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Ruffled Eagles

SAN JOSE, Calif. – It was the worst-case scenario for Eastern Washington University and indeed, as advertised, "A New Day in San Jose." San Jose State scored 28 unanswered points – despite a turnover inside the Eastern 10-yard line – to start the Dick Tomey Era with a 35-24 victory over EWU Saturday afternoon.
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Rebuilding guru Tomey finds way to San Jose

While spanking the San Jose State University football team as one of the worst in the country, most college football analysts are quick to add that new coach Dick Tomey should turn around the program. There is good reason for optimism in Silicon Valley.
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Don’t count out the Grizzlies just yet

For seven seasons the Montana Grizzlies were picked to win the Big Sky Conference football championship and for seven seasons they delivered. At times a team or two team tied the Griz, but no one ever supplanted them as they ran their streak of appearing in the I-AA playoffs to 12 straight years.
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Eagles ready to take flight

Say whatever you want, the Eastern Washington football team isn't listening. "We don't get caught up in what's being said," Eagles coach Paul Wulff said. "We get caught up in how we work every day and what our expectations are and our performance. That's where our focus is. What people say doesn't have an impact on what we have to do."
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Eagles scrimmage, Meyer rests shins

The fourth-ranked Eastern Washington University football team saw a game situation it hopes to never see again in its Friday morning scrimmage, but the Eagles handled it well. As the No. 1 offense lined up to face the No. 1 defense, backup quarterback Chris Peerboom was under center.
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Spokane awarded arenafootball2 franchise

It was anything but a shock to Brady Nelson, but he played the part. While reporting how well the Spokane presentation for an expansion team went to arenafootball2 owners Friday afternoon, commissioner Jerry Kurz interrupted to tell the Spokane businessman his proposal was accepted.
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Here’s The Kicker: There’s just one this time

The Kicker was just 7 of 13 on field goals last year, with a long of 41 yards. In fairness, half of the misses were blocks, which may or may not have been the fault of The Kicker. But The Kicker also missed six extra points.
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Ride for all it’s worth

Rowdy Buechner has reached a place among the best bareback riders in the country the old-fashioned way – he earned it. Growing up in Sandpoint was a long way from being the 13th-ranked Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association bareback rider as he is now, with winnings in excess of $46,600. "I didn't just wake up in the morning and decide I wanted to do it," Buechner said. "I wanted to do it since I was a little kid. I just didn't have the chance, like lot of guys, to get on practice stock."
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Starting jobs are available at Eastern

With a highly regarded, veteran football team it would stand to reason that a preseason scrimmage isn't much more than a dress rehearsal. Any member of the Eastern Washington Eagles that believes that is in for a rude awakening.
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Eagles work past pesky injuries

Despite a host of nagging injuries, Eastern Washington football coach Paul Wulff was pleased as the first week of practice for his fourth-ranked Eagles came to a close. "So far, it's been real solid," he said on Thursday. "The kids have been real consistent in their effort and performance. We've been real happy with that.
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Eagles feeling bite of injury bug early

Eastern Washington football coach Paul Wulff doesn't have to worry about the bull's-eye preseason recognition is putting on the Eagle uniforms. Instead of wondering if his team will live up to the expectations that come with Sports Illustrated tabbing the Eags No. 2 among I-AA teams in its latest issue or the No. 4 ranking from The Sports Network poll released last week, Wulff has more pressing concerns.
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Eastern’s Eagle-eye

Muhammad Shamsid-Deen took care of his business so he could help his buddies take care of theirs. One of the inspirational leaders of the Eastern Washington football team, Shamsid-Deen had to get his degree in four years so he could play a fourth year.
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EWU A.D. takes job with Huskies

A whirlwind courtship was completed on Friday when Eastern Washington University athletic director Scott Barnes accepted a job at the University of Washington. Barnes will become the Huskies' associate athletic director for advancement.
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Loe leaves EWU’s basketball program

Guard James Loe, who played in all 28 games and started four as a freshman for the Eastern Washington University's men's basketball team, has decided to leave the program. "I wish them the best of luck," Loe said from his home in Hillsboro, Ore. "There are some great guys there. It just didn't work out for me and Coach."
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Burke feasts on Turkey

Ashley Burke may have to wait to put her sociology degree to work, but she can still use what she learned in her four years at Gonzaga University. The recent GU graduate from North Vancouver, British Columbia, is headed for Izmir, Turkey, next week to participate in the World University Games as a member of the Canadian Women's Basketball Development National Team.
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Eastern tabbed preseason favorite in Big Sky

PARK CITY, Utah – For the first time in almost a decade, Montana is not the preseason favorite to win the Big Sky Conference football championship. That honor – or burden – goes to Eastern Washington, the last team other than the Grizzlies to win the league title outright.
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Leep will assist at Eastern

Community Colleges of Spokane assistant men's basketball coach Grant Leep, a former high school All-American at Mount Vernon and captain of the Washington Huskies, is joining the Eastern Washington University staff. Leep replaces former Gonzaga player Winston Brooks, who resigned to concentrate on finishing his master's degree, on the staff of second-year head coach Mike Burns.
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NCAA women’s regional returning

NCAA events just keep coming to Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. The Arena, with Washington State University as the host, was awarded a regional for the 2008 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship tournament on Wednesday.
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Cowboy Christmas here again

Most Americans celebrate Independence Day this weekend, but professional cowboys are celebrating Christmas. The Fourth of July weekend is the most lucrative of the year on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association circuit, with 35 rodeos in the United States and Canada combining for $1.4 million in prize money.
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Eagles’ Allen hangs up football cleats

Skyler Allen, who played four different positions during two injury-marred seasons with the Eastern Washington University football team, has decided not to play any more. "I think he wants to pursue his academic interests," Eagles head coach Paul Wulff said. "I think it's a good decision for him. He wasn't happy."
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Prugh’s poise leads to victory at State Am

MOSES LAKE – Displaying a magical touch with his short irons, Alex Prugh kept his few mistakes from becoming disasters and won the 79th Washington State Men's Amateur Championship by two strokes on Friday. Prugh, a Ferris graduate who just finished his sophomore season at the University of Washington, tamed The Links at Moses Pointe with a solid 3-under-par 69. The only competitor to break par all four rounds, Prugh finished at 10-under 278, two strokes better than UW teammate Zach Bixler of Richland.