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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2010

WSU's Long making more strides 

COUGARS Washington State is officially one-third of the way through spring. Five practices down, 10 to go. We have our story from Thursday's workout along with some notes – schedule-change alert! – on the link, so read on.

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Shock quarterback #3 Kyle Rowley looks for his receivers Saturday August 19, 2006 in the Spokane Arena against the Arkansas Twisters.  CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON The Spokesman-Review (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)

Rowley takes AFL QB debut in stride

Kyle Rowley traveled a long road before he came to Spokane in the middle of the 2006 arenafootball2 season. He quickly took over as starting quarterback and guided the Shock to an af2 championship.He traveled a long road over the next three seasons before his…

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Lewis and Clark all-league outfielder Sage Poland has made a successful move to the mound to shore up the Tigers’ pitching staff. (Dan Pelle)

Prep baseball

We present our baseball package, beginning with this feature on Lewis and Clark four-year starter Sage Poland.Click here to see our predicted order of finishes in the Greater Spokane, Great Northern and Inland Empire leagues along with some other notes.

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Gonzaga’s Elias Harris is hit from both sides by Syracuse players as he fights for an offensive rebound.

GU's Harris coming back next season 

Forward Elias Harris, who has been listed on several NBA mock drafts as a possible first-round selection, announced Thursday that he will return to Gonzaga for his sophomore season.When I talked to Harris during the NCAA Tournament, he said he wasn't sure of his plans…

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Portland's Ryan Johansen (19) scores the Winterhawks' second goal in the second period against the Spokane Chiefs' goaltender James Reid on Wednesday, March 31, 2010, at the Spokane Arena. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

Chiefs let one get away

The urge is to just walk away and enjoy a couple of days off after the Spokane Chiefs ushered in the off-season a little quicker than anticipated with a 5-4 loss to Portland in overtime Wednesday night. However, you deserve a little more, so a…

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No fooling around at WSU

COUGARS Never was a real big fan of April Fools' Day. Maybe because I'm pretty much of a fool 365 days a year – 366 once every four, when I vote in a presidential election. So all those "funny" April Fools' stories? They're not getting…

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