Grip on Sports: Even the NBA playoffs can be caught in the Spokane vortex on slow April nights

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Utah’s Derrick Favors and Donovan Mitchell, left, celebrate after Mitchell scored against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Monday, April 23, 2018, in Salt Lake City. The Jazz won 113-96. (Rick Bowmer / Associated Press)

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Azteca cook Adalid Coca-Ardaya hands a meal to waiter Fernando Noriega last week in Spokane. Congress has determined that tip pools can now include kitchen staff such as cooks and dishwashers, bridging the wage gap between front and back of house staffs. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)

Waiters can now share tips with cooks and other staff

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Azteca cook Adalid Coca-Ardaya hands a meal to waiter Fernando Noriega last week in Spokane. Congress has determined that tip pools can now include kitchen staff such as cooks and dishwashers, bridging the wage gap between front and back of house staffs. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)

Waiters can now share tips with cooks and other staff

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Cooks and dishwashers at restaurants can now benefit from tips just like waiters and other “front of the house” staff thanks to a rollback in federal law.

An official separates Portland center Zach Collins and New Orleans guard Rajon Rondo after a dust-up in the series finale Saturday. (SCOTT THRELKELD / AP)

Former Gonzaga forward Zach Collins makes impact as Trail Blazers rookie

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An official separates Portland center Zach Collins and New Orleans guard Rajon Rondo after a dust-up in the series finale Saturday. (SCOTT THRELKELD / AP)

Former Gonzaga forward Zach Collins makes impact as Trail Blazers rookie

UPDATED: 8:35 p.m.

Zach Collins’ rookie year with the Portland Trail Blazers was more like two seasons in one. The former Gonzaga Bulldog barely saw the floor in the first two months of the season. He averaged 3.8 minutes per November game. Collins carved out a spot in the rotation in December and his playing time soared into the 14-18 minute range.

Chef Philip Stanton lifts the lid on his Seven Vegetable Tagine at the Park Lodge. His new restaurant opens Friday, April 27, 2018, in Kendall Yards. (Adriana Janovich / The Spokesman-Review)

Park Lodge opens Friday in Spokane’s Kendall Yards

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Chef Philip Stanton lifts the lid on his Seven Vegetable Tagine at the Park Lodge. His new restaurant opens Friday, April 27, 2018, in Kendall Yards. (Adriana Janovich / The Spokesman-Review)

Park Lodge opens Friday in Spokane’s Kendall Yards

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new Philip Stanton’s new restaurant specializes in locally inspired comfort food with – at least for this first menu – a Mediterranean influence.

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