MANAUS, Brazil -- Mario Balotelli scored with a second-half header Saturday to give Italy a 2-1 win over England at the World Cup. The Italy striker was left free by his marker Gary Cahill and nodded a cross from Antonio Candreva past goalkeeper Joe Hart in the 50th minute. Claudio Marchisio scored first for Italy, sending a long shot through a crowded area and past a diving Hart in the 35th. Daniel Sturridge equalized for England two minutes later, tapping in a cross from Wayne Rooney. The win puts Italy in a strong position to qualify for the second round, and leaves England with plenty to do in its remaining two matches. In the other Group D match, Costa Rica beat Uruguay 3-1, giving the 2010 semifinalists a similarly difficult task to advance. Balotelli nearly scored another in first-half injury time, running deep into the area and enticing Hart to come off his line. The Italy striker stopped, looked toward goal and sent a chip over the keepers head -- only for Phil Jagielka to clear by heading the ball over the bar. Englands attack-minded lineup made frequent runs into the Italy area throughout the match, and came close to scoring several times. The best of the chances came in the 24th when Danny Welbeck sent the ball across the front of goal but Andrea Barzagli was able to slide in and tip the ball up in the air. Raheem Sterling, who had been running in from the left, jumped for the header but couldnt reach it, letting the ball go past him as he tumbled into the net. Italy played without the injured Gianluigi Buffon. The 36-year-old Italy goalkeeper, who can play in his fourth World Cup if he is able to recover from an ankle problem, was replaced by Salvatore Sirigu. The PSG keeper stepped up and made several good saves, but the best may have come in the 77th when he dived to his left to block a free kick from Leighton Baines. The match was played in the Amazonian city of Manaus, the most exotic of the 12 World Cup venues for this years tournament. According to FIFA, it was 30 degrees C (86 degrees F) with humidity at a relatively low 61 per cent for the match. While none of the players appeared to be affected by the heat, there was an injury on the England bench when team physio Gary Lewin dislocated his ankle while celebrating Sturridges goal. England and Italy were playing each other at the World Cup for only the second time. They also met in the third-place match at the 1990 World Cup, with the Italians also winning 2-1. Joe Montana Jersey .A. Happ. The Toronto Blue Jays will be looking to improve the starting rotation ahead of next season and pitchers like Happ have a chance to show they belong as the disastrous 2013 campaign draws to a close. 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Week 2s biggest games include Florida facing Miami and Notre Dame travelling to the Big House to conclude their rivalry against Michigan in primetime on TSN2 and TSN 1050.EDMONTON -- Chris Driedger stopped 38 shots, including 22 in the final period, as the Calgary Hitmen edged the host Edmonton Oil Kings 3-2 on Saturday in Western Hockey League action. Elliott Peterson, Connor Rankin and Kenton Helgesen supplied the scoring for the Hitmen (43-15-7), who are 11-0-1 in their last 12 games. Greg Chase assisted on all three. Edgars Kulda and Mitchell Moroz scored for the Oil Kings (44-16-3), who now trail Calgary by two points for top spot in the Eastern Conference. Tristan Jarry turned away 31-of-34 shots for Edmonton. --- RAIDERS 4 ICE 2 PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. -- Leon Draisaitls goal at 3:04 of the third period was the difference as the Raiders doubled up Kootenay. Dakota Conroy, Reid Gardiner and Carson Perreaux also scored for Prince Albert (30-30-5) while Draisaitl tacked on an assist for a two-point night. Zach McPhee and Levi Cable scored for the Ice (37-24-4) and Landon Peel set up both goals. Nick McBridge made 25 saves for the Raiders as Mackenzie Skapski turned aside 23-of-27 shots for Kootenay. --- BRONCOS 7 HURRICANES 4 SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. -- Julius Honka scored twice and Graham Black had a goal and two assists as the Broncos toppled Lethbridge. Dillon Heatherington, Colby Cave, Andrew Johnson and Jake DeBrusk also scored for Swift Current (32-24-9). Carter Folk, Lenny Hackman, Jamal Watson and Michal Holub supplied the scoring for the Hurricanes (12-50-5), who dropped their ninth straight contest. Landon Bow made 26 saves for the Broncos. Jonny Hogue started in net for Lethbridge, but was pulled after allowing three goals on 10 shots in 13 minutes of action. Teagan Sacher stopped 28-of-31 shots in 45 minutes of relief. --- WHEAT KINGS 8 BLADES 5 SASKATOON -- Jayce Hawryluk scored twice and added three assists as Brandon handed the Blades their fifth loss in a row. Ryan Pulock, Eric Roy, John Quenneville, Chad Robinson, Tim McGauley and Quintin Lisoway also scored for the Wheat Kings (31-26-8). Nick Zajac had a pair of goals for Saskatoon (16-44-5) and Ryan Graham, MacKenzie Johnston and Connor Sanvido each scored once. Brandons Curtis Honey made 30 saves for the win. Troy Trombley gave up eight goals on 38 shots for the Blades. --- PATS 7 WARRIORS 3 MOOSE JAW, Sask.-- Dmitry Sinitsyn had two goals and two assists and Morgan Klimchuk also scored twice as Regina downed the Warriors. Chandler Stephenson, Kyle Burroughs and Dyson Stevenson also scored for the Pats (37-23-6) and Colby Williams chipped in with three assists. 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Prince George (26-34-8) got its lone goal from Todd Fiddler. Ty Edmonds turned aside 19-of-21 shots for the Cougars, who are on a three-game slide. --- ROCKETS 3 GIANTS 1 VANCOUVER -- Jordon Cooke stopped 32 shots as Kelowna defeated the Giants for its fourth win in as many outings. Rourke Chartier, Marek Tvrdon and Cole Linaker scored for the league-leading Rockets (52-9-4). Cain Franson gave Vancouver (30-26-10) a 1-0 lead midway through the first period before allowing three unanswered goals from Kelowna. Jared Rathjen stopped 25-of-28 shots in defeat. --- THUNDERBIRDS 4 WINTERHAWKS 1 KENT, Wash. -- Taran Kozun made 41 saves as Seattle halted Portlands 21-game winning streak. Justin Hickman, Branden Troock, Shea Theodore and Alxander Delnov scored for the Thunderbirds (39-19-6). Chase De Leo scored for the Winterhawks (47-13-5) while Corbin Boes stopped 31-of-35 shots in a losing cause. Portland last suffered defeat on Jan. 10th when it fell 3-2 in a shootout to Victoria. --- AMERICANS 3 CHIEFS 0 SPOKANE, Wash. -- Eric Comrie stopped all 34 shots his way as Tri-City blanked the Chiefs to end an eight-game losing streak. Parker Bowles, Brandon Carlo and Brian Williams scored for the Americans (28-29-8), who hold the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Eric Williams turned aside 26-of-29 shots for Spokane (36-23-6), which has already clinched a playoff position in the west. WHL leading scorer Mitch Holmberg failed to earn a point in his second straight outing for the Chiefs and remains with 107 points in 65 contests. 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