Southern California linebacker Shane Horton, left, and linebacker Ross Cumming bring down Washington State running back Marcus Richmond during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Los Angeles, Saturday. USC won 27-6. ESPN game story and boxscore here. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
(Idaho QB Nate) Enderle directed a drive that included a key 25-yard third-conversion pass to Eric Greenwood deep into NIU's territory. The Huskies called the final timeouts of the game as Idaho continued to push forward - largely on the bullish runs of senior back…
We have a coupla more days to enjoy the extended summer weather that we've been experiencing. Then, we'll face temperatures in the 50s (by Tuesday). Garrison Keiller once said that winter approaches in three steps -- Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Well, we're still a month…
Let’s say you live in an isolated town of 130 souls, don’t have a car and want to work 25 miles up the highway. Good luck with that – unless you live in Tensed, Idaho, and covet a job in Coeur d’Alene. In that case,…
Edie Linane wouldn’t fall for it. She knew her 1976 Chevy Nova couldn’t have done the damage that the woman claimed during a confrontation in a Spokane grocery store parking lot earlier this month. Police agreed, and Linane left without giving the woman the $100…
A 'recortador' jumps over a bull during a bull leaping contest show at the Plaza Monumental bullring in Barcelona, Spain, Friday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)\Top Cutlines:1. Paolo attempts to demonstrate the newest “Obamacare” alternative vasectomy procedure -- DanJ.2. The landlocked version of…
The White House acknowledged for the first time Friday that it might not be able to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay by January as President Barack Obama has promised. Senior administration officials told The Associated Press that difficulties in completing the lengthy…
TGIF Poll: A plurality of 40% of 60 respondents said their favorite lakeside property that Duane Hagadone owns is the resort's floating boardwalk. The resort and Hagadone's Casco Bay home finished tied for distant second. Results here. <a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2041387/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2041387/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2041387/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2041387/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2041387/">Do you think…
If you operated an airline and more people were making reservations, would you slash routes and boost fares? If you ran a dental office and more people needed cavities filled, would you cut your hours and send them home? Of course not. So why in…
Spokane Police Sergeant Bradley Thoma's arrest on a DUI charge has sent shock waves throughout the Inland Northwest and the arrest has upset none more than members of the organization 'Mothers Against Drunk Driving.' Thoma was arrested on the DUI charge after he rear-ended a…
Ben Bernanke says the recession is “very likely over.” What a relief. Yet how come we still feel so depressed (or at least recessed) about the economy? How come my personal economy, and probably yours, still feels as if it has a miserable, sniffling, sneezing…
This will be a good barometer for how legitimate the Vandals’ surprising start really is. Northern Illinois went toe-to-toe with Wisconsin before losing 28-20, then upended Purdue on the road last week. NIU probably doesn’t have the same talent level as Washington, which handed UI…
What took Gonzaga Prep running back Bishop Sankey four quarters to accomplish the last three games the junior was able to achieve in less than a half. Sankey eclipsed 200 yards for a fourth consecutive game as the visiting Bullpups cruised past the Lake City…
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
