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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 23, 2011

Chiefs' Tyler Johnson is wrestled to the ground by Seattle's Tyler Alos, in the first period on Feb. 23, 2011, in Spokane, Wash. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

Seattle thumps Chiefs

For two teams on opposite ends of the Western Conference standings, the Spokane Chiefs certainly have a difficult time with the Seattle Thunderbirds. Wednesday night at the Arena was no differernt. Even though the game started with the Chiefs 31 points ahead of the Thunderbirds,…

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Mickey McConnell hits the winning shot over Robert Sacre. (Dan Pelle)

Title tilt

The showdown -- Gonzaga vs. Saint Mary's -- is 24 hours away. A Gonzaga win leaves the two squads in a tie for first. A Saint Mary's win gives the Gaels their first outright title since 1989. Here's a link to my game preview, which…

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Coeur d’Alene's Carli Rosenthal is one of five WCC-bound women's basketball players that will play in the West Coast Conference next season.  (Kathy Plonka)

Rosenthal headed to Saint Mary's

Coeur d’Alene 6-foot-3 post Carli Rosenthal (pictured above) has given Saint Mary’s College an oral commitment. Rosenthal said she gave the California school the commitment on Monday. She will join Lewis and Clark forward Hayley Hendricksen, who signed with St. Mary’s earlier. Rosenthal led CdA…

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Lot on line for Johnson, Chiefs

The Spokane Chiefs come off a successful 10 days of road games in first place in the Western Division of the Western Hockey League. While they try to keep the momentum going at home, local product Tyler Johnson nears a milestone with a chance to…

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Winter holds on at WSU 

COUGARS Gotta love a week when the weatherman is basically telling you not to let small dogs out, because you might lose them in the snow. As pleased as I am to see the snow plows getting ready for today's predicted big dump by cleaning…

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