Three weeks after re-signing with North Queensland, veteran prop Ben Hannants NRL career appears over due to a chronic knee injury.North Queensland could not confirm an initial report that Hannant had told Cowboys officials on Tuesday night he would succumb to the long-term knee problem and retire.But Hannants sister Jess Bemrose on Wednesday posted a tribute to her brother on social media.So proud of my brother. Watching footy wont be the same any more, she posted on Facebook.The Cowboys said they were still waiting on a final medical assessment and had not yet spoken with the 31-year-old Hannant.Were not in a position to say anything, a Cowboys spokesman said.Two-time premiership winner Hannant looked set to run out for a 13th season when he committed in late October for another year.He featured in North Queenslands 2015 NRL premiership win and the Cowboys clearly saw him as a key to another title when they signed him again.Bens contribution to this team over the past two seasons can never be undervalued, Cowboys football manager Peter Parr said last month when Hannant signed the 12-month deal.In his time here, he has shown himself to be a consistent performer, hes professional and his experience from more than a decade playing professional rugby league at the highest level is something he has willingly passed on to our emerging forwards.North Queenslands forward depth already looked set to be tested in 2017 after Test prop James Tamou left for Penrith.Hannant played 245 NRL games, 12 State of Origins for Queensland and six Tests for Australia. 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He will miss league matches against Chelsea on Monday and West Ham on Dec.The Winnipeg Goldeyes had a chance to sweep a doubleheader for the second time this season Saturday night, but it just wasnt in the cards on a wet night in Indiana. Playing through a heavy mist at times, the Goldeyes lost 5-2 to the Gary SouthShore RailCats in Game 2 of Saturdays doubleheader. The split leaves Winnipeg three games back of the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks for first place in the American Associations North Division. The Goldeyes grabbed an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning off a Casey Haerther RBI double, but the RailCats answered back with two runs in bottom of the second inning. Winnipeg tied the game in the top of the fourth inning when Fehlandt Lentini touched home plate off a Nate Samson ground out, but Gary scored two runs again in the bottom of the fourth inning to retake the lead and added on another run an inning later. At the plate, Nick Liles went three-for-three in the second game and went six-for-six in the doubleheader. Goldeyes starter Ryan Sasaki took the loss in his Goldeyes debut. He allowed four runs, three of which were earned, in three innings of work. Ari Ronick got the win for Gary, while Ian Durham earned the save. The two teams will meet in the rubber match Sunday afternoon at U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Ind. at 2:10 p.m. Coverage on FAB 94.3 FM begins with 55 with Forney at 12:30 p.m. Goldeyes cool down RailCats in extra innings An error by the Gary SouthShore RailCats left the door unlocked and the Winnipeg Goldeyes smashed through it in extra inninngs.dddddddddddd Winnipeg scored three runs with two out in the top of the ninth inning to beat Gary 5-2 in Game 1 of Saturday nights doubleheader, which was scheduled to go seven innings. The Goldeyes win ended Garys eight-game winning streak. With one out in the top of the ninth, Mike Coles reached base for Winnipeg on an error by the RailCats shortstop Zac Mitchell. Coles stole second base and, after Amos Ramon struck out, scored on a single by Josh Mazzola. Nick Liles would then double in Mazzola and score on a single from Casey Haerther. Gary struck for two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning with two runs off Goldeyes starter Mark Hardy to start the scoring, as Zac Mitchell hit an RBI double for the RailCats and scored a batter later on a Chase Tucker single. Winnipeg tied the game half an inning later in the top of the sixth inning. After the Goldeyes loaded the bases with three consecutive singles, Haerther scored Ramon on a sac fly and Fehlandt Lentini singled to score Josh Mazzola. Liles, who entered the game as a pinch runner for an injured Leonard Davis, and Lentini each had three hits of Winnipeg, while Casey Haerther had two RBI. Brendan Lafferty pitched 2/3 of an inning of relief to earn the win, while Patrick Keating came in for the ninth inning for his seventh save of the season. Hardy turned in a quality start by giving up just two runs in six innings of work, while Chris Kissock had 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Boomer Potts suffered the loss for Gary. ' ' '