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North Queensland have ruled out any off-season panic buying despite veteran prop Ben Hannants retirement further draining their NRL forward depth.Two-time premiership winner Hannant, 31, confirmed on Thursday that he would draw the curtain on his 12-season NRL career due to a chronic knee injury.Hannants retirement is a further blow to a Cowboys pack already hard hit by the departure of Test prop James Tamou to Penrith.But Cowboys coach Paul Green said he would see who became available on the player market but there were no alarm bells ringing.We will look to fill a front row position with Ben making the decision to retire, but I am pretty comfortable with where we are at, he said.We are in a good position in that we have got spots on our roster and money in our cap.Historically there are always guys who come onto the market between now and season kick-off ...and cash is king - but I am very comfortable with the squad.Green said he would look for Sam Hoare and Patrick Kaufusi to step up in bench forward Hannants absence.I didnt want to rush into any decision for that position (prop) because we have got some good young guys coming through, he said.Foos (Kaufusi) has a taste for it now, Hoare was going well until he got injured last year and I dont want to roadblock those guys.But in saying that we will look at anyone who becomes available.News broke this week that Hannant had told Cowboys players on Tuesday night that he would retire due to injury.The announcement came barely three weeks after Hannant had signed a 12-month contract extension.Hannant said on Thursday that he made the tough decision after off-season knee surgery.After my latest surgery, I was spending a lot of time wondering if I could go around for another year rather than knowing that I could, and that was a big thing for me, he said.Ive always given 100 per cent and I didnt want to let my teammates down during the season.Also, family considerations were a big part of the decision - I want to be running around with my kids as they grow up.Hannant played 245 NRL games, 12 State of Origins for Queensland and six Tests for Australia.He will pursue a media career.Gardner Minshew II Youth Jersey . 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A pair of prominent pitchers return to their old homes, with Zack Greinke (12-4) going for Arizona at Dodger Stadium and Drew Pomeranz (10-10 overall) up for Boston in San Diego.HOMECOMING IN THE QUEEN CITYAll-Star outfielder Jay Bruce returns to Cincinnati for the first time since the Reds sent him to the Mets at the Aug. 1 trade deadline. Before the game, the Reds plan to honor Bruce and his wife, Hannah, on the field. After a slow start in New York, Bruce has come on lately. He has two homers and four RBI in his last three games. Robert Stephenson (2-0) attempts to become the first Reds pitcher since Wayne Simpson in 1970 to win his first three major league starts.BACK IN TOP FORM?Longtime aces Felix Hernandez (9-5, 3.48 ERA) and Cole Hamels (14-4, 2.91) look to rebound from lackluster outings when Seattle opens a series against Texas. Hernandez allowed six earned runs over four innings in a loss to the Rangers last Wednesday, while Hamels gave up six runs in 4 1/3 innings against the Mariners on Tuesday.LETS GET WILDCardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright (9-8) tries to snap his four-game losing streak at Pittsburgh in the opener of a three-game series with NL wild-card implications. Rookie right-hander Chad Kuhl (3-2, 3.70) goes for the slumping Pirates (67-67), who have dropped six in a row to fall 3 1/2 games behind St.dddddddddddd Louis in the race for the leagues final playoff spot.YOU AGAINTigers right-hander Justin Verlander (14-7, 3.30 ERA) and White Sox lefty Chris Sale (15-7, 3.10) square off for the second time in six days. They handed a tie game to the bullpens last Wednesday, when Detroit won 3-2 on Tyler Collins sacrifice fly in the ninth. Verlander is 7-1 with a 2.05 ERA in his last 12 starts, while Sale is 1-5 over his past nine despite a 3.43 ERA.GOING TO THE BULLPENThe first-place Indians, who have won six straight, will lean on their bullpen when they open a four-game series with Houston. Right-hander Mike Clevinger will start but is expected to go only a couple of innings in what will be a game pitched by relievers. Right-hander Josh Tomlin, removed from the rotation, could also be used early in the game.BRAVE NEW DAYPerhaps few folks have noticed, but the last-place Braves (54-83) have won six in a row and eight of 10 heading into their series at Washington. Center fielder Ender Inciarte has a 15-game hitting streak, and slugger Freddie Freeman has reached base safely in 27 straight games -- the longest active streak in the mder (14-7, 3.30 ERA) and White Sox lefty Chris