PM Headlines — 2.15.10

Mon., Feb. 15, 2010

Ken Bone, the new head basketball coach at Washington State smiles with WSU athletic director Jim Sterk after making a joke about being friends with Washington Coach Lorenzo Romar during an introductory press conference on April 7, 2009 in a Bohler Gym conference room in Pullman, WASH. Bone, who has strong ties to the Pacific Northwest worked with Sterk and Romar during separate coaching jobs earlier in their careers. TYLER TJOMSLAND Special to The Spokesman Review (Tyler S / The Spokesman Review)

By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com (509) 319-0354

Ken Bone, the new head basketball coach at Washington State smiles with WSU athletic director Jim Sterk after making a joke about being friends with Washington Coach Lorenzo Romar during an introductory press conference last April 7 in a Bohler Gym conference room in Pullman. Today, Sterk addressed the media during a news conference after being hired as the new athletic director for San Diego State. Sterk had been the AD at Washington State since 2000. He also has worked for North Carolina, Maine, Seattle, Pacific, Tulane, and Portland State. (AP File Photo)

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