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Troika Triathlon sees big changes

Everything is in place – one place – for this year’s Troika Triathlon. The 33rd annual event on May 18 will start and finish in the same spot, giving family and friends a better opportunity to cheer their favorite athletes. Instead of ending in Spokane, the 70-mile swim, bike and run will end about 50 feet from where it starts at Medical Lake Waterfront Park.
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Eastern QB Adams prepares for new season

Vernon Adams has another new look. If you can get past the eye-catching eyebrows – each is chisled in half – you’ll see some serious muscle. Bigger guns for the shotgun, if you will. The legs are thicker, too.
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Troika Triathlon sees big changes

Everything is in place – one place – for this year’s Troika Triathlon. The 33rd annual event on May 18 will start and finish in the same spot, giving family and friends a better opportunity to cheer their favorite athletes. Instead of ending in Spokane, the 70-mile swim, bike and run will end about 50 feet from where it starts at Medical Lake Waterfront Park.
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Wildcats take on surprising Highlanders

Mt. Spokane has been here before, and that could make a big difference in today’s 3A soccer match against surprising Shadle Park. The Highlanders are 2-1 in Greater Spokane League play, won convincingly against Central Valley and almost knocked off preseason favorite Mead. But Mt. Spokane is at home, and more importantly, at home in big matches.
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Ex-UCLA safety enrolls at EWU

Tevin McDonald, a two-year starter at safety at UCLA, has transferred to Eastern Washington University to play football for the Eagles, the school confirmed Tuesday afternoon.
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Boxers have to make up mind on headgear issue

When the International Boxing Association voted last year to eliminate headgear for elite amateur boxers, it also forced a split decision on young fighters everywhere. Only by shedding the headgear could up-and-comers continue to compete in international events, but at the cost of wear and tear on their bodies in a busy amateur schedule.
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Cruz powers way to national boxing championship

Christina Cruz knows how to pick her spots. For now, a spot on the Olympic team is the only one that matters, and Cruz did nothing to hurt her chances Saturday afternoon at the USA Boxing National Championships at Northern Quest Resort and Casino.
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Cruz powers way to national championship

Christina Cruz knows how to pick her spots. For now, a spot on the Olympic team is the only one that matters, and Cruz did nothing to hurt her chances Saturday afternoon at the USA Boxing National Championships at Northern Quest Resort and Casino.
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Boxers have to make up mind on headgear issue

When the International Boxing Association voted last year to eliminate headgear for elite amateur boxers, it also forced a split decision on young fighters everywhere. Only by shedding the headgear could up-and-comers continue to compete in international events, but at the cost of wear and tear on their bodies in a busy amateur schedule.
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Boxing championships enter final round

The emotions flowed as freely as the punches Friday afternoon at the USA Boxing National Championships. Light flyweight Leroy Davila pounded out a win over Melik Elliston, then thought about his 1-year-old daughter back in New Jersey. Two bouts later at Northern Quest Resort and Casino, flyweight Shawn Simpson tried to take something positive out of taking down best friend Cristian Williams.
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Receiving remains in good hands at EWU

For years, the Eastern Washington receivers had someone to look up to. Ashton Clark and Cory Mitchell hope they still do. Brandon Kaufman, Nick Edwards and Greg Herd all stood 6-foot-3 or taller, but it wasn’t their height that made an impression on Clark, the top returning receiver for the Eagles.
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Grueling national boxing championships reach championship round

The emotions flowed as freely as the punches Friday afternoon at the USA Boxing National Championships. Light flyweight Leroy Davila pounded out a win over Melik Elliston, then thought about his 1-year-old daughter back in New Jersey. Two bouts later at Northern Quest Resort and Casino, flyweight Shawn Simpson tried to take something positive out of taking down best friend Cristian Williams. But nothing in this poster-sized card of 20 Elite bouts at Northern Quest Resort and Casino could match the lightweight bout between Chicagoan Kenneth Sims, and tireless Luis Sedano.
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EWU remains in good hands

For years, the Eastern Washington receivers had someone to look up to. Ashton Clark and Cory Mitchell hope they still do. Brandon Kaufman, Nick Edwards and Greg Herd all stood 6-foot-3 or taller, but it wasn’t their height that made an impression on Clark, the top returning receiver for the Eagles. “They taught me to work hard and to take your opportunity,” said the 5-foot-11 Clark. “Those guys work so hard, that it definitely made me work harder.”
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Brother, sister boxing at USA championships

Back in Lynn, Mass., the Ellis family took tough love to a new level: The basement. With fists flying. Rashidi and younger sister Rashida absorbed some life lessons along with those punches from older brother Akeem, and both are trying to follow him on the path to stardom. One stop is the USA Boxing National Championships, which conclude Saturday at Northern Quest.
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Eastern pleased practices under way

The Eastern Washington University football players were fairly pumped up for the first day of spring drills Thursday, some literally. “I’m really excited,” said safety Jordan Tonani, who gained 10 pounds of muscle this winter on top of gaining a lot of confidence on the field last fall.
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Mark of an MVP

With a minute to play in overtime and the game still in doubt, Cal’s Layshia Clarendon delivered the signature play of the Spokane Regional. The Bears had a 61-57 lead but needed to burn some clock. Clarendon did that and more, moving the ball up the court for 25 seconds, then driving the lane for a 12-foot, pull-up jumper with 38 seconds left that proved to be the game-winner in a 65-62 victory.
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Boxer Simpson not weighting around

Last year Shawn Simpson thought he needed to shed a few pounds to increase his chances of making the U.S. Olympic boxing team. But less weight left him weaker and less effective. He failed to make the U.S. team for London. At this week's national championships he will be fighting at 114 pounds, a weight he says has him feeling much more comfortable in the ring.
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Gottlieb has fun-loving Cal in first Elite Eight

Lindsay Gottlieb can run from the limelight, but she can’t hide. Not with her California basketball team enjoying the best season in school history, and having so much fun doing it the players made a YouTube video to celebrate.
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Cal beats LSU, gets to first Elite 8

California dreamin’, indeed. The Cal women’s basketball team found the fast lane Saturday night, pulling away from LSU and cruising into the first Elite Eight appearance in school history.
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Cal defeats LSU to reach Elite Eight

California dreamin’, indeed. The Cal women’s basketball team finally found the fast lane Saturday night, pulling away from LSU in the final minutes and cruising into the first Elite Eight appearance in school history.
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Eastern Washington readies for spring football

Having something to prove – but not too much – may be the best situation for the Eastern Washington football team, which opens five weeks of spring practice on Thursday. The Eagles are coming off one of the most successful seasons in school history – 11 wins, a Big Sky Conference title and a spot in the FCS semifinals – but have plenty of opportunities to improve.
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EWU readies for spring football

Having something to prove – but not too much – may be the best situation for the Eastern Washington football team, which opens five weeks of spring practice on Thursday. The Eagles are coming off one of the most successful seasons in school history but have plenty of opportunities to improve.
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California, LSU work through tough times to get this chance

For the California women’s basketball team, adversity is like a useless rear-view mirror, tossed aside on the road to the Sweet 16. For LSU, tough times are seemingly their own reward, something to cherish almost as much as a chance to advance another step in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament.