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Coug football player arrested for assault

PULLMAN – Washington State defensive tackle Andy Roof, who earlier this spring touted he was ready to turn his life around, was arrested early Saturday for assault. Roof, 22, allegedly head-butted a man who was keeping him out of a private party on Pullman's College Hill, said Pullman Police Cmdr. Chris Tennant. Roof then allegedly fought a few more men at the party before being arrested.
News >  Spokane

Pullman fixture, drive-in founder Ray Stephens dies

PULLMAN – Every day, Ray Stephens Sr. would sit at a booth in his restaurant with the heat cranked up, eat a Cub Burger and drink a vanilla malt. "If he were here today, the temperature would be up at 80 degrees, and he'd be sitting right over here eating a Dandy Bar," grandson Craig Stephens said.
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Palileo the newest Cougar

PULLMAN – Minutes after being introduced Tuesday, Washington State's new volleyball coach walked into Bohler Gym and started practice with his new team. Andrew Palileo's mission was clear: to instill a new system for the Cougars women. A sped-up, one-on-one playing philosophy that, he said, could give WSU a shot at competing in the volleyball powerhouse that is the Pac-10.
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Rogers remains No. 1

PULLMAN – To the average Washington State football fan, it might look like there's a heck of a fight for starting quarterback. At Saturday's final practice of the spring, several hundred WSU Mom's Weekend fans watched Kevin Lopina complete 10 of 15 for 154 yards and rush 6 yards for a touchdown.
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Rooney getting kicks

PULLMAN – Last season, kicker Patrick Rooney got cut from the Washington State football team one week after walk-on tryouts. Determined to try again in the spring, he worked out on his own throughout last fall, kicking field goals through the uprights at a rugby field on campus.
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New shot puts Roof back on top

PULLMAN – Andy Roof has an opportunity. He has a second chance at football, a second chance at college, a second chance at life. The Washington State football player is back in Pullman, now a redshirt senior, a leader on his team. He can show his teammates, and everybody, that he can turn his life around.
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Lopina, Rogers shine

PULLMAN – Kevin Lopina is no stranger to learning new offensive schemes. The Washington State football team's offense is the quarterback's third style in as many years of college, he said. So when the Cougars showcased their latest progress Friday in their second-to-last scrimmage of the spring, Lopina was raring to go. He ran the No. 2 offense and occasionally wowed the few dozen spectators in windy Martin Stadium.
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Cougs preach practice

PULLMAN – It ain't over yet. No, not even when Washington State spring football practice ends next week. The Cougars will need to keep practicing on their own. At least the coaches hope they will.
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New Cougars step up

PULLMAN – Of course, there are the Cougars you've heard of: Gary Rogers, Brandon Gibson, A'i Ahmu, Dwight Tardy and Cory Evans. But there are new guys on this spring's Washington State football roster. And Washington State's new football coaching staff knows as much about the veterans as they do the rookies.
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Wulff looks for progress

PULLMAN – It's the third week of Washington State's spring football practices, and for head coach Paul Wulff, that means it has to be the best week. Spring football is more than half over, and while the Cougars have shown some improvement since the first day, there's still a long way to go, Wulff said.
News >  Spokane

Another date with Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Dr. Glenn Perry finished up orthopedic surgery Wednesday and looked up at the clock. Fifteen minutes until the Cougars practiced for today's NCAA tournament game. His lunch hour was coming up. Then, he had a patient at 1 p.m. Bah, he could make it.
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Wulff is pushing the pace

PULLMAN – Washington State head football coach Paul Wulff still doesn't know how his team is doing. After all, it's only been a week since the Cougars started spring practice.
News >  Spokane

Cougars believe in how they’re doing it

DENVER – When Washington State basketball player Robbie Cowgill steps up to the free- throw line, he talks to God. "That's probably the most time when you get to sit and think about this shot, and how important this shot is," Cowgill said. "It's nice to kind of remind yourself, and talk to God, 'Here's who you say I am, whether I miss this or make it.'
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Coug forwards are centers of attention

DENVER – The Harmelings were at a TGIFriday's in Salt Lake City when the NCAA announced where their son Daven's basketball team would be playing this week. Mary Harmeling didn't expect Washington State University to come to her home state of Colorado. "I'm the only one who let out a scream when they said Denver," Harmeling said. Her husband, Jeff, a pastor, kept his cool.
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Spring ball a chance to get acquainted

PULLMAN – For Washington State head football coach Paul Wulff, spring practice will be about getting back to basics – with a twist. The team takes the field today for the first day of a month of spring practice. The twist is that it will be the first time many coaches will see their players actually on the field.
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NCAA tourney tickets scarce for WSU, GU

NCAA tournament tickets for Washington State and Gonzaga men's basketball fans will be scarce if their teams receive berths. About 300 tickets will be available to the public for WSU's first- and second-round games, and 50 of those are set aside for students. Members of the Zzu Cru fan organization will have first dibs on the student tickets, and university donors will have access to the other 250.
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New look for WSU

PULLMAN – Here we go. The Paul Wulff era at Washington State takes its next step March 17 with the start of a month of spring football practice.
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CCS women’s magical run ends with defeat

KENNEWICK – Of course they were disappointed. They had just lost the NWAACC championship game. But looking back on their 22-8 basketball season, the Community Colleges of Spokane women were able to stomach second place.
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Sasquatch settle for seconds

KENNEWICK – When all the ceremony was done, and the Sasquatch men were handed their trophy, they all walked into a curtained-off area under the bleachers – and cried. They had lost.
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Sasquatch beat Lakers from beyond the arc

KENNEWICK – Robert Lippman knew from the get-go that his basketball team was going to be good this season. Maybe not as good as 30-1 and playing today for the NWAACC men's crown – but good.
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Sasquatch men, women advance

KENNEWICK – If there's one thing Mike Burns stresses for his team's defense, it's high hands. It worked for the Community Colleges of Spokane men on Friday – they were in the faces of Clackamas CC all night. Holding the Cougars to just 30.9 percent shooting, the Sasquatch cruised to a 78-50 victory and earned a berth in the NWAACC semifinals today.
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West Valley claims State 2A berth

It was a seemingly innocuous fall, a bruise on the arm that put West Valley's leading scorer on the bench for the rest of the first half. But those few moments Jordan Lupfer-Graham laid on the hardwood seemingly lit a fire under the Eagles. With 3 minutes, 50 seconds left in the first half, and Pullman leading by 11, West Valley hit its first bucket of the second quarter. Then another and another, closing the period on a 16-5 run that had the Eagles running to the locker room pumping their fists, tied at 29.
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CCS faces Everett

There are local teams like Washington State and Gonzaga that are shoo-ins for playing in the national spotlight this season. But for the area's most successful college basketball team, the 27-1 Community Colleges of Spokane men, this weekend's regional tournament in Kennewick is their only chance for glory.