Date: 03/24/2015 04:59 AM
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Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) – Matt Shoemaker combined with three relievers on a two-hitter, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 5-0 yesterday. Shoemaker retired his first 13 batters before Mike Zunino’s fifth-inning double. Logan Morrison singled him to third, but Zunino was stranded when Shoemaker retired Willie Bloomquist on a flyout and Dustin Ackey on a popout.
PHOENIX (AP) – NFC champion Seattle, Denver and Kansas City each were awarded four compensatory picks in this year’s draft. The NFL handed out 32 such picks to 14 teams. They begin at the conclusion of the third round when Super Bowl winner New England gets the 97th overall choice.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) – This year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has wrapped up, with the final musher arriving in Nome. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that rookie musher Cindy Abbott, from Irvine, California, arrived in Nome seconds before 9:20 Sunday night. Abbott wins the Red Lantern Award, given to the last team to arrive.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – Anze Kopitar had a goal and two assists, and the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 last night at the start of a five-game trip. Andrej Sekera and Tyler Toffoli also scored for the Kings, who are on the outside of the Western Conference playoff picture.
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