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TUESDAY, SEPT. 13, 2011

Vandals ready themselves for A&M

Usually Idaho football practices are noisy only because of Robb Akey's booming voice. But on Tuesday afternoon, the Vandals blasted something that vaguely resembled crowd noise through speakers at their outdoor practice facility, hoping to replicate the atmosphere they'll play in on Saturday evening at…

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Summarizing WSU's Tuesday

COUGARS When Washington State took the practice field Tuesday afternoon, the defense was rested and ready to begin preparing for San Diego State. When it left the field, there was a bit of a gap in the middle. Read on.

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Former Gonzaga standout Courtney Vandersloot attempts a shot over Seattle’s Sue Bird during the Storm’s 81-70 win over Chicago. (Associated Press)

It's over for Vandersloot & Sky

Just a quick post for the link our game story from Courtney Vandersloot and the Chicago Sky ending the WNBA regular season with a loss at defending champion Seattle. (Monday exhaustion and Tuesday forgetfulness, a bad combo.) BTW, in the photo above, Vandersloot's idol, Sue…

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Prep football this week 24 

UPDATED Although not so surprising to me, there's been an interesting development in Greater Spokane League football the first two weeks. It will be the topic of my column Thursday. Click the tab below to read more. ALSO: You can follow me live on Twitter…

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Tuesday mornings with WSU

COUGARS You know the old saying about no rest for the wicked? Well, I must have been awfully bad lately, because it's been impossible to sleep. Or maybe it's all the nightmares about leaving my seat in the press box to use the facilities and…

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