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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16, 2009

Portland trips Chiefs

The Portland Winterhawks seem to have the Spokane Chiefs' fans' number.For the third time in as many tries, Portland won at the Arena, taking a 3-2 decision at the Arena Wednesday night. In five games between the teams, the visitor has won every one.This game…

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Cowen excited

A couple of hockey notes:From Cory Wolfe of the Star-Phoenix, Jared Cowen's reaction to making Team Canada: The first call Cowen made was to his mom, Cara, in Saskatoon. “She was relieved,” Cowen said with a grin. “She’ll get to see her son a little…

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OSU wants out of 2010 game against Eagles 

Oregon State, with a lot of help from ESPN, is in the process of backing out of its contracted Sept. 4 football game against Eastern Washington in Corvallis, Ore., this fall. Details are still being worked out for a nationally televised game between OSU and…

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Bouldin expects to be ready for Duke

As mentioned in the prior post, I went to media day Wednesday and put together a notebook that you can access below. The first topic is Matt Bouldin's health. He's optimistic he'll be back in the lineup for the Duke game Saturday. Read on for…

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Eags' Nichols joins Sherritt as all-American 

Eastern Washington's senior quarterback Matt Nichols has joined teammate J.C. Sherritt, a junior linebacker, as a member of the AFCA's All-America team. You can read more from EWU here and get additional details on the 25-man team -- which includes Montana's senior offensive lineman and…

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Bouldin on WCC Live

Gonzaga senior guard Matt Bouldin will be one of the guests tonight on WCC Live, which is available on the Internet. More details below.Media day this afternoon and I've been hearing pretty strongly that Bouldin, who sat out Saturday's win over Davidson, will play against…

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Localizing Duke-Stanford women

There is really any local news today. Eastern has a game tonight, everyone plays this weekend. It's a good chance to see the Eagles, who are improved (but get trumped by an important hockey game).Still, there are a few tidbits of national interest to pass…

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Decision day for Cowen

Spokane Chiefs captain Jared Cowen finds out this morning if he makes Canada's team for the World Junior Tournament. Check back later, but read below for a story about the Tuesday night exhibition, which includes a comment from Cowen.Meanwhile, the Chiefs defeated Seattle last night…

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