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SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 2011

Courtney Vandersloot of Gonzaga gets a layup off a steal during first half action against Louisville in their NCAA Sweet Sixteen game at the Spokane Arena, Saturday, March  26, 2011. Gonzaga got the win to advance to the Elite Eight. (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)

Starting to build up for Elite Eight

It's overload time ... I have filed an advance for Gonzaga's Elite Eight game with Tennessee on Monday night. Coming later is my notebook and keys to the game and John Blanchette is just wrapping up a column. Those stories will be along later tonight…

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The bodies collide under the basket as Kelly Bowen of Gonzaga, right, and Kayla Standish, far left, battle the Louisville post players during the first half. (Christopher Anderson)

Sweet 16 wrap, on to Elite 8 

Yep, woke up this morning (mind you it wasn't too early), saw the newspaper and confirmed, Gonzaga is headed to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. Our coverage included a game story, John Blanchette column, notebook, slide show and the other Sweet…

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WSU in New York ready for NIT semis 22 

COUGARS Yesterday was fun. We were one of the thousands of victims of Alaska Airlines' power outage. But, for us, it turned out to be a blessing. We were rerouted on Delta through Salt Lake City and ended up sitting next to a good friend…

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