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ABBOTSFORD, B.C. -- Ben Street may have bought into his coachs philosophy, but seeing a pair of pucks go in Saturday still took a weight off his shoulders. Heat head coach Troy Ward often preaches that the process -- getting scoring chances -- is more important than results on the scoreboard. But after Abbotsford snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over the Rochester Americans in American Hockey League play. "Ive been squeezing the stick a little tighter, for sure," said Street, who leads the AHL in shots on goal. "Its kind of a slippery slope -- when youre shooting that many, youre getting chances, and when theyre not going in everyone says, Its good that youre getting chances. But eventually it wears on you, and it was starting to wear on me a bit. So it was nice a couple of them found the back of the net tonight." He also added an assist on Tyler Ruegseggers second-period goal that proved to be the winner. Ruegsegger was a healthy scratch the past two games but drew back in Saturday onto a scoring line with Street and Paul Byron, who have had chemistry for parts of the season. "Streets so easy to play with -- smart, and does a lot of good things right," said Byron. "Im a passer and hes a shooter, so I think we complement each other." Ward agreed that their line had instant chemistry. "Paulie pushes the pace and Bens a pure shooter," said Ward of Byron and Street. "If Paulie pushes the pace back and gets the pucks to Ben like tonight, hes going to be able to shoot pucks quite a bit. Dynamic defenceman T.J. Brodie, who played up with the Calgary Flames most of last season, had an impact game, only recording one assist but drawing praise after the game from teammates and coach alike. "Thats a high-level skill play, and youve got to give him a lot of credit for that," said Street of the pass that set up his first goal. "It was right in my wheelhouse, and it was easy to skate onto it. I didnt even need to break stride." Ward has also noticed a difference in the play-making ability of Brodie. "Early on here T.J. would hold the puck a really long time and give it to someone and hope it connected," said Ward. "Now its more out of creativity and he moves pucks quicker." Stay-at-home defenceman Joe Callahan had two assists for Abbotsford (17-10-7), while Danny Taylor made 17 saves for the win. David Leggio stopped 28 shots for the Americans. Rochester (17-13-3) struck first at the 6:47 mark of the first. After Taylor turned away shots by Kevin Sundher and T.J. Brennan, Tarnasky batted the rebound out of the air and through the legs of the Heat goalie for his sixth of the season. Rochester had a four-minute power play, compliments of Byrons double minor, but couldnt muster many opportunities. Street tied the game with 30.4 seconds to go in the first. He took that nifty drop pass from Brodie and ripped a hard wrist shot over the blocker of Leggio. "That goal was huge," said Byron. "It definitely changed the momentum in the game, especially late in the period like that. As soon as we got scored on first, it seemed like the energy dropped a little bit. Getting that goal at the end of the period gave us a lot of momentum." Abbotsford took advantage of Luke Adams misfortune at 11:12 while the Rochester forward was without his stick. The Heat cycled the puck around the zone like a power play and after Callahans initial point shot and Streets rebound attempt were stopped, Ruegsegger raced in to bury the loose puck for just his second goal of the season. "Hes a sparkplug for us," said Ward of the University of Denver product. "Hes earned everything hes got here. For a guy like that, to work as hard as you do, and then get rewardeda we felt real good for him. We call him Rudy -- the hockey version of Rudy in my opinion." 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Italy had more of the possession, the better of the chances, and thoroughly deserved to advance to the semifinals at UEFA Euro 2012 with a penalty shootout win over England on Sunday. CLEVELAND -- With every snap, every practice, every pass, Brandon Weeden senses his confidence grow. Thats a major step for Clevelands rocket-armed rookie quarterback, who acknowledged that the first few days of training camp this summer left him dizzy. "When I came in and we were calling plays, my head was spinning so fast I couldnt even see what was going on in front of me," he said. Weeden is focused now. And, on target. The 28-year-old closed camp on Wednesday with perhaps his best practice as a pro. Stepping into his throws with power, Weeden displayed a surgeons precision as he zipped completions all over the field as the Browns (No. 30 in the AP Pro32) focused their workout on red-zone scoring. He hit his receivers in stride and showed deft touch on underneath routes, swing passes and screens. Afterward, Weeden, his own biggest critic, felt he had done OK. "I think I had a pretty good day, but as I tell you guys all the time I havent seen the tape," he said. "Its never as good or never as bad as you think it is. But overall I think it was my best day of camp -- without seeing the tape. ... Im not where I need to be but Im making steps in the right direction." Browns coach Pat Shurmur thought his starting QB made more strides. "He made some very good throws," Shurmur said. This was the Weeden the Browns have been waiting to see. This was the guy they were counting on when they traded up in Aprils draft to take him with the No. 22 overall selection -- much earlier than many experts thought the Oklahoma State standout and former minor league pitcher expected. Weeden is blooming at just the right time. Following a rough debut in Clevelands exhibition opener at Detroit, Weeden bounced back last week with a strong performance in a win at Green Bay. Playing the entire first half, Weeden completed 12 of 20 passes for 118 yards. He was in rhythm, got rid of the ball quickly and didnt force any throws. Not that Weeden needed to validate his selection as Clevelands starter over Colt McCoy, but the outing certainly eased any nerves the Browns may have been feeling as they prepare for a rugged regular-season schedule. Weeden is hoping to build off last weeks game on Friday night, when the Browns host the Philadelphia Eagles (No. 8, AP Pro32), who in a scheduling quirk, will return to Cleveland on Sept. 9 for the season opener. By then, Eagles quarterback Michael Vicks bruised ribs should be healed, though the Browns can keep their fingers crossed. Weeden expects the Eagles defence to show little of what theyll have in store for him in less than three weeks. "I would have to imagine its going to be pretty vanilla this first time out," he said. "Why would they come in and show us their blitzes and doing other things? I dont know, but Im going to plan like they are going to blitz and do all the things they do and then just take what they give me.dddddddddddd But I have to say it will be a little different Week 1 than what it will be Friday night." Coming into camp, one of the big questions about Weeden was whether he could play under centre. In college, he almost exclusively threw from the shotgun formation so there were those who wondered if he would be able to make the adjustment. Weeden, however, has proved to be a quick learner and hes also been able to digest Clevelands playbook. Weeden said Shurmur, offensive co-ordinator Brad Childress and quarterbacks coach Mark Whipple have praised his ability to handle a heavy workload. "(They) all tell me the same thing, Brandon, were throwing the kitchen sink at you. We are throwing so much at you. You got to keep continuing to learn. Thats the positive," Weeden said. "Ive got the entire playbook at my fingertips. I have run almost every play that we have in the playbook. Now, we can just fine tune it week by week. You have a game plan and you know what youre going to run. It becomes easier. I feel comfortable now that everything is in and the way everything is rolling." At Oklahoma State, Weeden had Justin Blackmon as his primary target. They rewrote the schools record books together. While the Browns dont have anyone on their roster of Blackmons calibre, Weeden has been developing chemistry with all of his receivers, including Josh Gordon, selected by the Browns in Julys supplemental draft. Weeden has seen Gordon improve dramatically in a short period. "Look at him a month ago to where he is today," Weeden said. "It doesnt even look like the same player. Hes finishing plays. Hes running at full speed. Hes come a long way. Youve got to remember he didnt have any OTAs like the other guys. Weve got so many weapons at our disposal but it takes time, and it takes reps and it takes confidence. 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