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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11, 2012


It was physical inside as Gonzaga’s Sam Dower, left, and Elias Harris, above, battle Tim Williams and Rob Jones of Saint Marys for a rebound. (Christopher Anderson)

Zags, Gaels renew heated rivalry

I've been on hand for the last 11 Gonzaga-Saint Mary's games and every one of them has been fairly memorable. Gonzaga has won 8 of the 11. Both teams have won via blowouts (GU 83-58 in the 2009 WCC Tournament title game and the Gaels…

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Report: Levenseller joins Idaho staff 

UPDATED: 6:05 p.m. Mike Levenseller spent 19 years on the Washington State football staff, including the eight years Robb Akey was defensive line coach and defensive coordinator in Pullman. And now, according to FootballScoop.com, Akey has hired Levenseller to fill a vacant spot on his…

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Change may be coming to BCS 

A GRIP ON SPORTS It was pretty obvious no one was real enamored of Alabama and Louisiana State meeting again in the BCS championship game. Heck, nearly two-thirds of the readers here would rather have watched LSU and Oklahoma State play. Well, it seems as…

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Follow me around the Big Sky

Now that I've covered my first two EWU basketball games, it's time to offer more: from here on out I will post interesting EWU and Big Sky news items at least three times a week, and I'll shoot for a 10 a.m. post each time.…

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Tuesday's happenings are Wednesday's links 

Who will have the biggest impact against the Huskies on Sunday? COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Woke up, looked out the window and saw some snow still on the ground, which can mean only one thing: it's almost time to drive across Snoqualmie Pass again. Speaking…

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