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CC Spokane men’s and women’s basketball teams will host playoff openers

Thu., March 3, 2016

After strong finishes in the Northwest Athletic Conference, the men’s and women’s teams at the Community Colleges of Spokane will host first-round postseason basketball games on Saturday.

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Senior Dawnyelle Awa and her Cougars look to make some noise in Pac-12 tourney

Wed., March 2, 2016

If Washington State is going to hold it together during this week’s Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament, the Cougars will look to point guard Dawnyelle Awa.

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EWU’s Bogdan Bliznyuk attained success because of his family

Wed., March 2, 2016

Long before he was an all-star basketball player, Bogdan Bliznyuk was a poor immigrant gym rat whose shoes wore out far too often.

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Four corners: EWU Eagles

Wed., March 2, 2016

The week is full of subplots as Eastern closes out the regular season with two games at Reese Court.

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For Northwest Christian boys, family is key ingredient

Wed., March 2, 2016

The Northwest Christian players are a close-knit group. They’re bound by faith, family, the game of basketball and lately by illness that struck one of their own.

Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Elle Tinkle stays positive, hopes for medical redshirt

Tue., March 1, 2016

She wore heels instead of sneakers, but Elle Tinkle still managed a slam dunk on Senior Night at Gonzaga.

Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Zags women use fourth-quarter outburst to put away WCC champion BYU

Sat., Feb. 27, 2016

The Gonzaga women sent a message on Saturday, the kind their fans will want to shout from the rooftops: Don’t count us out.

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Two area soccer clubs joining forces

Fri., Feb. 26, 2016

Two of the region’s largest soccer clubs are joining forces in an effort to improve player development.

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San Diego sinks Gonzaga women with late blocked shot

Thu., Feb. 25, 2016

The frustration deepened a bit more for the Gonzaga women Thursday night.

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GU women shooting for better aim

Thu., Feb. 25, 2016

Good shots are harder to find this year for the Bulldogs

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Eagles look for defensive intensity at Idaho

Thu., Feb. 25, 2016

Eastern hopes to make a statement in Moscow

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Four Corners: Eastern still chasing top-four finish

Wed., Feb. 24, 2016

With three games left in the regular season, Eastern is still chasing a top-four finish in the Big Sky Conference and a bye into the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament.

Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Eagles have 20 wins, Big Sky title in sight

Tue., Feb. 23, 2016

The Eastern Washington women have a lot to play for in the next two weeks, including a 20-win season and a shot at the Big Sky Conference title.

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Paul Wulff returns to Big Sky with Sac State

Tue., Feb. 23, 2016

Former Eastern Washington and Washington State football coach Paul Wulff is back in the Big Sky Conference.

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KC McConnell has made an impact on Whitworth women’s basketball program

Mon., Feb. 22, 2016

“Beach Body by KC,” the Whitworth women’s basketball players the off-season conditioning program that was the brainchild of guard KC McConnell from Clarkston.

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Eastern football schedule looks daunting

Mon., Feb. 22, 2016

Eastern Washington is always up for a challenge, but this year’s football schedule takes it to a new level.

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CCS star Levi Taylor finds new life with basketball

Wed., Feb. 17, 2016

Levi Taylor is making a fresh start in the sport he’d left behind years ago.

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Austin McBroom gives Eastern unexpected scoring surge

Wed., Feb. 17, 2016

Practice was winding down Tuesday afternoon at Reese Court as Eastern Washington coach Jim Hayford called out his starting point guard.

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Four Corners: EWU out to maintain consistency

Wed., Feb. 17, 2016

Winners of six straight and nine of their last 11 games, the Eagles are riding a wave of momentum into the last road games of the season.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Christina Salvatore puts the zip in surprising Vandals

Tue., Feb. 16, 2016

At first glance, a mid-December trip to Cancun seemed the perfect opportunity for the Idaho women’s basketball team to chill out.

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Austin McBroom leads red-hot EWU past Northern Colorado

Sat., Feb. 13, 2016

Austin McBroom scored 37 points, two days after setting a career-high with 35, and Eastern Washington raced past Northern Colorado 97-80 on Saturday.

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Up and under: Australian basketball players find success at Inland Northwest schools

Fri., Feb. 12, 2016

A dream is a powerful thing. It can make you leave your family behind and chase that dream halfway around the world – all the way to Coeur d’Alene.

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EWU’s Venky Jois: ‘If you’re good enough, why not go for it?’

Fri., Feb. 12, 2016

Venky Jois may be the image of Australian basketball success in the Inland Northwest, but that same face wrinkles at the notion that he’s some kind of pioneer.

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Gonzaga’s Georgia Stirton: ‘It’s funny how everything has fallen into place so perfectly’

Fri., Feb. 12, 2016

Georgia Stirton is still struck by the serendipity of it all.

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Idaho’s Geraldine McCorkell: ‘I’ve always dreamed of this’

Fri., Feb. 12, 2016

More than most of the Inland Northwest Aussies, Idaho sophomore Geraldine McCorkell had an idea what she was getting into.