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SEATTLE -- Clint Dempsey scored twice and Cristian Roldan added a goal -- all in the second half -- in the Seattle Sounders 3-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Sunday night.In front of 53,302 fans at CenturyLink Field, the Sounders (9-12-3) won their third straight game and extended their unbeaten streak to four (3-0-1). They climbed within two points of the Timbers (8-10-8) for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference.Portland, which got a goal from Fanendo Adi in second-half stoppage time, has lost four of its last five games and remains winless on the road at 0-7-6.Dempsey put Seattle on the board in the 61st minute when he converted a penalty kick past goalkeeper Jake Gleeson.In in the 80th minute, Roldan sent a through ball toward the Portland penalty area. Demspey caught up with it, took two dribbles, and fired it into the back right corner from just inside the restraining arc.Dempsey has eight goals this season.Roldan headed in a shot from inside the 6-yard box to make it 3-0 in the 83rd. It was his third of the year.Colton Schmidt .S. -- Nikolaj Ehlers registered a hat trick for the third straight game and Jonathan Drouin had a goal and five assists as the Halifax Mooseheads hammered the host Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 10-1 on Tuesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Joe Ethridge . - Oakland Raiders running back Rashad Jennings was speaking to a group of local high school students earlier this week when the conversation turned to the importance of being prepared when opportunities in life arise. https://www.cheapnfljerseyschina.co/tom-nelson-jersey-for-sale/ .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Jason Buck . According the Toronto Star, a knee injury will keep Sundin out of the lineup, which includes former teammates Gary Roberts, Darcy Tucker, Tie Domi and Curtis Joseph. Oscar McBride .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final.KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It started with a double by Alex Gordon, gained momentum on a single by Eric Hosmer and another double by Billy Butler, and then was capped off by a two-run shot from Lorenzo Cain. It was a four-run eighth inning by the Kansas City Royals. It was the kind of outburst that hasnt happened often. In this case, it carried the Royals to a 7-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night and to back-to-back wins for the first time since May 4-5. But the big inning also represented as many runs as the scuffling Kansas City offence had produced in any of its last 14 games. "Were getting better. Were starting to come out of it," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "The offence looks like its starting to turn the corner a little bit." The Royals began the season 17-10 before winning six of their next 28 games, their collapse lowlighted by a franchise-record 11-game home skid that ended Wednesday night. Now theyre on a winning streak, modest though it may be. "Weve always felt confidence. We had a bad May. Thats all I can say," Butler said. "We had a bad May, but our confidence has never been wavering. You saw it tonight. We got down 3-0 and battled back and kind of exploded there in the eighth." The Royals hadnt scored seven runs in a game since beating the Astros on May 21. Wade Davis allowed three unearned runs before the Royals bullpen took control. Luke Hochevar, Tim Collins (2-1) and Greg Holland combined for four scoreless innings to wrap up the win. "You can see a little more chemistry and contagious hitting-type things like tonight, and a little bit yesterday, chipping away and chipping away," Davis said. "Were not going to wake up and be the best in baseball, but we just have to keep chipping away." All of the Royals runs in the eighth came off Jared Burton (0-3), who allowed Hosmers go-ahead single and an RBI double by Butler before serving up Cains homer to left field. "Its not magic, guys. You either execute or you get executed. This one hurts," Burton said. "We got off to an early lead. Its a tough one to lose. We needed this series." Instead, the Royals won their first since taking two of three from the Angels in mid-May. "At the end we kind of let it get away," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire saaid.dddddddddddd Things began well enough for Minnesota when Jamey Carroll led off the game with a grounder that third baseman Mike Moustakas fielded cleanly and then threw over Hosmers head at first base for an error. Carroll ended up on second, and eventually reached third on a groundout. The errors were only beginning for Kansas City. Josh Willingham proceeded to strike out on a wild pitch that not only allowed him to reach base but also allowed Carroll to score. Two batters later, Ryan Doumit went deep for the second time in the series to give the Twins a 3-0 lead -- all on one hit. "That first inning had some weird stuff happen," Davis said. "I just kept telling myself, Keep it right there, especially when we scored the two runs. It gave me extra motivation to bear down." The two runs came in the second on a single by Chris Getz, and the Royals finally tied the game in the sixth when Hosmer doubled and Salvador Perez drove him home with a single. That kept both starting pitchers from factoring in the decision. The Twins Mike Pelfrey, whom the Royals tagged for six runs in two innings in April, went a season-best 6 1-3 on Thursday night. He allowed three runs on seven hits and a walk. Davis needed 107 pitches to get through five innings for Kansas City, thanks in part to his shaky defence. He allowed four hits and three walks, but all three runs off him were unearned. It was the first time he hadnt allowed an earned run in a start since April 17. "Thats kind of the way its been for Wade. He finds ways to bend a little bit but never breaks, or seldom breaks, but always gets his pitch count up high," Yost said. "He gets himself into trouble and pitches himself out of it, and he did that again tonight." NOTES: The Royals claimed 3B/OF Edinson Rincon off waivers from San Diego and optioned him to Double-A Northwest Arkansas. They also sent OF Jarrod Dyson (right ankle sprain) on a rehab trip to Triple-A Omaha. ... The Twins head to Washington for the first time under manager Ron Gardenhire, though he pointed out hes been there before. He visited the White House after the 91 Twins won the World Series. RHP Kevin Correia pitches the opener against the Nationals on Friday night. ... RHP James Shields will start Friday night for Kansas City against Houston. ' ' '