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SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2014

NOW It's over between Rice and WSU 

Boise State head coach Leon Rice has decided to stay in Boise. The Washington State grad signed an extension that comes with a significant raise as well as a rollover deal. Boise State confirms that Leon Rice is staying, as the Press-Tribune and others reported…

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Spring practice report: day 2 

From Pullman -- Forgive me if today's practice report isn't as meaty as Thursday's and ones to follow. During practice some basketball news was happening that proved to be more than a little distracting. Still, I think we got most of it. There were a…

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Replacing a coach can take a while 

A GRIP ON SPORTS College coaching searches don't follow a straight-line path. Usually. There are exceptions, of course, with Mike Leach's hiring at Washington State one of those. Cougar athletic director Bill Moos had his coach in mind early, had made contact and had hammered…

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Saturday morning Pac-12 links 

From Pullman -- Lots of links from a surprisingly busy Friday. Following Thursday's practice, we had a live chat and a notes, quotes and five questions followup post. We'll have the same tomorrow. Shortly after the news came down that Washington State had apparently offered…

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