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Cougars thrilled to host Pitt
March 26, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – The opportunity to continue their season was motivation enough for the Washington State Cougars to accept a bid to the College Basketball Invitational. And after winning three games … 1
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Cougars welcome Big East challenge
March 25, 2012 in Sports The opportunity to continue their season was motivation enough for the Washington State Cougars to accept a bid to the College Basketball Invitational. And after winning three games – the …
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Motum has ‘slim’ chance to play Monday
March 25, 2012 in Sports on Page C10 PULLMAN – There’s been plenty of ice. Lots of attention from the trainers, too. And when he sleeps, Washington State forward Brock Motum even puts a drawer beneath his mattress …
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Lodwick leads WSU to CBI championship
March 22, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 CORVALLIS, Ore. – Washington State’s frustrating, maddeningly inconsistent men’s basketball season is on the brink of something improbable: a happy ending. Playing without its leading scorer and rebounder for all …
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Cougs, OSU will meet for fourth time
March 21, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Maybe they should just play twice in Corvallis this week and call it a best-of-5. When Washington State faces Oregon State at 7 tonight in a College Basketball … 1
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Cougs advance to CBI semis
March 20, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Wyoming spent the entirety of Monday’s quarterfinal game of the College Basketball Invitational trying to solve Washington State’s man-to-man defense. It never did. Everyone else in attendance likely … 1
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Cougs show Pac-12 can pick up wins
March 19, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – At this point, Washington State might be playing for the Pac-12 as much as it is for itself. All season, pundits both national and regional have taken turns … 1
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Cougs show Pac-12 can win in postseason
March 18, 2012 in Sports Wyoming, travels to Pullman to play WSU in the quarterfinals of the College Basketball Invitational Monday night at 7. And just as the Cougars wanted to prove in a first-round …
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Cougars will host Wyoming on Monday
March 15, 2012 in Sports on Page B7 Washington State will host its next game in the College Basketball Invitational. The CBI announced on its Twitter account Wednesday that WSU, which defeated San Francisco in a first-round game …
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Cougars happy to be playing; trip no big deal
March 13, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – This town is so empty during Washington State’s spring break that Cougars guard Marcus Capers’ mind gets to wandering. “I was thinking about driving on the wrong side …
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This time, Cougs accept CBI invite
March 12, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – The season isn’t over yet for the Washington State men’s basketball team. The Cougars were selected Sunday to make their first appearance in the College Basketball Invitational, and …
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Cougars play USF on Tuesday in first CBI appearance
March 11, 2012 in Sports PULLMAN – The season isn’t over yet for the Washington State men’s basketball team. The Cougars were selected Sunday to make their first appearance in the College Basketball Invitational, and …
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Beavers knock Cougars out of Pac-12 tourney
March 8, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 LOS ANGELES – He didn’t have his team well enough prepared on Wednesday afternoon, Washington State coach Ken Bone said, so the Cougars will once again leave the Pac-12 tournament …
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Beavers knock Cougars out of Pac-12 tourney
March 7, 2012 in Sports LOS ANGELES – He didn’t have his team well enough prepared on Wednesday afternoon, Washington State coach Ken Bone said, so the Cougars will again leave the Pac-12 tournament without … 4
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Cougars have had success against Oregon State
March 7, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 LOS ANGELES – For Washington State this season, beating Oregon State has been as easy as 1-3-1. As in, beating the Beavers’ 1-3-1 zone, a staple of their defense under …
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Honored Coug
March 6, 2012 in Sports on Page B4 LOS ANGELES – Brock Motum’s head-turning season earned him some more recognition on Monday. The Washington State junior won the Pac-12’s Most Improved Player of the Year award, and was …
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Motum’s 27 points lead Cougars past USC
March 4, 2012 in Sports on Page C9 LOS ANGELES – In front of a library crowd against a bad basketball team with approximately nothing on the line, Washington State achieved what was needed. Or, perhaps more accurately, …
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Motum’s 27 points leads Cougars past USC
March 3, 2012 in Sports Brock Motum scored 16 of his 27 points in the second half and Washington State withstood a late rally to beat Southern California 43-38 on Saturday.
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Coming up: Washington State Cougars
March 1, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 RECORD: 14-14 overall, 6-10 Pac-12 COMING UP: Tonight at UCLA, 7:30; Saturday at USC, 3 p.m.
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Cougars fall to Huskies at home on Senior Night
February 26, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 PULLMAN – After another wild finish at Beasley Coliseum, fans filled the tunnel near the exit, their cheers echoing all the way into the media room as coaches and players … 3
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Interesting journey for WSU seniors
February 25, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 PULLMAN – If it was difficult for guard Marcus Capers to fathom that he’d be the only member of his freshman class to play four full seasons of basketball at …
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Interesting journey for WSU seniors
February 24, 2012 in Sports If it was difficult for guard Marcus Capers to fathom that he’d be the only member of his freshman class to play four full seasons of basketball at Washington State, …
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Coming up: Washington State Cougars
February 23, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 RECORD: 14-13 overall, 6-9 Pac-12 COMING UP: Saturday vs. Washington, 5 p.m. (Root)
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Washington State men rout Arizona St. 72-50
February 19, 2012 in Sports on Page C5 PULLMAN – Washington State beat Arizona State so badly here on Saturday that Cougars guard Marcus Capers was in the mood to boast a little afterward. Not about his nine …
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Cougars see improvement, want wins to follow
February 18, 2012 in Sports on Page C7 PULLMAN – The second time hasn’t exactly been a charm for Washington State. But it’s certainly been better. In the Cougars’ three Pac-12 rematches this season – their last three …
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Cougars see improvement, want wins to follow
February 17, 2012 in Sports In the Washington State Cougars’ three Pac-12 rematches this season – their last three games, at Oregon State and Oregon, and home against Arizona – they’ve played considerably better basketball …
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Late baskets give Arizona win over Cougars
February 17, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – All things considered, Washington State couldn’t have asked for much better circumstances down the stretch against Arizona on Thursday night. Tough opponent. Tight game. Playing at home. And …
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WSU guard Mike Ladd plays through pain
February 16, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 PULLMAN – If Mike Ladd is one of the toughest players on Washington State’s roster, he is also one of the most honest. He knows his right thumb is hurting, …
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WSU men adjust to losing Aden
February 16, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 Expect a different game between Washington State and Arizona this time around, if for no other reason than the Cougars consider themselves a different team. In the first game between …
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Coming up: Washington State Cougars
February 16, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 RECORD: 13-12, 5-8 Pac-12 COMING UP: Tonight vs. Arizona, 6 (Root); Saturday vs. Arizona State, 5 p.m. (Root)

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