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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

THURSDAY, JAN. 12, 2012

Gaels humble No. 21 Gonzaga

Good evening from McKeon Pavilion, which is about 15 degrees cooler than it was when the Gaels were busy crushing the visiting Bulldogs earlier Thursday evening. Saint Mary's beat Gonzaga in every conceivable fashion. Outside, with Matthew Dellavedova's 26 points and the team's nine 3-pointers.…

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Vandals pull out wild WAC road win

Conference road wins are hard to come by in college basketball, so the Idaho Vandals will no doubt relish their 90-88 overtime victory at Louisiana Tech tonight. Especially since it's Idaho's first win in program history at the Bulldogs' Thomas Assembly Center. Read on for…

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Jake Wiley of Newport uses his size and speed and cuts through the Lakeside defense to score. (Christopher Anderson)

Thursday Prep Page 

The Greater Spokane League boys reach the halfway mark of the season Friday and six teams are bunched at the top. Which team will emerge to win the title? Click the tab below to see this week's Prep Page menu.

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UPDATE: Dawson staying at K-State? 

COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- The AFCA conference has ended, though there still hasn't been any official announcement from WSU regarding Mike Leach's assistant coaching staff. But a name has been added to the school's faculty directory. Read on for details. UPDATE: The Wichita Eagle is…

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BCS playoffs - a radical solution 

Before the "glow" wears off from the BCS title game, I just have to throw in my idea for playoff system for major college football. It's radically different from most proposals, because we should be asking less, not more, of the student/athletes/gladiators who make this…

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Big Sky roundup

I could blame Tim Tebow for this, but I forgot to catch a time change for Saturday's Eastern basketball game at Northern Colorado. The game is now scheduled at 3:05 p.m. Pacific time, one hour earlier than previously planned, to avoid aconflict with the Denver…

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More on GU-Saint Mary's

Some day I'll have to add up the hours/days/weeks I've spent at Sea-Tac Airport. I've got some time on my hands in the terminal and i noticed reading the S-R this morning that the last four paragraphs of my GU-Saint Mary's preview were cut. You…

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Can Idaho win at La. Tech or NMSU?

Winless in 12 games. That's what the Vandals are since joining the WAC in their 3,500 mile road swing to Louisiana Tech -- where they play today -- and New Mexico State. Can they breakthrough finally? I have much more on that below.

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