As advertised, our college basketball preview came out today.

It has a Facebook look and starts with a John Blanchette column on the social media - and you don't want to miss that.

Women's basketball information is on Pages 6 & 7 of the complete section which also includes a short story on the farewell tour of the Class of 2007.

A few other notes below on exhibition games and previews of exhibition games.

Gonzaga preview of Saturday afternoon's game with Western Oregon. With a twist. There is a 3-minute video with coach Kelly Graves talking about the game.

Idaho preview of tonight's game with LCSC.

Tara Cronin (G-Prep) had a game-high 14 as Portland beat Seattle Pacific in an exhibition game.

I'm off to do an interview, have a quick spin, eat lunch and drive to Tri-City for a high school football game. After the game and writing a story I'll try to update this (if I don't fall asleep) with any news, including the Idaho game. Saturday is going to be a long day at State cross country in Pasco.

Please share your observations throughout the weekend on the four local teams and their exhibition games. We'll try to catch up to everything on Monday.

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