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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12, 2014


Rockets in town, still ranked No. 1

Despite losing four of their last eight games (two by shootout, one to the Spokane Chiefs), the Kelowna Rockets are ranked No. 1 in the Canadian Hockey League's Top 10 poll for the seventh consecutive week. The Rockets and Chiefs will square off at the…

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Video: Ken Bone before Cal

From Pullman -- Ken Bone addressed the media on Tuesday to talk about Washington State's upcoming game against Stanford, Jordan Railey, and more. Here's the video of that interview, courtesy of WSU Athletics.

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Wednesday morning Pac-12 links

From Pullman -- It's just Wednesday and we've already got another WSU men's basketball game on our hands. We've got an advance on the game as well as a blog post about Jordan Railey ... There may not be so many nighttime football games in…

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TUESDAY, FEB. 11, 2014


Lewis and Clark's Emma Keenan (12) makes contact with Mead's Sue Winger (44) as she dribbles the ball downcourt during the first half of a girl's GSL high school basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at the Mead High School. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

Mead vs. Lewis and Clark

S-R photojournalist Colin Mulvany covered Mead's victory over Lewis and Clark, 54-47, in the girl's GSL high school basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at the Mead High School. Check out his big picture story!

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Washington State’s Jordan Railey shoots over Colorado’s Josh Scott. (Associated Press)

Railey hoping success comes with confidence

From Pullman -- You have not noticed, but there's one Washington State basketball player who has been dominating all season. A stalwart on defense, offensively this player is an unstoppable force with no immovable object to halt his Newtonian dominance. Washington State's biggest player has…

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After stealing the ball, Gonzaga Bulldogs guard Kevin Pangos heads downcourt on break against Portland on Feb. 5. Pangos has been playing with injuries all season.  (Colin Mulvany)

Pangos hoping for healthier finish

Kevin Pangos has a number of built-in excuses, but he won't use them. His stats have slipped as Pangos deals with turf toe (for more than two months) and a tender left ankle (off-and-on for the last two weeks). The junior guard discussed the impact…

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Tuesday morning Pac-12 links 

From Pullman -- After taking Stanford to the wire earlier this week the Washington State women's basketball team didn't have much left against Cal on Sunday ... Mark Schlabach's Way Too Early Top-25 for next year is out and has three Pac-12 teams in the…

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MONDAY, FEB. 10, 2014


Monday morning Pac-12 links 

From Salt Lake City -- What's that you ask? Why am I still in Salt Lake City? Blame Seattle and its freak blizzards. But the phones still work in Utah, and we were able to get more details on the weekend arrest of wide receiver…

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SUNDAY, FEB. 9, 2014

More details on Marks' arrest 

Yesterday we reported that WSU wide receiver Gabe Marks had been arrested and cited with four misdemeanors: 4th degree assault, 2nd degree criminal trespass, being a minor intoxicated in public and frequenting a tavern as a minor. Today Sgt. Dan Dornes of the Pullman Police…

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Gonzaga guard David Stockton tries to bother a shot by Memphis guard Joe Jackson during first-half action Saturday. (Associated Press)

Day after Memphis

In travel mode so I'll get right to it. Here’s my game story from Gonzaga’s 60-54 loss at Memphis on Saturday. Here’s the A.P. article. This one was different from Gonzaga’s three previous losses. Gonzaga was generally in control and led most of the way,…

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Sunday morning Pac-12 links 

From Salt Lake City -- "They" say that more bad than good can happen in the offseason. Well Washington State's offseason isn't off to a great start, with wide receiver Gabe Marks getting arrested on Saturday for four misdemeanors ... More bad than good happened…

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Chiefs' offense reappears

The up-and-down Spokane Chiefs bounced back from two consecutive shutouts by matching a season high for goals during a 7-3 road win over the Tri-City Americans in Kennewick. Better yet, seven players had one goal apiece for the Chiefs. Season scoring leaders Mitch Holmberg and…

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SATURDAY, FEB. 8, 2014

WSU wide receiver arrested 

From Salt Lake City -- Washington State wide receiver Gabe Marks was arrested outside of 600 NE Colorado St. in Pullman at 2 a.m. on Saturday, according to the Pullman Police Department's daily activity log. He was arrested for 4th degree assault, 2nd degree criminal…

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Madison, Vandals nudge UTPA in OT

Idaho finally got it going at Cowan Spectrum -- just in time to say goodbye for the year to its primary home venue. After upsetting New Mexico State on Thursday, the Vandals gutted out a 70-63 overtime win over Texas-Pan American to collect back-to-back WAC…

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GU falters late, falls to Memphis

The Gonzaga Bulldogs were in control, not up-20-and-it's-over control but they were in command and on their way to an important resume-building road win over a ranked opponent. But they stumbled badly down the stretch, scoring just 12 points in the final 14:30 and connecting…

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