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SATURDAY, SEPT. 11, 2010

Half: Nebraska 31, Idaho 3

The seventh-ranked Cornhuskers intercepted Idaho quarterback Nathan Enderle twice for touchdowns. Idaho's defense played well early, trailing 3-0 at the end of the first quarter.The Cornhuskers got rolling in the second quarter, though.

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Eagles face CWU at Qwest Field

Eastern Washington University head football coach Beau Baldwin sends his Eagles up against his alma mater, Central Washiington, tonight at Qwest Field in Seattle. Kickoff is set for 6:05 p.m., and we will post a link to the game story right here as soon as…

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Game day on the Palouse: WSU vs. MSU 

COUGARS It's another game day in the Palouse, the first of the 2010 season. To open, Washington State will face Montana State, a Big Sky Conference foe that has never defeated the Cougars in seven tries. The weather is expected to be clear and cool…

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 10, 2010


Enderle ready for return to Lincoln

It will be a new experience for most of the Idaho football team when it heads into Nebraska's stadium tomorrow. But not so for Nate Enderle. We've got an early look at our preview of tomorrow's Vandal-Cornhusker matchup below the link.

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A good morning to catch up with WSU 

COUGARS Do you have to pay attention at work today? Can't you just hide in the corner somewhere with your Droid and get your football fix? Because this is a morning to do it. There is a lot of ground to cover concerning Washington State…

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 9, 2010

CV, Mt. Spokane win

Central Valley bounced back from a season-opening loss and defending champ Mt. Spokane stopped preseason favorite Gonzaga Prep in a Greater Spokane League doubleheader Thursday at Joe Albi Stadium.Here's my story.

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WSU rolls on toward home opener

COUGARS It's less than 48 hours until Washington State's home opener against Montana State, and the RVs and fifth wheels are starting to roll into Pullman. Sitting in Martin Stadium watching the Cougars go through their game-plan work for the Bobcats, I counted nearly 10…

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CV leads 17-7 at halftime

A 99-yard kickoff return to start the game and an 83-yard kickoff return highlighted the first half in which Central Valley opened a 17-0 lead before taking a 17-7 advantage at halftime.More later.

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WSU home opener not too far away 11 

COUGARS • UPDATED: 3:30 P.M. The hitting is done. The game plan is in. All that's left now for the Washington State Cougars is to fine-tune the mental aspect as they prepare for Saturday's home opener against Montana State. For more, read on.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 8, 2010

Is it worth the money for Vandals?

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WSU tackles a problem

COUGARS Rain – actual rain not showers – hit the practice field for about 5 minutes Wednesday, but by the time Washington State got off the field, the sun was shining. We had a few interviews to attend to, but now we're ready to share…

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BCS games equal big money for UI

UPDATED: 9:40 p.m.As I hinted at yesterday, we've got a story on the Idaho football scheduling philosophy and what it means financially to play the likes of Nebraska. We also hit on a possible renewal of the series with Washington State. Read on.You may have…

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Chiefs off to Tri-City next

Not sure how to spell exactly what Spokane Chiefs coach Don Nachbaur said about his first trip back to Tri-City.True, it's only an exhibition game - or games, Thursday vs. Lethbridge, Saturday vs. the Americans - but his response was, "Arg." Sounded a lot like…

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Taking a look at WSU news 

COUGARS Another week, another Wednesday of Pac-10 news. Yes, that's what Wednesday's are for. It's hump day, the last time folks look over their shoulder at the weekend just past and then begin to race down the hill to the next game. Read on.

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TUESDAY, SEPT. 7, 2010

EWU brass likes Big Sky expansion plan

Is adding Cal Poly and UC Davis to the football-only mix of the Big Sky Conference a good idea?The Big Sky brass thinks so, and so do Eastern Washington athletics director Bill Chaves and his head football coach Beau Baldwin.You can take an early look…

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Separated shoulder confirmed 

Gonzaga Prep senior quarterback Shane Schmidlkofer suffered a separated shoulder in the Bullpups' 45-21 win over Shadle Park last Friday, a doctor confirmed Tuesday.He will be out indefinitely."We hope to get him back at some point this season," G-Prep coach Dave McKenna said.G-Prep was the…

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Another Tuesday over at WSU 

COUGARS We summarized Paul Wulff's press conferences earlier today (and you can watch his local one here) so we won't go into that again (if you want to read what we wrote earlier, click here). But we do have some practice notes, so read on.

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