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The Queensland Firebirds are hopeful of entering netballs new era with the core of players who etched their names into trans-Tasman history in thrilling fashion on Sunday.The Firebirds became the only team to claim back-to-back titles by beating the NSW Swifts 69-67 in a double-overtime grand final nailbiter in the last - and surely greatest - match in the competitions nine-year history.It is Queenslands third crown, making them the most successful side in the trans-Tasman era ahead of next years launch of an eight-team all-Australian league.Firebirds coach Roselee Jencke believed the Firebirds could withstand an expected recruitment frenzy from cashed-up new franchises backed by AFL and NRL clubs and keep their dominance rolling.(The players) know how theyve built a really strong, tight-knit group. I think they do want to be able to keep pursuing success and excellence, Jencke said.There might be a few changes but we just need to see what happens in the off-season. We wont have long, it all starts pretty quickly.For now, the Firebirds are celebrating a second successive grand final thriller over the Swifts in what is emerging as one of Australian sports most compelling rivalries.They did it despite a bad case of the yips from their star shooter Romelda Aiken, who made just 63 of her 89 attempts on goal at an uncharacteristically low 70 per cent.Despite becoming the first player in the history of the trans-Tasman competition to surpass 5000 goals, Aiken was well below her season average accuracy of 87.5 per cent and was seemingly rattled by NSW enforcer Sharni Layton, who kept her in check.But the Jamaican finished brilliantly, draining the winning shot under the ring to elicit a huge roar from the sold-out crowd of 10,312 at Brisbane Entertainment Centre - the biggest attendance for a match in Queensland, and the third-biggest in trans-Tasman netball.Jencke said the magnitude of the occasion got to Aiken.Shes our spearhead and with that comes pressure, she said.We just needed to keep the positivity there. 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Darius Rucker might be singing I only wanna be with you more often.The 50-year-old lead singer of Hootie And The Blowfish told ESPN on Monday that he is now a partner in a company called MGC Sports, which represents golfers, football players and coaches.Rucker was approached by Alan Bullington, who had recently merged his sports agency, One Degree Management, with MGC, a law firm that has offices in the Southeast.I said, jokingly to him, You want to work with us? Bullington said. And he said, You arent serious, are you?Rucker was looking to engage himself in a new challenge, with the desire of reducing his performances from 100 dates a year to about 30. A lifelong sports fan, Rucker thought the agency business was a fit.If I didnt see Jay Z crushing it in the business like he is, I probably wouldnt have done it, Rucker said. But I think I have a lot to offer.Rucker will be able to do whatever he needs to do to score golf clients to add to the firms current base of Ben Crane, Troy Merritt, Steve Stricker and Kenny Perry, among others.It will be harder to score football clients, as Rucker, who isnt a licensed agent with the NFLPA, will only be able to meet with a prospective client in an office on the subject of marketing.Rucker has always had a fondness for football and golf. He is a Miami Dolphins fan; he recently could be found inside the ropes at the Ryder Cup, and he attended Arnold Palmers funeral.The sports agent business iis definitely a cutthroat business, Rucker said.dddddddddddd I think I have a lot to offer, coming from my upbringing to where I got to. Were not going to be that firm that offers $100,000 marketing guarantees as loans, but I think were going to get the right kids.Rucker said the firm is positioned to do well in football, thanks to being close to Southeast powers Clemson, South Carolina and NC State. He said they can do well signing third- and fourth-round talent that plays in the league for a decade. In golf, Rucker said the big marketing money is focused at the top.After Hootie and the Blowfish, which he started at the University of South Carolina in 1986, Rucker started his solo career in R&B and moved into country music in 2008.Said Rucker: Im going to be really involved. I will be one phone call away if a client needs some advice or needs me to be at their game.While Jay Zs Roc Nation Sports has signed big-time clients like Dez Bryant, Robinson Cano, Kevin Durant, Ndamukong Suh and Yoenis Cespedes, among others, the road has been rougher for Lil Wayne, who started his sports agency, Young Money Sports. His two clients are Florida State linebacker Reggie Northrup, who hasnt caught on with an NFL team, and Terrance Ferguson, who signed with him after turning pro and going to Australia over college. ' ' '