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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30, 2008



Idaho preps - postseason

ORIGINALLY POSTED MONDAYUPDATED Wednesday, 1:30 p.m.Click the tab below to see some notes on North Idaho girls and boys basketball.The 4A Region I girls tournament opener that was postponed until Wednesday - Moscow at Sandpoint - has been postponed one more night to Thursday because…

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Welcome to Pullman

COUGARS • UPDATED: 12:40 P.M.The bad news is beginning to pile up for new football coach Paul Wullf. Though there have been a multitude of verbal commitments for next year, a couple of the current defensive players – both starters at times last season –…

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TUESDAY, JAN. 29, 2008


MONDAY, JAN. 28, 2008

Gonzaga cruises into first place

Read on below for my unedited Gonzaga-Portland game story and come back tomorrow morning for our day-after post. Gonzaga (16-5, 5-0 WCC)is alone in first place after San Diego upset visiting Saint Mary's 63-55 tonight. The Toreros and Saint Mary's are both 4-1. More here…

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Bulldogs lead 39-22 at break

Gonzaga's David Pendergraft and Josh Heytvelt combined for 27 points as the Bulldogs took a 39-22 halftime lead against Portland on Monday night.The Zags scored 11 of the last 13 points to close the half, seven of those coming from Pendergraft.Portland's Nik Raivio, younger brother…

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Chiefs back on top of writer's poll

They’re back on top.The Spokane Chiefs, whose nine-week reign atop the Western Hockey League writer’s poll ended last week, collected 11 of 17 first-place votes and 367 total points to regain the top ranking in the poll released Monday by the Western Major Junior Hockey…

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SUNDAY, JAN. 27, 2008


SATURDAY, JAN. 26, 2008


Second-half collapse dooms Eagles

Ouch!I'm at the Arena covering a Spokane Chiefs hockey game and wasn't able to keep tabs on Eastern's men's basketball team on the radio.I did learn from an internet report, however, that the Eagles blew a 44-27 halftime lead and fell to Montana State 74-69…

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So who will be ready tonight?

COUGARSOne of the fun things to watch a couple of hours before game time us how different teams approach the warm-up ritual.For example, ASU's players had some time before the assistant coaches stepped on the court. They used the minutes to perfect their 38-footers. Read…

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Bulldogs fall short in Memphis

Gonzaga made repeated runs at Memphis, but couldn't overcome slow starts in each half and fell 81-73 to the top-ranked Tigers at the FedExForum on Saturday.Gonzaga trailed by three at half and Memphis ran off nine of the first 11 points of the second half.…

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Early season showdown looms this evening

COUGARSOne team will win and stay in second place. Another will lose and drop into what will probably be a logjam for third. Such is the story of today's Arizona State vs. Washington State game in Phoenix.We'll be there. We'll have another post from the…

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FRIDAY, JAN. 25, 2008


PF girls stun Coeur d'Alene

Sorry I was tardy in posting Mike Saunders' story about the Post Falls girls knocking off Coeur d'Alene on Thursday. Click here to read the story.To some sophomoric blog posters: I warned folks in a previous post dominated by chatter about high school baseball coaches…

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THURSDAY, JAN. 24, 2008


Vandals win

The Idaho men's basketball team, behind the record shooting of junior guard Mike Hall, earned their second Western Athletic Conference win in the same season under coach George Pfeifer, topping visiting San Jose State 74-63.Hall made 9 of 10 3-point attempts, breaking the previous record…

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