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MONDAY, AUG. 13, 2012

Day 11 at WSU

COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Another day, another practice for Washington State. We were there, as usual, to observe and pass along some notes. They are below.

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Blackman named Idaho starter

What was evident Saturday in the Vandals’ scrimmage became reality today. Idaho coach Robb Akey said Dominique Blackman will start the season opener vs. Eastern Washington. Blackman beat out Taylor Davis, who started three games last year but is now in a battle for the…

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EWU practice report, Day 8

Yes, this really is Day 8, since the conditioning and orientation sessions last Monday and Tuesday count toward the NCAA-mandated maximum of 29 practices. Actually, two-a-days count as two practices and there are five of them, so the Eagles have 25 practice days before Idaho.…

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So long to London 

A GRIP ON SPORTS For the past two weeks or so, the Olympics have not only held our attention spans in sway, but have given me something to write about – if need be – each morning. But that is over now. London 2012 is…

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EWU two a days ... and then some

The Eastern Washington University football team begins two-a-days this morning, and in that spirit, we'll try to step it up as well, with a morning blog on SportsLInk, a practice report and an evening blog, also on SportsLink. And follow me on Twitter at @srjimallen…

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Pac-12 links before WSU gets back at it

COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Washington State resumes training camp with its 11th practice later this afternoon. And while there's not a whole lot out there in the Cougar department with the team having yesterday off, there's plenty of reading to do around the conference.

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