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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15, 2014




Kelowna rises to top of rankings

The Kelowna Rockets moved from No. 2 to the top spot in this week's Canadian Hockey League Top 10 rankings. The Rockets are the Western Hockey League's lone undefeated team at 8-0-0-0. Kelowna will play the Spokane Chiefs at the Arena on Friday. Read story

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Morning links: Pac-12 road warriors

Conventional wisdom and common sense indicate that more often then not the home team will win, right? But that hasn't been the case this year for Pac-12 teams. In fact, the road teams have dominated. We look at that and more in our Pac-12 notebook.…

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Chiefs notch victory in first shootout

Six games into the Western Hockey League season, the Spokane Chiefs have already played three overtime games. Tuesday marked the Chiefs' first shootout of the season, a 3-2 road win over the Seattle Thunderbirds. Spokane and Seattle meet for the third time in six days…

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WHL notes: Chiefs send apology to fans

This week's Western Hockey League notebook leads with the Spokane Chiefs taking steps to apologize to fans for an incident that occurred last Friday during the singing of the national anthem. The Chiefs players involved, who made comments during the anthem, were sitting in the…

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TUESDAY, OCT. 14, 2014

Sanders signs with Jacksonville

It's been a rough stretch for the Spokane Shock, who lost another key player in free agency. DB/KR Terrance Sanders, the 2013 AFL playmaker of the year, signed a two-year contract with Jacksonville. Quarterback Erik Meyer opted to sign with San Jose on Friday. More…

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MONDAY, OCT. 13, 2014


Rogers' unofficial 1942 state championship

With the country less than a year into World War II, the 1942 high school football season started off with the 5th annual Vic Dessert Merry Go Round spectacle at Gonzaga University’s football field. It was an early version of today’s jamborees and 17,000 showed…

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WSU's bye week begins 

Washington State has the first of two bye weeks this weekend so Cougar news will be a little light this week. There's no Monday press conference and the team won't practice until Wednesday, so naturally there won't be any practice reports to pass along for…

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SUNDAY, OCT. 12, 2014


One weekend later, Oregon back on top

The Ducks didn't stay down for long after last week's shocking loss to Arizona. Oregon likely put itself back in the College Football Playoff conversation with a big win at UCLA, while the Wildcats' stay in the Top-10 will be brief after losing to USC…

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SATURDAY, OCT. 11, 2014

Vandals lose to Sun Belt leaders to fall to 0-6

Slow start? Check. Surrendering big plays? Check. Resilience? Check. Inspired comeback? Check. Killing interception? Check, and mate. The Idaho Vandals followed a familiar scenario Saturday, and once again came up short in a bid for their first victory of the season. Georgia Southern solidified its…

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Morning after Stanford links 

It's Saturday and the Cougars have already played so enjoy a day of college football with little consequence. It's the first of two, since the Cougars have a bye next week. Links from the game are after the jump. …

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