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SATURDAY, NOV. 10, 2012

EWU and Big Sky links

It's Senior Day at Eastern Washington, which hopes this won't be the last home game this year. A win today vs. UC Davis and next week at Portland State will do the trick. A Big Sky title is also possible, but the Eagles need some…

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FRIDAY, NOV. 9, 2012

Gonzaga freshman Przemek Karnowski burned Southern Utah for 22 points in the Bulldogs' season opener Friday. (Associated Press)

Zags roll in season opener

Good evening. It was a good night for Gonzaga in general, and 7-1 Polish center Przemek Karnowski in particular. Karnowski (pictured above) poured in 22 points in his Gonzaga debut and five other Zags scored in double figures as GU crushed Southern Utah 103-65 in…

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Vandals fall flat in opener

Idaho never found a rhythm in its season opener Friday night. Some of that was due to Wright State's frantic ball pressure. But mostly, the Vandals didn't have much energy. Which was hard for Don Verlin to swallow. We've got our game story from Memorial…

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Pac-12 pick 'em, week 11 

As usual, your straight-up and against the spread picks, please. Colorado at Arizona, Arizona by 30.5 Oregon State at Stanford, Stanford by 4 Arizona State at USC, USC by 9 Oregon at California, UO by 28 Utah at Washington, Utah by 1.5 UCLA at Washington…

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EWU and Big Sky links

The best EWU-related story of the day: John Blanchette's profile of fomer Eag and current CFL star J.C. Sherritt. We had a live Live Chat yesterday, and here is the transcript. The Eags play UC Davis tomorrow, and here are the details from EWU and…

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A trio of subjects

A GRIP ON SPORTS What do we talk about today? Gonzaga opening what could be one of the more successful basketball seasons in its history (hence the poll question)? Eastern getting ready for a push to the playoffs and how nice that sounds when talking…

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THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 2012

Idaho opens season vs. Wright State

The Spokesman-Review's college basketball season preview ran Thursday, and my main story focused on Idaho wanting to take it to the next level with more postseason success. I also had a sidebar on Connor Hill of Post Falls and Antwan Scott (two difference makers) and…

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Shock roster taking shape

It's been a while since I checked in with the Spokane Shock. Talked with majority owner Brady Nelson and head coach Andy Olson to get an update on the roster and the organization's plan for assembling the 2013 team. Here's my article that will run…

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A snowy WSU Thursday 

COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Last week I was marveling at how warm it was for November. Today, multiple pairs of pants were necessary. Read on for some notes from WSU's chilly, snow-covered practice.

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Gonzaga's Elias Harris battles for a rebound against WSU’s Brock Motum (12) and Faisal Aden (11). (Colin Mulvany)

All things basketball

Our college basketball special section is part of today's paper and rather than link to articles individually, here's an overall link. There you can pick out Gonzaga-specific copy or read the whole dang thing (if you have 2-3 hours to spare). There are links to…

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Win tickets to WSU-UCLA football game 

Win a chance for four tickets to the UCLA at Washington State football game on Saturday in Pullman. Simply take this week's news quiz, and you'll be entered in a random drawing on Friday. We will be giving away four tickets AND a parking pass…

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EWU and Big Sky links

Live Chat today at noon, folks, on all things Eastern football. Until then, here's a link to my Big Sky notebook. Out of Cheney, lots of info on this wee'ks game against UC Davis .. and a story from the UC Davis perspective ... In…

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Is it Thursday already? 10 

COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Gameday never feels as close as it does on Thursday morning, especially when much of this week has been spent talking about a game that's already been played. Well, today we turn our attention toward UCLA. Read on.

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7, 2012



EWU and Big Sky links

The Election is over, but pollsters are still busy, and the Eastern Washington football coaches and players are paying attention. I also have a feature on Eagle kicker Jimmy Pavel, and don't forget our Live Chat tomorrow. The Eagles face UC Davis on Saturday: here's…

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TUESDAY, NOV. 6, 2012

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