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FRIDAY, JAN. 21, 2011

Spokane Chiefs' Tyler Johnson slaps a shot off the pads of Kootenay Ice goalie Nathan Lieuwen.  (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

Chiefs pull out 5-2 win

The Spokane Chiefs scored the last three goals to defeat the Kootenay Ice 5-2. Dominik Uher had two goals and an assist to earn first star, Tyler Johnson (above) had a goal and two assists for the second star and trade deadline pickup Cody Eakin,…

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Friday GSL scores

Greater Spokane League boys scores: Ferris 81, Central Valley 58; University 64, North Central 58; Gonzaga Prep 60, Mead 46; Rogers 78, Mt. Spokane 73; Lewis and Clark 69, Shadle Park 54. Greater Spokane League girls scores: Upset: Mead 52, second-ranked Gonzaga Prep 42; Shadle…

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WSU's Thompson one for the ages 

COUGARS • UPDATED: 8 P.M. One more post for the night. We have our story for tomorrow's paper concerning Klay Thompson's season, future – both near and far term – and his competition for the Pac-10 Player of the Year award. Read on.

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Tormey headed to WSU 

COUGARS It looks as if Paul Wulff has found his linebackers coach. It's veteran Chris Tormey, a Spokane native and UI graduate who has coached for years at UW and was head coach at Idaho and Nevada. His most recent coaching stint was at the…

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Day after Santa Clara

Good morning from sunny Oakland. It's not so sunny for the Zags, who lost to Santa Clara 85-71 last night. First, the links: Game stories from S-R, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury-News, and ESPN.com. More below in my game-day post.

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WSU's 'must-win,' the day after 

COUGARS When you lose your first two games of the Pac-10 season – hey, how is that road trip to Los Angeles going Stanford and Cal? – then follow that up with an overtime loss in Berkeley, must-win games start piling up. Washington State had…

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Nevada guard Amanda Johnson (23) deflects the ball away from Idaho forward Yinka Olorunnife, center, as Kayla Williams, left, blocks the path to the basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at the Cowan Spectrum in the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho. (Dean Hare / Moscow-pullman Daily News)

Zags, EWU win, Idaho stumbles 

Our women's basketball roundup: As expected the Gonzaga women rolled past Santa Clara, Eastern Washington got a solid road win at Northern Arizona but Idaho fell at previously winless San Jose State, despite a monster game from Yinka Olorunnife (above, center). All that to go…

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