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MONDAY, JAN. 30, 2012

Third Idaho football assistant leaves

John McDonell, a Spokane native and the offensive line coach at Idaho last year, has left the Vandals' football program for the same position at Tulane University in New Orleans. Tulane announced the hiring in a release over the weekend. Read on for more on…

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Preps this week 

The postseason is upon us in Idaho and Washington wrestling and boys and girls basketball. From here until the first weekend in March it's going to be a roller coaster for yours truly. But I love - LOVE - this time of the winter season.…

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Zags back in A.P. poll at 24 

Gonzaga returned to the A.P. rankings at No. 24. The Bulldogs (17-3, 7-1 WCC) are 26th in ESPN/USA Today's latest poll. The Bulldogs have a big week as they visit WCC newcomer BYU on Thursday and Pepperdine on Saturday. Saint Mary's, which thumped BYU on…

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The Axe may fall on Lumberjacks

It was a busy weekend in the Big Sky, on and off the court, highlighted in Cheney by a nice 69-52 win for EWU over Montana State. Here's my story on the game. The Eagles travel to Northern Arizona for a Thursday game against an…

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My letter of good intent

We always seek the truth here, and my story yesterday on EWU football recruiting didn't quite hit the mark. In that story, I mentioned four quarterbacks who were considering Eastern. One of them, Andrew Berg of Kamiak (Mukilteo), rates EWU as one of four favorites,…

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A Monday morning rant from the woods 

A GRIP ON SPORTS We've said this more than once. Monday mornings after NFL season are the light days when it comes to sports on the web. But does that deter us? No way. We've found enough items to make your morning interesting. To make…

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