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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

FRIDAY, FEB. 3, 2012

Big opportunity for Eags

After a tough first half, things couldn't have gone better Thursday night for the Eastern Washington men's basketball team, which rallied to beat the Lumberjacks 74-68. The Eagles evened their conference record to 5-5, and got a great opportunity to improve their postseason situation

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Thursday prep hoops 

Attached is a brief postgame interview with Gonzaga Prep boys basketball coach Matty McIntyre after his Bullpups rallied from a 23-8 deficit in the first quarter to pull away from Lewis and Clark. Here's a link to the game story. The Central Valley boys won…

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Day after BYU

Not sure if I actually slept last night or if I simply dreamed that I slept for a couple hours. I’m guessing Gonzaga’s staff and players were pretty restless after a disappointing 83-73 setback to BYU last night at the Marriott Center. So many things…

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There's a shadow on local hoops

A GRIP ON SPORTS So we are supposed to have six more weeks of winter, right? Well if it's anything like the preceding six weeks, I'm fine with that. Other than a couple days, this has been an easy winter to navigate in the Inland…

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