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DETROIT -- John Gibbons was all smiles in the visiting managers office after his Toronto Blue Jays wrapped up yet another sweep of one of the American Leagues most successful teams. "Were feeling good right now," Gibbons said. "Were confident, and were playing good baseball. Were rolling." Juan Francisco and Brett Lawrie hit consecutive home runs in the sixth inning off Justin Verlander, and the Blue Jays completed their first series sweep of the Detroit Tigers since 2004 with a 7-3 victory Thursday. The AL East-leading Blue Jays have won 19 of 23, including sweeps of defending champion Boston, AL West-leading Oakland and AL Central-leading Detroit. "Its a great atmosphere -- weve got a lot of positivity in here," Lawrie said. "Everyone likes to have fun, and everybodys comfortable with one another." J.A. Happ (5-2) allowed three runs and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings for Toronto. Casey Janssen got the final out for his 10th save in 11 chances. He needed only one pitch to retire Nick Castellanos on a line drive to left with two on. Melky Cabrera also homered for the Blue Jays. Verlander (6-5) allowed six runs -- five earned -- and eight hits in seven innings. He walked four and struck out four. Toronto scored three runs each in the fourth and sixth. "My fastball was great today, but I just missed some off-speed pitches," Verlander said. "If I execute those four or five pitches, this would have been a fantastic game. I feel like Im turning the corner with the mechanical adjustments Ive made. I know the results dont reflect that, but I felt great out there." With the score tied at 3, Adam Lind drew a leadoff walk in the sixth. Francisco followed with a homer to right, and Lawries drive to left made it 6-3. "Against a guy like that, you cant really be on your heels," said Lawrie, who did not have an at-bat against Verlander before Thursday. "Youve got to be ready to go. Worked a couple good at-bats against him today, and ended up putting one in play, and it ended up being big for us." It was the 10th homer of the season for both Francisco and Lawrie. Toronto has hit a major league-leading 87. The Blue Jays won despite the absence of slugger Edwin Encarnacion, who missed the game with a back issue. The Tigers are still in first place, but they should no longer feel too comfortable after dropping 13 of their last 17. The last time Detroit endured a 4-13 stretch spanned the end of the 2010 season and the beginning of 2011, according to STATS. In 2011, of course, the Tigers began a streak of three straight division titles theyre now hoping to extend. Detroit scored twice in the third and once in the fifth, but the Blue Jays had an answer each time. Ian Kinsler opened the scoring for Detroit with an RBI triple and scored on Torii Hunters sacrifice fly. But Jose Bautista led off the fourth with a flyball that Hunter and centre fielder Austin Jackson each seemed to expect the other to catch. Hunter ended up trying to make the play at the last second, and the right fielder was charged with a two-base error. The Blue Jays eventually loaded the bases with one out, and Dioner Navarro hit an RBI single. Erik Kratz followed with a two-run single to put Toronto ahead. Kinsler tied it in the fifth with an RBI groundout, but Toronto took the lead back for good the following inning. Cabrera capped the scoring with a solo shot in the ninth, and he has 10 homers on the season as well. NOTES: Castellanos had three hits. ... Bautista extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a first-inning single. ... Detroit hosts the Red Sox on Friday night. The Tigers send LHP Drew Smyly (2-4) to the mound against Boston RHP Rubby De La Rosa (1-0). ... Toronto hosts St. Louis. Blue Jays RHP Marcus Stroman (2-0) takes on Cardinals RHP Lance Lynn (6-3). 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Rookie Marek Mazanec made 39 saves for his first NHL victory and the Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7-2 Saturday night.TORONTO - Nobby Wirkowski, who experienced highs and lows with the Toronto Argonauts during the 1950s, has died at the age of 88.The death of the longtime Mississauga, Ont., resident was confirmed Thursday by the CFL team.Wirkowski, a Chicago native, spent most of five seasons with the Argos as a player and quarterbacked the team to the 1952 Grey Cup championship. He later became head coach.Wirkowski, with a receiving corps that included Royal Copeland, Bill Bass, Rod Smylie and Zeke O’Connor, led the Argos past Hamilton, Sarnia and finally Edmonton to win their 10th Grey Cup championship.He ran for a touchdown and threw for another in a 21-11 win over the Eskimos before 27,391 at Torontos Varsity Stadium. The Argonauts did not win another Grey Cup until 1983.Torontos lack of success in the two seasons after its Grey Cup win led to a fan backlash with Wirkowski bearing the brunt. Viewed as a poor runner, he fared badly at times behind a weak offensive line.In 1953, the Double Blue finished last in the East and scored only 172 points all season, their lowest output since 1948. In 54, the team was out of the playoffs again in third place although Wirkowski set a career passing mark with 62 TD passes.Toronto manager Harry Sonshine said Wirkowski would not quarterback his team again and recruited Tom Dublinski from the Detroit Lions for a reported two year no-cut contract worth $17,000 annually. The Lions later sued Toronto for enticing away three of their players.Coach Frank Clair had not wanted to part with Wirkowski and left to coach the University of Cincinnati.Wirkowski was dealt to Hamilton with two other players for defensive halfback Dick Brown in a blockbuster trade in June 1955.A Canadian Press story at the time referred to Wirkowski as more often a bum than a hero to TToronto fans although one of the best passers in Canadian football.dddddddddddd He also played for Calgary before returning to Toronto in 1959 when he suffered a career-ending knee injury during an exhibition game.He became an assistant coach that year and was elevated to head coach when Lou Agase was fired after an 0-3 start to the 1962 season. He held the position until 1964.A letterman in football, basketball and baseball during his high school days, Wirkowski went on to star at the University of Miami (Ohio) under legendary coach Woody Hayes, who became an icon at Ohio State.Wirkowski led the RedHawks over Texas Tech in the 1948 Sun Bowl, and then defeated Arizona State in the 1951 Salad Bowl, later known as the Fiesta Bowl.In a 2007 interview with the Mississauga News, Wirkowski recalled that some of his college teammates back in 1948 wondered if he could throw the ball 70 yards.I told them Sure, Wirkowski said. They bet me a milkshake I couldnt. Now I wasnt allowed to throw the ball on the run or anything like that. I had to have my feet planted. I threw the ball 84 yards.He coached at Torontos De La Salle High School from 1952 to 1957.Wirkowski had strong ties to York University. He helped found the York football team, served as its first head coach and was also the schools athletic director while serving as a professor in the faculty of physical education.He was Yorks head coach from 1968 to 1975 and 1988 to 1989, returning briefly as an associate coach in 1984 and 1987. Wirkowski retired from York in 1992.He is a member of the Miami University Athletics Hall of Fame, York University Sports Hall of Fame and Mississauga Hall of Fame.Drafted by the Chicago Cubs as a youth, he served overseas as an engineer with the U.S. Army during the Second World War. ' ' '