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SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. -- The Kelowna Rockets scored three unanswered goals in the third period to beat the Swift Current Broncos 4-2 in Western Hockey League action Tuesday. Zach Franko, Tyrell Goulbourne, Colton Heffley and Ryan Olsen each scored for Kelowna (23-3-2), which won its seventh straight and moved into a tie for the leagues best record with idle Portland. Zac Mackay and Tanner LaSann replied for the Broncos (19-12-3), who missed out on a chance to move ahead of Edmonton atop the Eastern Conference. Rockets goaltender Jordon Cooke finished with 24 saves, while Eetu Laurikainen did what he could with 40 saves for Swift Current. --- WHEAT KINGS 5 BLAZERS 2 BRANDON, Man. -- Rihards Bukarts had a pair of goals for the Wheat Kings, who scored three in the second period to beat Kamloops. Jesse Gabrielle, Peter Quenneville and Jayce Hawryluk had a goal each for Brandon (17-14-2). Jesse Shynkaruk and Eric Krienke each scored in the second for the struggling Blazers (6-21-4). Jordan Papirny made 31 saves in net for the Wheat Kings. At the other end of the ice, Cole Kehler stopped 26 shots. --- OIL KINGS 3 BLADES 1 SASKATOON -- Cole Bensons short-handed goal lifted Edmonton past the Blades. Henrik Samuelsson and Curtis Lazar also scored for the Eastern Conference-leading Oil Kings (20-9-1), who won their sixth straight. Nikita Scherbak had the lone goal for Saskatoon (10-21-3). Edmontons Tristan Jarry stopped just 19 shots, while Troy Trombley was far busier in Saskatoons net with 46 saves. --- HURRICANES 6 REBELS 0 LETHBRIDGE, Alta. -- Tyler Wong scored twice as the league-worst Hurricanes embarrassed Red Deer. Reid Duke, Riley Sheen, Reid Nemeth and Josh Derko each scored for Lethbridge (5-24-4), which scored twice in the first period despite being outshot 11-4. Taz Burman started for the Rebels (14-16-2) but was pulled after allowing all six goals on 27 shots. He was replaced by Grant Naherniak, who finished with six saves. Teagan Sacher, meanwhile, earned the shutout with 35 saves for Lethbridge. --- TIGERS 1 HITMEN 0 (OT) MEDICINE HAT, Alta. -- Logan McVeigh scored in overtime as the Tigers outlasted an intense game against Calgary. McVeigh scored just 27 seconds into OT for Medicine Hat (19-9-3), which went the entire game without a penalty. Tigers goaltender Daniel Wapple made 39 saves for the shutout. Chris Driedger meanwhile stopped 33 shots in net for the Hitmen (18-7-5). --- ICE 3 COUGARS 1 PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. -- Mackenzie Skapski was spectacular with 51 saves as Kootenay survived against the Cougars. Jagger Dirk, Jaedon Descheneau and Tim Bozon each scored for the Ice (17-15-2), who were outshot in every period. Jordan Tkatch broke Skapskis shutout bid at 13:22 in the second for Prince George (12-17-5) before the Ice scored three unanswered goals. Cougars goalie Ty Edmonds finished with 29 saves. --- GIANTS 3 ROYALS 2 VANCOUVER -- Travis McEvoy scored the winning goal in the second period to lift the Giants past Victoria. Trent Lofthouse and Tyler Morrison also scored for Vancouver (15-12-7), which led 2-0 after the first period. Ben Walker scored twice for the Royals (20-13-1), including once shorthanded. Giants goalie Payton Lee made just 14 saves, while at the other end of the ice Coleman Vollrath stopped 30 shots. --- THUNDERBIRDS 3 AMERICANS 1 KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Roberts Lipsbergs scored twice as Seattle beat Tri-City. Mathew Barzal had the other goal for the Thunderbirds (19-9-4). Lucas Nickles scored the only goal for the Americans (17-14-3). Danny Mumaugh turned back 22 shots for Seattle. Eric Comrie meanwhile had 29 saves in net for Tri-City. Puma Shoes Australia . -- The Anaheim Ducks have signed left wing Dany Heatley to a one-year deal, returning the 33-year-old unrestricted free agent to the Pacific Division. Puma Clearance Sale . -- Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf has been suspended two games for his hit from behind on Kevan Miller of the Bruins. http://www.wholesalepumaaustralia.com/. Felton pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a firearm. He admitted he knowingly had a large-capacity ammunition magazine and a semi-automatic pistol without a license. Puma Sneakers Australia . Hoffman, the former star closer, will evaluate and help co-ordinate all pitchers at Double-A, Triple-A and the big league team. Byrnes says Hoffman "will be a key part of finishing the development of our younger pitchers. Puma Mens Australia . The defending champions sent their preliminary list to FIFA on Tuesday, with coach Vicente del Bosque to announce the final 23-man squad on May 25. Costa is set to lead the attack in his native Brazil, with Atletico Madrid teammate David Villa and Chelseas Fernando Torres also included, while David de Gea replaces injured goalkeeper Victor Valdes.SEATTLE – The Blue Jays arrived at Safeco Field for Wednesdays series finale against the Mariners knowing the importance of leaving the Pacific Northwest with a victory. “You dont want to get swept, period, especially by a team thats ahead of you in the standings,” said Casey Janssen. “Is it a must-win? No. Is it an important game? Absolutely. Being one game back sounds a heck of a lot better than being three.” Janssens right. The term “must win” gets thrown around too much, anyway, but there is a sweeter smell to bolting Seattle down a game to the Mariners (and two to the Tigers, who beat the Pirates on Wednesday). Being three behind Seattle would carry with it a less appealing stench. With less than 40 games to go, this is one of those swing games in the standings. “I think this is a big game for us, I really do,” said manager John Gibbons. “You dont want to come in here and get swept. They shut us down pretty good the last two games. We made a little run late last night but we came up short. Its a big game for us. Its the team we came in here tied with. Its a big game for us.” After a 15-11 July, the Blue Jays are 3-8 in August. Theyve scored only 30 runs, an average of 2.7 runs per game. Thats not going to get it done. Part of the clubs recent struggles has to do with the quality of starting pitching its faced. Toronto hung close when last years Cy Young award winner, Max Scherzer, started for the Tigers on Saturday and came back to win against relievers Joe Nathan and Joba Chamberlain. On Sunday, the Jays trailed 5-0 in the sixth against David Price but slowly chipped away, tying the game off of Chamberlain with two outs in the ninth and then winning in a franchise-record setting 19 innings. Outings against Seattles “King” Felix Hernandez on Monday and Chris Young on Tuesday were less favourable. Baseballs daily grind is a blessing to players in this respect: theres no time to cling to the sorrow of a difficult loss the night before.dddddddddddd “I feel like every time this team wins a game, we could win 10 in a row and every time we lose, it stings a lot and you wonder if youre going to be able to get out of that rut the next day or not,” said Janssen. “We played a good series against Detroit and Im sure everyone was hoping that would carry over into this series. Say what you will about 19 innings and traveling across the country, the last two games havent gone our way. Credit those guys for their pitching performances.” Entering Wednesdays action, the Tigers and Mariners were on pace to win 87 games. The Orioles, the AL East leader, stood to achieve 93 victories. The Jays need to go 27-14 to win 90 games, 24-17 to win 87. The players focus is on winning series. “If we can take two out of three the rest of the way, well be in good shape,” said Janssen. “You dont want to get into breaking down the numbers because sometimes that can seem like a taller task than take the series, take the series, take the series and see where you end up at the end of the day.” What if the Jays lose in Seattle on Wednesday? What if they get swept in front of a hometown crowd in a faraway place? “The seasons not over,” said Janssen. No Change in Rotation Despite off days on Thursday, Monday and next Thursday, John Gibbons wont be changing the order of his starting rotation. There was some thought to giving the young kids, Drew Hutchison and Marcus Stroman, some extra down time, but that wont be happening. Stroman, Mark Buehrle and Hutchison will go as scheduled beginning on Friday when the Jays open a three-game set with the Chicago White Sox. J.A. Happ and R.A. Dickey will then start in the two-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers starting next Tuesday. ' ' '