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SATURDAY, JAN. 13, 2007

One of these nights ...

BULLDOGS, 57-51 One of these days, every GU player will have a hot shooting night at the same time.Take tonight for instance. Derek Raivio is having a good night (8 of 16 thus far) and Josh Heytvelt has had a great second half (he's now…

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Downs makes his first appearance

BRONCOS, 24-22 We have a Micah Downs sighting. And a rebound. And an assist. And probably a few butterflies.The Kansas transfer made his first appearance in a Gonzaga uniform at the 12:50 mark of the first half. He made his presence felt right away.The highlight…

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Help is slow in coming

CARDINAL, 50-46 Why does size give WSU trouble? Well, besides the obvious that the Cougars aren't huge inside, so the big guys can operate inside without worrying about being pushed around, there is another reason.When WSU has to be so inside-centric, the wing defenders are…

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Cougars have a slight edge

COUGARS, 27-26 A one-point lead at halftime isn't perfect, if you are WSU fan, but it's better than the alternative.Especially considering some of the statistics.The Cardinal, led by he Lopez twins, have out-rebounded WSU 23-13. But the Cougars are balancing that with a 9-2 turnover…

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Eagles earn road win

EAGLESRodney Stuckey took care of the offense and the rest of the Eagles took care of the defense, as EWU turned up the pressure in the second half to defeat host Portland State.Stuckey had 24 points and seven assists and Eastern held the Vikings to…

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Lake City boats two fish wins

PREPSWith the Greater Spokane League off – saw many of the league's coaches and players at Whitworth on Friday night – and the Puget Sound in the grip of a winter storm, there wasn't a lot of prep action last night.Which doesn't mean it wasn't…

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FRIDAY, JAN. 12, 2007


Seahawks export training camp to China

SEAHAWKSWe should be looking forward to Sunday NFC playoff game with the Bears, but before we do I have a question.How many of you are planning on attending the Hawks' training camp this August in Cheney? Just show your hands. You, you, you, wow, that's…

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Droughts sink Vandals, Eagles

VANDALS, EAGLES, PIRATES, HUSKIES, COLLEGE BASKETBALLIt looked like Idaho was going to pull its biggest upset of the season, especially when the Vandals built a double-digit lead in the second half.Then it all fell apart.Idaho went through a scoring drought, New Mexico State caught fire…

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THURSDAY, JAN. 11, 2007

Cougars execute against Cal

COUGARS, 73-56Well, the ranking didn't jinx them. Neither did playing on the road. Nor the Cal Bears.The Cougars took control of Thursday's Pac-10 game early and never gave any indication they would ever lose it, methodically building an insurmountable lead and breezing to their fourth…

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Great first half for WSU

COUGARS, 40-28The first half couldn't have gone too much better for WSU, other than a couple of fouls apiece on Robbie Cowgill and Ivory Clark.Looking at the statistics, the Cougs dominate in almost every category. WSU is shooting 55 percent from the floor, Cal 40…

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It should be Cougs' night on the road

COUGARS PREGAMEAs the Cougars prepare to take the floor as a ranked team – something that hasn't happened in any of their player's lifetimes – we'll see if there is any extra pressure.I don't see why. Do the players really think about their team's ranking…

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Patrick appearance a disappointment

MORRISON WATCHAdam Morrison was on the Dan Patrick show today, with very little of the conversation expressly about basketball.There was the usual hair and moustache questions (which come up again in this Jack McCallum piece on SI.com), the typical diabetes questions, you know, all the…

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Jones' last hurrah at Lakeside

PREPSIf you had a chance to see today's S-R, you know wrestling took center stage – and most of the front page – on this, Prep Page day.Mike Vlahovich's column features a look at the end of era at Lakeside High, where Scott Jones (pictured;…

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10, 2007

Carroll says he staying in LA

COLLEGE FOOTBALLJust one note I want to talk about.USC's Pete Carroll held a press conference Tuesday and said he's not leaving the Trojans, even if someone offers him everything he wants.I guess I'm being cynical but my first thought was: So how long before he…

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McGwire will be voters' pinata for a while

BASEBALLOK, I'm happy.Mark McGwire received enough votes to stay on the Hall of Fame ballot. He didn't receive enough to be elected to the Hall. So his name will be brought up every year, his action debated, his muscles examined. The steroid issue will stay…

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Grabner gets healthier moment by moment

CHIEFS, WHLThe Spokane Chiefs will host the Kamloops Blazers tonight (7; 790-AM) at the Arena, coming in playing on a roll.A big part of that is the play of 19-year-old Michael Grabner the last six games. Jeff Bunch profiles Grabner and his most recent "Grabner…

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TUESDAY, JAN. 9, 2007

How bad are the rookies?

MORRISON WATCHKevin Brewer of the Washington Times thinks this is the worst NBA rookie class of all time.He might be right, but it would help his argument if he got his facts right. He calls Morrison "the rare great college player who stayed in school…

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Ripken, Gwynn elected to Hall of Fame

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLThe Hall of Fame voting was just announced and, though neither was a unanimous choice, Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn were elected on the first ballot. You can see the AP story here.Ripken was named on 98.53 of the ballots, third best percentage…

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Akey fills remainder of staff

VANDALSRobb Akey is an energetic person. He also doesn't waste a lot of time.The Vandals' new football coach has filled his coaching staff, announcing four new additions Monday. They include Mark Criner, whose uncle Herb is a Coeur d'Alene football coaching legend. Check Jim Meehan's…

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All the news about the Cougars we can fit

COUGARS UPDATED: 10:35 A.M.There is basketball news – big news – and football news.You can catch up at Glenn Kasses' blog, and you can read today's stories in the S-R.The biggest news, of course, is the Cougs being ranked for the first time since 1983,…

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