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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2009

Gonzaga guard Jeremy Pargo is off and running after a first-half steal.  (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

Five seniors close out home careers  

Gonzaga's Senior Night celebration is a little different this season. The Zags have a non-conference opponent, South Carolina Upstate, coming in Tuesday. The visitors fill what would have been an eight-day break between Gonzaga's WCC finale at San Diego and the semifinal contest in the…

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Gonzaga's Micah Downs, left, and Matt Bouldin, right, double-team San Diego's De'Jon Jackson. (Denis Poroy / Associated Press)

Day-after San Diego 

Back with the day-after post following Gonzaga’s 58-47 road win over San Diego on Saturday. Much more below. (Programming notes: I’m working on an article on the Zags’ five seniors as they await their final home game Tuesday at the McCarthey Athletic Center. I’m hoping…

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Looking back at Eags' season-ending loss 

The Eastern Washington Eagles had hoped to spend the next few days doing a little scoreboard watching and hoping Montana State might stumble a couple of times and let them sneak into the Big Sky Conference Tournament that opens next Saturday.Instead they will be busy…

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Taylor Rochestie soaks it all in after his 3-pointer lifted the Cougars over Arizona State in overtime.   (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

ASU upset, the day after 41 

COUGARS As I peruse the Pac-10's tie-breaker rules, trying to see how Washington State could avoid the Wednesday play-in games, I was reminded of the last piece of furniture I tried to put together. You know, the one with the instructions that state "put tab…

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