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MONDAY, SEPT. 15, 2014

WSU men's basketball schedule revealed 

The Pac-12 announced the 2014-15 conference men's basketball schedule moments ago during the Pac-12 Sports Report on the Pac-12 Networks. Washington State's Pac-12 season begins at Stanford on Jan. 2 and the Cougars won't play at home until they host Oregon on Jan. 15. The…

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Cougar Hardwood Classic cancelled

For the second consecutive year the Washington State men's basketball team won't make its annual trip to Seattle's Key Arena for the Cougar Hardwood Classic. The Cougars were scheduled to face Hawaii on Dec. 13 but will instead travel to face Santa Clara on that…

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WSU at Utah set for 5 p.m. PST 

WSU vs. Utah on September 27th will be televised on the Pac 12 Network at 5:00pm PST. #GoCougs — WSUCougFootball (@wsucougfb) September 15, 2014 Washington State's game against Utah will kick off at 5 p.m. PST making it the fifth-consecutive night game to start the…

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Grading the Portland State game 17 

Let me preempt those of you who will see fit to remind me in the comments and on Twitter by saying that yes, as far as tests go Portland State isn't exactly the MCAT. But it's still important to ace the easy exams and Washington…

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Cougars prepare for Pac-12 play 

Washington State begins Pac-12 play this week against No. 2 Oregon. That means that the Cougars will have their weekly press conference today to discuss the Ducks and we'll have some coverage from that in the early afternoon. In the meantime, we follow Saturday's win…

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SUNDAY, SEPT. 14, 2014

Cougars give a sneak peek at white helmets 

Giving these helmets a test run at practice tonight. #gocougs pic.twitter.com/pi1qC62nHS — WSUCougFootball (@wsucougfb) September 15, 2014 The Cougars did indeed debut their white helmets at tonight's practice, albeit without any decals, which lasted for about an hour. Not all the Washington State players wore…

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WSU wins in a blowout 

Last night was fun for just about everybody. It was fun for the Washington State players because they got to pile up stats and pick up that first win of the season. It was fun for the fans because the Cougars won and the stadium…

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 13, 2014









Get ready to rake, autumn is here

A GRIP ON SPORTS Summer is unofficially over in the Inland Northwest. The Cougars are playing a home football game. In the more than 30 years I've lived in this area, that's always seemed to be the unofficial kickoff of autumn. Read on.

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Pullman, populated

The is gridlock on Grand Ave, crowds at Cougar Country and I'll thank all you people to kindly get the heck out of My Office! Yes, Cougar football weekends must have returned to Pullman and if the sheer number of people that seem to be…

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 12, 2014

Moses Lake's Nathan Ball, center, is brought down by by Lewis and Clark's Noah Buckley, right, in the third quarter, Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, at Joe Albi Stadium. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

Friday night doubleheader

Lewis and Clark face off with Moses Lake and Ferris plays Coeur d'Alene at Joe Albi in the Friday night doubleheader. S-R photojournalist Jesse Tinsley covered both games. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.

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