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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 30, 2006

Bonus coverage

COUGARSHere is an Associated Press notebook from Auburn.By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports WriterAUBURN, Ala. - Rodgeriqus Smith walked up to fellow Auburn receiver Courtney Taylor before fall camp bursting with confidence."Man, I'm going to start," he pronounced.It was a bold statement for a walk-on who…

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Eagles will fly in Corvallis tomorrow

COLLEGE FOOTBALLWhen Eastern Washington opens the college football season tomorrow night in Corvallis, the game will have special meaning to Eagle running back Ryan Cole. If you want to know why, read Dave Trimmer's feature from today's paper.There is more on the game on Dave's…

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Soriano still in hospital

MARINERSIf you were watching the Mariners game last night, like I was, you probably saw Rafael Soriano take a line drive off his forehead.The sickening sight of Soriano taking the blow and falling to the ground was all just about anyone could talk about this…

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Your territory? Forget about it

CHIEFSThe lead story in The S-R sports section today was sort of loopy.In a nutshell, the CHL's decision concerning Trevor Lewis is idiotic on about three different levels.Either the three leagues that make up the CHL have territories or they don't. If they do, then…

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