Date: 04/24/2015 04:59 AM
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Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) – Daniel Sedin scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the Vancouver Canucks avoided elimination last night with a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames in Game 5 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Nick Bonino had the other goal for Vancouver, and Ryan Miller had 19 saves in his first start in the series after replacing Eddie Lack in Game 4.
NEW YORK (AP) – The Major League Soccer disciplinary committee has suspended Colorado midfielder Marcelo Sarvas for two games and Seattle defender Chad Marshall for one game for actions last week. Sarvas will miss Colorado’s games against FC Dallas and New York Red Bulls, while Marshall will be on the sideline Sunday when Seattle hosts rival Portland.
TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) – Former Seattle Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens has pleaded no contest to driving drunk in a Southern California beach town. Prosecutors say Stevens entered pleas to two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 – both within 10 years of a previous DUI offense.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Stephen Curry scored 40 points, including a 3-pointer in the final seconds of regulation to complete a 20-point, fourth-quarter comeback, and the Golden State Warriors beat New Orleans 123-119 in overtime last night to take a 3-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. Curry hit seven 3s in all, including one to start overtime that gave the Warriors the lead for good.
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