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SATURDAY, JAN. 21, 2012

Vandals rally to edge Utah State

Idaho coach Don Verlin made an astute point in his postgame session with the media: Utah State doesn't lose back-to-back games under Stew Morrill, at least not usually. So when USU dropped a game Thursday at Seattle U, Verlin knew it would be that much…

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Chiefs take down Winterhawks

In the opening act of three straight home games against the Portland Winterhawks, the Spokane Chiefs proved that desperate hockey goes a long way - especially this time of year. Below you'll find the unedited story I filed for tomorrow's section. There will be more…

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GU pulls inside job on San Diego

Gonzaga rode the 48 combined points of 'bigs' Robert Sacre, Elias Harris and Sam Dower to a 77-60 win over San Diego on Saturday. You can read my game story for Sunday's S-R below. I'll have a day-after post up in the morning.

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Another near-perfect Saturday 

A GRIP ON SPORTS Another beautiful Saturday is here. Aren't Saturday's always beautiful no matter what the day is like? If the week was a high school, Saturday would be the quarterback of the football team, the head cheerleader, the coolest teacher. Yep, Saturdays are…

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