December 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C7 HOUSTON – Southern Mississippi coach Larry Fedora wouldn’t take the blame for costing Conference USA its first spot in the Bowl Championship Series and the millions of dollars that come …

December 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C8 Chene Cooper scored a season-high 18 points to propel the Eastern Washington Eagles to a 72-51 victory over the Arkansas State Red Wolves at the Arizona State Classic in Tempe, …

December 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C8 A source close to the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball program confirmed Saturday morning an earlier rumor that Eagles assistant Craig Ehlo has accepted a coaching job with the NBA’s …

December 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C8 Whitworth University’s first-half performance against Northwest Conference rival George Fox didn’t seem all that bad Saturday night. Unless one compared it to the way the eighth-ranked Pirates played in the …

December 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C8 Stephen Madison scored a career-high 19 points and Deremy Geiger added 18 to lift Idaho to a 94-74 nonconference victory over UC Davis on Saturday in Davis, Calif. The Vandals …

December 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C9 SEATTLE – Steve Sarkisian knows a little bit about where he’ll be for the holidays. “I’m just going to be happy that Christmas morning I’m going to be waking up …

December 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C9 If the University boys basketball team shoots all year like it did Saturday afternoon in a season opener, it will not only confirm the preseason pick as Greater Spokane League …

December 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C9 Eastern Washington University track and field athletes Kersee Lind and Keisa Monterola broke school records at the Candy Cane Invitational Saturday in Cheney. Lind broke his record in the men’s …

December 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C9 For the fourth time in five years, the Skyline Spartans are champions. Max Browne threw two touchdown passes and Jack Valencia had a rushing touchdown and returned an interception for …

December 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C9 MEDICINE HAT, Alberta – Mitch Holmberg finished with a hat trick, Collin Valcourt added a pair of goals and the Spokane Chiefs staked Medicine Hat to a two-goal lead before …

December 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C10 The defending state champions got it done when it mattered most. After a back-and-forth game through three quarters, Lewiston pulled away in the fourth and beat Mead 35-31 in a … 1

December 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C10 Lewis and Clark’s game Saturday night against Richland at The Fitz tournament was a tale of two halves. After a sluggish first half, the host Tigers exploded in the third …

December 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C11 MIAMI – Heat power forward Chris Bosh is ready, willing, and, this time, able to play center if called upon. After shying from the assignment for much of his career, …

December 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C11 NEW YORK – Miguel Cotto battered Antonio Margarito over nine lopsided rounds then won a TKO decision amid confusion in the corner before they came out for the 10th on …

December 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C11 LOS ANGELES – There will be nothing like “The Decision” this year, unless there’s an unexpectedly large desire to see where Rodney Stuckey and Carl Landry end up signing. Instead …

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December 4, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C13 SKIING – A 32-year-old Whitefish, Mont., man is in the running to be named the “Ultimate Ski Bum,” a title that comes with a prize package worth $30,000. Craig Moore …