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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

SATURDAY, DEC. 19, 2009



WSU shoots down Portland State, 93-69

COUGARS Washington State coach Ken Bone said that Portland State would hold no surprises for his Cougars. After all, he coached the Vikings for the past four years. Instead, Bone had some surprises for PSU. None were more surprising, though, then the shooting of WSU's…

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Blue Devils throttle GU by 35

Any time I have to drag out the reading glasses, it means bad news for somebody -- Gonzaga or Gonzaga's opponent. It means I'm scanning the Gonzaga media guide to see where a win/loss, point total, shooting percentage, etc., ranks in the school records. Today,…

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WSU women win 74-57

COUGARS Being there was a doubleheader in Kennewick and I was there early, I covered the WSU women's game with USF. On the link is the unedited version of the story we'll have in tomorrow's S-R. Read on.

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Duke routs Zags, 76-41

It didn't get any better for Gonzaga in the second half. In fact, it got worse.No. 7 Duke overwhelmed No. 15 Gonzaga 76-41 on Saturday. Duke led 31-17 at half and cruised in the second half while Gonzaga continued to struggle at both ends of…

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Frightful first half for Gonzaga

Gonzaga was pretty much a mess offensively as it fell into a 31-17 hole against Duke on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.The Bulldogs had 13 turnovers and made just 7 of 28 shots (0 of 5 on 3s). They missed layups, had airballs on open…

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