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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

THURSDAY, FEB. 17, 2011

Gonzaga-Santa Clara game story

About to shut down the computer at the media room in the McCarthey Athletic Center, but before I do here's my game story and Dan Pelle's photo gallery from Gonzaga's 85-76 victory over Santa Clara. I'll be back in the morning with a day-after post.

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WSU falls 79-70 to UA 

COUGARS We have to drive the nearly two hours to Phoenix before we get to sleep, so we're going to be quick with this post-game post. Though there is some to add tonight following Washington State's tough defeat to 12th-ranked Arizona, so read on.

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Carter's 20 points help GU past Santa Clara

Junior guard Marquise Carter scored 13 of his career-high 20 points in the second half and David Stockton provided a couple of momentum-turning plays as Gonzaga defeated Santa Clara 85-76 on Thursday at the McCarthey Athletic Center. The victory keeps Gonzaga (18-9, 8-3 WCC) in…

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Arizona leads WSU 41-33 at half 

COUGARS Just a quick note. The eight-point deficit Washington State faces at halftime could be worse. The Wildcats have missed a handful of point-blank attempts, though every time Williams has – sans once – he's gone to the line, though all were good calls. DeAngelo…

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Shock taking Arena game outdoors 

The Spokane Shock play in the Arena Football League, but they've decided to take their sport outside for one game. The Shock will entertain the Utah Blaze in the Joe Albi Stadium Outdoor Classic on July 9th. The game will follow all the rules of…

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Eags falter at NAU

Eastern Washington's men's basketball team surrendered an 18-point first-half lead in Flagstaff, Ariz., Wednesday night in losing to Big Sky Conference rival Northern Arizona 83-74. You can read the game story that ran in Thursday morning's S-R here; you can see what EWU's sports information…

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Idaho state girls hoops

Idaho media over the years have done a coop when it comes to state tournaments. We put together capsules glances of our area teams and share them with media statewide. Click the tab below to see glances of all the teams.

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More on Gaels' loss to USD

Saint Mary's had a chance to clinch at least a share of the WCC title with a win over last-place San Diego. Instead, the Toreros snagged just their second conference win and sixth overall with a huge upset of the Gaels. Mt. Spokane and CCS…

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Chiefs romp on road

The Spokane Chiefs crushed Everett Wednesday night with a dominating performance, highlighted by Levko Koper's second hat trick of the season. Suprisingly, linemate Tyler Johnson only picked up one assist to drop to second to fall to second in the Western Hockey League scoring race.…

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Tampa Bay coach steps down

Tampa Bay's Tim Marcum, the winningest coach in AFL history, stepped down this morning, three days before the beginning of training camp. Last month, it was reported that Marcum had pornographic and racist emails on his work computer, after he was deposed in a lawsuit…

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WSU faces tough task tonight 

COUGARS Of all the tasks awaiting a visiting Pac-10 basketball team, none may be greater than trying to win in McKale on a Thursday night. Unless it's trying to win at Hec Ed on a Sunday. But the former is what faces Washington State today…

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