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McRoyal shooting investigated
May 15, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 LOS ANGELES – Police detectives were working Monday to determine a motive and find the killer of a University of Idaho football player who was shot to death at a …
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UI receiver killed in California
May 14, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 MOSCOW, Idaho – The last time he spoke to Robb Akey, Idaho wide receiver Ken McRoyal shared his excitement about landing a scholarship for the fall. He had earned it …
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Blanchette: Big Sky would take back Idaho
May 10, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 There is something about the University of Idaho mulling its athletic future that suggests a chess novice playing against Deep Blue. No move seems to hold promise. 1
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Vandals enter spring football with many questions
March 22, 2012 in Sports on Page B7 MOSCOW, Idaho – Entering spring football practice with a work-in-progress approach is nothing new at Idaho. For coach Robb Akey, it’s part of developing a long-suffering program. But unlike the …
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Vandals hire veteran football assistant to coordinate running game
March 20, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 College football: Veteran coach Gordy Shaw has been named the Idaho run game coordinator/offensive line coach, head coach Robb Akey announced Monday. Shaw was the defensive coordinator at Idaho in …
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U-Hi standout to walk on at WSU
January 31, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 College football: University High School senior quarterback Conner Johnson accepted a preferred walk-on offer to play at Washington State after a trip to Pullman during the weekend. The 6-foot-5, 220-pound …
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Cougars tab McAlpine as soccer coach
January 28, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 Colleges: Keidane McAlpine has been named the Washington State women’s soccer coach, director of athletics Bill Moos announced on Friday. McAlpine, who was an assistant the past six seasons at …
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Idaho lands six on All-WAC second team
December 6, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Football: Six Idaho Vandals have been named to the All-Western Athletic Conference second team. The group includes seniors Korey Toomer, a linebacker, defensive end, defensive back and fullback, who scored …
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Vandals’ season-ending blowout irks A.D. Spear
December 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C6 RENO, Nev. – Backup quarterback Tyler Lantrip passed for 340 yards and four touchdowns as Nevada routed Idaho 56-3 on Saturday in a performance that left Vandals athletic director Rob …
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CdA QB Chalich says he’ll play at Idaho
November 29, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Football: Chad Chalich isn’t one for drama. But his future college coach is known to get a little excited here and there. The Coeur d’Alene senior quarterback didn’t make Idaho …
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Utah State downs Idaho in double OT
November 20, 2011 in Sports on Page C6 Over and over Saturday, the Idaho Vandals found themselves in position to win or keep alive one of the zaniest games inside the Kibbie Dome in years. A field goal …
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BYU Cougars decimate anemic Idaho Vandals
November 13, 2011 in Sports on Page C8 PROVO, Utah – Jake Heaps threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns after coming off the bench late in the first quarter to lead the BYU Cougars to a 42-7 …
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Vandals testing out new-found confidence vs. BYU
November 11, 2011 in Sports Before last week’s fourth-quarter explosion at San Jose State, it had been a fallow two months for Idaho. The defense and special teams unit were producing more touchdowns than the …
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Bailey bolsters Vandals’ rally past San Jose State
November 6, 2011 in Sports on Page C6 Senior Kama Bailey knows how to return kickoffs. On Saturday, he showed some moves as a running back, helping Idaho end a frustrating losing streak. Bailey, Idaho’s all-time leader in …
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Vandals need to kick-start run game
October 14, 2011 in Sports Idaho football fans have scrutinized the volatile play of quarterback Brian Reader in recent weeks, and for obvious reasons. But it’s not just the Vandals’ passing attack that is languishing.
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Idaho Vandals in doldrums on both sides of football
October 8, 2011 in Sports on Page C5 MOSCOW, Idaho – The quarterback play has been nowhere as efficient. The running game is far less productive. And the daring coaching decisions have yet to pan out like they …
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Vandals optimistic despite poor start
October 7, 2011 in Sports The quarterback play has been nowhere as efficient. The running game is far less productive. And the daring coaching decisions have yet to pan out like they did two years …
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Vandals receiver Scott learns on the run
September 15, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 MOSCOW, Idaho – Mike Scott looked at the caller I.D. on his phone. It was the day before he was scheduled to leave for Las Cruces, N.M., and Idaho defensive …
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UI offense gets mixed reviews
August 10, 2011 in Sports How much progress has the Idaho offense made? Steve Axman, the Vandals’ offensive coordinator, pondered that question and immediately went back to early April to draw a comparison. 2
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Confident Akey expects Vandals to go bowling
August 4, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 MOSCOW, Idaho – Today marks the start of Robb Akey’s fifth fall camp as University of Idaho football coach, and with each passing year the exuberant leader of the Vandals’ …
