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SATURDAY, JAN. 7, 2012

Chiefs win second straight

Mitch Holmberg scored two goals and Dominik Uher added two assists in the Spokane Chiefs' 4-2 Western Hockey League victory over Seattle in their first game this season against the Thunderbirds. New Chief Todd Fiddler scored in his second straight game, and defensemen Brenden Kichton…

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Zags rout Broncos for 8th straight win 

Gonzaga spotted Santa Clara a 10-0 lead before rolling to an 82-60 win Saturday at the MAC. Sam Dower had 17 points, Gary Bell Jr added 15, Elias Harris 12 and Kevin Pangos 10 as the Bulldogs (13-2, 3-0) connected on 54.5 percent of their…

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Vandals finally win a close one

After claiming a taut win for the first time this season, Idaho coach Don Verlin walked into the interview room and said the following: "Whew. That feels good. We needed that one. Holy cow." Yes, the 63-59 victory over Fresno State was big for the…

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Eastern trails NAU 31-27 at halftime

Guard James Douglas scored 15 points to lead Northern Arizona to a 31-27 halftime lead in a Sky Conference basketball game at Eastern Washington Saturday night. Eastern led 9-2 early on a trio of 3-points by guard Cliff Colimon, but the Eagles' shooting cooled. Colimon…

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Idaho, Fresno State about to tip

VANDALS We're here in the Cowan Spectrum for a key early WAC game for Idaho and Fresno State. Both are coming off lopsided defeats, and we'll see how the Vandals respond to a long postgame team meeting on Thursday night. Read on.

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Pre-game from the Coors Event Center 

COUGARS FROM BOULDER, Colo. – We’ve arrived at the Coors Event Center. If you want a better look at it, there’s a video posted above that gives a 360-degree look inside the arena from press row. Warning: my hands weren’t steady enough to keep the…

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EWU looks to rebound vs. NAU

Yes, rebounding, which was a shortcoming in the Eagles' 76-69 loss Thursday night against Weber State. EWU was outrebounded 44-31 in a game that could have gone their way. Tonight, the Eagles (7-8 overall and 1-2 in the Big Sky Conference) face Northern Arizona (5-10…

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A big Saturday 

BUDGET BYTES There is no way today's honorary title is going to win – as I write this, it is in last place in your voting, with three lonely clicks – so we thought we would use it today before it is buried forever (BTW,…

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