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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 4, 2010

Football: Head injuries

The mother of Valley Christian football player Drew Swank, who died as a result of a head injury last year, spoke at a conference about head injuries last month in Seattle. Here's a link to Seattle Times staff writer Mason Kelly's story.

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Shock activate Narcisse

Offensive lineman Antonio Narcisse has been activated from injured-reserve and is eligible to play in Friday's playoff game against Arizona. OL Brandon Leyritz has been placed on IR. More here.

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Robert Sacre tries to encourage his teammates during their game against Syracuse in Buffalo on Sunday, March 21, 2010.  The Zags lost to the Orangemen 87-65 to bow out of the NCAA Tournament. (Christopher Anderson / Spokesman-Review)

Zags complete non-conference slate

Gonzaga's basketball schedule has come out in bits and pieces over the last several months.On Wednesday, the school announced the entire non-conference slate, highlighted by a trip to South Bend to face Notre Dame and a home date against Southern University. Why is that a…

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Shock hang on to top spot

Spokane, which dropped its regular-season finale to Jacksonville, barely hung on to the top spot in the latest AFL coaches poll. The Shock (13-3), who open the playoffs at home against Arizona at 8 p.m. Friday, received nine first-place votes and 123 points. Jacksonville (12-4)…

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Morning links from WSU 

COUGARS Only 102 hours until the Washington State football team takes the field for the first time for the 2010 season. In honor of that, I decided to find 102 items to link on today's morning post. So read on.

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