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• Blanchette: Big Sky would gladly have Idaho

  May 9, 2012 in Sports 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. 2

• Vandals offense shows improvement

  April 20, 2012 in Sports MOSCOW, Idaho – All spring, Idaho’s top two quarterbacks have bounced between solid and just so-so. Offensive coordinator Jason Gesser would watch one of them make a nice throw … …

• Like it or not, Vandals back in Logan

  March 17, 2012 in Sports on Page C3 MOSCOW, Idaho – Deremy Geiger walked out of the Kibbie Dome on Wednesday night almost certain Idaho was headed to Loyola Marymount for the second round of the CollegeInsider.com tournament. …

• Idaho back in CIT, hosts UCSB on Wednesday

  March 11, 2012 in Sports MOSCOW, Idaho – It’s not the tournament they were gunning for five days ago, but the Idaho Vandals are back in the postseason for the third time in four seasons. …

• WAC announces individual awards

  March 5, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 DENVER – The Western Athletic Conference announced its individual men’s basketball postseason awards on Sunday and honored four University of Idaho players. In a vote of the league’s coaches, junior …

• Vandals wilt in second half

  February 24, 2012 in Sports The Idaho men’s basketball team has shown a knack the last few weeks for mustering big rallies and closing out games. Friday night, Utah State was the one that mounted …

• Vandals elevate Gesser to offensive coordinator

  February 24, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 MOSCOW, Idaho – Robb Akey spent the last year helping Jason Gesser find his way as a rookie college coach. And before that, he spent four seasons watching Gesser command …

• Nevada handles Idaho in WAC opener

  January 6, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 MOSCOW, Idaho – Near the end of the worst half Idaho has played this season, Kyle Barone cradled the ball in the paint … and then watched it inexplicably squirt …

• Idaho should be in mix

  January 3, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 MOSCOW, Idaho – The Western Athletic Conference has been in flux for more than a year, with schools leaving, hopping aboard and – in the case of Boise State – …

• Boise State edges Vandals, 76-73

  January 1, 2012 in Sports on Page C6 NAMPA, Idaho – Anthony Drmic could barely stand on his feet two days before Saturday’s game, but he had no issues with his shooting touch during Boise State’s 76-73 victory …

• Vandals “old men” say goodbye to Kibbie Dome

  November 18, 2011 in Sports When Robb Akey referred to Princeton McCarty and Derek Wieting as the “gray-haired old men” of the Idaho football program, the coach meant the comment as a lighthearted poke at …

• Vandals cruise past Concordia

  November 14, 2011 in Sports Deremy Geiger scored 19 points and hit five 3-pointers as Idaho beat Concordia, Ore., 77-61 in men’s basketball on Monday night in Moscow.

• Davis retains reins

  November 8, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 MOSCOW, Idaho – The Idaho football team has practiced the last two weeks with questions – at least from the outside – on who would start at quarterback for the …

• Vandals will stick with Davis

  November 7, 2011 in Sports Vandals coach Robb Akey said Monday that sophomore Taylor Davis will be under center against Brigham Young on Saturday, and perhaps for the rest of the season.

• Vandals lose close one to Hawaii as last-second FG comes up short

  October 30, 2011 in Sports on Page C6 MOSCOW, Idaho – Trey Farquhar has booted long field goals before – longer than what he faced with eight seconds left on Saturday. That’s why Idaho coach Robb Akey had …

• Vandals’ offense sputters in defeat to Bulldogs

  September 25, 2011 in Sports on Page C7 MOSCOW, Idaho – By now, it’s more than an occasional occurrence. The Idaho offense slips into hibernation mode, the defense grows frustrated and weary, and the Vandals’ opponent pounces. It …

• Blanchette: Laying egg not part of grand plan for UI

  September 1, 2011 in Sports MOSCOW, Idaho – Say, any way that mass exodus from the Western Athletic Conference can be accelerated? 1

• Idaho story lines

  September 1, 2011 in Sports on Page O4 Last year they missed a second straight bowl trip because of one second-half collapse. Now the Vandals are motivated to erase the memories of a six-win 2010 season and return …

• Vandals’ Mayowa has found a home at defensive end

  September 1, 2011 in Sports on Page O4 MOSCOW, Idaho – Back in Inglewood, Calif., just outside Los Angeles, Benson Mayowa made sure to heed his parents’ words. Stay away from gangs, they reminded him often in high …

• Idaho offense shines

  August 16, 2011 in Sports on Page B4 MOSCOW, Idaho – It was the Brian Reader Show Monday afternoon at the Kibbie Dome. Or rather, Brian Reader and Mike Scott and Kama Bailey and Troy Vital and Armauni …

• Vandals begin workouts after dedicated summer

  August 4, 2011 in Sports Day after day this summer, Idaho football players – the ones who stayed in town – stuck to the same routine. They would make their way through the quiet campus …

• Akey holds out high hopes for Vandals

  August 3, 2011 in Sports 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’ program seems to …

• Ex-Vandal Vobora wins hefty lawsuit

  June 21, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 ST. LOUIS – Former Idaho Vandal and current St. Louis Rams linebacker David Vobora was awarded $5.4 million in his lawsuit against a Florida supplements maker. More important, Vobora said …

• Idaho athletic director Spear would like Montana schools in WAC

  May 13, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 MOSCOW, Idaho – It will be at least another month until the Western Athletic Conference announces its expansion plans. But Idaho athletic director Rob Spear has already made his feelings …

• Idaho athletic director Spear would like Montana schools in WAC

  May 12, 2011 in Sports It will be at least another month until the Western Athletic Conference announces its expansion plans. But Idaho athletic director Rob Spear has already made his feelings known – both … 2

• Vandals find sun, offense at Silver and Gold Game marred by injury

  April 24, 2011 in Sports on Page C1 MOSCOW, Idaho – Finally, for the first time during the Idaho football team’s trying spring, things started to come together Saturday morning. The injury-ravaged offense cranked out big pass plays …

• Idaho football coach praises defensive line’s potential

  April 17, 2011 in Sports on Page C4 MOSCOW, Idaho – The offense has yet to coalesce. Key players from almost every position are either on crutches or hobbled. And the Idaho football team is forced to operate …

• Idaho football scrimmage belongs to defense

  April 10, 2011 in Sports on Page C4 MOSCOW, Idaho – The defense had a good day at the Idaho Vandals’ second spring football scrimmage on Saturday. “Our defense got after it pretty well today,” coach Robb Akey …

• Bass shows explosive style in Vandals’ spring scrimmage

  April 3, 2011 in Sports on Page C4 MOSCOW, Idaho – Back at Arizona State, Ryan Bass used to listen to Dennis Erickson talk about the players he coached at the University of Idaho. That was pretty much …

• San Francisco ends Vandals’ season at CollegeInsider.com

  March 17, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 SAN FRANCISCO – Idaho men’s basketball coach Don Verlin never hesitated afterward: The Vandals, he said, had a remarkable year given the expectations. Still, they no doubt would like a …

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