"Although I thought Sandpoint had arrived long ago," posts Rich Landers/Outdoors, "the North Idaho town has just been  named one of the nation’s 'top 10 emerging ski towns' in the March 2013 issue of  National Geographic’s Adventure magazine." More here.

• Olynyk, Few honored/Jim Meehan, SportsLink
• No coin toss this time/Nina Culver, Spokane Valley Blog
• Salty sweet can't be beat/Tricia Jo Webster, Dually Noted
• What was your takeaway from "Old Yeller"?/Paul Turner, Spin Control
• What do Donna & Mary think of new pope?/Rebecca Nappi, End Notes
• Grip on Sports: Las Vegas: Home of late nights & basketball/Vince Grippi
• Ski or snowboard for 24 hours for Hank of Schweitzer/Rich Landers, Outdoors
• Washington Senate: Boss can't ask for FB password/Jim Camden, Spin Control
• Comcast basic subscribers need to switch as final channels go digital/Office Hours