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SATURDAY, DEC. 18, 2010

Vandals lose gut-wrencher to Griz

Boy, was this game different than the first time Idaho and Montana met in late November. Idaho followed up a 42-point loss to the Griz with a near-upset of the solid Big Sky team. The Vandals fell 64-63 at Cowan Spectrum, and you can read…

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Huskers put big hurt on Eags 

Any momentum Eastern Washington's struggling men's basketball team might have picked up from its 95-91 home win over Seattle University last Wednesday might have been smothered Saturday night when the Eagles suffered a 72-42 road loss to Nebraska.You can get the game details supplied by…

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Vandal, Griz tied at half

It was a much more encouraging performance for the Idaho Vandals in the first half against Montana compared to the last time they faced the Griz three weeks ago. UI and Montana are tied 27-27 at Cowan Spectrum thanks to a balanced -- and much…

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Expanded GU-Baylor game story 

Let's see. If you told me Steven Gray would play just 15 minutes and leave in the first half with an injury, Elias Harris would foul out with eight points in 18 minutes, point guard Demetri Goodson would turn the ball over seven times, GU…

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WSU's Capers comes into his own 

COUGARS Washington State's basketball team left a snowy Eastern Washington today, headed for California and a date with Santa Clara tomorrow night in the Bay Area. Lucky sons of guns. After facing the Broncos, it's off to Hawaii and the Diamond Head Classic in the…

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More on Eags' semifinal win over Villanova

Back a little later than I had hoped, but, as promised, I've provided some links below to stories related to Eastern Washington's 41-31 win over defending national champion Villanova in Friday's semifinals of the FCS playoffs. Read on, but before you do, check out this…

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Zags grind out win over Baylor

Gonzaga overcame a steady dose of adversity -- major foul trouble, Steven Gray's injury, a pro-Baylor crowd at the American Airlines Center in Dallas -- and pulled out a 68-64 victory over the ninth-ranked Bears.Marquise Carter made 5 of 6 free throws in the last…

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GU up 29-27 at half

Gonzaga leads Baylor 29-27 at half, despite playing the last five minutes without Steven Gray, who left with back spasms. It appeared he tweaked his back while picking up the ball after Demetri Goodson drew a charging foul. More below.

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View from Texas

I'm watching it snow like crazy, so i'm obviously not in Dallas, but I went there via the Internet to find a couple of links for today's GU-Baylor game. Here's a preview and a feature on Bears' star LaceDarius Dunn.I'll be tweeting during the game…

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