Stories by Jacob Thorpe for the Spokesman-Review

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WSU recruit Treshon Broughton’s path to D-I football had twists and turns

Tue., Feb. 3, 2015

PULLMAN – Treshon Broughton’s journey to college has had more unfortunate obstacles than most, and his path to a Pac-12 football scholarship has rarely been clear.

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The Cougars are spending more on recruiting but so are their peers

Tue., Feb. 3, 2015

USA Today compiled a database showing how much each FBS school spent on recruiting in the 2012-13 school year.

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Ernie Kent Q&A: returning to Oregon

Tue., Feb. 3, 2015

Washington State basketball coach Ernie Kent spoke at length with the media on Tuesday.

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Morning links: WSU adds a junior college receiver

Tue., Feb. 3, 2015

Not long after the news that former WSU recruit Dahu Green had flipped to Oklahoma the Cougars secured the commitment of another receiver.

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Maryland linebacker chooses WSU

Mon., Feb. 2, 2015

Maryland linebacker Nnamdi Oguayo will travel across the country to play his college ball.

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Morning links: when recruiting gets nasty

Mon., Feb. 2, 2015

The NFL season is over and it won't be that long before college teams begin their spring practices.

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Morning links: Super Bowl Sunday, but still time for links

Sun., Feb. 1, 2015

Let's get through these quickly so we can all head to our various Super Bowl events.

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Clutch Cougars team up to post upset of Cardinal

Sun., Feb. 1, 2015

PULLMAN – With about seven minutes left in the duel between Chasson Randle and DaVonte Lacy that served as a proxy competition for the matchup between Stanford and Washington State, the Pac-12’s fifth-leading scorer began to defend its best point-getter. Lacy, in the middle of his own second-half scoring binge, approached his coach on the bench and told Ernie Kent that from that point forward he would be defending Randle.

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Video: DaVonté Lacy, Josh Hawkinson and Que Johnson after Stanford

Sat., Jan. 31, 2015

Video: DaVonté Lacy, Josh Hawkinson and Que Johnson after Stanford

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Video: Ernie Kent after Stanford

Sat., Jan. 31, 2015

Video: Ernie Kent after Stanford

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Final stats from WSU’s win over Stanford

Sat., Jan. 31, 2015

Final stats from WSU's win over Stanford

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Washington State edges Stanford

Sat., Jan. 31, 2015

DaVonte Lacy scored 25 points and Ny Redding sank two free throws with 5.5 seconds left to lift Washington State to an 89-88 win over Stanford on Saturday in Pac-12 basketball.

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Morning links: WSU goes for home split against Stanford

Sat., Jan. 31, 2015

Washington State hosts Stanford at 5:30 p.m. tonight in a game that will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks Washington channel.

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Looking back at California

Fri., Jan. 30, 2015

Last night at Beasley a fan won $800 for making a half-court shot. It was one of seven 3-point shots made by someone wearing crimson all night.

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Morning links: Cougars can’t complete Cal sweep

Fri., Jan. 30, 2015

Tyrone Wallace and Jordan Mathews were too much for Washington State yesterday, which will settle for a split with the Golden Bears.

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Golden Bears snap six-game losing streak at WSU’s expense

Fri., Jan. 30, 2015

PULLMAN – Washington State’s game plan against California was to stick with what worked in their previous win over the Bears: Dominate inside and contain Jordan Wallace. The Cougars struggled to accomplish the first goal. The second never had a chance.

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Video: Ernie Kent after California

Thu., Jan. 29, 2015

Ernie Kent speaks to the media after Washington State's 76-67 loss to California.

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Golden Bears snap six-game losing streak at WSU’s expense

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 29, 2015

PULLMAN – Washington State’s game plan against California was to stick with what worked in their previous win over the Bears: Dominate inside and contain Jordan Wallace.

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Morning links: WSU plays today, maybe tomorrow with overtime

Thu., Jan. 29, 2015

It's going to be another late start for the Cougars, who take on California today at 8 p.m. in Beasley Coliseum.

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New WSU assistants will make more than predecessors

Thu., Jan. 29, 2015

PULLMAN – Washington State’s budget for assistant football coaches increased significantly for the second consecutive season because of two new coaches who will each make more than their predecessors. New defensive coordinator Alex Grinch will make slightly more than $425,000 next year and Roy Manning, the new outside linebackers coach, will make about $236,500. Former defensive coordinator Mike Breske’s final annual salary at WSU was $376,500 while former outside linebackers coach Paul Volero made $181,500.

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WSU, California enter matchup in similar situation

Thu., Jan. 29, 2015

PULLMAN – Neither California nor Washington State is in position for one game to matter much in the final conference standings. There is no Pac-12 tournament bye on the line, and few NCAA tournament selection committee members are giving up sleep to catch tonight’s nightcap.

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New WSU assistant salaries

Wed., Jan. 28, 2015

Washington State made the personnel action forms for new assistant football coaches Alex Grinch and Roy Manning available on Wednesday.

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WSU live chat

Wed., Jan. 28, 2015

We will host a live chat at 11 a.m. on Wednesday to discuss WSU sports.

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Morning links: links now, live chat later

Wed., Jan. 28, 2015

It's Wednesday so we'll be hosting a live chat at 11 a.m. to talk about WSU basketball, football, whatever you want.

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Eric Mele officially takes over special teams, Brian Odom joins WSU football staff

Wed., Jan. 28, 2015

PULLMAN – Washington State coach Mike Leach announced on Tuesday that Eric Mele has been named special teams coordinator at WSU. Mele took over as the interim coordinator after Eric Russell was fired in the middle of last season. Prior to his promotion last year Mele spent two years serving as an offensive quality control assistant at WSU.

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