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College basketball

GameDay coming to GU

ESPN’s weekly College GameDay Driven by State Farm men’s series and the Saturday Primetime game-of-the-week telecast will return for a fifth season, and the event will make a return trip to Gonzaga University and the city of Spokane.

The Bulldogs will host the University of Memphis Feb. 7 as part of the College GameDay lineup.

The show came to Spokane Feb. 11, 2006, when the Bulldogs downed Stanford 80-76.

This year’s game between the Bulldogs and the Tigers will be played at the Spokane Arena as the third annual Ronald McDonald House Charities Classic. Tip off is 6 p.m.

Shock

Coach gets extension

The Spokane Shock announced that head coach Adam Shackleford has agreed to a two-year contract extension that will run through the 2010 season.

“It’s the right decision for my family and it’s the best decision for my career,” Shackleford said.

Since Shackleford became the Shock’s head coach in 2007, he has won two division titles and a conference title with a 30-7 overall record.

NFL

Brink cut; Chatman next?

Former Washington State quarterback Alex Brink was cut by the Houston Texans and the Newark Star-Ledger reported that the New York Jets will let former Eastern Washington University running back Jesse Chatman go today.

Brink, a rookie, saw limited action with the Houston Texans completing 4 of 11 passes for 15 yards plus an interception in a preseason loss to Tampa Bay Thursday night.

Chatman would be a surprise cut after the six-year veteran rushed for 164 yards in preseason play. That includes 93 yards on 29 carries and a touchdown (180 total yards) in a victory over Philadelphia Thursday.