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MONDAY, JAN. 24, 2011

Gonzaga's Elias Harris lays down the law in the 2nd half against Pepperdine on Jan. 13, 2011, in Spokane, Wash. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

GU notes: Harris, Bouldin

Media day today at GU and I put together a notebook that will run in Tuesday's S-R and gathered some info for Thursday's Four Corners page. Here's a link to the notebook. The first note is on Elias Harris (pictured above), whose stats this season…

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Gonzaga women lead nation in scoring 

Update: Tennessee guard Angie Bjorklund (U-Hi) has a sprained right foot and may sit out the Vols' game against Mississippi State on Thursday. Apparently the injury happened over time and was not the result of a specific injury. She played 25 minutes on Sunday as…

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Battle of the Bone

As if the annual University/Central Valley "Battle of the Bone" wrestling match needed any more promotion or incentive, the tug of war Thursday at CV will decide the Greater Spokane League championship. Both teams are 8-0. The fun kicks off at 7. So here's your…

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GU vanishes from polls 

Gonzaga wasn't ranked before its 0-2 road trip and now the Bulldogs are no longer in the others receiving votes category. GU was in the top 30 in both polls before losing at Santa Clara and San Francisco. Saint Mary's, which visits Gonzaga on Thursday,…

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The Spokane Chiefs' Tyler Johnson, left, loses track of the puck for a moment while facing off with Kootenay's Cody Eakin Friday, Jan. 15, 2011 at the Spokane Arena. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

WHL recognizes Chiefs' Johnson

Want a Tyler Johnson tripleheader and another mention of Spokane Chiefs' scoring leader? Go to the Western Hockey League website. Despite two losses, including in Portland Sunday night, the Chiefs have the WHL Player of the Week, Tyler Johnson, who was the Player of the…

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This day in history

I know this isn't our typical post here at SportsLink Central, but I found this fun little item in the Tri-City Herald this moring. On this date in history, Jan. 23, 1974, Columbia Basin College wrestler Greg Williams, at 450 pounds, pinned North Idaho Junior…

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WSU bids adieu to weekend 

COUGARS • UPDATED: 11:30 A.M. Monday morning and it's time for a moment of silence. ... You have to be of a certain generation, but losing Jack LaLanne yesterday at age 96 is a blow. Three black-and-white TV images stand out from childhood: Captain Kangaroo's…

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