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SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2009

More on WSU coaching search 

COUGARS We've been working the phones tonight trying to run down as much as we possibly can on the search for a new basketball coach. Check the link for the unedited version of the story we will have in tomorrow's S-R..

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UI QB Nathan Enderle will have to learn from the sidelines.Associated Press
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Vandals' first scrimmage in the books 

Idaho is still working out the kinks, but the football club flashed a few promising signs Saturday in its first scrimmage of the spring. The passing game is clicking -- with Nathan Enderle (in photo above), Justin Morales and Brian Reader at quarterback. And the…

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WSU closer to hire 

COUGARS A quick post to update you on the basketball coaching search. Jim Sterk, John Johnson and Anne McCoy are on their way back from Detroit having finished their interviews there, according to a source. We are sure they interviewed UAB's Mike Davis along with…

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Associated Press WSU’s Marshall Lobbestael had an MRI on his knee Sunday. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

WSU's Lobbestael bouncing back 

COUGARS Let's get back to football for a while. The Cougars worked out in Martin Stadium this morning, allowing fans access to the day's workout. They ended it with a 35-minute scrimmage matching ones vs. twos. One observation: It's tough to tell whether the Cougars…

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Shock’s Charles Dillon reaches out for a touchdown catch.  (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

About those stats ....

Here's our game coverage of the Shock's 59-42 season-opening win over Stockton. First, my game story and John Blanchette's column. I don't know why the stats I tried to post four times last night didn't work -- probably some coding issue -- but I'm hoping…

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