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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

TUESDAY, JAN. 3, 2012

Gonzaga’s Gary Bell Jr. will have plenty of fans in stands in Seattle. (Associated Press)

GU freshmen show poise beyond years

Back with a notebook from today's media day (and a feature on Sam Dower coming Thursday). The article that will appear in Wednesday's S-R is on Gonzaga's freshmen backcourt duo of Kevin Pangos and Gary Bell Jr. (pictured above), who have been arguably the team's…

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Preps, v. 2012 10 

Happy New Year prep sports followers. I return from a restful 2-week vacation, excited to get back to the business of covering games, doing feature stories and columns. Tonight I'll be at the Gonzaga Prep/University boys basketball game. Game time is 5:30. I'll be tweeting…

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College football's big day was big 15 

MORNING CUP OF JOE • UPDATED: 4:30 P.M. College football's New Year's Day – this year on Jan. 2 – was much more fun than the real New Year's Day, especially from about 2 p.m. on. The Rose Bowl and Fiesta Bowl were worth every…

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