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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011

The Gonzaga Bulldogs wave goodbye to the fans and their basketball season after their 60-83 loss against Stanford in their regional final NCAA tournament women's college basketball game on Monday, March 28, 2011, in Spokane, Wash. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

Gonzaga's magical run ends

UPDATED: 12:15 a.m. Stanford whipped Gonzaga in the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament and the photographers whipped us writers, getting the slide show up first. On the budget is a game story, a notebook (Greg Lee's credit was left off) and John Blanchette's column,…

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Courtney Vandersloot of Gonzaga salutes the crowd as she comes off the floor for the last time to a standing ovation and hugs from her teammates.  Gonzaga lost to Stanford on Monday, March 28, 2011, 83-60 to end their run in the NCAA Tournament at the Elite Eight. (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)

Gonzaga vs. Stanford women

Top-seeded Stanford pulled away from 11th-seeded Gonzaga in the second half 83-60 in the Spokane Regional final Monday in front of 11,646 at the Arena, ending the most successful season in the Bulldogs’ history.

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March is lion-like for WSU in NY 

COUGARS Good morning from New York. Took a nice long walk to and from dinner last night and was shocked by the depth of the chill. It is actually quite a bit colder here in the city than it is in Pullman. Plus the wind…

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