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Georgia Dodges Wolfpack 61-55
March 18, 1998 in Sports on Page C5 Jumaine Jones hit a rally-killing 3-pointer with 5:27 remaining to help Georgia hold off North Carolina State for a 61-55 victory in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament …
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Swanson Lifts Bethel College In Title Game
March 18, 1998 in Sports on Page C5 Rico Swanson’s jump shot with 1.6 seconds remaining lifted top-ranked Bethel (Ind.) College to its third championship in four years with an 89-87 victory Tuesday over Oregon Tech of Klamath …
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Gonzaga Plays WSU Today In Baseball Home Opener
March 18, 1998 in Sports on Page C6 A Gonzaga University baseball team starved for victories, finally gets a chance to play at home today when it takes on Washington State University at 2 p.m. at August/A.R.T. Stadium. …
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WSU’s Daniel Picked Academic All-American Again
March 18, 1998 in Sports on Page C6 Washington State senior Carlos Daniel was again recognized as one of the top 15 men’s basketball student-athletes in the nation with his selection to the 1998 GTE Academic All America …
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Big Spotlight Shining On Little Rhody
March 18, 1998 in Sports on Page C5 Rhode Island’s Cuttino Mobley (12) drives on Kansas’ Billy Thomas during the Rams’ upset win. Associated Press
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Gonzaga Gets Sidelined By Hawaii
March 18, 1998 in Sports on Page C5 Anthony Carter scored a career-high 33 points as Hawaii held off Gonzaga 78-70 late Monday night to advance to the third round of the National Invitation Tournament. Carter, who scored …
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UW Tries To Keep Its Dream Alive
March 18, 1998 in Sports on Page C6 Pac the bags. The NCAA Tournament is down to its Sweet 16, and four of them are from the Pacific-10 Conference for the second year in a row. That’s one …
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Unseeded Central Wins Naia Opener
March 18, 1998 in Sports on Page C5 Leon Johnson scored 32 points to lead unseeded Central Washington past fifth seed Union (Tenn.) 73-64 in the first round of the NAIA Division I basketball tournament on Tuesday. Central …
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Truly, This Is Madness Valparaiso Writing Its Own Fairy Tale
March 16, 1998 in Sports on Page C1 Valparaiso and guard Bryce Drew ran away from Florida State in overtime to advance to the Sweet 16. Photo by Associated Press
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Ku’s Rhode Block
March 16, 1998 in Sports on Page C1 KU’s Paul Pierce, who rejected UCLA, is consoled by Jim Harrick, the coach he turned down who is now at URI. Photo by Associated Press
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Gonzaga Expects High-Speed Attack
March 16, 1998 in Sports on Page C1 Hawaii guard Anthony Carter will be a major weapon Gonzaga must diffuse in tonight’s NIT matchup. Photo by Associated Press
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Historic Harvard Makes More History Win Is First In Ncaa Tourney By A Team Seeded No. 16
March 16, 1998 in Sports on Page C5 Dejected Stanford players Yvonne Gbalazeh, left, Chandra Benton, center, and Vanessa Nygaard react to the Cardinal’s loss. Photo by Associated Press
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Another Top Seed Takes Tumble
March 16, 1998 in Sports on Page C5 North Carolina’s Tracy Reid grabs a rebound against Florida International in second-round action. Photo by Associated Press
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Gu Handed League Setback
March 16, 1998 in Sports on Page C4 An eight-run seventh inning helped Loyola Marymount to a 12-5 victory over Gonzaga in a West Coast Conference baseball game Sunday in Los Angeles. Gonzaga (2-14 overall, 0-6 WCC) had …
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Pac-10 Sends Four To Sweet 16
March 16, 1998 in Sports on Page C6 The Pacific 10 Conference, which sent four teams (Arizona, UCLA, Stanford and Washington) to the NCAA Tournament, is undefeated and sending all four schools to the round of 16. It …
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Mighty Have Had Troubles
March 16, 1998 in Sports on Page C1 Shane Battier was riveted to his television set Saturday afternoon, when he sat in his downtown hotel room and watched North Carolina Charlotte take mighty North Carolina to overtime in …
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Dawg Fight Next For Washington UW Will Face A New Breed Of Huskies In Sweet 16 Matchup Against Connecticut
March 16, 1998 in Sports on Page C5 Connecticut played one very good half of basketball over two games, yet managed to win twice to reach the final 16 of the NCAA tournament. Now things really get interesting. …
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Purdue Drubs U-Dub
March 15, 1998 in Sports on Page C5 Purdue’s Tiffany Young denies a pass to Washington’s Sarah Duncan as the Boilermakers win their NCAA collision. Photo by Associated Press
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No. 16 Harvard Makes History
March 15, 1998 in Sports on Page C5 West Sooner or later it had to happen and Harvard’s women did it, becoming the first 16th seed to topple a No. 1 seed by defeating Stanford 71-67 Saturday night …
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Clinesmith Rips Vandy
March 15, 1998 in Sports on Page C5 Mideast Former Mead High School star Stacy Clinesmith scored 20 points, including five 3-pointers, as UC Santa Barbara upset sixth-seeded Vanderbilt 76-71 in overtime Saturday in the first round of …
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Whits Bow Out At Buzzer Defending Champs Score Final 11 Points To Win By Three
March 15, 1998 in Sports on Page C1 Whitworth’s Tyler Jordan cuts to the hoop ahead of Bethel’s Rico Swanson. Photo by Rob Bartholomew/Special to The Spokesman-Review
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Spiders Choke On UW’s Big Mac Macculloch Has 31 Points, 18 Boards As Washington Overturns Richmond
March 15, 1998 in Sports on Page C1 Washington’s Todd MacCulloch muscles up on Eric Poole. Photo by Associated Press
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Bank Open In Boise West’s Divine 3 Lifts West Virginia Over Cincinnati
March 15, 1998 in Sports on Page C4 West Virginia’s Adrian Pledger carries Cincinnati’s Bobby Brannen to the hole for two points and a free throw to follow. Photo by Associated Press
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Orth Twins 2nd, 6th In Naia
March 15, 1998 in Sports on Page C2 1. Bart Orth 2. Ben Orth
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Broncos, Titans Rely On 3 Guards
March 15, 1998 in Sports on Page C4 Rashod Johnson fearlessly fires off-balance 3-pointers, challenges his conservative-thinking coach and celebrates with shimmies, shakes and smiles. Saddi Washington usually plays it safe, measuring opponents and analyzing weaknesses before smoothly …
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Tar Heels Pushed To Limit By Upstart Cousin To South
March 15, 1998 in Sports on Page C4 East This is why North Carolina avoided its neighbor from Charlotte all these years. North Carolina-Charlotte shut down the nation’s top player and refused to go quietly before losing to …
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Huskies Keep On Ticking UW Tumbles Xavier, Extends Season With First-Round Tournament Victory
March 13, 1998 in Sports on Page C1 UW teammates coverge on Deon Luton after his late jump shot eliminated Xavier. Photo by Associated Press
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Gonzaga Off To Hawaii In Pursuit Of Rainbows
March 13, 1998 in Sports on Page C1 Gonzaga University can expect the scenery, weather and competition to improve in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament. The Bulldogs (24-9) learned Thursday that their reward for Wednesday …
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Vandals Shuffle Football Coaching Staff For ‘98
March 13, 1998 in Sports on Page C3 With spring football just a couple of weeks away, Idaho head coach Chris Tormey has put together the finishing touches on his staff and the 1998 recruiting class. Quarterbacks coach …
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Colorado State Associate Will Be Idaho’s New A.D.
March 13, 1998 in Sports on Page C1 The University of Idaho apparently has found its new athletic director. Colorado State associate A.D. Mike Bohn was offered the job on Thursday, sources close to the situation said. Bohn …

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