conversations I have with them are about playing.Frazier praised

Melbourne are on track to notch the most NRL regular season wins in 21 years but Craig Bellamy warns itll mean little if they dont add a third premiership.The Storm will become the first team since 1995 to record 20 regular round wins in a 24-game home-and-away season if they can win their last three games against Manly, Brisbane and Cronulla.Sitting on 17 wins and in top spot, Bellamys team would become the first time since Manly in 1995 to reach the 20-win mark.The Storm know about consistent winning.The 2006 and 2007 Melbourne teams both won the minor premiership with 20 and 21 wins respectively, but they were both later struck from the record books because of the salary cap scandal.Parramatta also notched 20 victories in 2001, however each side played 26 regular round games that year.The Storm are also on the verge of a host of other special achievements, according to Fox Sports Stats, including:* becoming the best defensive team in the NRL era (post-1998). The Storm have conceded an average of 12 points this year and could better the mark set by the 2007 (11.54) and 2008 (11.75) Storm sides (both tarred by the cap scandal);* becoming just the third team in the NRL era to concede less than 50 tries. In their 21 games this season, they have let in 42 four-pointers;* becoming the sixth team in history to hold four or more opponents to zero points in a season. They have held three teams to nil this year.And while all of that has the Storm pointing in the right direction, Bellamy said it could count for naught.We want to take advantage of where we are at, Bellamy said.The guys have done a great job to get into the position that we are but unless you take advantage of that and perform well, it wont mean too much.The Storm this week bunkered down in Sydney following Mondays loss to Canberra because of their five-day turnaround.The Sea Eagles have been boosted by the return of Nate Myles and Matt Parcell.Despite being out of finals contention, Manly coach Trent Barrett said Tom Trbojevic (ankle) and Jorge Taufua (shoulder) would not be rested in the final three weeks, despite requiring season-ending surgery.Its important to finish well, weve been particularly good over the last two months, and the last two games were really unlucky, Barrett said.(Their final fixtures) are really important and this one in particular.STATS THAT MATTER* Manly have won just three games at Brookvale Oval this season, currently their fewest wins at their home ground in a season since winning two of five in 1965.* Manly are making the second-least amount of errors (9.5 per game) and the equal second-least errors in its own half (2.2).* Melbournes 22-8 loss to Canberra on Monday was its biggest loss of the season and the most points they have conceded in a game this year.Source: Fox Sports Stats Nike Air Max 1 2022 .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final. 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CHICAGO --?White Sox?manager Robin Ventura declined to address a report that he will step down from the job and be replaced by bench coach Rick Renteria next season.In an odd scene after Chicagos ?6-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night, general manager Rick Hahn declined interview requests, and White Sox players claimed they hadnt heard about the report or Venturas status.The Chicago Sun-Times reported?during the game that Ventura, who is in the last year of his contract, would not return after five seasons and that Renteria, a former manager of the?Chicago Cubs, would take over.Weve been over this, Ventura said. Ill talk at the end of the year.Hahn relayed a message through a team spokesman that he would answer questions at a press conference Monday scheduled by the team.You guys are telling me something I havent even heard about, third baseman Todd Frazier said, adding that I love Robin. I love him to death. Hes a good manager, for sure.Right-hander James Shields, who allowed two-run homers to Byron Buxton and Jorge Polanco to lose his major-league-tying 19th game, had high praise for the 49-year-old Ventura.Hes one of the better managers Ive been around, and Ive been around some really good ones, Shields said. To be honest with you, thats the first time Im hearing this. But Robin is a good man, a good manager.Earlier this season, Ventura said he wanted to return in 2017 ddespite a fourth straight losing season and five years without a playoff berth.dddddddddddd But Ventura then backtracked on that statement after USA Today reported Wednesday that the front office wanted to retain him but Ventura hadnt committed.Ventura sidestepped numerous questions about the issue after the game Saturday and said he hadnt discussed his future with the players.No, I havent talked to them about anything. Were still playing, Ventura said. All the conversations I have with them are about playing.Frazier praised the 54-year-old Renteria, who went 73-89 in one season with the Cubs in 2014. The White Sox hired him before this season.Ricks a great guy, man, Frazier said. Hes bilingual, which is great. Hes been a manager before. But like I said, its not my right to say anything. I havent heard anything, and thats basically up to our brass, so Im not going to get in trouble.Saturdays listless defeat continued a theme of inconsistency surrounding this years team, which started 23-10. Theyre 55-73 since.I feel bad that I wasnt able to do more for him. I know guys in here feel the same way, catcher Alex Avila said. We were a team that was expected to win coming into spring training, and we didnt do that.The Associated Press contributed to this report.? ' ' '