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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2009

Panthers come all the way back 16 

Three weeks into the season the Mead Panthers were 1-2 and facing an uphill GSL football slog. They ran the table and with Thursday's convincing 31-12 win over Central Valley are No. 1 among 4A teams. They proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that…

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Shock can ink players Nov. 1 

The fledgling Arena Football 1 has made its first official announcement since the league's initial press conference in late September. Teams can sign coaches and players beginning Nov. 1. It sounds like several teams (not among the original 16) are still working on final details…

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Tackling a key issue for Vandals

For several weeks now, the Idaho football team has been plagued by poor tackling. If that issue pops up again, Louisiana Tech tailback Daniel Porter could have a field day on Saturday at the Kibbie Dome. Click below to read my story on Idaho's tackling…

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Bouldin on Naismith watch list

Gonzaga senior guard Matt Bouldin is one of 50 players on the preseason watch list for the Naismith Trophy. The Naismith Web site didn't have a press release, but I found this list on several other sites. The 50 players are listed below.

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Cowen, Koper to face Russians

Spokane Chiefs Jared Cowen and Levko Koper have been selected to represent the Western Hockey League in the Subway Series against Russia.Each of the three leagues that comprise the Canadian Hockey League plays two games against the Russians. For the WHL its Nov. 25 in…

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Zags not in coaches' top 25

Gonzaga came in 34th, receiving 24 votes, in the ESPN/USA Today (coaches) preseason Top 25. Kansas is No. 1, followed by Michigan State (Gonzaga visits East Lansing on Nov. 17th).Of the eight schools in the Maui Invitational, No. 26 Maryland, No. 30 Vanderbilt and GU…

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A full Thursday around WSU 22 

COUGARS • UPDATED: 9:30 A.M. This is going to be a full post, so let's get right to it. With all that's going on right now between basketball and football, our days are pretty full. My guess, with Halloween around the corner, so are yours.…

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