Star halfback Shaun Johnson has made light of a niggling thigh complaint with a brilliant solo try to help carry the Warriors to a 27-18 NRL victory over an under-manned Gold Coast in Auckland on Saturday.With 14 minutes to go and the home side up by only two points, Johnson received the ball 60 metres out and went on a weaving run to the tryline.Second-rower Bodene Thompson added the Warriors fourth try before halfback Cameron Cullen got a late consolation for the visitors.Johnson had the final say with a last-minute field goal.The win was an important one for the Warriors, with both sides having come into the latest round sitting two points outside the top eight.It allowed them to give back-rower Simon Mannering a fitting celebration for his 250th first-grade appearance.Mannering stood in as captain, with regular skipper Ryan Hoffman struck down by a virus.The Titans were forced into several injury-related changes, with co-captains William Zillman (foot) and Nathan Friend (hand), and up-and-coming half Ash Taylor (groin) among those withdrawn.They also lost Karl Lawton early in the second half, the 20-year-old centre stretched off on his NRL debut with a leg injury.That left them down to 15, with interchange forward Ryan Simpkins having gone off just before halftime with concussion.The Titans made a spectacular start as former Kiwi Josh Hoffman, moved to fullback for Zillman, gathered a grubber on his own line and raced away for a try in the second minute.Warriors centre Blake Ayshford replied with his own runaway effort after an intercept on his own 20m mark.The Titans targeted the oppositions right edge with their kicking game, and the tactic paid off when Nene Macdonald climbed high to pluck in a Tyrone Roberts cross-kick for a try.But the Warriors again tied up the game, winger Tuimoala Lolohea dotting down in the corner to make the score 10-10 at halftime.Roberts and Issac Luke traded penalties to keep the match locked up.Another Luke penalty put the Warriors ahead for the first time before Johnson scored what turned out to be the decisive try.Vans Old Skool White . The Redskins announced Monday that the quarterback who led the team to the Super Bowl championship in the 1987 season will serve as a personnel executive. Cheap Vans Shoes . Terms of the deal were not immediately available. The 26-year-old finished last season with Clevelands Triple-A affiliate in Columbus after signing with the Indians in August. http://www.vansshoesclearancesale.com/ . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence. Vans Old Skool Black Sale . Meanwhile, there were huge victories for Sunderland and West Ham over fellow relegation rivals, leaving the battle to avoid the drop up for grabs with the bottom 11 teams separated by just six points. Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres scored second-half goals to seal a fourth straight victory for Chelsea, which climbed above Arsenal and Manchester City in the standings ahead of their games on Monday and Sunday respectively. Vans Old Skool Black . -- Nathan Pancel scored twice as the Sudbury Wolves defeated the North Bay Battalion 4-2 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action.COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina coach Will Muschamp says backup cornerback Rico McWilliams has chosen to give up football.The 5-foot-11, 190-pound McWilliams is from Hampton, Georgia. He started 18 of 33 games the past three seasons, including 10 of 12 last year. But the senior was listed behind sophomore Rashad Fenton on the depth chart for South Carolinas opener at Vanderbilt on Thursday night.Muschamp said Monday it was unfortunate that McWillliams left, but it is what it is.dddddddddddd.Muschamp, when asked about McWilliams departure, said that football was a hard, tough game and if someone did not like lifting weights or practicing they would be better off flipping burgers.they would be better off flipping burgers