With the score tied 1-1, Chase De Leo gave Portland the lead for good at 4:08 of the third when he jammed a loose puck past Blades goalie Andrey Makarov as the Winterhawks (2-1) clinched a spot in Friday’s semifinal.

The host Blades (1-2) will now take on the London Knights (1-2) in Thursday’s tiebreaker game. The winner of that one will meet Portland in Friday’s semi. With the Winterhawks’ victory, the Halifax Mooseheads (2-1) clinched a berth directly into Sunday’s final at the tournament to decide the Canadian Hockey League champion.

Derrick Pouliot, Brenden Leipsic and Ty Rattie had the other goals for Portland, which got 29 saves from Mac Carruth. Nicolas Petan added two assists for the Western Hockey League champions.

Josh Nicholls, with a goal and an assist, and Shane McColgan replied for Saskatoon, while Makarov stopped 30 shots in taking the loss.

After De Leo scored to give Portland the lead in the third, Leipsic added an insurance goal for Portland at 6:27, ripping a shot from the slot into the top corner past Makarov.

Rattie made it 4-1 with his fourth of the tournament at 10:16, beating Makarov to the glove side off the rush.

Nicholls scored at 16:27 to cut the deficit to two, but the Blades would get no closer.

Following a scoreless first period, the teams traded goals in the second. Pouliot opened the scoring at 6:44 after jumping on a Blades turnover and firing a shot from the sideboards that fooled Makarov through the five-hole.

Saskatoon got a 5-on-3 power play later in the period and didn’t generate much of anything until McColgan, who hit the post moments earlier, fired a shot past Carruth that deflected in off a Winterhawks player in front with a second left on the second penalty to tie the score at 11:20.

Portland had a golden opportunity to retake the lead when Blades left-winger Michael Ferland took a double minor for high sticking with just over four minutes remaining in the period. Winterhawks defenceman Seth Jones, the No. 1 ranked North American skater according to NHL Central Scouting ahead of June’s draft, had a good chance off the rush but fired wide as the Blades weathered the storm and were saluted off the ice by a standing ovation from the crowd of 9,239 at the Credit Union Centre.

Coming off Sunday’s emotional 5-2 victory over Halifax, the Blades said prior to the game that their focus would be to get on the body early and they did just that, hitting the Winterhawks at every opportunity in the first period.

The biggest collision came when Blades defenceman Dalton Thrower caught Winterhawks right-winger Taylor Leier with his head down just inside the Saskatoon blue-line. A bloodied Leier, who is from Saskatoon, stayed facedown for a few minutes before being helped off the ice and did not return.

Jones found Paul Bittner with a stretch pass midway through the period but the Portland centre was stopped by Makarov.

Matej Stransky then had a chance to put the Blades ahead on a breakaway of his own with under two minutes left, but Carruth made a big save to keep things scoreless after one.

Notes: The Winterhawks have won two Memorial Cups (1983, 1998). The Blades have never won a CHL title. … Former NHL tough guy and Blades alumni Joe Kocur was in attendance.

NHL Playoffs

Eastern Conference semifinal

Pittsburgh 7 Ottawa 3

(Pittsburgh leads series 3-1)

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Memorial Cup at Saskatoon

Round Robin

Saskatoon vs Portland

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AHL Playoffs

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 5 Providence 0

(Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wins series 4-3)

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Basketball

Eastern Conference final

Indiana at Miami

(First game of series)

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Baseball

American League

Toronto 4 Tampa Bay 3 (10 innings)

Texas 3 Oakland 1

Baltimore 6 N.Y. Yankees 3

L.A. Angels 7 Seattle 1

Boston at Chicago White Sox

Kansas City at Houston

Detroit at Cleveland

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National League

Cincinnati 7 N.Y. Mets 4

L.A. Dodgers 9 Milwaukee 2

Colorado 4 Arizona 1

Washington 2 San Francisco 1 (10 innings)

Pittsburgh 1 Chicago Cubs 0

Philadelphia 3 Miami 0

St. Louis at San Diego

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Interleague

Atlanta 8 Minnesota 3

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The Penguins now hold a 3-1 series lead heading into a pivotal Game 5 on Friday in Pittsburgh.

Chris Kunitz, Pascal Dupuis and Sidney Crosby each added a goal for the Penguins, while Milan Michalek, Kyle Turris and Daniel Alfredsson scored for the Senators.

The Senators got on the scoreboard early in the first period — and just like Sunday’s double-overtime marathon win in Game 3, they did it the hard way.

With defenceman Sergei Gonchar in the penalty box, Alfredsson fed the puck up the middle to a streaking Michalek, who broke through the Penguins defence and beat Tomas Vokoun low on the glove side to notch Ottawa’s second short-handed goal of the series.

It was the Senators’ first lead of the series. But it wouldn’t last.

Pittsburgh was soon back on the power play, this time courtesy of an interference call on last game’s overtime hero, Colin Greening.

The Penguins weren’t about to give up another short-handed goal. A loose puck in front of the Ottawa net found its way onto the stick of Crosby, who fired off a bullet at point-blank range. But goaltender Craig Anderson was ready for the blast and made the save.

Moments later, Anderson brought the crowd to its feet by stopping Iginla as he barreled down on goal. He came up big again on a dangerous-looking Penguins two-on-one, stopping not only the first shot but also Crosby’s rebound attempt.

Anderson almost got caught behind the net when he coughed up the puck to Crosby, but he managed to scramble back into his crease in time to make the save.

But a hot goalie can only take a team so far, and any team that lets the star-studded Penguins shoot at will is bound to eventually give up a goal. Ottawa lost a face-off in its own end and Neal was there to pick up the loose puck in the slot and put it in the back of the net to tie the game at one goal apiece.

It didn’t take the Senators long to regain their lead. With Vokoun sprawled across his crease after stopping Jakob Silfverberg, Turris swept a loose puck into the net to make it 2-1.

Pittsburgh tied it up early in the second when Kunitz snuck behind the Seantors defence and went in alone to beat Anderson. Less than a minute later, Anderson gave up a rebound on a Kris Letang shot that landed right on the tape of Iginla’s stick to make it 3-2 Penguins.

The quick succession of Pittsburgh goals sucked some of the life from the crowd, but Alfredsson brought them to their feet with a big hit behind the Senators’ net. The impact knocked the blade off the captain’s skate and he had to hop off the ice on one foot for repairs.

Ottawa almost tied the game when defenceman Erik Karlsson took a shot from inside the Penguins’ blue line with Vokoun screened by Jean-Gabriel Pageau, who sent the rebound just wide of the net.

And so it went for the Senators. Michalek missed a chance in front of the net, and later Turris couldn’t get his stick on a loose puck in front of Vokoun. Ottawa’s best chance of the period came when Jason Spezza fired a shot from the point that ricocheted off the far post.

Pittsburgh capitalized on another power play early in the third. Neal netted his second goal of the game when his shot from the slot got by Anderson.

The Penguins kept up the pressure. Down a man, Matt Cooke — vilified in Ottawa after he put Karlsson out of action for most of the season with an errant skate blade — sped behind the Senators’ net and backhanded a pass to Dupuis, who slipped the puck by Anderson.

Minutes later, Crosby undressed Chris Phillips to put Pittsburgh up 6-2. Iginla then got his second goal on a power play to make it 7-2.

Alfredsson notched his 100th career playoff point with a power-play goal late in the third period to make it 7-3.

Only twice before have the Senators given up seven goals in a playoff game: against the Buffalo Sabres in 2006 and against the Penguins in 2010.

The 17-year-old tiger named Ty underwent the procedure Wednesday at a veterinary centre in the Tampa Bay area community of Clearwater. Doctors said in a statement that they safely removed the 4-pound (1.8-kilogram) obstruction from Ty’s stomach.

The tiger, which is cared for by Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Florida, was brought to veterinarians after not eating for nearly two weeks. Doctors said they detected the hairball using a scope with a camera.

Vernon Yates, whose non-profit group regularly assists law enforcement agencies with seized animals, says he’s thankful the hairball was removed and Ty is doing fine.

The emails were shown in court Wednesday by Brian Panish, an attorney for Jackson’s mother. He says the messages indicate how the star was viewed by AEG Live LLC executives.

Jackson was called a freak by Anschutz Entertainment Group General Counsel Ted Fikre in a message to AEG Live corporate lawyer Shawn Trell.

In his reply, Trell described an upcoming meeting with Jackson as “kind of creepy.”

Jackson’s mother is suing AEG claiming it failed to properly investigate the doctor who was convicted in 2011 of administering a fatal dose of the anesthetic propofol to Jackson.

Rasmus reached on an infield single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Emilio Bonifacio and advanced to third on a grounder by Munenori Kawasaki. Rasmus scored when Bautista singled off Rays reliever Kyle Farnsworth.

An inning earlier, Bautista — who had four hits and four RBIs — hit a game-tying blast off Tampa Bay closer Fernando Rodney. Reliever Aaron Loup (2-3) picked up the victory as Toronto improved to 19-27 by taking the rubber game of the three-game series.

Tampa Bay (24-22) had taken a one-run lead in the top of the ninth. Evan Longoria hit a one-out double off Toronto closer Casey Janssen and scored on James Loney’s single up the middle.

Bautista answered in the bottom half with his second rainbow shot to left field of the game. The Toronto slugger now has 11 home runs on the season.

Rodney’s blown save spoiled a strong outing by Tampa Bay starter Jeremy Hellickson, who allowed four hits and two earned runs over eight innings. Cesar Ramos (1-1) absorbed the loss.

The Blue Jays opened the scoring in the first inning. Recent triple-A callup Anthony Gose drilled the first pitch from Hellickson down the third-base line for a double and Bautista drove him in with a single.

Bautista tested the arm of former teammate Kelly Johnson in left field after a deep flyout from Edwin Encarnacion. Johnson’s throw was on the mark for the double play.

Tampa Bay scored a pair of runs off Toronto starter Mark Buehrle in the third inning after a miscue by second baseman Maicer Izturis.

With Jose Molina at second base and Desmond Jennings on first, Ryan Roberts hit a slow roller to Izturis, who tried to barehand the ball as he rushed to make the play. Izturis couldn’t come up with it and the ball rolled past him, allowing Molina to score.

Ben Zobrist followed with an RBI single to give Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead. Longoria walked to load the bases but Buehrle got out of the jam when Loney flied out to Gose in left field.

Sean Rodriguez opened the fourth inning with a double to left field. Toronto catcher J.P. Arencibia later caught him leaning too far toward third base and picked him off at second base.

In the bottom half of the frame, Bautista tied the game with a no-doubt blast that landed just under the 300-level scoreboard in left field.

Tampa Bay’s bats went cold after that with Buehrle and reliever Steve Delabar combining to retire 14 in a row. Janssen got the first out of the ninth before Longoria extended his hitting streak to 16 games with a double.

Buehrle allowed four hits and two earned runs over seven innings. He walked two batters and struck out six.

Both teams had seven hits and announced attendance was 18,771. The game took three hours six minutes to play.

Notes: The Blue Jays will continue their nine-game homestand Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles. Right-hander Brandon Morrow (1-3) is scheduled to start the opener of the four-game series. The Orioles have yet to name their starter. … The Rays are off Thursday and will begin a five-game homestand Friday against the New York Yankees. … The roof was closed at Rogers Centre for the rare late afternoon weekday game.

Music reporter Rudy Blair speaks with Justin Hines.

The Iowa woman, identified in court records as Jane Doe, filed the appeal Wednesday.

A judge ruled that Hagar didn’t defame the woman when he accused her in his 2011 memoir of falsely naming him as the baby’s father in order to extort money. The judge noted Hagar didn’t mention the woman by name and that she failed to prove the book injured her.

The woman claims she and Hagar had an affair and she became pregnant with his child, who died shortly after birth in 1989. Hagar denied in his book that he was the father and questioned whether she ever gave birth.

No arrest was made and police said no charges were immediately filed against the 48-year-old former Oakland Athletics rookie of the year, who played for six other teams, including Toronto, from 1985 to 2001. He later wrote a tell-all book admitting that he used performance-enhancing steroids.

Officer Bill Cassell, a police department spokesman, wouldn’t say Wednesday where the alleged attack took place.

Word about the investigation became public after Canseco posted information about it on the social media network Twitter. He said Las Vegas police had just left his house.

The postings — including the name and workplace of a woman — generated an immediate outcry from others who posted comments deriding Canseco. Some of the information was later removed.

The Associated Press does not normally identify possible victims of sexual assault.

Attempts to reach Canseco weren’t immediately successful. Another Twitter post said he was on his way to the airport to fly Texas, to play with the Fort Worth Cats, an unaffiliated team in the independent United League.

Team spokesman Nathan Dwelle confirmed that Canseco was scheduled to play during the team’s season home opener on Thursday.

“Right now, we’re not commenting until we have all the facts,” Dwelle said.

A Canseco spokeswoman, Susan Haber in Los Angeles, said she had no immediate information about the case.

Dwelle said Canseco’s agent, Jose Melendez, was travelling with Canseco. Melendez didn’t immediately respond to a message from AP.

Canseco hit 462 career home runs and was a six-time all-star while playing with the Athletics, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox.

His book, “Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big,” was published in 2005.

In recent years, Canseco played for various teams in California, Arizona, Mexico and Canada.

He declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy last year in Las Vegas, reporting less than $21,000 in assets and almost $1.7 million in liabilities, including more than $500,000 owed to the Internal Revenue Service. He listed a post office box as his address.

Attorney Mark Segal, who represented Canseco in the bankruptcy, said the case was discharged and he hasn’t spoken with Canseco in several months. Segal said he doesn’t know where Canseco lives now.

Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez on Wednesday announced she’s opening a chain of 15 cellphone stores and a website under the Viva Movil brand. The aim is to sell Verizon phones and services to Latinos.

The first store will open in New York on June 15, with others following in Los Angeles and Miami. The stores will have bilingual staff and provide a “culturally relevant shopping experience,” Viva Movil said.

Viva Movil will be an authorized Verizon reseller, with the same prices and plans as regular Verizon stores.

Lopez is the majority owner and “chief creative officer” of Viva Movil. She said Viva Movil and its Facebook page will be a way for fans to connect with her.

“Latinos need a place to go and they need to be catered to because it is such a growing, growing demographic and market and people want to capture that, and they deserve to be catered to,” Lopez said in an interview.

Lopez is no stranger to business. She owns a film and television production company and has launched clothing and perfume lines.

She said she wasn’t looking specifically to get into wireless — “it was just one of those things where you sit down with people and you start spitballing.”

Marketing cellphone service specifically to Latinos has not been a winning formula so far in the U.S. One company targeting Spanish speakers, Movida Communications, raised $40 million in 2007 and filed for bankruptcy the following year.

Most attempts to cater to Latinos have focused on low-cost, no-contract service. By partnering with Verizon, Lopez is hitching her business to a company that’s focused on premium, contract-based service, backed by a top-rated wireless network.

The U.S. wireless market does have a large but low-profile Latin American presence: Mexican cellphone company America Movil owns Tracfone, the largest provider of no-contract service, with 23 million phones active. That service isn’t marketed specifically to Latinos.

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AP Entertainment Writer Sandy Cohen contributed to this report from Los Angeles.