KELOWNA, B.C. - The Portland Winterhawks will play for the Ed Chynoweth Cup for the fourth year in a row after defeating the Kelowna Rockets 7-3 on Friday in Western Hockey League playoff action. Brendan Leipsic had a pair of goals for the Winterhawks, who took the best-of-seven Western Conference final 4-1, while Taylor Leier scored once and set up two more. Chase De Leo, Keegan Iverson, Dominic Turgeon and Mathew Dumba also scored for Portland and Oliver Bjorkstrand tacked on three assists. Jesse Lees, Justin Kirkland and Tyson Baillie supplied the scoring for the Rockets, who won Game 1 before dropping four straight. Corbin Boes made 35 saves for the Winterhawks as Jordon Cooke turned away 34-of-41 shots in defeat. Leipsics night came to an early end when he was assessed a five-minute major and game misconduct for spearing at 16:27 of the third period. Portland will face the winner of the Medicine Hat Tigers-Edmonton Oil Kings series. Edmonton leads the series 3-1 with Game 5 scheduled for Saturday. . Neither player was available Saturday for the Knicks 107-98 loss in Atlanta. "Were going in a different direction and weve got to figure out another spot or two for our ballclub," coach Mike Woodson said before the game. . The defeat leaves the 41-year-old Nestor to concentrate on the mixed-doubles event after winning 12 straight matches and winning Australian titles in Brisbane and Sydney with two different partners. "This was a little bit of a let down, but all credit to them," said Nestor.
http://www.cheapbluejaysjerseysauthenti ... rti-jersey. Onyshko, from Minnedosa, Man., will compete in artistic gymnastics while Hanet, from Kelowna, B.C., will compete in lawn bowling as a para-athlete. "It is exciting that our Canadian athletes are starting to arrive at the Games Village," said Chantal Petitclerc, Canadas Chef de Mission. . -- The Orlando Magic have made no secret that the future of their franchise will depend on how well they can develop their young players. . A broadcast source said the deal is for five years. The agreement calls for a minimum of 17 regular-season games as well as the East and West Division finals being broadcast annually on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNEWS.OAKLAND, Calif. - Stephen Curry had 34 points and nine assists, and the Golden State Warriors rallied from an early 17-point deficit to beat Oklahoma City 114-109 on Thursday night after Thunder star Kevin Durant left with a sprained right ankle.Durant scored a season-high 30 points on 10-for-13 shooting in a spectacular first half that ended with him stepping on Marreese Speights foot. The Thunder said Durant had a mild ankle sprain, and the NBA MVP did not return.Oklahoma City had won seven straight games, which was the longest active streak in the league after Memphis snapped Golden States 16-game winning streak Tuesday night.Curry added seven rebounds, and Klay Thompson scored 19 points for the Warriors, who played without injured centre Andrew Bogut (right knee) and forward David Lee (left hamstring) again.Russell Westbrook led the Thunder with 33 points.PELICANS 99, ROCKETS 90HOUSTON (AP) — Anthony Davis had 30 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks to lead New Orleans over Houston.The Pelicans trailed by one early in the fourth quarter before using a 7-0 run to take a 79-73 lead and they didnt trail again. Ryan Anderson scored the last five points in that spurt to help New Orleans snap a six-game skid in Houston.Jrue Holiday added 16 points with 10 assists for New Orleans and Anderson had 16 points.James Harden scored 21 and Dwight Howard had 17 points with 13 rebounds for the Rockets, who lost for just the second time in nine games.Harden entered leading the NBA in scoring and had scored more than 40 points in two of his last three games. But he had a tough night by his standards and made just eight of 23 shots.BULLS 103, KNICKS 97CHICAGO (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored a career-high 35 points and Chicago beat New York in a game missing All-Stars Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony.Playing without Rose, whho sat out with an illness, the Bulls got another strong game from Butler.dddddddddddd He was 11 of 21 from the floor with four 3-pointers, five rebounds, seven assists and four steals.Still, the Bulls had trouble shaking a short-handed New York team thats lost three straight and 13 of 14.Pau Gasol scored 20 points for Chicago, which went on a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter to take an 87-77 lead.The Knicks were led by Tim Hardaway Jr., who had 23 points and five 3-pointers.Anthony was sidelined with a sore left knee. New York also was without Andrea Bargnani (right hamstring), Cleanthony Early (right knee), Iman Shumpert (left shoulder) and J.R. Smith (left foot).BUCKS 108, KINGS 107SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Knight scored 20 points and Milwaukee spoiled DeMarcus Cousins return to the struggling Sacramento Kings.With their inside game lacking due to missing players, the Bucks shot well from the perimeter for much of the night in winning their third in four games. They went 10 of 14 from 3-point range in the first half and made 13 overall from beyond the arc.O.J. Mayo and Jared Dudley added 19 points apiece for Milwaukee, outscored 48-26 in the paint.Playing for the first time in more than three weeks, Cousins looked fatigued at times but still had 27 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in nearly 33 minutes for the Kings.He missed a 15-foot jumper at the buzzer that would have won it.Cousins sat out 10 straight games with viral meningitis, and the Kings went 2-8 in his absence. He last played Nov. 26 at Houston.Ben McLemore scored 22 points, and Rudy Gay had 20 points and nine rebounds. Sacramento has dropped five straight and 10 of 12.The Kings were playing their second game since the surprise firing Sunday of coach Michael Malone, who was replaced by interim coach Tyrone Corbin. ' ' '
