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Saturday, March 19, 2011
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Spokane Shock fall to 0-2
March 19, 2011 in Sports Spokane’s championship banner from the 2010 ArenaBowl was hoisted to the ceiling of the Arena just minutes before the start of Saturday night’s Arena Football League battle between the visiting … 1
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Notebook: BYU had extra motivation
March 19, 2011 in Sports DENVER – It’s no easy task defending BYU’s Jimmer Fredette, the nation’s top scorer. It’s even tougher when Fredette and his teammates are highly motivated. 2
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John Blanchette: A lesson learned too late
March 19, 2011 in Sports Really, the Zags didn’t get Jimmered. They got grimmered. Grim offense, grimmer defense. Grim ball-handling, grimmer resolve. 2
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NCAA women’s notebook: Graves praises GU stars
March 19, 2011 in Sports Kelly Graves insists he is out of words to describe his sensational point guard, Courtney Vandersloot. The Gonzaga coach came through in the clutch Saturday after Vandersloot scored a career-high …
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Whitworth’s Taylor top D-III player
March 19, 2011 in Sports SALEM, Va. – Whitworth senior guard Michael Taylor was named the D3hoops.com men’s player of the year, was named to a pair of All-America first teams, and led the West …
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Japan finds radiation in spinach, milk near plant
March 19, 2011 in News, Nation/World FUKUSHIMA, Japan — Japan announced the first signs that contamination from its tsunami-crippled nuclear complex have seeped into the food chain, saying that radiation levels in spinach and milk from …
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U.S. ambassador to Mexico quits over WikiLeaks release
March 19, 2011 in Nation/World MEXICO CITY — The U.S. ambassador to Mexico resigned Saturday amid furor over a leaked diplomatic cable in which he complained about inefficiency and infighting among Mexican security forces in … 1
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NIC women win national championship
March 19, 2011 in Sports Tournament MVP Kama Griffitts hit four 3-pointers and scored 22 points and Tugce Canitez added a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds to power the North Idaho Cardinals to …
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Jimmer, BYU too much for Zags
March 19, 2011 in Sports DENVER – The chant went up from the thousands of BYU fans inside the Pepsi Center with roughly 30 seconds remaining: “You Got Jimmered, You Got Jimmered.” 8
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UCLA dispatches Montana, faces GU on Monday
March 19, 2011 in Sports Defense kept the University of Montana women’s basketball team in the game, and defense won it for the UCLA Bruins. 1
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Vandersloot, Standish lead GU past Iowa
March 19, 2011 in News, Sports For those who wondered what the Gonzaga women’s basketball team would do when faced with meaningful possessions down the stretch of a close game, the answer was revealed Saturday afternoon …
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If clouds part, watch for ‘supermoon’ tonight
March 19, 2011 in City If Inland Northwest residents can get a break in the weather tonight, the moon may give them a treat. 5
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U.S., allies strike Libyan targets
March 19, 2011 in News, Nation/World BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — French fighter jets fired the first shots at Moammar Gadhafi’s troops, and the U.S. military launched a missile attack against Libya’s air defenses on Saturday, launching … 20
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New triple-X territory to open up on Internet
March 19, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 SAN FRANCISCO – You’ve heard of “.com” and “.org.” Joining them soon will be their bawdy cousin: “.xxx.” On Friday, the board of directors of the Internet Corp. for Assigned … 1
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Litigants endorse settlement allowing wolf hunts to go on
March 19, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 BILLINGS – Facing mounting pressure from Congress, wildlife advocates and the U.S. Department of the Interior on Friday reached an agreement to lift gray wolf protections in Idaho and Montana … 2
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Backing of Libya action cautious
March 19, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – As Western powers and Arab allies prepared to meet today for an emergency summit on Libya, President Barack Obama pledged to support a United Nations-backed military campaign against … 4
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Gonzaga student body campaigns for pedestrian safety
March 19, 2011 in City on Page A1 Gonzaga University has stepped up a pedestrian safety campaign after four students have been hit at intersections near the school since January. “You need a light?” a student government member … 12
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Death, overdoses tied to drug ‘Europa’
March 19, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 BLAINE, Minn. – After nearly a dozen teenagers overdosed and one died from taking a hallucinogen at a house party, investigators determined the substance was a version of a banned …
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Aristide back in Haiti on eve of runoff vote
March 19, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide returned home Friday from a seven-year exile to the warm embrace of jubilant supporters despite criticism from the U.S. and domestic opponents who …
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Menthol cigarettes targeted by panel
March 19, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel Friday said that “removal of menthol cigarettes from the marketplace would benefit public health in the United States.” The panel’s assessment … 1
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Obama budget figures disputed
March 19, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A new assessment of President Barack Obama’s budget released Friday says the White House underestimates future budget deficits by more than $2 trillion over the upcoming decade. The … 4
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Wisconsin union law blocked – for now
March 19, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 MADISON, Wis. – A Wisconsin judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state’s new and contentious collective bargaining law from taking effect, raising the possibility that the Legislature may have to … 14
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Protesters killed in Yemen square
March 19, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 SANAA, Yemen – A massive demonstration against Yemen’s government turned into a killing field Friday as snipers methodically fired down on protesters from rooftops and police made a wall of …
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Russia spending $700 billion on arms
March 19, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 MOSCOW – President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday that Russia will spend the equivalent of $700 billion by 2020 to modernize the military’s aging arsenals, but sternly warned arms industries against … 1
