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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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Gonzaga hires WNBA player as assistant

Gonzaga women's basketball coach Kelly Graves announced the hiring of current WNBA player and former Stanford standout Nicole Powell as an assistant coach.
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Indians unleash bats, top AquaSox

There’s some life yet in the Spokane Indians’ bats. The Indians unleashed a season-high 16 hits and scored a season high for runs Thursday night while dismantling the Everett AquaSox 12-3 in the next-to-last Northwest League regular-season game at Avista Stadium.
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Everett’s Olson, a Spokane native, comes through

The kid from Spokane pushed his hometown Indians closer to playoff elimination. Tyler Olson, who played at Gonzaga University after starring at University High, pitched 2 1/3 shutout innings to earn his first professional save Wednesday as the Everett AquaSox opened a three-game series at Avista Stadium with a 4-2 win over the Indians.
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Indians can reach playoffs with good finish

Despite being the prototypical .500 team, the Spokane Indians have two ways to qualify for postseason during the last six days of the Northwest League regular season. The first way is more direct but less likely. The Indians can capture the North Division second-half title by winning at least five of their remaining games, all against Everett. Spokane (15-17) is three games behind the AquaSox (18-14), who have taken control of the division with seven consecutive wins.
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Jackson, Indians like this outcome better

Joe Jackson experienced two flashbacks when he came to the plate in the bottom of the 10th inning Friday with runners at the corners in a 5-all game. First, he thought back to the eighth inning, when he grounded into a double play with the Spokane Indians trailing the Tri-City Dust Devils 5-4.
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Indians lose to drop out of first

The strangest play of the Northwest League season drew an extended argument from the Spokane Indians, although it turned out to be one of the few things that went right for the team on Thursday night. The Indians committed four errors, all leading to runs, and fell out of first place in the NWL’s North Division after a 7-2 loss to the Tri-City Dust Devils at Avista Stadium.
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Chiefs open camp with big shoes to fill

There will be close to 70 players in camp and at least that many questions to answer over the four-day period. But general manager Tim Speltz and the Spokane Chiefs will have a few priorities at the top of their list when the team opens its fall camp today at the Arena.
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Dust Devils cure for Indians’ woes

The Spokane Indians needed a big hit to end their recent slump, but a few big breaks also helped. Ryan Cordell’s three-run home run capped a five-run first inning Wednesday as the Indians erased a four-game losing streak by strolling to a 10-4 win over the Tri-City Dust Devils at Avista Stadium.
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Hops power past slumping Indians

Brian Billigen needed to make a few calls home in June for some moral support. The Spokane Indians might want to find somebody to call for positive vibes.