Sunshine Coast Rip's playoffs hopes slide and other top stories.

• Sunshine Coast Rip's playoffs hopes slide

  

  BASKETBALL: The Sunshine Coast Rip's hopes of reaching the Queensland Basketball League playoffs in its inaugural season took a hefty blow at Cairns on Friday night.The men's side was beaten 96-81 with Damon Heur (27 points) causing most of the damage.Rory Sutton (20 points) was top scorer for the visitor.The Rip's women's side was also beaten by Cairns, 75-64.Host's Rachel Pryor (20 points, 12 rebounds) starred while Rip's Ondrea Beasley made an impact (11 points, 12 rebounds).The Rip was due ..

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• Teenagers at shark hotspot feel safer with this on

  

  SURFING: Queensland's top young surfers are competing at Point Lookout, home to one of the best breaks in the state. It's also a notorious hotspot for sharks. But Anna Toohey and plenty of her mates are hitting the waves with confidence, because they're wearing Sharkbanz. "I feel really safe to be honest," the Caloundra teenager said. "I thought I saw a couple of splashes out the back but I was then like 'oh it's so good I'm wearing my Sharkbanz." The manufacturer says the device ..

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