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TUESDAY, JAN. 21, 2014

Idaho's Dean doubtful for Thursday

Idaho has just one game this week (Thursday at Grand Canyon) and one game next week (vs. Seattle on Feb. 1). It's a good thing, too. The Vandals are banged up. Starting point guard Glen Dean missed the Vandals' last two games with a sprained…

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Bell nearing return

Media day earlier this afternoon and Gary Bell Jr.'s status for this week's games was the first item in my notebook that will run in Wednesday's S-R. Bell, who broke his right hand Dec. 28, hopes to play against San Diego on Thursday and BYU…

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NFL teams meeting with Deone Bucannon

Thought Deone Bucannon displayed best press technique & jam in one on ones, which surprised considering he's a safety. — Alex Brown (@OS_AlexBrown) January 21, 2014 Deone Bucannon's career as a Washington State football player may be over, but his professional journey is just beginning.…

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Lacy on the road to recovery

From Pullman -- Washington State men's basketball coach Ken Bone provided an update on injured player DaVonte Lacy during Tuesday's teleconference. Lacy, WSU's leading scorer at 17.7 points per game, has been out since the ASU game with a rib injury. Doctors told him at…

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Is it baseball season yet? 

A GRIP ON SPORTS It's pretty simple to figure out the main topic of discussion the next two weeks. Spring training. No, just kidding, though the annual rite – and all the promise that comes with it – is not too far away. Nope, we're…

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Tuesday morning Pac-12 links 

From Pullman -- It's the start of another week in Pac-12 basketball, and we took a look at how the conference is shaping up in our power rankings ... With just a couple weeks to go until football recruits sign their letters of intent things…

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