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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

THURSDAY, DEC. 10, 2009

Iupati is Walter Camp All-American

Idaho senior guard Mike Iupati continues to get recognized on just about every All-America list out there. This time, it's the distinguished Walter Camp team -- the nation's oldest All-America team that was announced during the college football award show this evening on national television.…

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Kashif Watson, right, and the Idaho Vandals couldn’t slow WSU’s Klay Thompson, who scored 25 in win. (DEAN HARE Associated Press)

Teams try to stop WSU's Thompson 

COUGARS As we get closer to the Pac-10 season, we thought it might be a good time to take a look at how teams are trying to stop Klay Thompson (above against Idaho), the nation's second-leading scorer going into the week. So we put together…

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Finding next QB is Eagles' top priority

We ran a year-ender story on Eastern Washington's football program in the S-R this morning, and Eagles coach Beau Baldwin made it clear that finding his next starting quarterback is his top priority heading into the offseason.You can access the S-R story here, and feel…

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Tampa Bay joins arena league

The new arena football league will have three teams from Florida. Tampa Bay is set to become the 15th franchise. Orlando and Jacksonville have already joined. There's been no formal announcement on the membership from the league office, but it sounds as if 15 might…

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Bouldin expected to play vs. Davidson

Senior guard Matt Bouldin, who left Wednesday's game against Augustana after a collision a Vikings player, is expected to play vs. Davidson in the Battle in Seatle on Saturday, according to a GU release.Bouldin left the game with nearly seven minutes left in the first…

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Mead's Jacob Trotter, right, goes head-to-head with Heritage's Dean Rogers in a quarterfinal match in the 4A 215 pound division. (Ingrid Barrentine / The Spokesman-Review)

Wrestling, wrestling and more ... 

Our Prep Page featured stories and glances on area wrestling including this feature on the ever-talented Jacob Trotter of Mead. Trotter is pictured above (right).Here's a glance at Greater Spokane League and Great Northern League teams and individuals.Here's a look at Inland Empire League 5A…

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GU women face critical games

Even with three games against Pac-10 schools, including a trip to No. 2 Stanford, and a daunting trip to Las Vegas to face a pair of Top 10 teams, I thought this weekend could potentially be the most important weekend on Gonzaga’s schedule. How could…

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Day after Augustana

Back with the day after post from Gonzaga's 79-40 rout of Augustana. A few links here -- S-R gamer that was posted last night, Colin Mulvany's photos and a recap from the Quad-City Times -- and the rest of the post below.

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WSU and Idaho, the day after 11 

COUGARS There wasn't a lot of time after the game last night for in-depth analysis, either from those involved or on this space. The late start meant no one had much time to talk, with deadlines looming or early classes. But we have a few…

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Big trade in WHL

A four-player, three draft pick trade came down in the Western Hockey League Wednesday between Lethbridge and Regina. For details, and a nice tip of the hat to the Seattle Thunderbirds for raising money for the Lakewood Police Guild, check out Gregg Drinnan's blog. That's…

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