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FRIDAY, SEPT. 11, 2009

WSU heads to Seattle 

COUGARS Traveling over to Seattle today, so we'll be quick and to the point. On the link is our usual morning post. Later today, after we reach the Emerald City, we'll add our game day items and then our preview story. Read on.

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, 2009


WSU's Kooyman loves Qwest

COUGARS Kevin Kooyman has played a few games on Qwest Field in his football career. Which is a good thing, because he's from Maple Valley and his family can watch him without traveling too far. No one is sure if Kooyman will be able to…

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Vandals get ready for UW, Locker

Considering its performance in recent years, the Idaho defense was almost alarmingly successful against New Mexico State. But what about against much more potent Washington?Continue on for my Idaho/WAC notebook, which details what the Vandals hope to accomplish against Jake Locker and Co.

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Interesting hockey note

I picked up an interesting note, via WHL guru Greg Drinnan, from the Western Hockey League. It fits right in with what Spokane Chiefs coach Hardy Sauter said when the team didn't reassign any players between the three exhibition games in Everett last weekend and…

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9, 2009

WSU shores up special teams 10 

COUGARS Practices on Wednesday can be a little up and down. The players have an idea of what's expected of them scheme-wise but it's still being repeated over and over. The repetition, which everyone knows is necessary to make it second-nature for Saturday, can nonetheless…

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WSU still on a Qwest 

COUGARS A few years ago, when Washington State athletic director Jim Sterk pushed through a nonconference game at Qwest Field, a lot of people in Pullman and around Cougar nation were not happy. Maybe they still aren't, but the game has become a fixture on…

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TUESDAY, SEPT. 8, 2009


More WSU, Pac-10 news 

COUGARS • UPDATED: 7:30 P.M. We've got a couple of stories for you. We have our Pac-10 notes and a short story on a player having a run-in with the authorities, which we updated at 7:30. Read on.

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Chiefs making progress

The Spokane Chies had a great weekend.That may be news to some since the Chiefs opened their Western Hockey League preseason schedule with a 3-2 loss to Portland and 4-3 loss to Tri-City before blanking Seattle 3-0 in the Everett Tournament on Sunday.However, coach Hardy…

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Finally, the WSU, Pac-10 links 

COUGARS After battling a balky internet connection – here that Comcast? It's been that way off and on for weeks – we finally got our links figured out. Not a lot of news this morning, but what we've found, we've passed on.

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MONDAY, SEPT. 7, 2009


Akey, Vandals not satisfied

Robb Akey just got through with his Monday morning press conference, and one thing stuck out to me: He was happy to get past New Mexico State on Saturday, but by no means was he or other members of the club as giddy as they…

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SUNDAY, SEPT. 6, 2009

WSU quarterback Kevin Lopina throws a swing pass during second-half action against Stanford on Saturday in Pullman. (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)

A last look at WSU's defeat 

COUGARS Hope everyone had a great Sunday. The highlight of my day? Kim and I took the dog for an hour walk, the last few steps taken in a pouring rain. A great experience enhanced when Yogi shook the water off his back and onto…

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A look back at Eags' season-opening win

Here's hoping Eastern Washington football coach Bean Baldwin and his staff took at least a couple of hours to enjoy Saturday's season opening 35-14 win before checking out the telecast of the abuse next Saturday's opponent, California, put on Maryland.52-13? Ouch!But before we start delving…

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First sign of fall: Rain and WSU football 

COUGARS It's raining in Pullman this morning. If it had only arrived a day earlier, we could have seen a reprise of last year's Stanford game. In weather only. Because, as every player who talked after Saturday's game insisted, this isn't your 2008 Washington State…

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 5, 2009

WSU wide reciever Jared Karstetter fights Stanford defensive back Richard Sherman as he lands in the end zone with the first touchdown of the game and season for WSU during second half action of their Pac-10 conference game Saturday at Martin Stadium in Pullman. (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)

Big plays drop WSU 

COUGARS We're done for the evening. We've got the unedited version of our game story on the jump. We also have added a couple of notebook items. That's it. Read on.

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Idaho makes it a memorable opener

Well, well. Some folks might have expected Idaho to fare well in its opener. But who could have guessed the Vandals would come out firing like they did at New Mexico State? A three-touchdown lead turned into a 21-6 win — and the first season-opening…

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