SASKATOON - Dale Hunter watched from the sidelines as his London Knights fell just short in last season's MasterCard Memorial Cup final.

Having just finished an up-and-down stint behind an NHL bench with the Washington Capitals, Hunter sat in the stands in Shawinigan, Que., as the host Cataractes defeated London 2-1 in a memorable Canadian Hockey League championship game.

Now he's just trying to keep the 2013 version of the Knights alive in this year's tournament.

MANCHESTER, England - Rio Ferdinand has signed a new one-year contract with Manchester United that will take him into a 12th season at Old Trafford.

The 34-year-old defender retired from international football last week to concentrate on his club career.

Ferdinand has made 432 appearances for United since his debut in 2002, winning a sixth Premier League title this season.

SASKATOON - Dale Hunter watched from the sidelines as his London Knights fell just short in last season's MasterCard Memorial Cup final.

Having just finished an up-and-down stint behind an NHL bench with the Washington Capitals, Hunter sat in the stands in Shawinigan, Que., as the host Cataractes defeated London 2-1 in a memorable Canadian Hockey League championship game.

Now he's just trying to keep the 2013 version of the Knights alive in this year's tournament.

MIAMI - LeBron James caught the inbounds pass, changed direction and immediately attacked the rim.

There was no one in his way.

There was no stopping him, either.

SASKATOON - After watching his bloodied linemate helped from the ice, Chase De Leo did all he could to make one of his best friends feel a little better — help the Portland Winterhawks make the semifinal at the MasterCard Memorial Cup.

De Leo gave Portland the lead for good in the third and the Winterhawks scored three times in the period to defeat the Saskatoon Blades 4-2 in the tournament's final round-robin game.

Wednesday's Games

NHL Playoffs

Eastern Conference semifinal

Pittsburgh 7 Ottawa 3

(Pittsburgh leads series 3-1)

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Memorial Cup at Saskatoon

Round Robin

Portland 4 Saskatoon 2

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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

Miami 103 Indiana 102 (OT)

(Miami leads series 1-0)

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Baseball

American League

OTTAWA - Paul MacLean’s few words spoke volumes about what he thought of his team’s performance in their 7-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 4 Wednesday night.

In a most uncharacteristic move, the Ottawa Senators coach didn’t take a single question in his post-game scrum. Instead, he held up the score sheet and said: “I think everything’s right here. It’s 7-3. See you in Pittsburgh. We’re going to Pittsburgh and we’re coming to play. Have a good night.”

OTTAWA - It's textbook media training for hockey players: don't utter a word about the next round of the playoffs until you have all four games of your current series in the bag.

It's a lesson Sidney Crosby has apparently learned well.

"I'm not talking about anything ahead of Game 5," was all the Pittsburgh Penguins captain would say when asked about a potential Eastern Conference final against, likely, the Boston Bruins.

Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to nearly two weeks of verbal sparring.

What had been a celebration of European golf at an awards dinner south of London shifted suddenly to a racially sensitive moment involving Woods, the No. 1 golfer in the world and the only player of African-American heritage on the PGA Tour.

TORONTO - Don Cherry says the wrong man has been removed from the Vancouver Canucks organization.

Hours after it was announced that head coach Alain Vigneault was fired, Cherry said Wednesday during the Coach's Corner segment on "Hockey Night in Canada" that Vancouver's general manager Mike Gillis is the reason for the team's struggles and early exit from the post-season.