An ugly losing streak is in the past, but the Toronto Maple Leafs wont breathe easy for too long. Theyll look to build on a much-needed victory while trying to avoid a fifth consecutive defeat to the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. Listen to the action live on TSN Radio 1050 at 5pm et/2pm pt. Coming off an embarrassing 9-2 home loss to Nashville two nights earlier, Toronto (10-8-2) managed to momentarily right the ship by snapping a three-game slide with Thursdays 5-2 victory over Tampa Bay. Sometimes you have to accept that the hockey gods are going to be against you, and thats what we believed (Tuesday), said coach Randy Carlyle, who came under fire again after his team yielded 15 goals in the previous two games. There was nothing we could do to take it back, he added. We sure didnt want to have something bad happen to our hockey club (Thursday), and I think they were rewarded for their hard work. James van Riemsdyk scored two of Torontos three second-period goals and Jonathan Bernier made 26 saves to bounce back after he was pulled for yielding three goals on 12 shots Tuesday. It was nice for us to put that little streak, whatever you want to call it, the bad play behind us, van Riemsdyk said. Now we have to build on this and find some consistency. Bernier will make his third straight start in goal this evening. Stringing together victories isnt uncommon for the Maple Leafs, who have won three in a row twice this season. However, with Carlyle under scrutiny and a fervent fan base expecting more from a club thats reached the playoffs once in nine seasons, Toronto likely cant afford to regress. Wed love to be able to be more consistent, Carlyle said. (Thursday), hopefully that was a starting point for us, but by no means do we think were over the hump. Were going to play a Detroit Red Wing hockey club that really dominated us the last time they were in this building. Then, we went to Detroit and lost on a tough play. Johan Franzen had two goals and Henrik Zetterberg recorded four assists in Detroits 4-1 victory at Toronto on Oct. 17. The next night, Zetterberg scored with 10 seconds left in overtime to hand the Maple Leafs a 1-0 defeat. We owe them, Carlyle said. That was our message after the game. Van Riemsdyks gone without a point in three straight against the Red Wings (10-4-5), but has five goals with six assists in 10 games this month. Teammate Phil Kessel has been blanked throughout Torontos 0-3-1 slide against Detroit, which can sweep a three-game trip after winning 4-3 at Winnipeg on Thursday. Tomas Tatar had two goals and Franzen scored his fourth in six games to help the Red Wings overcome a 2-0 deficit. With a power-play goal Thursday, Detroit is 10 for 31 in the last seven contests. I like the team, coach Mike Babcock told the Red Wings official website. I think weve got a chance to be a good team, I keep telling the guys that. Detroit is 0 for 23 with the man advantage over its last seven with Toronto, but has won five of those meetings. Zetterberg has recorded none of his team-leading 17 points in his last three games, but has two goals and seven assists in his last five against the Maple Leafs. Jimmy Howard, who was rested Thursday after making 28 saves in a 5-0 win at Columbus two nights earlier, has a 1.72 goals-against average during a 3-0-1 stretch versus Toronto. Projected Leafs Lines vs Red Wings Forwards van Riemsdyk - Bozak - Kessel Komarov - Kadri - Santorelli Winnik - Holland - Clarkson Panik - Smith - Leivo Defence Phaneuf - Franson Gardiner - Polak Rielly - Robidas Goaltender Bernier Reggie Lewis Jersey .Bacca took advantage of Cristian Alvarezs hesitation to head a lobbed pass over the goalkeeper and then used his feet to roll the ball into an empty net in the eighth minute. 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Jose Bautista hit his second home run of the spring. Here are a handful of tidbits from around camp: Hutchison impressive The Blue Jays are being cautious when talking about their young arms but internally, excitement is building over the way Drew Hutchison is looking and performing this spring.SAN DIEGO -- Jordan Spieth turned out to be the star attraction Friday playing with Tiger Woods at Torrey Pines. Spieth again showed game well beyond his 20 years with a 9-under 63 on the North Course, giving him a one-shot lead over Stewart Cink going into the weekend at the Farmers Insurance Open. Cink drilled a 3-wood from 280 yards onto the green at the par-5 ninth on the tougher South Course for a two-putt birdie and a 71. Woods rarely gets upstaged at Torrey Pines, where his eight professional wins include the 2008 U.S. Open. But in his first competition in six weeks, Woods hardly looked the part as the defending champion. He did not make birdie on any of the par 5s for the second straight day, and a three-putt bogey on the par-5 ninth hole on the North gave him a 71. He was nine shots behind. Phil Mickelsons ailing back wasnt much better and he withdrew Friday night because of muscle pain. Mickelson shot a 1-over 73 on the South Course in the second round, leaving him eight strokes behind Spieth. Mickelson said after the round that he feared getting into bad habits by altering his swing to keep his back from hurting. This is hometown tournament and he said he wanted to keep playing. His management company released a statement late Friday evening that Mickelson had decided to withdraw. Mickelson said he would talk to doctors to figure out the best course of action. Hes scheduled to defend his title next week in the Phoenix Open. Ottawas Brad Fritsch shot 70 to jump into a tie for 11th place. It was the first time Spieth has played with Woods in a tournament -- they played a practice round together at the Presidents Cup last fall -- and the Texan felt and played as if it was any other round on the PGA Tour. Then again, the first time he played with Mickelson, Spieth closed with a 62 at the TPC Boston last year, a round that led Mickelson to call Presidents Cup captain Fred Couples and lobby for Spieth to be picked for the team. In both cases, Spieth was more interested with the score than the audience. "Any time you can shoot a lower score than a 66 or 65 and you can really get it deep and be in a zone and not worry about what your score is ... thats special," Spieth said. "Thats proving that I can play my best golf when it matters on a PGA Tour venue. Each time you can do that, you get more and more confident that you can do it more often." As for playing with Woods? He only shrugged. Spieth grew up watching, idolizing and being amazed by Woods. But this was only a Friday. "They were both rounds that I needed to move up the leaderboard," he said about playing with Woods this week and Mickelson last year. "They wereent in the last couple groups on Sunday, so they werent to win.dddddddddddd. They were to get myself up and in a position." Spieth was at 10-under 134 and will be in the last group Saturday with Cink and Nicolas Colsaerts, who shot 67 on the South and was two shots behind. "Im looking forward to playing with Jordan. Ive never seen him hit a ball, so that will be fun," Cink said. "Its always exciting to see the young guys play. Im playing really well. Im really excited about golf right now and the way Im playing. Im having some fun out there and seeing a lot of good things." The final two rounds will be on the South, which is about 600 yards longer and on Friday played more than 4 1/2 shots harder. Spieth didnt hit the ball better than his opening-round 71 on the South. His putter made the difference. He rolled in a bending 18-foot birdie putt on the 10th hole and his confidence grew up there. He avoided a three-putt on the 17th by making a 15-footer for par, and he really took off down the stretch. He holed another sidehill birdie putt on the par-3 sixth from about 20 feet, and he made a 15-footer for his final birdie on the eighth hole. An ugly losing streak is in the past, but the Toronto Maple Leafs wont breathe easy for too long. Theyll look to build on a much-needed victory while trying to avoid a fifth consecutive defeat to the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. Listen to the action live on TSN Radio 1050 at 5pm et/2pm pt. Coming off an embarrassing 9-2 home loss to Nashville two nights earlier, Toronto (10-8-2) managed to momentarily right the ship by snapping a three-game slide with Thursdays 5-2 victory over Tampa Bay. Sometimes you have to accept that the hockey gods are going to be against you, and thats what we believed (Tuesday), said coach Randy Carlyle, who came under fire again after his team yielded 15 goals in the previous two games. There was nothing we could do to take it back, he added. We sure didnt want to have something bad happen to our hockey club (Thursday), and I think they were rewarded for their hard work. James van Riemsdyk scored two of Torontos three second-period goals and Jonathan Bernier made 26 saves to bounce back after he was pulled for yielding three goals on 12 shots Tuesday. It was nice for us to put that little streak, whatever you want to call it, the bad play behind us, van Riemsdyk said. Now we have to build on this and find some consistency. Bernier will make his third straight start in goal this evening. Stringing together victories isnt uncommon for the Maple Leafs, who have won three in a row twice this season. However, with Carlyle under scrutiny and a fervent fan base expecting more from a club thats reached the playoffs once in nine seasons, Toronto likely cant afford to regress. Wed love to be able to be more consistent, Carlyle said. (Thursday), hopefully that was a starting point for us, but by no means do we think were over the hump. Were going to play a Detroit Red Wing hockey club that really dominated us the last time they were in this building. Then, we went to Detroit and lost on a tough play. Johan Franzen had two goals and Henrik Zetterberg recorded four assists in Detroits 4-1 victory at Toronto on Oct. 17. The next night, Zetterberg scored with 10 seconds left in overtime to hand the Maple Leafs a 1-0 defeat. We owe them, Carlyle said. That was our message after the game. Van Riemsdyks gone without a point in three straight against the Red Wings (10-4-5), but has five goals with six assists in 10 games this month. Teammate Phil Kessel has been blanked throughout Torontos 0-3-1 slide against Detroit, which can sweep a three-game trip after winning 4-3 at Winnipeg on Thursday. Tomas Tatar had two goals and Franzen scored his fourth in six games to help the Red Wings overcome a 2-0 deficit. With a power-play goal Thursday, Detroit is 10 for 31 in the last seven contests. I like the team, coach Mike Babcock told the Red Wings official website. I think weve got a chance to be a good team, I keep telling the guys that. Detroit is 0 for 23 with the man advantage over its last seven with Toronto, but has won five of those meetings. Zetterberg has recorded none of his team-leading 17 points in his last three games, but has two goals and seven assists in his last five against the Maple Leafs. Jimmy Howard, who was rested Thursday after making 28 saves in a 5-0 win at Columbus two nights earlier, has a 1.72 goals-against average during a 3-0-1 stretch versus Toronto. Projected Leafs Lines vs Red Wings Forwards van Riemsdyk - Bozak - Kessel Komarov - Kadri - Santorelli Winnik - Holland - Clarkson Panik - Smith - Leivo Defence Phaneuf - Franson Gardiner - Polak Rielly - Robidas Goaltender Bernier Reggie Lewis Jersey .Bacca took advantage of Cristian Alvarezs hesitation to head a lobbed pass over the goalkeeper and then used his feet to roll the ball into an empty net in the eighth minute. The Colombia strikers 10th goal pulled him level with Lionel Messi as the leagues third-leading scorers, far behind Cristiano Ronaldos runaway tally of 23 goals. Kevin Mchale Jersey . MLB executive Joe Torre ruled on Tuesday nights game at Wrigley Field that was called after 4 1-2 innings. The Cubs were declared the winners by a 2-0 score. Now, it is instead a suspended game that will resume at 4:05 p. http://www.authenticcelticsproshop.com/Marcus-Morris-Jersey/. The Indians scored twice in the top of the ninth, getting the go-ahead run on a wild pitch by closer Matt Lindstrom. Axford (0-1) came in seeking his fifth save in as many chances. Robert Parish Jersey . Next years tournament is also within sight for Bosnia-Herzegovina, which has never played in a World Cup, but Cristiano Ronaldo looks destined for the playoffs with Portugal after a night when the qualifying picture in the nine groups became much clearer. Boston Celtics Gear . Right-hander Todd Redmond took the loss. Jose Bautista hit his second home run of the spring. Here are a handful of tidbits from around camp: Hutchison impressive The Blue Jays are being cautious when talking about their young arms but internally, excitement is building over the way Drew Hutchison is looking and performing this spring.SAN DIEGO -- Jordan Spieth turned out to be the star attraction Friday playing with Tiger Woods at Torrey Pines. Spieth again showed game well beyond his 20 years with a 9-under 63 on the North Course, giving him a one-shot lead over Stewart Cink going into the weekend at the Farmers Insurance Open. Cink drilled a 3-wood from 280 yards onto the green at the par-5 ninth on the tougher South Course for a two-putt birdie and a 71. Woods rarely gets upstaged at Torrey Pines, where his eight professional wins include the 2008 U.S. Open. But in his first competition in six weeks, Woods hardly looked the part as the defending champion. He did not make birdie on any of the par 5s for the second straight day, and a three-putt bogey on the par-5 ninth hole on the North gave him a 71. He was nine shots behind. Phil Mickelsons ailing back wasnt much better and he withdrew Friday night because of muscle pain. Mickelson shot a 1-over 73 on the South Course in the second round, leaving him eight strokes behind Spieth. Mickelson said after the round that he feared getting into bad habits by altering his swing to keep his back from hurting. This is hometown tournament and he said he wanted to keep playing. His management company released a statement late Friday evening that Mickelson had decided to withdraw. Mickelson said he would talk to doctors to figure out the best course of action. Hes scheduled to defend his title next week in the Phoenix Open. Ottawas Brad Fritsch shot 70 to jump into a tie for 11th place. It was the first time Spieth has played with Woods in a tournament -- they played a practice round together at the Presidents Cup last fall -- and the Texan felt and played as if it was any other round on the PGA Tour. Then again, the first time he played with Mickelson, Spieth closed with a 62 at the TPC Boston last year, a round that led Mickelson to call Presidents Cup captain Fred Couples and lobby for Spieth to be picked for the team. In both cases, Spieth was more interested with the score than the audience. "Any time you can shoot a lower score than a 66 or 65 and you can really get it deep and be in a zone and not worry about what your score is ... thats special," Spieth said. "Thats proving that I can play my best golf when it matters on a PGA Tour venue. Each time you can do that, you get more and more confident that you can do it more often." As for playing with Woods? He only shrugged. Spieth grew up watching, idolizing and being amazed by Woods. But this was only a Friday. "They were both rounds that I needed to move up the leaderboard," he said about playing with Woods this week and Mickelson last year. "They wereent in the last couple groups on Sunday, so they werent to win.dddddddddddd. They were to get myself up and in a position." Spieth was at 10-under 134 and will be in the last group Saturday with Cink and Nicolas Colsaerts, who shot 67 on the South and was two shots behind. "Im looking forward to playing with Jordan. Ive never seen him hit a ball, so that will be fun," Cink said. "Its always exciting to see the young guys play. Im playing really well. Im really excited about golf right now and the way Im playing. Im having some fun out there and seeing a lot of good things." The final two rounds will be on the South, which is about 600 yards longer and on Friday played more than 4 1/2 shots harder. Spieth didnt hit the ball better than his opening-round 71 on the South. His putter made the difference. He rolled in a bending 18-foot birdie putt on the 10th hole and his confidence grew up there. He avoided a three-putt on the 17th by making a 15-footer for par, and he really took off down the stretch. He holed another sidehill birdie putt on the par-3 sixth from about 20 feet, and he made a 15-footer for his final birdie on the eighth hole. The rest of his birdie putts were inside 4 feet. "The kids got talent," Woods said. "He hits it a long way, phenomenal putter. He made a boat load of putts today from the 10- to 20-foot range, and on poa greens, thats not easy to do. He was pouring them in there. He had speed to them, too. Thats what you have to do to putt on poa. "He putted with a lot of confidence." That wasnt the case for Woods, whose only birdies came on his opening hole and on his sixth hole, a flip wedge to 4 feet. He didnt feel like he was off by much, but thats all it took. The course is set up in such a way that the thickest grass is just off the fairway. "I wouldnt say its rusty," Woods said. "I was just a fraction off, and at this level and on golf courses like this, if youre just a fraction off it doesnt take much, especially as tight as the North Course is. I had so many balls that landed in the fairway that went in the rough. Now I cant be aggressive, Ive got to play conservative into some of these flags. When you should be able to fire at some of these flags, I just couldnt." The cut was at even-par 144, and 83 players advanced. There will be another cut to top 70 and ties after the third round. Woods wasnt ruling himself out just yet. He remembered the time he made the cut by two shots in 1999, and then had a 62-65 weekend to win by two shots. But that was before the South Course was lengthened. No had better than 67 the first two days this week on the South. White NFL Jerseys Cheap Youth NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys 2020 Stitched NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Autographed Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Discount Jerseys ' ' 'inside 4 feet. "The kids got talent," Woods said. "He hits it a long way, phenomenal putter. He made a boat load of putts today from the 10- to 20-foot range, and on poa greens, thats not easy to do. He was pouring them in there. He had speed to them, too. Thats what you have to do to putt on poa. "He putted with a lot of confidence." That wasnt the case for Woods, whose only birdies came on his opening hole and on his sixth hole, a flip wedge to 4 feet. He didnt feel like he was off by much, but thats all it took. The course is set up in such a way that the thickest grass is just off the fairway. "I wouldnt say its rusty," Woods said. "I was just a fraction off, and at this level and on golf courses like this, if youre just a fraction off it doesnt take much, especially as tight as the North Course is. I had so many balls that landed in the fairway that went in the rough. Now I cant be aggressive, Ive got to play conservative into some of these flags. When you should be able to fire at some of these flags, I just couldnt." The cut was at even-par 144, and 83 players advanced. There will be another cut to top 70 and ties after the third round. Woods wasnt ruling himself out just yet. He remembered the time he made the cut by two shots in 1999, and then had a 62-65 weekend to win by two shots. 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