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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2013


Vandals add 3 to huge recruiting class

Come this fall, Don Verlin will never had this much youth. And, according to him, never this much talent. The Idaho men's basketball coach announced the signing of three more recruits today to go along with the six signees that have already been announced. The…

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Spokane Shock receiver Adron Tennell, up for multiple AFL awards, led the league in receptions (156) and touchdown catches (49). (Jesse Tinsley)

Spokane keeps attention on field

The Spokane Shock have a number of candidates for AFL individual awards -- Erik Meyer, Adron Tennell, Beau Bell, James Ruffin, Paul Stephens, Terrance Sanders, Ryan Cave -- but their attention seems to be squarely on the field with the playoffs approaching. More on Spokane's…

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They just pop-in unannounced 

A GRIP ON SPORTS One of the most common questions we receive this time of year is where we get our ideas. You know, what triggers the daily outpouring of nouns, verbs, adjectives and prepositional phrases. We would answer performance-enhancing drugs, but we ceded that…

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