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SUNDAY, AUG. 9, 2009

Gonzaga Prep’s Travis Long is making waves as a defensive lineman and is being watched by Division I programs.  (Rajah Bose / The Spokesman-Review)

WSU puts 2008 in rearview mirror 

COUGARS The first practice of the 2009 season featured many of the same drills from last year. The practice structure was familiar, the pace similar. But there was a lot of differences and we're not even talking about the absence of head coach Paul Wulff.…

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Sunday morning WSU reading 

COUGARS In a couple of hours, the Washington State football team will kick off the 2009 season with what is sure to be a spirited practice. There will be no hitting, of course, because the first two days the players are wearing no pads except…

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