c) 8. Sam Mataora 9. Tyler Randell 10. Korbin Sims 11. Sione Matautia 12. Mitch Barnett 13. Jeremy Smith (c) Interchange: 14. Josh King 15. Daniel Saifiti 16. Jacob Saifiti 17. Pat Matautia.Rabbitohs:?1. Greg Inglis (c) 2. Alex Johnston 3. Hymel Hunt 4. Aaron Gray 5. Joe Burgess 6. Cody Walker 7. Adam Reynolds 8. George Burgess 9. Damien Cook 10. Thomas Burgess 11. John Sutton 12. Kyle Turner 13. Sam Burgess Interchange: 14. Jason Clark 15. Jack Gosiewski 16. Angus Crichton 17. Nathan Brown 18. Cameron McInnes 19. David Tyrrell 20. Zane Musgrove.UBET verdict:?Souths are the popular pick, which, given their form this past fortnight, is no surprise. Theyve also won their last six matches against Newcastle.Enter your ESPNfootytips NRL selectionsMonday, August 29Parramatta Eels ($1.65) v St George Illawarra Dragons ($2.25), Pirtek Stadium at 7:00pmEels:?1. Bevan French 2. Semi Radradra 3. Michael Jennings 4. Brad Takairangi 5. Michael Gordon 6. Clint Gutherson 7. Jeff Robson 8. Danny Wicks 9. Isaac De Gois 10. Tim Mannah 11. Manu Mau 12. Tepai Moeroa 13. Beau Scott Interchange:?14. Kaysa Pritchard 15. Kenny Edwards 16. Peni Terepo 17. Daniel Alvaro 18. David Gower.Dragons:?1. Josh Dugan 2. Kurt Mann 3. Euan Aitken 4. Tim Lafai 5. Jason Nightingale 6. Gareth Widdop (c) 7. Drew Hutchison 8. Leeson Ah Mau 9. Mitch Rein 10. Mike Cooper 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Joel Thompson 13. Jack de Belin Interchange: 15. Will Matthews 16. Jacob Host 17. Jake Marketo 21. 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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Manager Ned Yost was unsure what to expect from his starting pitcher.Jarrod Dyson had two hits, scored a run and stole a base in Jason Vargas first start in 14 months, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Saturday night to snap a five-game losing streak.Vargas, who was making his first start in 423 days after having Tommy John surgery on August 5, 2015, gave up a first-inning run on Melky Cabreras RBI single, but retired eight of the last nine batters he faced.He was a little better than I expected, Yost said. Its been 14 months since hes been on a major league mound and his first big league start since coming off Tommy John. I dont know how you have expectations on anything like that. You just want to go out, feel good and get through it and come off of it healthy, on a good note. I think we accomplished all those things tonight.Vargas said his stuff was very similar to his six minor league rehab starts.There were a couple of times where I got behind in some counts, (but) I think thats just part of being back out there, Vargas said. I felt pretty good about where I was able to throw the ball and how it went.Vargas was pulled after 52 pitches and three innings. Dillon Gee (7-8) replaced Vargas and held the White Sox to one run and five hits over 4 1/3 innings.Today is about Vargy coming back from TJ (Tommy John surgery), Gee said. Thats a big deal for him to come back and get a start again and come back healthy from that surgery. He did a great job. I just wanted to come in and hold it there.Dyson, who is 10 for 15 off White Sox starter Miguel Gonzalez (4-7), singled to lead off the first, advanced to second on Whit Merrifields bunt single, stole second and scored on Kendrys Morales sacrifice fly.Dyson, who extended his hitting streak to 10 games, also singled in the Royals two-run fifth. Hunter Dozier, who was making his second major league start, and Eric Hosmer delivered run-producing singles in the inninng, which Alcides Escobar opened with a triple.ddddddddddddHe got in a bind there, White Sox manager Robin Ventura said of Gonzalezs fifth inning. I thought he got out of some trouble. It could have been worse. I thought he pitched his way out of it and they ended up getting two.Avisail Garcias double, which struck the third base bag, scored Jose Abreu in the eighth for the final White Sox run. The White Sox went 2 for 9 with runners in scoring position and stranded eight runners.We had opportunities, Ventura said. We hit the ball pretty good, got some guys on base, just couldnt cash them in.Wade Davis worked a flawless ninth for his 25th save in 28 chances.MILESTONE REACHEDYost picked up his 1,000th career victory as a manager. He is the 62nd manager in big league history to reach that total. Youre 62 years old. I dont want to go home and drop dead of a heart attack at 999, Yost said and laughed. Id like to at least try to get to a thousand and then I can go any time after that.WANG OUTThe Royals designated RHP Chien-Ming Wang, who went 6-0 with a 4.22 ERA in 32 bullpen outings, for assignment. Wang won 19 games in back-to-back seasons, 2006-07 with the Yankees, before injuries derailed his career.TRAINERS ROOMWhite Sox: DH Justin Morneau has not played since Monday, when he hurt his neck swinging against the Indians. Old man neck, Morneau said. I just have to be patient with it. Morneau said if his neck keeps improving he would take some swings Sunday and maybe available Monday would be great. ... IF Tyler Saladino did not play after injuring his left calf Friday. Just a little tweak, so hes getting treatment, Ventura said.UP NEXTWhite Sox: LHP Jose Quintana is 0-2 with a 3.32 ERA in three starts against the Royals this season.Royals: LHP Danny Duffy is 0-1 with three no-decisions since an Aug. 21 victory over Minnesota. ' ' '