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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

FRIDAY, OCT. 16, 2009



GU gets started

I've been stationed at my computer in the bowels of McCarthey Athletic Center for about an hour after the first media opportunity of the young season. I can hear the squeaking of shoes and coaches barking out instructions out on the court, so GU's first…

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WSU opens the Bone era

COUGARS The "Midnight Mayhem" show is still going on, but our deadlines are such I had to send my first-day-of-basketball story to the office for tomorrow's S-R. So I decided to post the unedited version here. Read on.

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Titans keep hopes alive

One runningback was missing providing another with opportunity and he helped keep University firmly in the Greater Spokane League state playoffs hunt.Jory Zettle, took his first varsity carries in the absence of the league's third-leading rusher John Wright, and gained 84 yards in 22 carries,…

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Eags set to open basketball practice

If it's October and the college football season is almost half over, it must be time for .... college basketball!Eastern Washigton University is scheduled to hold its first official practice in preparation for the 2009-10 season at 5 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles, hoping to…

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EWU vs. Montana: How big is it?

Will is mean anything come November?That remains the question on the minds of many Eastern Washington University football fans as they look toward Saturday's 12:05 p.m.Big Sky Conference game against unbeaten and third-ranked Montana at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula.Read on.

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A later than expected WSU post

COUGARS Got started this morning perusing the web and collecting links, but found there was one place I couldn't go: The S-R site. Because this post is available, you know that changed, but for a long time there I was shut out at home. Sort…

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