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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30, 2009



Eags' Johnson to miss season

Eastern Washington University football coach Beau Baldwin has learned that sophomore linebacker Zach Johnson will miss the rest of the season because of a blood clot in his left calf.I used the status update on Johnson as the lead to the Big Sky Conference notebook…

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The WSU defense including Dan Spitz (far right) sack SMU quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell. (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)

Local talent builds at WSU 

COUGARS We're done with our story for tomorrow. It's on the Spokane-area guys who stayed in the area and played at Washington State. For Friday we'll have a story on a couple of local players who got away and are helping Oregon win. Read on…

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NIC volleyball moves to No. 1

The North Idaho College volleyball team (19-3) was ranked first in the nation in the latest National Junior College Athletic Association Division I poll released Tuesday, the first time in the program’s history that the Cardinals have been ranked No. 1.Click the tab below to…

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WSU upbeat as practice week begins 

COUGARS There seemed to be a renewed energy around the Washington State practice field Tuesday afternoon. It was caused by, and get your No. 2 pencils ready because this is a multiple choice question, a) naming Jeff Tuel the starting quarterback; b) the Cougars' play…

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