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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9, 2009

WSU fights past UI 

COUGARS We're done with the game story. UI coach Don Verlin wasn't too happy with his team and ripped into them pretty good in his postgame comments. Ken Bone? He was pleased as you might expect. Read on.

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Zags cruise past Vikings 

Gonzaga got an easy win and a brief injury scare. The Bulldogs routed NCAA Division III Augustana 79-40 Wednesday at the McCarthey Athletic Center. Senior guard Matt Bouldin collided with an Augustana player on the baseline with 6:54 left in the first half. Bouldin stayed…

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WSU, UI get ready to face off

COUGARS There are only four nonconference games left on the Washington State schedule, with Pac-10 play opening the last day of the month. This is also the Cougars final appearance on campus until conference begins. And it should be a good one. Read on.

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Verlin on Cougs, other things

The Vandals have a chance to collect a very good non-conference road win tonight at Washington State -- something they were able to do at Utah. But they also stumbled at Texas Southern and Cal State Northridge. So what to expect? It's hard to say,…

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WSU at home on the road 

COUGARS • UPDATED: 12:30 P.M. One time this football season, in the course of travel covering Washington State, I ended up sleeping in a different place six consecutive nights. Talk about never feeling at home, even though a couple of those evenings were spent with…

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