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MONDAY, FEB. 13, 2012

Mead wrestler, Jeremy Golding, takes down a teammate during practice. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

Matt Classic brackets posted 

The brackets for the Washington state wrestling tournaments can be found here. Mead has three No. 1 seeds - Matthew Petrini at 113 pounds, Jordan Rogers at 182 and Cody Bocook at 285. Chandler Rogers (160) and Jeremy Golding (145), pictured above, are third seeds…

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Gonzaga freshman guard Kevin Pangos, who scored 27 points, blasts past Stephen Holt of Saint Mary’s in the first half. (Dan Pelle)

Gonzaga returns to rankings

Gonzaga, in and out of the rankings a couple times this season, returned to the A.P. and ESPN/USA Today Top 25 polls at No. 24 after wins over Saint Mary's and Loyola Marymount last week. The Bulldogs (20-4, 10-2), who face road games at Santa…

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Around the Big Sky

For the stat geeks out there, here's a look at Northern Colorado, which visits Eastern Washington for an important Big Sky game Wednesday night. The Bears are coming off a 77-64 overtime win over Montana State, and boast the 27th best field-goal percentage in the…

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Knockout Sunday television 

A GRIP ON SPORTS We're going in a different direction today, one you'll see off and on as the weather warms – and the local sports news thins. We spent much of yesterday afternoon glued to the television, watching a heavyweight fight, though the guys…

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More links than usual on a Monday 

COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Traveling is fun, but there's always a certain comfort to walking through your own front door and knowing you're going to be home for a while. Such was the case Sunday. But, Monday begins another week, and we have some links…

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SUNDAY, FEB. 12, 2012

Gonzaga’s Robert Sacre puts up a hook over Loyola Marymount’s Godwin Okonji. (Jesse Tinsley)

Day after Loyola Marymount

Good morning. Kids' stuff today, so I'll post this and hit the road. GU had perhaps its best 80 minutes of basketball this season, thumping Saint Mary's and LMU at the Kennel. The Bulldogs have had several impressive efforts (Arizona, Notre Dame, Xavier) but probably…

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Opportunity awaits for Eagles

After a tough loss at Weber State, it's time for Eastern Washington to move on. Just one look at the Big Sky Conference men's basketball standings (below) underscores the importance of Eastern's home game Wednesday night against Northern Colorado. A win would put the Eagles…

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A sick Sunday morning blog post 

A GRIP ON SPORTS Sorry this is so late on this rainy Sunday, but you know that virus I wrote about yesterday, the one that attacked my computer? Well, it somehow jumped through the keyboard and infected me – Tron III anyone? – and now…

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Vandals extend win streak to four

Something has clicked for the Idaho Vandals -- and for Kyle Barone -- over the last week. With Saturday night's 73-64 win over Louisiana Tech, the Vandals made it four wins in a row. Barone played a big part again in the victory. Read on…

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SATURDAY, FEB. 11, 2012

Gonzaga crushes LMU, 78-59

Back with my game story from Gonzaga's 78-59 win over LMU on Saturday. The Zags didn't let down after Thursday's big win over Saint Mary's. They dominated the Lions from the opening tip. Kevin Pangos had 21 points and nine assists. He's probably in line…

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The game that was: Oregon 78, WSU 69

COUGARS FROM EUGENE -- WSU tried everything it could to prevent the Ducks from shooting the lights out again. And again, nothing worked. But the Cougars played considerably better today than they have on the road this season, and can head home with a sense…

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Road-tested Lions visit Gonzaga

Out of town for several hours last night, slept in this morning and woke up with the realization I forgot to post my short advance of the Gonzaga-LMU game. All I can say is: My fault for not getting this post up sooner. Here's a…

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No more sniffles on the weekend

A GRIP ON SPORTS I can't prove it, because I'm not a computer doctor, but I'm afraid my computer-machine-thingee caught a virus over the past few days. Running hot, battery problems, slow to get moving. Yep, all the earmarks. But after a day spent reloading…

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FRIDAY, FEB. 10, 2012

WSU hoops notes from Eugene 

COUGARS FROM EUGENE -- Highlight of the day: eating at a Sonic Drive-In -- there's one in nearby Springfield -- for the first time. Worth it. Also, we have some basketball notes as the Cougars prepare to face Oregon tomorrow. Read on.

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GSL basketball teams end league 

Attached above is a brief video interview I did Thursday with Central Valley girls basketball coach Freddie Rehkow. NOTE: The North Central boys go to Mt. Spokane on Saturday in a play-in game to see which team goes to No. 2 seed Shadle Park on…

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Guy Landry Edi caps off a Gonzaga victory over Saint Mary’s with a slam dunk in the final minutes. (Dan Pelle)

Day after Saint Mary's

Caught a double-feature this morning. I watched the second half of the GU-Saint Mary's game (I took in the first half at 1:30 a.m. before the eyes gave out) and then caught the last 7 minutes of GU-SMC from 2009 on ESPNU(Zags 72-70 in Moraga…

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Well, got that one wrong 

A GRIP ON SPORTS OK, I'll admit it. I picked St. Mary's to win last night. When asked my choice on the Patchin, Lukens and Osso radio show (featuring Vince Grippi), I went with the Gaels. What was I thinking? Well, read on and I'll…

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Gazing at the Big Sky scoreboard

Let the scoreboard watching begin. Well, let it continue, since we do it all the time. Eastern wasn't playing last night, but was more than an interested bystander as the rest of the Big Sky Conference was in action. And while EWU's next opponent, Weber…

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