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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2009

Ken Bone is the new men's basketball coach at Washington State University. (Matt Cilley / The Spokesman-Review)

WSU will introduce Bone Tuesday 11 

COUGARS • UPDATED: 7:40 P.M. It's over. As you read here first, Washington State has made its hire. Ken Bone will be the guy who has to replace Tony Bennett. Or gets to if you prefer. I had a basketball coach friend who always said,…

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Bone accepts WSU basketball job 43 

COUGARS• UPDATED: 2 P.M. UPDATE: Washington State University has a new basketball coach. Portland State's Ken Bone accepted the position today, The Spokesman-Review has learned. Sources close to the situation said Bone, 50, has been the focus of the week-long search to replace Tony Bennett,…

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Tuesday's Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame inductees at the Arena included (left to right): John Stockton, who is holding son Samual, Jack Spring and Ed Sharman. 
 (Kathryn Stevens / The Spokesman-Review)

Stockton elected to Hall; Arizona hires?

It's been rumored for a couple of days, but today's it's official: Gonzaga great John Stockton has been elected to the Hall of Fame, and he's joined by his former coach, Utah's Jerry Sloan. Here's S-R report and A.P. article. (Picture is from Stockton's election…

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Another day in Paradise, WSU style 

COUGARS • UPDATE: 10:15 A.M. Spring is here. Too bad there isn't a spring football practice scheduled for today. Being outside would be a good thing with the sun shining and the temperatures hitting the high 60s. But no. It's another day of hitting the…

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