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THURSDAY, AUG. 19, 2010

Shock put it all on the line

All kinds of stuff to post tonight. First, here's my game preview that will run in tomorrow's S-R. Here's the view from the St. Petersburg Times and Tampa Tribune, Here's a look at the starting quarterbacks for Friday's game.If you have an ArenaBowl ticket, then…

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WAC commish makes first comments 

UPDATED -- 4:28 p.m.On Wednesday morning, WAC commissioner Karl Benson was transitioning his daughter to college life at USC. Hours later, the league he runs was in disarray.Benson said the sudden exit of Fresno State and Nevada were "selfish actions." Only six WAC teams remain,…

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Kamiakin’s Kris Bragg, right, pressures Central Valley QB Gaven Deyarmin into a first-quarter interception. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

CV loses quarterback 

I attended three practices on the first day Greater Spokane League football teams could begin workouts - Gonzaga Prep, Central Valley and Ferris.Click here to read a notebook I put together. CV quarterback Gaven Deyarmin is pictured above.

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Wet and wild day at WSU 

COUGARS What a day it was in West Coast college athletics yesterday. Not a lot of it directly concerned Washington State, but, because there are always ripples when a boulder hits a pond, the Mountain West vs. Western Athletic conference spat might just have some…

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