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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3, 2014





Bulldogs’ Kevin Pangos, center, tries to squeeze through the Lions’ DeVonte Upson, right, and Zay Jackson on Tuesday. (Jesse Tinsley)

Day after Southeastern Louisiana

Good morning. Gonzaga received an unexpected test last night from Southeastern Louisiana. The Zags trailed by one at half but dominated the second half and won 76-57. Here's my game story and Jesse Tinsley's photos. Read on for more on Josh Perkins' jaw, Kevin Pangos'…

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Morning links: WSU hosts Idaho

The Vandals will try to sack Beasley Coliseum this evening when Idaho travels to Washington State for a 7 p.m. game. The schools have the longest continuous rivalry west of the Mississippi, which we detail in our advance. We're going to have our first weekly…

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TUESDAY, DEC. 2, 2014


Zags tame Lions in second half

Gonzaga trailed Southeastern Louisiana by one at halftime but the Zags outscored the Lions 44-24 in the second half for a 76-57 victory Tuesday. My unedited game story is below. Day-after post coming in the morning.

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Vince Mayle named Second Team All-Pac-12 

Washington State receiver Vince Mayle was named Second Team All-Pac-12, the conference announced Tuesday. Mayle tied for the national lead with 106 receptions and set the WSU single-season record with 1,483 receiving yards.The redshirt senior led the Pac-12 with six 100-yard receiving games and was…

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Key numbers from the WSU season 

WSU finished the regular season with the nation's No. 1 passing offense margin, throwing for 477.7 yards per game. How good was Washington State at moving the ball through the air? Well, Western Kentucky was No. 2 in that category with 365 passing yards, or…

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MONDAY, DEC. 1, 2014


Kent addresses first-half suspensions 

Today Washington State men's basketball coach Ernie Kent answered questions from the media, including a few about his decision to suspend Aaron Cheatum, Ny Redding and Que Johnson for the first half of WSU's 71-43 loss to UC Santa Barbara in the opening round of…

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Behind the scenes with WSU basketball

Tonight at 7 p.m. the Pac-12 Networks will air a feature on the Washington State basketball team and new coach Ernie Kent during "Pac-12 Sports Report." Prior to coaching the Cougars, Kent was a Pac-12 Network college basketball commentator.

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Morning links: Leach makes coaching changes 

Mike Breske and Paul Volero became the second and third coaching casualties of Washington State's deflating season. In the paper today we have a story on the dismissal of the two coaches as well as a blog post on SportsLink. Basketball coach Ernie Kent will…

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SUNDAY, NOV. 30, 2014


WSU defensive coordinator Mike Breske dismissed 

The day after Washington State's season ended with a 31-13 Apple Cup loss, Mike Leach dismissed defensive coordinator Mike Breske and outside linebackers coach Paul Volero. "We decided to make a change and wish them the best," Leach said. More on WSU's coaching change after…

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Morning links: Apple Cup stays in Seattle 

Washington won the coldest-ever Apple Cup last night, 31-13. We have my game story and John Blanchette pulls no punches in his column and Jim Allen has a sidebar of UW's young but successful secondary. Allen and I both contributed to our notebook from the…

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