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VANCOUVER -- Vancouver Whitecaps striker Atiba Harris received a one-game suspension Tuesday for elbowing a Philadelphia Union player in the head last weekend. Rueben Randle Jersey . Harris delivered a late elbow on Union defender Carlos Valdes in the 65th minute of Saturdays 0-0 draw in Philadelphia. Valdes had booted the ball into the Vancouver half of the pitch from near midfield before Harris gave him a blind-side hit. The Whitecaps striker received a yellow card for the infraction and remained in the game. In a release, Major League Soccer described the incident as violent conduct. Valdes was the same player that injured Harris in a game between Vancouver and Philadelphia last season. Harris, a 27-year-old St. Kitts and Nevis product who is in his seventh MLS season, was playing his first game in almost a year after recuperating from a torn knee ligament that required two surgical procedures. His knee troubles began last season in Philadelphia on a hard tackle by Valdes in Vancouvers second-ever MLS regular-season game. Although Harris returned to play the next contest, he was limited to five on the season before bowing out in April. However, Harris denied after Saturdays game that the elbow on Valdes was retribution for the knee injury. Meanwhile, MLS suspended two other players and fined another for their actions in a game between FC Dallas and D.C. United on Saturday. Dallas defender Jair Benitez was suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount for endangering the safety of D.C. midfielder Danny Cruz in the 71st minute. As both players were battling for a ball near the corner flag, Benitez had his back to Cruz and elbowed him in the nose. Cruz, who yelled and fell backward and then lay on the turf, was fined an undisclosed among for an "act of embellishment which brought the game into disrepute." D.C. defender Brandon McDonald also received a one-game suspension for a separate incident earlier in the same game. McDonald was also fined for his actions on the play in the 20th minute, when he tripped Dallas forward Blas Perez with a hard sliding tackle. The league categorized the play as a reckless challenge. The suspensions come after MLS pledged at the outset of the season to get tough on violent conduct in 2012. Jason Pierre-Paul Womens Jersey .A. Happ and the Houston bullpen ended a long road losing streak for the Astros. Martellus Bennett Black Jersey . A trailblazing teammate eyeing retirement, a string of siblings that introduced her to the sport, and a grandfather whose journey to the Olympic Games was never fulfilled. http://www.newyorkgiantsroom.com/michael-boley-jerseys . 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Now they have moved above the post-season cutoff, they will be counting on goalie Miikka Kiprusoff to keep them there. Kiprusoff made 28 saves for his 44th NHL shutout and fourth this season, Michael Cammalleri scored early in the third period against his former team, and the Flames beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 on Saturday night. Kiprusoff passed Turk Broda on the career victory list with his 303rd, tying Olaf Kolzig for 24th place and putting him within two wins of Billy Smith. The Flames havent allowed more than three goals in their last 13 games. "They were ready and they were coming," Flames captain Jarome Iginla said. "Theres no question that they had a big push in those first 10 minutes and outplayed us in the first period. But Kip played great, and we were able to weather that storm and come out zero-zero. That could have been a different game if Kips not great and we dont find a way to pull it together." Kiprusoff, who won the Vezina Trophy in 2006, is 26-17-5 with a 2.23 goals-against average. He has allowed fewer than three goals in 11 of his last 15 starts. "Hes played as good as Ive seen him play in his career -- and thats counting the Vezina year," Iginla said. "Hes been outstanding all year, and hes enjoying it -- this climbing back up in the playoff race. So hes really into it. He doesnt mind that each game is tight because he loves to compete. Tonight, he made some tough saves, especially early." The Kings havent scored more than two goals in their last eight home games against Calgary. The Kings are tied with the Flames for eighth place in the West, but have one fewer win. Both teams have played 59 games. "Weve been in this situation the last two years, so its no different now," Brown said. "The last couple years, weve been battling for a playoff spot. As frustrating as these last two games have been, offensively, weve got to refocus. We play Phoenix on Tuesday. We cant sit here and talk about what-ifs. Weve got games to play." Jonathan Quick faced 18 shots and took another tough loss. Los Angeles has been beaten 1-0 in back-to-back games and five times this season. The Kings have eight shutout losses overall. "Its been the same thing for this team all year --finding ways to score goals," captain Dustin Brown said. "Weve been shut out in back-to-back 1-0 games at home against teams that are two points behind us in both cases (including Phoenix). Victor Cruz Giants Jersey. Tonight we had some really good chances. Its definitely frustrating, and its been frustrating all year. I dont want to say we didnt work hard -- we did." The Kings held the Flames to one shot through the first 9 1/2 minutes, and allowed only one through the first 18:24 of the second. Overall, they outshot Calgary 28-18, the seventh straight game in which the Flames opponents had the advantage. But Cammalleri, who spent his first five NHL seasons with the Kings, snapped the deadlock at 4:03 of the third with the Flames first shot of the period. He banged in his 14th goal from just outside the crease after Quick reached out to deflect a centring pass by Tom Kostopoulos, who shook off a hard check from Dwight King in the right corner as he passed the puck. "Tommy made a good shift to get around him," Cammalleri said, "and then I was yelling at him: Just throw it to the net! And as I yelled it, I realized that he was going to have to extend and put himself in a vulnerable position to it. But he did it, anyway. Thats Tommy Kostopoulos." In nine career games against the Kings, Cammalleri has five goals and three assists. "It feels good," he said. "I still have close ties here in L.A. Its where I started my career, and I played more years here than I played anywhere else. So its fun to win here." NOTES: Flames broadcaster Charlie Simmer, one-third of the Kings famed "Triple Crown Line" with Marcel Dionne and Dave Taylor, was the latest honoree in the teams "Legends Night" series. Simmer had back-to-back, 56-goal seasons in the early 1980s and scored a goal in a franchise-record 13 straight games. ... Kings C Mike Richards hasnt scored a goal in 14 games, and has only one in 24. ... LW Dustin Penner, a healthy scratch the previous three games, returned to the Kings lineup. RW Trent Hunter was sent to Manchester of the AHL after he cleared waivers Saturday morning. ... Calgary LW Blake Comeau turned 26 and played in his 300th regular-season game. ... The Flames were 0 for 1 on the power play and are 0 for 14 in their last five games -- matching their longest string of the season. ... C Jarret Stoll, the Kings most successful player on faceoffs, missed his fourth straight game because of a lower body injury. ... The Kings havent allowed more than three goals in 15 games since a 5-4 home loss to Dallas on Jan. 12. ... The Kings are 15-7-7 since Darryl Sutter replaced Terry Murray as head coach. ' ' '