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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10, 2008

Zags dominate second half, Cougars

COUGARSFor a half this seemed like a highly contested game between two evenly matched teams. Then it wasn't anymore. Just like that. It seemed like a lot of the football games, with one team playing at a high level and the other, well, not. We…

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Zags scorch WSU in second half

On Washington State's first possession of the second half, Cougars center Aron Baynes powered inside and scored over Josh Heytvelt. The bucket trimmed Gonzaga's lead to 32-31 and seemed to indicate that the second half was going to produce another tight, tough contest between the…

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Appreciation for old school

If you have an appreciation for old-school basketball post play you'll love watching Ryan Nicholas work for Gonzaga Prep. The 6-foot-7 post was the object of Mt. Spokane's attention with its packed in zone, but the tireless worker used the bodies on him to his…

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Shock, af2 still a go for 2009

I just spoke with Spokane Shock general manager Adam Nebeker, who said arenafootball2's 2009 season will proceed, despite reports today that the Arena Football League is expected to cancel its 2009 season."We're selling tickets, the lights are on and we're busy signing players," Nebeker said.…

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Students will be ready for Zag invasion

COUGARSAnother game day. We would say "just another typical game day" but the students lined up in front of Beasley belie that. So we'll just stick with our original statement. Another way you know it's not typical? All the stories to link. Read on.

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