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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

THURSDAY, SEPT. 4, 2014

Season of high hopes reaches end

One more base hit in the ninth inning Thursday night and the Spokane Indians would still be playing baseball Friday at Avista Stadium. But the Indians' record-setting season reached an end in thrilling fashion when Spokane left the bases loaded in the ninth during a…

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UW (and Eastern) football links

It's a fact of life: the big football schools get more media attention - hence my headline above. This week, Vernon Adams has settled into the role of "the other quarterback," no matter that he's an FCS All-American and that the other guy has started…

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Jim Mastro's strong Nevada ties 

There are many connections between the two teams that will face off tomorrow. Linebacker Reggie Coates just transferred from Nevada to Washington State and his new position coach, Ken Wilson, originally recruited him to Reno. Wilson's son still plays for the Wolf Pack as a…

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Missed opportunities haunt Indians

The Vancouver Canadians had two legitimate scoring opportunities on Wednesday night at Nat Bailey Stadium. The Spokane Indians had five, including three during the first four innings. But Vancouver walked away with a 1-0 win in the opening game of the Northwest League North Division…

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