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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17, 2014

A big day for backups

Washington State's depth is starting to catch up to the starters. Or maybe the backups just had a good day. Either way, Wednesday's WSU football practice saw some big plays from players you don't normally hear about. Our practice report is after the jump. …

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Gonzaga's Angel Nunez drives to the basket on Saturday in Spokane. (Tyler Tjomsland)

Nunez waiver denied; schedule released

Busy day on the Gonzaga beat and a couple of hours this afternoon spent co-hosting a weekly radio show with Toby Howell on KGA AM-1510. I put together a Gonzaga notebook for Thursday's S-R with the first item concerning Angel Nunez's hardship waiver appeal. It…

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Eastern football links

Second-ranked Eastern Washington is rested and ready for No. 14 Montana State, but in this series, being favored isn't necessarily a good thing. Here's my story from Tuesday's practice, and here's a link to the game preview from the EWU Sports Information Office. ... New…

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No weekday games in 2015, except one 

With the exception of the Apple Cup, which makes a premature return to Black Friday, the 2015 Washington State football schedule doesn't include any weekday games. By contrast the Cougars have already played games on Thursday and Friday this season, with another Friday contest coming…

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Vandals turn attention to Ohio

It's one of those back-to-the-drawing board weeks for the Idaho Vandals. Confident they had something to build on when they came home from their season opener at Louisiana-Monroe, the Vandals instead find themselves picking up the pieces after a nasty lesson delivered by Western Michigan…

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