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ST. Huascar Ynoa Jersey . JOHNS, N.L. -- Adam Lowry opened the scoring for the St.Johns IceCaps and Eddie Pasquale held off the Portland Pirates with a 30-save performance Sunday night to win 3-1 in American Hockey League action. Lowry left his mark 1:03 into the second period as he finished off a pass from J.C. Lipon in front of the net. "Its always nice to score," Lowry said. "It was a really nice pass from J.C. and I was just in the right spot. Our team didnt have the greatest first period and we talked about it in the locker room. We needed to be better in the second." IceCaps head coach Keith McCambridge echoed Lowrys opinion of the way his team played the first period. "We werent skating enough, we werent moving our feet and our execution wasnt good enough," McCambridge said. "We knew we had to be better and we werent happy with it. "Once we got through that first period, we were able to get our game back to where it needed to be." Lowry and McCambridge both praised Pasquale for his play in net. "Pasquale made some huge saves on the penalty kill for us and the (Pirates) had some huge chances," Lowry said. "He made a few highlight-reel saves and we were able to close it out." The IceCaps penalty kill was a welcome sight for McCambridge. "We made good reads on where the lanes were and we had good sticks," he said. "The most important thing to all penalty kills, our goaltender was the best penalty killer on the ice and we did a good job blocking shots. We were able to limit the very dangerous power play that Portland has." Jerome Samson and Brenden Kichton also scored for the IceCaps (17-13-3). Andy Miele replied for the Pirates (13-12-5). Kichton hit a one-time slapshot high after pinching in from the point at 2:51 into the third. Lipon set him up from across the rink. Miele beat Pasquale to get the Pirates on the board, scoring high on a wrist shot at the 12:40 mark of the third. Samson picked off a puck on his blue-line after blocking a shot and went on to score five-hole on a breakaway with 5:35 left in the third. Mark Visentin made 37 saves for the Pirates. Both the Pirates and the IceCaps were 0-for-6 on the power play. Luke Jackson Jersey .com) - Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer were among the third-round winners Friday at the French Open. Braves Jerseys 2020 . While coach Doc Rivers high-fived fans and pumped his fist at the crowd, Blake Griffin and Chris Paul quietly congratulated each other. https://www.cheapbraves.com/2343o-hoyt-wilhelm-jersey-braves.html . Austin does not believe the game-time temperature is going to be an advantage for either side heading into the Grey Cup. "We dont think about (the cold)," said Austin. "Im not even sure how you would determine an advantage.DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Alex Anthopoulos spoke volumes with what he didnt say on right-hander Ervin Santana. The Blue Jays had been in the mix for the former Kansas City Royal with several Toronto players making a public plea to sign the 33-year-old former all-star. But Santana, a Dominican who counts several Jays as friends, elected instead to sign with the injury-ravaged Atlanta Braves. "I probably dont want to comment on how close I felt we got or didnt get," the Blue Jays general manager said Wednesday. Anthopoulos deflected many questions on Santana, leaving the impression he was not happy with the way the process had gone. Asked if he felt used, he said "No, no. But (thats) probably the only thing Im going to say." Money and terms apparently werent factors in Santanas decision to sign with Atlanta. "He had a strong desire to pitch in the NL and there was no way to compete with that," said Anthopoulos, who is also Torontos senior vice-president of baseball operations. Was that always the case, he was asked? "Very good question," Anthopoulos replied, before suggesting it was better directed at the pitchers camp. However the Jays GM did say he was told "recently" of that strong NL interest. Such hints aside, Anthopoulos was clearly looking to take the high road, "Obviously its done. He made his decision. Hes in Atlanta. Great signing for them. I wish him the best. Sorry it didnt work out with us." Certainly the NL East, home to the .sub-500 Miami Marlins, New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies last season, might seem more hospitable than the thorny AL East. Especially when Santana is eligible for free agency again after this season. Santana has spent his entire career in the American League, with eight seasons as a Los Angeles Angel before being traded to the Royals in 2013. His career record is 105-90 with a 4.19 ERA. He became a free agent after turning down a US$14.1-million qualifying one-year offer from the Royals. Its the same deal he accepted from the Braves and likely in the same ballpark as the Jays offer. Minnesota reportedly tendered a thrree-year offer but at a lesser annual rate. Sean Newcomb Jersey. Unlike last off-season, the Jays have been quiet in player acquisitions. So the Santana snub stands front and centre. Anthopoulos said everyone in the organization wanted Santana to become a Jay. "I think we all feel we did everything we could," he added. With Josh Johnson gone and question-marks over J.A. Happ and Ricky Romero, the Jays have been looking to bolster a starting rotation that features R.A. Dickey, Mark Buehrle and Brandon Morrow. Asked about the paucity of additions, Anthopoulos instead pointed to the healthy return of players like outfielder Melky Cabrera and pitcher Drew Hutchison. "We think Drews got a chance to be outstanding and hes put himself in a great position to make this club. I think if he does make this club, hes got a chance to have a tremendous year." Anthopoulos acknowledged the questions from fans and other observers. "All that being said, I can understand skepticism that comes with the job, the performance we had on the field last year. I think we will show how good we are when we break (spring training). I think the guys that we have tremendous upside but we would have loved to add someone just to have depth." "We werent going to force a deal and do things we really didnt believe in just to make a splash," he added. The GM said the Jays were "extremely close" to landing another starting pitcher in a trade only to see it not happen. He did not provide any other details. Bottom line, he says, the Jays like their talent but know it lacks seasoning in some quarters. So the search continues for that experience. NOTES -- Happ, whose spring training progress has been delayed by back problems, threw a side session Tuesday and "everything felt good," according to manager John Gibbons. Closer Casey Janssen, who has had soreness in his shoulder, was scheduled to throw a side session Wednesday. Dustin McGowan is also back after losing eight pounds to the same stomach bug that hit fellow pitcher Sergio Santos. ' ' '