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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2, 2013

Portland hands Chiefs first loss

The final 52 minutes of Wednesday's showdown between the Spokane Chiefs and host Portland Winterhawks favored the Chiefs 3-2. The problem was the first 8 minutes, when the Winterhawks unleashed four goals during a 5-minute span to ignite a 6-4 Western Hockey League victory. Spokane…

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Pac-12 Power Rankings 

From Pullman -- As this is the first iteration of my Pac-12 power rankings, there has been no movement from the previous week. I promise it won’t happen again. Keep in mind that these are merely snapshot of how these teams matchup on Wednesday morning,…

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Eastern and Big Sky links

The Eagle football team is home this weekend, but meanwhile the basketball team opened practice at Reese Court. Here's my story from practice, along with interviews with forward Venky Jois and guard Parker Kelly. The Eagles open their season on Nov. 10 against Division III…

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Wednesday Morning Pac-12 Links 

From Pullman -- As you wrack your brain in search pertinent of questions for the live chat we'll be holding on SportsLink at 11 a.m., why not prep by reading our Pac-12 notes? ... The basketball team got some bad news with the suspension of…

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