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• Seahawks relish calculated risks in draft

  April 29, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 RENTON, Wash. – John Schneider and Pete Carroll are like a pair of good gamblers. Calculated. Strategic. Quick to walk away from mistakes (see: Kris Durham, LenDale White).

• Seahawks relish calculated risks in draft

  April 28, 2013 in Sports John Schneider and Pete Carroll of the Seahawks showed their gambling tendencies in the NFL draft. First, they drafted a handful of players with checkered backgrounds – injury problems, criminal …

• Marquess Wilson selected by Chicago in seventh round

  April 28, 2013 in Sports on Page C4 Marquess Wilson’s controversial departure from Washington State didn’t prevent the record-setting receiver from being chosen in this year’s NFL draft. But it probably didn’t help his stock. Wilson had to … 1

• Seahawks pick RB Michael in NFL draft

  April 26, 2013 in Sports With linebacker and the line of scrimmage seeming to be Seattle’s priorities, the Seahawks went for Texas A&M running back Christine Michael with the 62nd overall selection, the final pick …

• Linemen stand out in first day of NFL draft

  April 26, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 NEW YORK – Short on glam, slim on glitter and no sign of Manti Te’o, the NFL draft was still a solid B-plus. As in Big, as in Brawn, as …

• Seahawks’ needs few

  April 23, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 RENTON, Wash. – Once the trade was completed, Percy Harvin was officially in their control and the Seattle Seahawks no longer owned a first-round pick, the question had to be …

• WSU QB takes his best shot

  March 8, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Jeff Tuel spent six weeks in Orlando, Fla., recently, living and training with former teammate Marquess Wilson and former Eastern Washington receivers Brandon Kaufman and Greg Herd. The … 1

• WSU bars Marquess Wilson from its pro day

  March 7, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 The mantra faces its ultimate dilemma here, it seems. How does it go? Once a Coug, always a Coug? 3

• WSU bars Wilson from its pro day

  March 6, 2013 in Sports Marquess Wilson, Washington State’s career record-holder for receiving yards, is preparing for the NFL draft and hoped to bolster what he felt was a successful showing at the NFL scouting … 11

• NFL notebook: Kansas City Chiefs on the clock

  January 1, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 The Kansas City Chiefs own the No. 1 pick in next April’s draft, with the rest of the order set for non-playoff teams. Kansas City and Jacksonville finished 2-14, but …

• NFL draft 2013

  April 30, 2012 in Sports on Page B6 Scouts don’t sleep. They already are hard at work on 2013. USC quarterback Matt Barkley is being projected as the top pick.

• Seahawks justify their pick

  April 29, 2012 in Sports The Seahawks’ selection of Bruce Irvin in the NFL draft was the most surprising selection in the first round and things got stranger from there, leaving GM John Schneider in …

• Toon, Miller face big challenges in NFL

  April 29, 2012 in Sports on Page C3 NEW YORK – Nick Toon and Lamar Miller know all about tough tasks. Their challenges won’t get any easier as they head to the NFL. Toon, the son of former …

• Cowboys select EWU’s Johnson in fourth round

  April 29, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 As a child, Matt Johnson’s Thanksgivings were all about family – and the Dallas Cowboys. Johnson’s football dreams came full circle Saturday morning when the Cowboys chose the strong safety …

• Seahawks select Idaho LB Korey Toomer

  April 28, 2012 in Sports Korey Toomer became the latest player from the Western Athletic Conference to end up with the Seattle Seahawks when the Idaho linebacker was drafted in the fifth round of the …

• Dreadlocks rule the draft’s first day

  April 28, 2012 in Sports on Page C3 NEW YORK – With dreadlocks covering part of his face, Robert Griffin III couldn’t keep his Washington Redskins’ cap on straight. Trent Richardson’s Cleveland Browns’ hat sat all the way …

• NFL draft draws good ratings

  April 28, 2012 in Sports on Page C2 The first round of the NFL draft averaged 6.66 million viewers on ESPN, up 11 percent from last year and the second-highest audience since 7.29 million tuned in two years …

• Seahawks draft QB, LB on second day

  April 28, 2012 in Sports on Page C3 RENTON, Wash. – Finally, Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks took a draft pick everyone knew. And yet there were still questions about what drafting Russell Wilson in the third …

• Draft reunites Stanford TE Fleener with QB Luck

  April 28, 2012 in Sports on Page C3 NEW YORK – Coby Fleener heard his name, grabbed his phone and immediately contacted his new teammate in Indianapolis – and old teammate from Stanford. The overnight wait paid off …

• Seahawks surprise by picking Irvin

  April 27, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 RENTON, Wash. – B.J. Irvin couldn’t stay out of trouble as a youth. So when he arrived at California’s Mt. San Antonio College in 2009, B.J. became Bruce. And while …

• QBs Luck, Griffin now have to prove worthy of draft status

  April 27, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 NEW YORK – Andrew Luck knew exactly where he was heading and the daunting task he faces. So did Robert Griffin III.

• Hoffman-Ellis hopes NFL calls this weekend

  April 26, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Alex Hoffman-Ellis ponders this strange question. Down time? What is that, again?

• Seahawks may go for a QB, perhaps even Kellen Moore

  April 23, 2012 in Sports This year’s class of quarterbacks available in the NFL draft goes well beyond headliners Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III, including Kellen Moore and a dozen other prospects the Seattle … 1

• Fortunes with Luck

  April 20, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 The secret is out. Andrew Luck will be the Indianapolis Colts’ new quarterback. A person with direct knowledge of the situation said Thursday that the Colts have notified Luck that …

• Mitchell out to enhance pro prospects

  April 3, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Bo Levi Mitchell is going through his progressions. The problem is, somebody else will pull the trigger.

• Raiders select former EWU running back Taiwan Jones

  May 1, 2011 in Sports on Page C1 Former Eastern Washington University running back Taiwan Jones slipped deep into Saturday’s fourth round of the National Football League draft before being selected by the Oakland Raiders. The 6-foot, 195-pounder, … 1

• Jones taken in fourth; 3 Vandals, 1 Coug picked

  April 30, 2011 in Sports EWU running back Taiwan Jones is drafted in the fourth round, the highest among area NFL draftees, including three Idaho Vandals and one WSU Cougar.

• NFL lockout looms over second day of draft

  April 30, 2011 in Sports on Page C1 Even as Ryan Williams was bear-hugging Roger Goodell at the draft Friday, the NFL was getting ready to shut down all other business. The Virginia Tech running back waited in …

• Locker’s draft status appears to have grown

  April 28, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Jake Locker’s offseason journey to this week’s NFL draft has like the joke about the two campers who come upon a bear. When one of the campers begins tying his …

• Taiwan Jones did self big favor at his pro day

  April 20, 2011 in Sports When former Eastern Washington football star Taiwan Jones looks back on the stunning performance he put on for nearly 50 National Football League scouts during his pro day in Pittsburg, …

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