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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

THURSDAY, NOV. 9, 2006


Nike tries to change summer youth basketball

MISCELLANEOUSA couple of Oregonian stories worth checking out: Nike has unveiled a new model for summer youth basketball, one that will change how the summer season is run.Why? Because Nike has so much power and influence among the club coaches in this country.Keep your eyes…

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Local athletes spark Whitworth's success

PIRATESWhitworth's football team is one win away from a perfect regular season. The Pirates have already defeated Linfield for the first time since 1975, have won nine games to start the year for the first time and have clinched at least a tie for the…

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It's Thursday, just one day from football

PREPSIf you watch ESPN at all, you can't avoid those unrelenting Monday Night Football promos. You know the ones I mean, the insipid, "Wednesday, it's hard to spell and it's football limbo because it's 324 days to Monday …" ads.Well, I'm not about to let…

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