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Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga coach Mark Few sticks to gut, fouls intentionally up three at end of game

Sat., April 1, 2017

To foul or not to foul up three points in the waning moments of the game?

Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga’s Nigel Williams-Goss wills through pain after rolling ankle in second half

UPDATED: Sat., April 1, 2017

Nigel Williams-Goss’ final stat line won’t hint at it, but Gonzaga’s star redshirt junior guard received a scare when he rolled his right ankle while driving to the basket in the second half of the Bulldogs’ 77-73 win over South Carolina on Saturday.

Sports >  Spokane Chiefs

Spokane Chiefs season outlook: Team likely moving forward with goaltenders Dawson Weatherill, Donovan Buskey

UPDATED: Sun., April 2, 2017

While it’s hard to blame all of the Chiefs struggles this past season on the goaltenders, consistency in between the posts will serve the team well in the future.

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Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga fans endure dangerous roads to reach Final Four destination

UPDATED: Fri., March 31, 2017

Just south of Downey, Idaho, a group of Gonzaga students traveling to Phoenix to watch the Bulldogs in the Final Four hit a stretch of black ice on the road at 4 a.m. Friday.

Sports >  Spokane Chiefs

Spokane Chiefs season outlook: Young leadership emerges

Fri., March 31, 2017

By the end of the season, the Spokane Chiefs’ leadership core was young. And while it wasn’t always conducive to winning this season, it could set up the Chiefs for success in the future.

Sports >  Spokane Chiefs

All-time wins leader Don Nachbaur out as coach of the Spokane Chiefs

UPDATED: Thu., March 30, 2017

Six months after extending his contract for one more year, the Spokane Chiefs on Thursday parted ways with Don Nachbaur, who guided the junior hockey team to more wins than any other coach in franchise history.

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Spokane Chiefs season outlook: 20-year-old situation uncertain, but encouraging

Wed., March 29, 2017

The Spokane Chiefs’ underwhelming 2017 season is finally over.

Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga basketball fans greet team on campus after historic Elite Eight victory

Sun., March 26, 2017

Gonzaga students and fans gathered near the south entrance of the McCarthey Athletic Center late Saturday night as the Bulldogs men’s basketball team returned from the NCAA Tournament West Regional final in San Jose, California.

Sports >  Spokane Shock

Spokane Empire thwarts Salt Lake – and its play-calling fans

Fri., March 24, 2017

The Screaming Eagles (1-3) – whose play calls are based on a fan vote on the team’s mobile application – and their virtual coaches could not stump the Empire (4-1), as Spokane thumped Salt Lake 53-36 in a Week 6 Indoor Football League matchup on Friday at the Arena.

Sports >  Spokane Chiefs

Young Chiefs push Tri-City to limit in OT loss

UPDATED: Sat., March 18, 2017

Chiefs fans received a dose of nostalgia, combined with a heavy dose of enthusiasm for the future in Spokane’s 5-4 shootout loss to the Tri-City Americans at the Arena on Saturday night.

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Rookie goaltender Donovan Buskey a bright spot in the Spokane Chiefs 4-2 loss to the Seattle Thunderbirds

UPDATED: Wed., March 15, 2017

Spokane got a glimpse of its potential goaltending future against the Seattle Thunderbirds.

Sports >  Spokane Chiefs

Spokane’s Kailer and Keanu Yamamoto forge lasting bond through hockey

Mon., March 13, 2017

As Kailer and Keanu Yamamoto grew up, it wasn’t uncommon for their parents, LeAnn and Russ Yamamoto, to hear the clatter of hockey sticks against the concrete basement floor from their cozy upstairs.

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Spokane Chiefs rally late but fall to Prince George 4-3

Sat., March 11, 2017

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WHL days running down, Spokane Chiefs’ Jayden Sittler plays well in loss to Portland

UPDATED: Fri., March 10, 2017

Jayden Sittler’s final season in the Western Hockey League with the Spokane Chiefs didn’t go like he planned.

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Silvertips put end to Chiefs’ postseason hopes

UPDATED: Wed., March 8, 2017

After hanging to their playoff hopes by a thread for the last month, the Spokane Chiefs are now eliminated from the Western Hockey League playoffs.

Sports >  High school sports

State 2B boys: Liberty sweats out semifinal win, will meet Kittitas for title

Fri., March 3, 2017

It was a “two T-Shirt type of game” for Liberty head coach Mike Thacker.

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Lackluster first period drowns Spokane Chiefs in 9-5 loss to Kelowna

Sun., Feb. 26, 2017

The Spokane Chiefs found out the hard way how potent an odd-man rush can be this weekend. After giving up three goals in the third period in a 5-1 loss to Tri-City on Saturday, the Kelowna Rockets poured on five goals in the first period to jump out to a 5-0 lead and coast to 9-5 win on Sunday at the Arena.

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Spokane Chiefs fall to Tri-City again, this one a 5-1 thumping

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 26, 2017

There’s something about facing Tri-City that gives Spokane fits. The Chiefs fell to 2-7-1-0 against the Americans this season after a 5-1 thumping at the Arena on Saturday.

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For Chiefs’ Luke Gallagher, there’s no place like the hometown ice

Fri., Feb. 24, 2017

Luke Gallagher was only 8 years old during the Chiefs Memorial Cup run in 2008. His memory is shady on how it unfolded, but remembers his friends and family members raving about stars like Drayson Bowman and Judd Blackwater, as well as this local kid named Tyler Johnson.

Sports >  Spokane Shock

Rusty Empire edge Green Bay 34-31 in season opener

Thu., Feb. 23, 2017

It wasn’t pretty at times for the Empire, facing off against a Green Bay team that already had a 46-13 win over Cedar Rapids in Week 1. But, thankfully for the Empire, the Spokane team prevailed 34-31 in its season opener at the Arena.

Sports >  Spokane Shock

Empire trim roster ahead of IFL season opener

Wed., Feb. 22, 2017

Spokane Empire head coach Adam Shackleford felt great about the team he brought into training camp.

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With No. 2 seed assured, Whitworth dumps Lewis & Clark anyway

Sat., Feb. 18, 2017

It was senior night at the Whitworth Fieldhouse on Saturday, but not many tears were being shed before the Pirates’ 82-73 victory over Lewis & Clark.

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Young line gives Chiefs hope for the future

Mon., Feb. 13, 2017

The Spokane Chiefs’ top scorers, such as Kailer and Keanu Yamamoto, Jaret Anderson-Dolan and Hudson Elynuik, are undeniably talented and exciting to watch.

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Goalie Dawson Weatherill enters late in game to help Spokane Chiefs hold off top rival Tri-City

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 11, 2017

Moments after Kailer Yamamoto won the game-sealing faceoff with 4 seconds remaining, he skated over to his goaltender, Dawson Weatherill, patted him on the helmet and came in for an enthusiastic hug.

Sports >  Spokane Shock

Spokane Empire expect experienced defense to make difference in Indoor Football League

Fri., Feb. 10, 2017

The Indoor Football League is known for high-scoring games and gaudy offensive numbers. But the Spokane Empire’s defense might make the biggest difference in 2017.