Chiefs return from holiday break
The Spokane Chiefs, who haven't played since Dec. 18, began returning to Spokane on Thursday in preparation for Friday's game against Kootenay at Cranbrook, British Columbia. Read story
THURSDAY, DEC. 27, 2012
Bears pose big challenge for GU
Gonzaga, which hasn't played since defeating Campbell on Dec. 19th, returns to the court against visiting Baylor on Friday night. The Bears have a talented guard line, led by Pierre Jackson, and a pair of interior standouts in Cory Jefferson and Isaiah Austin. Read more…
Vandals add former USC walk-on QB
A week ago Idaho football coach Paul Petrino said the Vandals weren't likely to add a junior-college quarterback who would compete in spring camp. But that changed this past weekend, when the Vandals signed former USC preferred walk-on Anthony Neyer. The 6-foot-2, 215-pound junior-to-be spent…
A long, rewarding trip
The Zags are back at practice, including Przemek Karnowski, who squeezed in a trip home to Poland during the holiday break that required essentially two days of travel . The big man said he was feeling some of the effects of the Spokane-to-Torun, Torun-to-Spokane venture,…
Pro Bowl a two-edged sword
A GRIP ON SPORTS There is one NFL story you can count on this time of year. Actually, let's make that two. There is the one about the players who made the Pro Bowl. And there's the one about how the players who didn't will…
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