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• Trudy Rubin: U.S. must insist on Afghan women’s rights during negotiations

  March 28, 2012 in Opinion on Page A11 What will happen to Afghan women? As the United States winds down its presence in Afghanistan and tries to talk to the Taliban, will Afghan women pay the price? Will … 2

• Pentagon rules shift on women in combat

  February 9, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Pentagon rules are catching up a bit with reality after a decade when women in the U.S. military have served, fought and died on the battlefields of Iraq … 23

• Gonzaga women hold off Saint Mary’s for victory

  January 28, 2012 in Sports Taelor Karr made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2 minutes left then added three free throws in the final 31 seconds to help No. 22 Gonzaga beat Saint Mary’s 75-70 on …

• Science grant to help women

  January 17, 2012 in City on Page A5 A National Science Foundation grant recently awarded to Gonzaga University is aimed at bringing more women into science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers, often called the STEM fields. The nearly … 1

• Saint Mary’s women snap Gonzaga’s WCC win streak

  January 14, 2012 in Sports It was a surprise party, all right. On the 49th birthday of Gonzaga women’s basketball coach Kelly Graves, Saint Mary’s handed his Bulldogs, ranked No. 22 in the ESPN/USA Today …

• Survey: 1 in 4 US women victims of sexual assault

  December 14, 2011 in Nation/World It’s a startling number: 1 in 4 women surveyed by the government say they were violently attacked by their husbands or boyfriends. Experts in domestic violence don’t find it too … 9

• Storm stumble as Mercury win, even WNBA playoff series

  September 18, 2011 in Sports on Page C2 Candice Dupree scored 29 points and the host Phoenix Mercury beat the Seattle Storm 92-83 on Saturday night to even their Western Conference playoff series at a game apiece. Diana …

• WIC aids in families’ nutrition

  August 17, 2011 in City on Page A5 Saturday was the last day this summer that WIC food vouchers were available at local farmers markets under an initiative to encourage low-income families to buy fresh fruits and vegetables. … 1

• Uneasy breathing

  November 20, 2007 in Features on Page D1 A few weeks ago, during the height of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it was hard to go anywhere without seeing a sea of pink. Pink Campbell’s Soup cans at the …

• Stingrays Rally To Win

  February 15, 1998 in Sports on Page C4 Around the ABL Venus Lacy scored 23 points and Yolanda Griffith had 22 as the Long Beach StingRays came back to beat the Atlanta Glory 82-74 Saturday night. Lacy, playing …

• Portland Goes Out Front In Western Conference

  February 9, 1998 in Sports on Page C3 ABL Natalie Williams scored four of her 25 points in overtime as Portland took over sole possession of first place in the ABL’s Western Conference with an 88-82 victory over …

• Quest Keep Their Streak Rolling In Matchup Of Top Abl Teams

  February 6, 1998 in Sports on Page C2 Katie Smith and Valerie Still scored 15 points apiece to lead the Columbus Quest to a 71-70 win over the Portland Power on Thursday night. It was the 13th consecutive …

• Lloyd Leads Quest For Title

  January 29, 1998 in Sports on Page C3 Around the ABL Moscow High School grad Andrea Lloyd scored nine of her 16 points during a 15-0 run in the second quarter as the Columbus Quest clinched the American …

• Blizzard Tops Reign

  January 24, 1998 in Sports on Page C3 ABL Dale Hodges hit a layup and two free throws in the final 44 seconds Friday to help the New England Blizzard save an 85-81 win over the Seattle Reign. …

• Abl Stars Keen To Try Slam Dunk Contest Signals A Breakthrough As All-Star Weekend Sidelight

  January 18, 1998 in Sports on Page C3 Just as the NBA dropped the slam dunk contest from its All-Star weekend, the American Basketball League is using it for the first time. The women’s league always believed it …

• Nieman Leads Way As Idaho Tops Slo Johnson, Woolf Also Look Sharp In First Big West Victory Of Year

  January 12, 1998 in Sports on Page C5 Alli Nieman scored 25 points and pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds Sunday to lead Idaho to its first 1998 Big West Conference victory, a 92-76 trouncing of Cal Poly …

• Injured All-Star Watches As Reign Win Streak Ends

  January 12, 1998 in Sports on Page C5 ABL Reserve Niesa Johnson scored 11 of her season-high 21 points in the second quarter as the Long Beach StingRays beat the Seattle Reign 82-66 Sunday in Seattle. Seattle had …

• Hall Powers Xplosion’s Win

  January 8, 1998 in Sports on Page C10 ABL Vicki Hall scored a season-high 22 points to lead the Colorado Xplosion to an 87-75 victory over the Atlanta Glory in an American Basketball league game Wednesday in Denver. …

• Reign Defeated

  December 29, 1997 in Sports on Page C4 ABL The Seattle Reign lost its 10th consecutive game Sunday night, falling 72-65 to the visiting San Jose Lasers. Shalonda Enis had a game-high 21 points and a game-high 19 …

• Quest Starts Fast, Cruises Past Glory

  December 18, 1997 in Sports on Page C5 Around the ABL Tonya Edwards scored 15 points, and the Columbus Quest made 59 percent of its shots in the first half en route to an 88-75 victory Wednesday night …

• Abl

  December 1, 1997 in Sports on Page C6 Quest 79, StingRays 63 At Long Beach, Calif. Katie Smith scored 23 points as Columbus defeated Long Beach. StingRays forward Yolanda Griffith, second in the ABL averaging 21.1 points per …

• Atlanta Wins In Ot

  November 24, 1997 in Sports on Page C4 ABL Katrina McClain had seven of her 22 points in an overtime period she forced with a free throw, and the visiting Atlanta Glory beat the San Jose Lasers 81-77 …

• Portland Starts Fast, Holds Off Reign

  November 15, 1997 in Sports on Page C3 Elaine Powell had 18 points and Falisha Wright 15 as the Portland Power edged the Seattle Reign 68-65 in an American Basketball League game on Friday. Portland (9-3) used a …

• Reign Fall In Seattle

  November 9, 1997 in Sports on Page C6 Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil scored 21 points and Yolanda Griffith added 20 as the Long Beach Stingrays defeated the Seattle Reign 83-75 in an American Basketball League game Saturday. Andrea Nagy hit …

• Blizzard Bury Stingrays

  November 5, 1997 in Sports on Page C4 Around the ABL Carolyn Jones scored 20 points and Kara Wolters added 17 Tuesday as the New England Blizzard cruised to an 89-74 win over the Long Beach StingRays at …

• Quest Cuts Power

  October 31, 1997 in Sports on Page C6 ABL Katie Smith scored 21 points to lead the Columbus Quest to a 65-55 win over the visiting Portland Power Thursday night. Columbus built a 21-14 first-quarter lead, then hit …

• Rage Deals Glory Loss Despite Edwards’ 40

  October 29, 1997 in Sports on Page C6 ABL The Philadelphia Rage handed Atlanta its first home loss Tuesday night, 83-71, despite 40 points by the Glory’s player-coach, Teresa Edwards. It was the third time in her ABL …

• Former Stanford Players On Opposite Sides Tonight

  October 29, 1997 in Sports on Page C5 At Washington State, Harold Rhodes devised defensive schemes to stop Stanford’s Jennifer Azzi and Kate Starbird. On the blackboard and in the practice sessions, the strategy seemed sound. Then the …

• Power Defeat Rage

  October 27, 1997 in Sports on Page C6 ABL Natalie Williams had 24 points and 13 rebounds as the visiting Portland Power beat the Philadelphia Rage 74-67 Sunday to improve to 5-0 in the American Basketball League. Katy …

• Edwards’ Late Surge Lifts Glory Over Reign

  October 23, 1997 in Sports on Page C3 Player-coach Teresa Edwards scored 12 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Atlanta Glory to an 85-72 victory over the visiting Seattle Reign on Wednesday night. Rookie …

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