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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

THURSDAY, SEPT. 25, 2014


Hameed to start and defense wins another TNF 

Washington State practiced for the final time before traveling to Salt Lake City to take on the Utes. Defensive coordinator Mike Breske confirmed that Sulaiman Hameed will start at safety. He'll likely be alongside redshirt freshman Darius Lemora. For more on WSU's young defensive backs…

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McDonald fitting in just fine at Eastern

It wasn’t easy trading Westwood for the West Plains, but former UCLA safety Tevin McDonald has done just that - and he's fitting in just fine at Eastern Washington. The native Californian still dreams of following his father and older brother into the National Football…

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1934: The year of the forfeits in Spokane

In the early days of high school football, you would occasionally see someone lining up sporting a five o’clock shadow and the appearance of last seeing the inside of a classroom sometime a few years in their past. It was enough of problem, the Washington…

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Pac-12 power rankings: week five

The Pac-12 was nearly the Conference of Upsets in week four, with three teams needing second-half comebacks to beat heavy underdogs and Colorado barely outlasting Hawaii despite not scoring a single point in the second half. All the favorites found ways to win, however, and…

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Eastern football links

Another week, another road trip for the Eagles, who visit sunny California this week for a game with UC Davis and running back Gabe Manzanares, the subject of our weekly notes column. We also will have a live chat today at noon - see you…

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