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TUESDAY, AUG. 28, 2012

Practice is in the past for WSU

COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- The next time Washington State players pull on their pads, they'll be inside LaVell Edwards Stadium, preparing for the most-anticipated season-opener of the modern era at WSU. On Tuesday, they went through final on-field preparations in Pullman. Some notes after the…

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Report: Blackman won't start for Idaho

Dominique Blackman, Idaho's newly minted first-string quarterback, will not start Thursday's season opener with Eastern Washington, the Idaho student newspaper reported Tuesday. However, Vandals coach Robb Akey told a Boise radio station Tuesday that Blackman was UI's starter, and he referred to Blackman as such…

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Vandals unveil men's hoops schedule

Games at Washington State, New Mexico and UTEP -- and a neutral-site game with Boise State -- highlight the Idaho men's basketball schedule, announced this evening. "It’s the best schedule we’ve had since I’ve been here, bar none," coach Don Verlin said. More after the…

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EWU volleyball coach Kydd resigns

Four matches into his fifth season, Eastern Washington volleyball coach Miles Kydd has resigned, the school announced Tuesday afternoon. Kydd, the Big Sky Conference coach of the year in his first season in 2008, is leaving for personal reasons, athletic director Bill Chaves said in…

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EWU football and a Live Chat

Don't forget: Live Chat at noon today on Eastern football, right here on SportsLink, focusing on the season opener Thursday at Idaho. In the meantime, here's my story on the EWU starting lineup and a feature on EWU senior safety Jeff Minnerly of Spokane.

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Two days 'til kickoff

COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- It's crunch time. And I'm not just talking about the cheesy gordita crunch I ordered at Taco Bell last night. OK, I am. Mmm. Taco Bell. Anyway, keep reading for more words.

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