Rapids end long winless streak

August 26, 2012
By Associated Press
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- Andre Akpan scored in the sixth minute and the Colorado Rapids escaped the Western Conference basement with a 3-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on Wednesday night.

Tony Cascio and Jaime Castrillon each added a goal for Colorado (9-17-2), which ended a four-game winless streak. The win leapfrogged Colorado past the Timbers and Chivas USA into seventh place in the West.

Akpan scored his first goal of the year in his second start after Cascio was stripped ...

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