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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9, 2015



Washington State’s Mike Leach clarified statements that made New Jersey high school coaches a bit uneasy. (Associated Press)

The more you say, the greater the chance you'll get in hot water 

A GRIP ON SPORTS • No matter who you are, if you talk enough these days you are going to say something that ticks someone off. It’s a given. Guaranteed. Why? Because, thanks to proliferation of mass and social media, anything anyone in Eastern Washington says can be in Eastern Sumatra in a blink. Nothing is secret. And everyone gets offended.

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