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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18, 2009

WSU heads into Pac-10 stretch run

COUGARS The final five games of the Pac-10 season come against teams in the conference's top six. That sixth-place team is USC, the Cougars' first opponent on this weekend's trip to Los Angeles. Washington State has been pretty successful against the Trojans in Tony Bennett's…

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So much for Boise State's guarantee 

Idaho rallied from a 13-point deficit to shock Boise State on Wednesday night, winning 56-54 at the Broncos' Taco Bell Arena. The Vandals knocked off BSU for the second time this season after Marvin Jefferson snapped a tie with a putback with 4.3 seconds left.After…

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Former GU assistant and now San Diego head coach Bill Grier congratulates GU's Matt Bouldin while former player and current San Diego assistant coach Kyle Bankhead (far right) greets Austin Daye after the Zags defeated the Toreros. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

Bouldin in line for WCC player of year? 13 

Gonzaga has won (or shared) the last eight WCC player of the year awards. With four games remaining in the WCC season, Matt Bouldin is in position to make it nine straight Bulldogs.More on Bouldin and the other WCC awards, GU's Thursday night matchup with…

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