Stories by Jacob Thorpe for the Spokesman-Review

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WSU’s big recruiting weekend pays off early

Sat., Dec. 5, 2015

Washington State is hosting at least nine football recruits this weekend and at least one of them likes what he sees enough to accept a scholarship offer.

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Morning links: Marks reportedly returning to WSU

Sat., Dec. 5, 2015

Tony Pauline of DraftInsider.com reports that Gabe Marks will return for his senior season because of an injury sustained in the Apple Cup.

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WSU bowl destination rest with outcome of Saturday’s Pac-12 title game

Fri., Dec. 4, 2015

The Washington State Cougars, like nine other Pac-12 teams, will watch the conference championship game from their homes.

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California running back chooses WSU

Thu., Dec. 3, 2015

Running back Romello Harris from Tulare, California announced on Twitter that he's accepted a football scholarship from Washington State.

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Morning links: Wiltjer wills Gonzaga to a win

Thu., Dec. 3, 2015

The Washington State men's basketball team played mostly even with No. 13 Gonzaga. But the Cougars couldn't overcome Kyle Wiltjer's hot start.

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Video: Ike Iroegbu, Que Johnson and Junior Longrus after Gonzaga

Thu., Dec. 3, 2015

WSU players after Gonzaga.

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Ernie Kent after Gonzaga

Wed., Dec. 2, 2015

Washington State coach Ernie Kent.

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Kyle Wiltjer starts hot, No. 13 Gonzaga holds off Washington State as regional series shutters for now

Wed., Dec. 2, 2015

Thirteenth-ranked Gonzaga led by as many as 15 points in each half and endured a late Washington State comeback en route to a 69-60 road victory Wednesday at Beasley Coliseum.

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WSU vs. Gonzaga: Box Score

Wed., Dec. 2, 2015

Final stats from No. 13 Gonzaga's 69-60 win at Washington State.

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WSU chat (transcript)

Wed., Dec. 2, 2015

All the questions and answers from our Wednesday WSU chat.

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Morning links: WSU hosts No. 13 Bulldogs

Wed., Dec. 2, 2015

The Washington State men's basketball team faces its biggest test, maybe of the entire season, at 8 p.m. tonight.

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Gonzaga’s game against WSU could be last one for a while

Tue., Dec. 1, 2015

More fans will fill Beasley Coliseum for Wednesday’s game between No. 13 Gonzaga and Washington State than attended the first four Cougars games combined.

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Mike Leach co-coach of year; Falk leads trio on All-Pac-12 first team

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 1, 2015

PULLMAN — Washington State's offensive success during the 2015 season was hardly a surprise to the Pac-12 coaches who went against the Cougars. The coaches named three WSU players First Team All-Conference on offense, more than any conference opponent other than No. 7 Stanford, who had four.

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Morning links: WSU bowl possibilities

Sun., Nov. 29, 2015

Washington State will have to wait to find out where it will spend the holidays.

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WSU plays waiting game for a bowl invitation

Sat., Nov. 28, 2015

The luxury of looking ahead to the next opponent is not afforded to losers of the Apple Cup, and the Washington State Cougars and their fans must stew in the indignity of their 45-10 loss to Washington for at least another week.

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Washington State has seven turnovers in 45-10 Apple Cup loss

Fri., Nov. 27, 2015

The legion of mistakes and first-start miscues that must be owned by backup quarterback Peyton Bender were enough to make a Washington State win all but impossible in the Apple Cup.

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