August 26, 2005 in Idaho on Page B6 For 08-26-2005

August 26, 2005 in City on Page B6 At least 70 Spokane County felons will lose their voting privileges. Just five of 75 people Thursday appealed at a Spokane County Elections Office administrative hearing on challenges to their …

August 26, 2005 in Sports on Page C1 Nothing personal, but area women’s soccer coaches Matt Potter, Shannon Stiles, George Hageage, Pete Showler and Sean Bushey hope the coaching counterparts in their respective conferences are clueless prognosticators. The …

August 26, 2005 in Sports on Page C1 MOSCOW, Idaho – The quarterback picture at Idaho is still unsettled, but it doesn’t look nearly as bleak as it did at about 8 p.m. Thursday. That’s roughly when the …

August 26, 2005 in Sports on Page C1 PULLMAN – Will Derting thought he was in perfect position to help cover Jason Hill as the wide receiver ran a square-in pattern. But when the ball zinged over Derting’s …

August 26, 2005 in Sports on Page C1 Limiting opponents to four hits in 12 innings would be enough to win 99 percent of games for this year’s Spokane Indians. A surprising night from the Boise pitching staff …

August 26, 2005 in Sports on Page C2 American League Athletics 11, Tigers 1: At Detroit, Barry Zito didn’t give up a run in six strong innings while Mark Ellis, Dan Johnson and Jay Payton homered to lead …

August 26, 2005 in Sports on Page C2 Sidney Ponson was arrested early Thursday on a drunken-driving charge, the latest legal problem for the pitcher considered the ace of Baltimore’s staff a year ago. Maryland Transportation Authority Police …

August 26, 2005 in Sports on Page C2 AMERICAN LEAGUE All Times PDT

August 26, 2005 in Sports on Page C2 SAN DIEGO – Trevor Hoffman has 300 baseballs displayed on one wall in his home, and another 125 stashed in a cupboard underneath, where they’ll stay until the closer figures …

August 26, 2005 in Sports on Page C2 TAMPA, Fla. – Former baseball star Dwight Gooden turned himself in at a county jail Thursday, three days after police said he fled a DUI traffic stop. Gooden, 40, showed …

August 26, 2005 in Sports on Page C3 KIRKLAND, Wash. – Josh Scobey needed just two seasons to move into the Arizona Cardinals’ top five in career kickoff returns (103) and the top 10 in kickoff return yards …

August 26, 2005 in Sports on Page C3 Washington State University senior linebacker Will Derting made his return to practice Thursday, 15 days after pulling his hamstring in the first week of fall camp. “It’s always good to …

August 26, 2005 in Sports on Page C3 It’s with equal parts relief and trepidation that a handful of North Idaho high school football teams approach their early season-opening games tonight. Relief in that preseason practices have finally …

August 26, 2005 in Sports on Page C3 Matt Birk was willing to trade a risk for a risk. He would try to play with “excruciating” pain in his hip this season if the Minnesota Vikings guaranteed he’d …

August 26, 2005 in Sports on Page C4 Lance Armstrong suggested Thursday that he’s the victim of a “setup,” saying he doesn’t trust the French lab that released test results leading to blood doping allegations against him. Armstrong’s …

August 26, 2005 in Sports on Page C4 Bob Huggins tearfully thanked fans for their 16 years of support Thursday, while lawyers for the ousted coach and the University of Cincinnati did not yet finish the details of …

August 26, 2005 in Sports on Page C4 Janell Burse scored 17 points, and Lauren Jackson added 14 as the Seattle Storm beat the Sacramento Monarchs 76-63 Thursday night to extend their home winning streak to eight games. …

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