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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009

Gonzaga notebook 

Back with the notebook. They're about to shut down the media room here at the Rose Garden, so we're heading for the shuttle bus. Read on for the unedited version of the notebook.

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WSU QB Kevin Lopina will sit out because of a lower-back fracture.  (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

Injuries slow WSU's drive this spring 

COUGARS This might be the NCAA Tournament of could-have-beens. So many near upsets, more than we remember. Then again, the memory isn't what it used to be. And we've started, ever so slowly, to turn our attention back to football. Spring practices begin Thursday, which…

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Gonzaga women ready

Gonzaga is one of 28 schools with both its men's and women's basketball teams in the NCAA tournament.From the women we've had a story on the Bulldogs' tournament draw, Xavier's star in the middle and GU junior Vivian Frieson quietly becoming an all-league performer.Keep reading…

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Day after Akron

I posted my game story and notebook last night (see previous posts). Here's John Blanchette's column on GU avoiding another first-round departure, S-R photos, some of the game's key numbers, game stories from Cleveland and Akron, and more from the Seattle Times and News Tribune…

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