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THURSDAY, OCT. 2, 2014


A loud Thursday Night Football scrimmage 

Thursdays are always the loudest afternoons at Rogers Field and Martin Stadium. The team plays music, pumps in noise and breaks up the monotony of another week of school by causing a big ruckus. But the noise usually dies down by the time the underclassmen…

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Week six Pac-12 power rankings

These are exciting times in the Pac-12. Brett Hundley and UCLA smashed the Sun Devils 65-27 in Tempe to take control of the race for the Pac-12 South, but rival USC showed that it’s still a team to be reckoned with. Regardless, one of the…

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The West Coast is out in front again 

A GRIP ON SPORTS The Pac-12 has always been on the forefront of change in college athletics. Even when it was the Pacific Coast Conference, the folks back East felt there was something a little off about the sports out here. Heck, when Stanford initiated…

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Eastern football links

It's Hall of Fame weekend at Eastern Washington, but for one player, it's Homecoming - and he doesn't even play for the Eagles. Here's our story on former Ferris High star Cody Sorensen, now with the Idaho State Bengals. .. I also wrote a story…

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Pac-12 proposes pay for play

Yesterday the Pac-12 announced that it has notified the NCAA of its intention to provide new benefits for student athletes, including an increased stipend with some extra spending money included. Washington State's Mike Leach says he's in favor of the idea, saying," I think it's…

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