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TUESDAY, NOV. 19, 2013

Idaho football, basketball notes

The two biggest rivalry games for the Idaho basketball team will be on regional TV networks, and the Vandals' second-to-last football game of the season -- Saturday at No. 2 Florida State -- will be on ESPNU. Idaho is a 57-point underdog to the Seminoles,…

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Few not seeing more fouls called

It's been one of the hot-button topics of the young college basketball season -- how games are being officiated with the mandate to clean up hand-checking, arm bars, etc., to encourage more freedom of movement at the offensive end. In Gonzaga's three games, coach Mark…

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Winterhawks prepare for Chiefs

The Portland Winterhawks have a big week ahead of them, including Friday's home game against the Spokane Chiefs. The Chiefs are 15-4-0-1 against the rest of the Western Hockey League and 0-3 against Portland. Read story

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Tuesday practice report

From Pullman -- Most of the Cougars were back at practice on Tuesday after taking Monday off, like always, to lift and watch film. Some defenders, however, were limited meaning their backups saw the bulk of the action. At safety Taylor Taliulu was limited during…

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WSU's bowl situation

From Pullman -- The Washington State football team extolls the virtue of limiting its focus to one game, series and even snap at a time. As such they've been reticent to discuss the possibility of playing in a bowl now that they're one game away…

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Tuesday morning Pac-12 links 

From Pullman -- The Cougars are trying to put together a winning streak for the first time in over a month, and are likely to do so according to vegasinsider.com, which has WSU listed as a one point favorite over Utah. Coming off their third…

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