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Warmth Sealed It For Bender

1. Leon Bender almost passed on WSU. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review 2. Leon Bender and Jonathan Nance (99) bring down Cal QB Justin Vedder. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review
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Pac-10 This Week

WSU is rooting for UCLA, which is rooting against WSU, which is rooting against Arizona State, which is rooting against UCLA, which is favored against USC, which could nose out WSU for the Aloha Bowl if the Cougars don't beat the Huskies on Saturday. As always, point spreads (in parenthesis) are for entertainment purposes only.
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Beyond Rose Bowl, Cougars’ Bowl Picture Muddy

With one week left in the regular season, college football's bowl picture remains a mosaic. For the first time in three years, Washington State is part of the landscape. In short, the 11th-ranked Cougars (9-1) need to defeat No. 17 Washington on Saturday for a reasonable shot at their first Rose Bowl since 1931.
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Hats Off To Cagey Leaf Maturity Helps Coug Pick Spots On, Off Field

1. Ryan Leaf doesn't mind standing out on the football field, but he'd like to be considered just one of the crowd on campus. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review 2. It wasn't a snap at first, but Ryan Leaf has developed star qualities as WSU quarterback. File/The Spokesman-Review
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A Nose For The Rose Defense Up To Challenge

1. Chris Jackson grabs a Leaf pass to set up the final TD. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review 2. WSU quarterback Ryan Leaf soars above the Stanford defense, firing a strike in the first half and finishing with two TD passes. Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review 3. WSU's Kevin McKenzie loses his grip on the ball after a hit by Stanford's Chris Draft (33). Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review 4. Stanford defenders try to make a wish with WSU's Michael Black. Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review
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Party Of Two WSU, Ewu Make History With Football Victories

1. Riding high. Running back Rex Prescott enjoys a wild ride after leading the Eastern Washington University Eagles to the Big Sky Conference title. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review 2. Washington State's Kevin McKenzie lends a helping hand to Stanford's Troy Walters in front of a record crowd of 40,306 at Martin Stadium in Pullman. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review
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Cougars Stack Deck With A Full House Standing-Room-Only Crowd To Greet Cardinal

Coach Mike Price's week-long sales pitch was rewarded Friday afternoon when Washington State announced that 39,700 tickets had been sold for today's Pacific-10 Conference football game against Stanford. Martin Stadium's capacity is listed at 37,600, but bench seating in the general-admission section allowed for more tickets to be sold. By Friday afternoon, the Cougars had sold an additional 200 standing-room-only tickets, and another 550 were going quickly, athletic director Rick Dickson said.
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De La Fuente On Target In Cougs’ Season-Opening Win Senior’s Busy Off-Season, Focus On Shooting, Pay Off

There were times last season Rodrigo de la Fuente might not have located the basket with a global positioning device. Thankfully for Washington State basketball fans, those times appear to be long gone. The versatile senior guard made 5 of 7 field goals and 8 of 8 free throws as the Cougars won their opener Friday night, defeating NAIA Division I Central Washington 90-61 before a Friel Court crowd announced at 4,073.
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Pac-10 This Week

If Oregon is really consumed by hatred for Washington, as Huskies coach Jim Lambright claimed, then the Ducks should be supremely motivated against Arizona State. Beating ASU would provide a major assist to Washington State, since the Cougars would lose any two-way tie with the Sun Devils. As always, point spreads (in parenthesis) are for entertainment purposes only.
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Returning In Grand Style Recovery Sweet For WSU’s Kincaid

1. Kevin McKenzie stiff-arms his way past Willie Terrell and another SWL defender to put the Cougars up by four touchdowns. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review 2. A swarm of Cougars smothers Southwestern Louisiana running back Eric Lindsey. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review
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WSU-Idaho Pact Helps Vandals’ Bid To Move Up

It's 1999, and the University of Idaho football team is playing a home game in Martin Stadium. Across the field, on the visitor's sideline, is the team from Washington State University. Hey, who said WSU can't win a road game in November?
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Idaho Agrees To Lease WSU’s Martin Stadium

The University of Idaho has reached agreement with Washington State University on a plan to lease Martin Stadium for football games starting in 1999, assuming the NCAA approves the idea and grants Idaho's request for Division I-A status. The agreement was confirmed Thursday by a source familiar with the negotiations, which have been ongoing since August. Idaho has scheduled a press conference for 9 a.m. today in the Kibbie Dome, at which time details of the agreement will be revealed.
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Seeing It Through WSU Linebacker Brandon Moore Earns Triumphs By Way Of Tribulations

Super 'backer 1. Brandon Moore - who, according to teammate Leon Bender, has the biceps of an acton figure - does his Superman impression as he soars in to help finish off an Arizona receiver. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review 2. Moore finds blessings in his past personal trials. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review
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Cougars’ Victory Revealing

It was only an exhibition, but Washington State's first public performance yielded several clues as to what type of basketball team coach Kevin Eastman has this season. Kab Kazadi, a quick 6-footer from Hutchinson College in Newton, Kan., put it most bluntly: "We definitely have to be a hustle team, because as far as talent, I don't think we're up there with the top Pac-10 teams."
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House Of Troy Aches For A Remodel

Year after overrated year, USC's recruiting classes are ranked among the best in the nation. Just as predictably, the Trojans are picked to finish near the top of the Pacific-10 Conference. Over the last two seasons, however, those recruiting classes have failed to produce a single quarterback or running back good enough to crack the lineup at a handful of Pac-10 schools, including Washington State.
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Leaf Disputes Report About Husky Qb

Washington State quarterback Ryan Leaf came out swinging Tuesday, angrily challenging an Associated Press story in which he was quoted as having taken verbal shots at Brock Huard and rival Washington. Leaf, speaking during his weekly conference call with reporters, claimed the AP story distorted comments that were made during a private conversation between Leaf and his father after the Cougars' Oct. 26 home game against Arizona. The conversation took place outside the postgame interview room, Leaf said.